Bug#858962: [Pkg-xen-devel] Bug#858962: Request: enable OVMF at build time in 4.8 as it does not require non-free anymore

2017-03-29 Thread John Keates
me ARM setups where you can’t boot HVM machines without EFI. Where would I go to make a request for approval from the release team? Thanks, John > On 29 Mar 2017, at 12:51, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Control: tags -1 patch > > John Keates writes ("Bug#858962: Request: enab

Bug#858962: Request: enable OVMF at build time in 4.8 as it does not require non-free anymore

2017-03-29 Thread Ian Jackson
Control: tags -1 patch John Keates writes ("Bug#858962: Request: enable OVMF at build time in 4.8 as it does not require non-free anymore"): > Package: src:xen > Version: 4.8.1~pre.2017.01.23-1 > Severity: wishlist Hi. Thanks for the report. > Currently, OVMF is not ena

Bug#858962: Request: enable OVMF at build time in 4.8 as it does not require non-free anymore

2017-03-28 Thread John Keates
Package: src:xen Version: 4.8.1~pre.2017.01.23-1 Severity: wishlist Dear Maintainer, In Xen 4.8 it is possible to enable OVMF without the need for any OVMF code or binary to be on the system. Currently, OVMF is not enabled, probably because it used to require OVMF at compile time which would ma