Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv8 12/16] Add bootindex parameter to net/block/fd device

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Gleb Natapov <gleb@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 02:29:50PM +0100, Markus Armbruster wrote:
>> Gleb Natapov <gleb@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> 
>> > If bootindex is specified on command line a string that describes device
>> > in firmware readable way is added into sorted list. Later this list will
>> > be passed into firmware to control boot order.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Gleb Natapov <gleb@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> Out of curiosity: what about qdev "scsi-generic"?  Can't we boot from
>> that?
> What device exactly scsi-generic supports? scsi-disk has call to
> add_boot_device_path() though we cannot boot from it without extboot
> now.

It's host SCSI generic device (/dev/sg*) pass through.  So it's whatever
real device is passed through.
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