On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 01:05:47PM +0100, Andrea Bolognani via Devel wrote:
> Currently we only look at the value for the stateless attribute
> itself when matching, but the <nvram> element being included in
> the input XML is likewise a clear sign that a stateless firmware
> build will not satisfy the user's requirements.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrea Bolognani <[email protected]>
> ---
>  src/qemu/qemu_firmware.c | 8 +++++++-
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <[email protected]>


> 
> diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_firmware.c b/src/qemu/qemu_firmware.c
> index 1ecbee0c96..d1eba31103 100644
> --- a/src/qemu/qemu_firmware.c
> +++ b/src/qemu/qemu_firmware.c
> @@ -1289,13 +1289,19 @@ qemuFirmwareMatchDomain(const virDomainDef *def,
>          /* Explicit requests for either a stateless or stateful
>           * firmware should be fulfilled, but if no preference is
>           * provided either one is fine as long as the other match
> -         * criteria are satisfied */
> +         * criteria are satisfied. NVRAM implies stateful */
>          if (loader &&
>              loader->stateless == VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_NO &&
>              flash->mode == QEMU_FIRMWARE_FLASH_MODE_STATELESS) {
>              VIR_DEBUG("Discarding stateless loader");
>              return false;
>          }
> +        if (loader &&
> +            loader->nvram &&
> +            flash->mode == QEMU_FIRMWARE_FLASH_MODE_STATELESS) {
> +            VIR_DEBUG("Discarding stateless loader");
> +            return false;
> +        }

That feels like a non-sensical scenario for a firmware descriptor.
In a few other cases we VIR_WARN about nonsense descriptor settings,
so perhaps here too ?

>          if (loader &&
>              loader->stateless == VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_YES &&
>              flash->mode != QEMU_FIRMWARE_FLASH_MODE_STATELESS) {
> -- 
> 2.53.0
> 

With regards,
Daniel
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