Re: [Qemu-ppc] [PATCH v4 01/20] ppc/pnv: add skeleton PowerNV platform

[Cédric Le Goater]

Hello,

>>  - removed the requirement on having a kernel loaded as running with
>>    just a firmware is fine. We will need to discuss the inclusion of
>>    the file skiboot.lid under qemu.
> 
> Yes, this isn't terribly useful without it.  The normal procedure for
> new roms is this:
> 
>    1. Get the upstream git tree for the ROM mirrored to qemu.org
>    2. Add a git submodule under roms/ referencing the git mirror on
>       qemu.org
>    3. Add a pre-built ROM binary to pc-bios/
>    4. Add a brief description of the ROM, including upstream git URL
>       to pc-bios/README
> 
> Steps 2, 3 & 4 can (and usually should) be a single commit.
> 
> This code is looking close enough, that having a usable rom image is
> probably the last thing stopping merge, at least of these initial
> patches.

I added one to my repo to let travis run :

        
https://github.com/legoater/qemu/commit/d5729f70f2abb0fca2e4167dacb0cf27e0dbaee5

> Probably best to get underway with the rom inclusion ASAP.

I think Jeff is the person to talk to.

Could we start mirroring skiboot, the firmware for PowerPC PowerNV platform, 
on git.qemu-project.org/. This is the official repo :

        https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/

Thanks,

C.