Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] tools/firmware: use a canned config for seabios

[Paul Durrant <Paul.Durrant@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
[snip]
> > > > This patch adds the canned configuration into tools/firmware and
> modifies
> > > > the Makefile rule to copy it into place.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I think at some point someone (you?) tried to change the default
> > > upstream, what was the outcome?
> > >
> >
> > Yes I tried that. The maintainers nacked the patch.
> >
> > > I'm not against shipping a default config, but that wouldn't benefit all
> > > the distros that use their own seabios packages.
> > >
> >
> > No, but the status quo sucks. One hopes distros building their own Xen
> packages already choose a better firmware config. This patch makes the
> config for those rolling their own firmware better (and I suspect that's 
> quite a
> few folks).
> >
> 
> I forgot to ask: what exactly in this config file is different from the
> default one?
> 

The commit message tells you... It turns on wide PIO and DMA for interaction 
with the emulated IDE controller.

  Paul

> Wei.
> 
> >   Paul
> >
> > > Wei.

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