Re: [PATCH v2 0/7] Add LoadFile2 and riscv Linux loader

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

On 6/29/21 15:44, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> On 6/28/21 12:07 AM, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> > On Jun 27 2021, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> >
> > > On 6/26/21 8:07 PM, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> > > > On Jun 03 2021, Nikita Ermakov wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > This series contains patches to add support for LoadFile2 protocol
> > > > > to load
> > > > > initrd on EFI systems. Also it contains patches to load Linux
> > > > > kernel with EFI
> > > > > stub on riscv platforms and unites arm and riscv codes together
> > > > > into common
> > > > > loader code for EFI systems.
> > > >
> > > > That doesn't work with a CD image.  When I try to run
> > > > http://download.opensuse.org/ports/riscv/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-NET-riscv64-Media.iso
> > > >
> > > > with qemu, the initrd fails to load.
> > >
> > > Please, indicate how you built u-boot.bin.
> >
> > With qemu-riscv64_smode_defconfig.
> >
> > > > $ qemu-system-riscv64 -M virt -nographic -serial mon:stdio -smp 4 -m
> > > > 8g -kernel u-boot.bin -drive
> > > > format=raw,if=virtio,media=cdrom,file=openSUSE-Tumbleweed-NET-riscv64-Media.iso
> > >
> > > This command results in an error
> > >
> > > qemu-system-riscv64: warning:
> > > No -bios option specified. Not loading a firmware.
> >
> > Looks like you use an old qemu.  Nowadays it automatically loads opensbi
> > as firmware.
> >
> > > Please, provide a repo with the GRUB code you have been compiling.
> >
> > https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE:Factory:RISCV/grub2
> >
> > Andreas.
>
> See
> [PATCH 1/1] RISC-V: load initrd wherever it fits into memory
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/20210629134018.62859-1-xypron.glpk@gmx.de/

With
http://download.opensuse.org/ports/riscv/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-riscv64-Build809.3-Media.iso
the error does not occur anymore. It uses Linux version 5.14.6 which
contains the aforementioned patch. So we can mark this issue as closed.

Best regards

Heinrich