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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v4 08/14] hvmloader: Locate the BIOS blob



On Tue, Apr 05, 2016 at 06:59:03AM -0600, Jan Beulich wrote:
> >>> On 14.03.16 at 18:55, <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > --- a/tools/firmware/hvmloader/hvmloader.c
> > +++ b/tools/firmware/hvmloader/hvmloader.c
> > @@ -292,8 +322,16 @@ int main(void)
> >      }
> >  
> >      printf("Loading %s ...\n", bios->name);
> > -    if ( bios->bios_load )
> > -        bios->bios_load(bios);
> > +    bios_module = get_module_entry(hvm_start_info, "bios");
> 
> Isn't "bios" a bit vague, as there could be multiple (system, video,
> add-on card)?

Maybe a bit, also this can be use to load OVMF which is not technically a
BIOS. I guess a better name would be "firmware" or "system firmware".

On the other hand, the name "bios" is used in few places, in hvmloader, in
libxl (to choose between seabios/ovmf).

-- 
Anthony PERARD

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