[libvirt] [PATCH] docs: update docs for setting the QEMU BIOS file path

chenhanxiao at cn.fujitsu.com chenhanxiao at cn.fujitsu.com
Tue Apr 29 07:41:09 UTC 2014



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Fehlig [mailto:jfehlig at suse.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 12:25 PM
> To: Chen, Hanxiao/陈 晗霄
> Cc: Nehal J Wani; libvir-list
> Subject: Re: [libvirt] [PATCH] docs: update docs for setting the QEMU BIOS file
> path
> 
> chenhanxiao at cn.fujitsu.com wrote:
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Nehal J Wani [mailto:nehaljw.kkd1 at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 1:07 PM
> >> To: Chen, Hanxiao/陈 晗霄
> >> Cc: libvir-list
> >> Subject: Re: [libvirt] [PATCH] docs: update docs for setting the QEMU BIOS file
> >> path
> >>
> >>
> >>>        <dd>The optional <code>loader</code> tag refers to a firmware
> blob
> >>>          used to assist the domain creation process. At this time, it is
> >>>          only needed by Xen fully virtualized
> >>>
> >> Is the sentence "only needed by Xen fully virtualized" valid even now?
> >>
> >
> > I'm not familiar with XEN...
> >
> > Anyone can help?
> >
> 
> There is certainly a lot of Xen fully virtualized config with
> <loader>/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader</loader>.  But it sounds like your
> change makes the "only needed by" part invalid.  I.e. <loader> is used
> by Xen fully virtualized domains as well as setting the QEMU BIOS file
> path for QEMU/KVM domains.
> 
Thanks for your help :)

- Chen

> Regards,
> Jim





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