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* [PATCH v4 00/14] Load BIOS via toolstack instead of been embedded in hvmloader.
@ 2016-03-14 17:55 Anthony PERARD
  2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 01/14] libxc: Rework extra module initialisation Anthony PERARD
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  0 siblings, 16 replies; 73+ messages in thread
From: Anthony PERARD @ 2016-03-14 17:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: xen-devel
  Cc: Wei Liu, Stefano Stabellini, Andrew Cooper, Ian Jackson,
	Jan Beulich, Anthony PERARD

Hi all,

Few changes in V4:
  I leave the ACPI alone and only load the BIOS via libxl now.

  Detail of changes in each patches.

I've look at loading the BIOS via the toolstack instead of having them embedded
in the hvmloader binary. After this patch series, hvmloader compilation would
be indenpendant from SeaBIOS and OVMF compilation.

Here is a general view of the few step to load the BIOS:
- libxl load the BIOS blob into it's memory and add it to struct
  xc_hvm_build_args.bios_module
- libxc load the blob into the guest memory and fill the struct
  hvm_start_info and store a name for each module into the module cmdline.
- hvmloader read the addresses from the hvm_start_info, find out which
  module to load and copy the blob to the right place.

A git tree can be found here:
git://xenbits.xen.org/people/aperard/xen-unstable.git
tag: hvmloader-with-separated-bios-v4

Cc: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com>
Cc: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
Cc: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com>
Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Cc: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>

Regards,

Anthony PERARD (14):
  libxc: Rework extra module initialisation
  libxc: Prepare a start info structure for hvmloader
  configure: #define SEABIOS_PATH and OVMF_PATH
  firmware/makefile: install BIOS blob ...
  libxl: Load guest BIOS from file
  xen: Move the hvm_start_info C representation from libxc to
    public/xen.h
  hvmloader: Grab the hvm_start_info pointer
  hvmloader: Locate the BIOS blob
  hvmloader: Check modules whereabouts in perform_tests
  hvmloader: Load SeaBIOS from hvm_start_info modules
  hvmloader: Load OVMF from modules
  hvmloader: Specific bios_load function required
  hvmloader: Always build-in SeaBIOS and OVMF loader
  configure: do not depend on SEABIOS_PATH or OVMF_PATH ...

 docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5                |   9 +++
 tools/configure.ac                   |  12 +++-
 tools/firmware/Makefile              |  13 ++--
 tools/firmware/hvmloader/Makefile    |  39 +---------
 tools/firmware/hvmloader/config.h    |   2 +-
 tools/firmware/hvmloader/hvmloader.c |  63 ++++++++++++++---
 tools/firmware/hvmloader/ovmf.c      |  33 ++++-----
 tools/firmware/hvmloader/rombios.c   |   3 +-
 tools/firmware/hvmloader/seabios.c   |  24 ++++---
 tools/firmware/hvmloader/tests.c     |  20 ++++++
 tools/firmware/hvmloader/util.h      |   5 ++
 tools/libxc/include/xc_dom.h         |  34 +--------
 tools/libxc/xc_dom_hvmloader.c       | 133 +++++++++++------------------------
 tools/libxc/xc_dom_x86.c             | 132 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 tools/libxl/libxl.h                  |   8 +++
 tools/libxl/libxl_dom.c              |  57 +++++++++++++++
 tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h         |   2 +
 tools/libxl/libxl_paths.c            |  10 +++
 tools/libxl/libxl_types.idl          |   1 +
 tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c             |  11 ++-
 xen/include/public/xen.h             |  33 ++++++++-
 21 files changed, 391 insertions(+), 253 deletions(-)

-- 
Anthony PERARD


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2016-03-14 17:55 [PATCH v4 00/14] Load BIOS via toolstack instead of been embedded in hvmloader Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 01/14] libxc: Rework extra module initialisation Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  0:06   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-17 16:24     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 02/14] libxc: Prepare a start info structure for hvmloader Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  0:18   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16 18:01     ` Boris Ostrovsky
2016-03-17 16:48       ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-17 16:28     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 03/14] configure: #define SEABIOS_PATH and OVMF_PATH Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  0:20   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-08 13:38   ` Wei Liu
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 04/14] firmware/makefile: install BIOS blob Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  0:26   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16  8:54     ` Dario Faggioli
2016-03-16  8:56       ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-17 16:58     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-17 17:37   ` Doug Goldstein
2016-03-17 18:33     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-18 21:11       ` Jim Fehlig
2016-03-19  0:43       ` Doug Goldstein
2016-04-18 14:31   ` Doug Goldstein
2016-04-19 13:11     ` Stefano Stabellini
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 05/14] libxl: Load guest BIOS from file Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  0:53   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16  9:27     ` Dario Faggioli
2016-03-17 17:24       ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 06/14] xen: Move the hvm_start_info C representation from libxc to public/xen.h Anthony PERARD
2016-03-15  8:09   ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-16  0:59     ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16  1:00       ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16  8:32       ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-21 17:04     ` Roger Pau Monné
2016-03-21 17:21       ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 07/14] hvmloader: Grab the hvm_start_info pointer Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:07   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-05 12:43   ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 08/14] hvmloader: Locate the BIOS blob Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:14   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-17 17:46     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-17 17:57       ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-18  7:34       ` Jan Beulich
2016-04-05 12:59   ` Jan Beulich
2016-04-05 14:05     ` Roger Pau Monné
2016-04-05 14:23       ` Jan Beulich
2016-04-07 15:10     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-04-07 15:30       ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 09/14] hvmloader: Check modules whereabouts in perform_tests Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:23   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-17 18:08     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-04-05 13:07   ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 10/14] hvmloader: Load SeaBIOS from hvm_start_info modules Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:27   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16  1:27     ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-05 13:11   ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 11/14] hvmloader: Load OVMF from modules Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:36   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-05 13:16   ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 12/14] hvmloader: Specific bios_load function required Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:38   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-17 18:25     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 13/14] hvmloader: Always build-in SeaBIOS and OVMF loader Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 14/14] configure: do not depend on SEABIOS_PATH or OVMF_PATH Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:40   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-08 13:38   ` Wei Liu
2016-03-24 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 00/14] Load BIOS via toolstack instead of been embedded in hvmloader Jim Fehlig
2016-03-30 17:22 ` Jim Fehlig
2016-03-31  7:20   ` Jan Beulich
     [not found]   ` <56FCEBCD02000078000E19BF@suse.com>
2016-03-31 14:36     ` Jim Fehlig
2016-03-31 16:49       ` George Dunlap
2016-04-01  9:12         ` George Dunlap
2016-04-01 14:24           ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-01 20:06           ` Jim Fehlig

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