[libvirt] [PATCH v2 1/3] conf: Extend loader/ and introduce nvram/

2014-08-15 Thread Michal Privoznik
Up to now, users can configure BIOS via the loader/ element. With the upcoming implementation of UEFI this is not enough as BIOS and UEFI are conceptually different. For instance, while BIOS is ROM, UEFI is programmable flash (although all writes to code section are denied). Therefore we need new

Re: [libvirt] [PATCH v2 1/3] conf: Extend loader/ and introduce nvram/

2014-08-15 Thread Laszlo Ersek
On 08/15/14 15:43, Michal Privoznik wrote: Up to now, users can configure BIOS via the loader/ element. With the upcoming implementation of UEFI this is not enough as BIOS and UEFI are conceptually different. For instance, while BIOS is ROM, UEFI is programmable flash (although all writes to

Re: [libvirt] [PATCH v2 1/3] conf: Extend loader/ and introduce nvram/

2014-08-15 Thread Michal Privoznik
On 15.08.2014 16:13, Laszlo Ersek wrote: On 08/15/14 15:43, Michal Privoznik wrote: Up to now, users can configure BIOS via the loader/ element. With the upcoming implementation of UEFI this is not enough as BIOS and UEFI are conceptually different. For instance, while BIOS is ROM, UEFI is