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Re: [Xen-devel] [Patch][2/2][BIOS] Support BCV table

To: Akio Takebe <takebe_akio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [Patch][2/2][BIOS] Support BCV table
From: Akio Takebe <takebe_akio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:44:22 +0900
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Hi, Keir

>Hi,
>
>>On 26/03/2009 13:43, "Akio Takebe" <takebe_akio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> This patch is qemu parts.
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Akio Takebe <takebe_akio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>You want qemu mucking about with the hvm_info_table? I don't think so.
>>You'll have to consider an approach which doesn't touch qemu - you have some
>>time anyway since this is not going in for 3.4.
>I didn't want to modify qemu, but virtual slot is decided in qemu.
>Most of my patch modify hw/pass-through.c
>Because hw/pass-though.c is used by only xen,
>I though it was accectable to modify it.
>So I modified qemu involuntarily. I'm sorry.
>If we don't modify qemu, we need to see xenstore and so on
>from hvmloader. Do you have any idea?
>
After some consideration, I abandon a feature of selecting bootable 
device. If I abandon it, I don't need to modify qemu. As the result, we 
need to configure a bootable device as vslot 6 or 7. I think it is 
reasonable. How about you?

Best Regards,

Akio Takebe


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