On 09/16/14 15:05, Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > Hi, > > [ big snip ] > >> (3) edit /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf: > > Should we have some kind of firmware registry somewhere, > maybe /etc/libvirt/firmware.d/ ? > > Packages can drop in files there, with a format like this: > > [seabios] > hypervisor=qemu > desc=default qemu firmware > image=/usr/share/qemu-kvm/bios.bin > default=1 > > [hvmloader] > hypervisor=xen > desc=default xen firmware > image=/no/idea/where/this/is/hvmloader.bin > > [ovmf.git-x64-pure] > hypervisor=qemu > desc=kraxel's ovmf, 64bit, no CSM > help=cutting edge edk2 builds, fresh from git, \ > if it breaks you keep both pieces > flash=/usr/share/edk2.git/ovmf-x64/OVMF_CODE-pure-efi.fd > nvram=/usr/share/edk2.git/ovmf-x64/OVMF_VARS-pure-efi.fd > expert=1 > > Then libvirt / virt-manager can pick it up and put it into a menu, with > the "expert" entries being hidden by default (simliar to "OS type" > selection, where you initially find the common ones only and have to > pick "show all options" to get a full list). This is nice, but probably a lot of work. In addition, it doesn't cover the case when the user wants to specify an ad-hoc OVMF build (binary + varstore template). In my mind that's a *primary* use case, unlike SeaBIOS. SeaBIOS is *very* mature, while OVMF is just entering the mainstream. I'm probably not very good at suggesting things that concern the long term, and/or require technical insight into virt-manager or libvirtd. I can only focus on how I want to use OVMF right now, and how I imagine users curious about OVMF would use OVMF right now. I'm fine with all and any suggestions that provide a superset of that functionality; people certainly need to correct me when I'm short-sighted. I'd like two easy options for the user, in virt-manager: - "use the OVMF stuff that my distro provides as a builtin", - "I got a binary and a matching varstore template, use these". Thanks, Laszlo _______________________________________________ virt-tools-list mailing list virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/virt-tools-list
