[edk2-devel] [PATCH 1/2] OvmfPkg/build.sh: use newer '-drive if=pflash' syntax when running qemu
rebecca at bsdio.com
rebecca at bsdio.com
Wed Jul 24 03:08:24 UTC 2019
I tested with QEMU 1.6.2 and it works.
I’ll update the patch to make it read-write.
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Rebecca Cran
> On Jul 23, 2019, at 8:54 PM, Jordan Justen <jordan.l.justen at intel.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2019-07-23 18:51:00, wrote:
>> Specify the firmware to use via the newer '-drive if=pflash' syntax
>> which allows specifying the raw format and readonly parameters. This
>> avoids warnings with newer version of QEMU.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Rebecca Cran <rebecca at bsdio.com>
>> ---
>> OvmfPkg/build.sh | 2 +-
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/OvmfPkg/build.sh b/OvmfPkg/build.sh
>> index a2c4eff2a5..e2890ff762 100755
>> --- a/OvmfPkg/build.sh
>> +++ b/OvmfPkg/build.sh
>> @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ if [[ "$RUN_QEMU" == "yes" ]]; then
>> fi
>> ln -sf $FV_DIR/OVMF.fd $QEMU_FIRMWARE_DIR/bios.bin
>> if [[ "$ENABLE_FLASH" == "yes" ]]; then
>> - QEMU_COMMAND="$QEMU_COMMAND -pflash $QEMU_FIRMWARE_DIR/bios.bin"
>> + QEMU_COMMAND="$QEMU_COMMAND -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=$QEMU_FIRMWARE_DIR/bios.bin"
>
> It looks like we set ENABLE_FLASH for qemu 1.6 and newer. Does this
> work on 1.6?
>
> Also, I don't think we want readonly. Read-write should allow
> non-volatile variables to persist across multiple boot.
>
> -Jordan
>
>
>
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