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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/3] pc_sysfw: remove the rom_only property
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/3] pc_sysfw: remove the rom_only property |
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Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:00:02 +0200 |
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Il 03/06/2013 22:50, Jordan Justen ha scritto:
> On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden> wrote:
>> > With the new semantics of pc_sysfw (no -pflash implies "old-style" ROM
>> > setup,
>> > -pflash implies "new-style" ROM setup), there is no need anymore for a
>> > compat
>> > property. Old machines simply will never use -pflash, and thus will always
>> > use old-style setup.
> QEMU 1.2-1.5 could use -pflash if kvm was not used.
"Old machines" actually referred to <=1.0. This patch will not break
backwards compatibility with QEMU 1.2-1.5 as long as you always use -pflash.
Paolo