On 29.11.2017 23:33, Collin L. Walling wrote: > On 11/29/2017 05:28 PM, David Hildenbrand wrote: >> On 27.11.2017 21:55, Collin L. Walling wrote: >>> Set boot menu options for an s390 guest and store them in >>> the iplb. These options are set via the QEMU command line >>> option: >>> >>> -boot menu=on|off[,splash-time=X] >>> >>> or via the libvirt domain xml: >>> >>> <os> >>> <bootmenu enable='yes|no' timeout='X'/> >>> </os> >>> >>> Where X represents some positive integer representing >>> milliseconds. >> Aren't this properties usually contained in the zIPL block? (e.g. >> written and configured by zipl) >> > I believe the timeout value is nestled in there somewhere, yes. > However it was requested that we control the boot menu timeout value > via the Qemu command line instead. :) >
Wonder if it makes sense to always act like the zIPL loader (display menu/timeout) but allow to overwrite it via cmd line. -- Thanks, David / dhildenb
