Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 6/7] Make the kernel image in the fw_cfg DMA interface bootable

[Gerd Hoffmann]

  Hi,

> > Any -kernel boot on x86 will use either linuxboot.bin or multiboot.bin.
> 
> (Except when your firmware is OVMF -- OVMF has its own LoadLinuxLib. So,
> if you decide to extend linuxboot.bin / multiboot.bin with the DMA
> capability, that can't regress OVMF by definition, and you certainly
> won't hear me complain.)

What does ovmf expect btw?  linux kernel with efi stub I assume?  Could
you also load efi apps, i.e. something like "qemu -kernel shell.efi"?

cheers,
  Gerd