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Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry

From "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry
Date 2016-04-15 17:30 +0200
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On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 07:50:25AM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> On 14/04/16 21:44, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > No, I meant to ask, would it be possible to make booting HVMLite using EFI
> > be optional ? That way if you already support EFI that can be used on
> > your entires with some small modifications.
> 
> So you suggest to add two HVMlite modes regarding boot interface
> instead of one?

Not suggest, I'm evaluating what options we have available. That's very
different from suggesting. That's the point to this whole topic, pure and
simple evaluation of options.

> Given how long the EFI standard is available now and how buggy many
> vendor's implementations are I don't expect all computers sold in 5
> years will have a usable EFI. This will be true especially for
> consumer devices where no EFI is available today.

Thanks this really helps.

  Luis

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HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-06 04:50 +0200
  Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry David Vrabel <david.vrabel@citrix.com> - 2016-04-06 11:50 +0200
    Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-08 22:50 +0200
      Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com> - 2016-04-11 07:20 +0200
        Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-04-12 23:10 +0200
          Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@citrix.com> - 2016-04-13 11:10 +0200
            Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-04-13 12:20 +0200
              Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-04-13 12:50 +0200
              Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com> - 2016-04-13 13:20 +0200
              Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@citrix.com> - 2016-04-13 14:00 +0200
                Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-04-16 01:00 +0200
        Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-13 20:40 +0200
          Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-13 22:50 +0200
            Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-14 00:30 +0200
              Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com> - 2016-04-14 03:10 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-14 20:50 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com> - 2016-04-14 22:00 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-14 23:00 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com> - 2016-04-15 04:10 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-15 19:10 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Julien Grall <julien.grall@arm.com> - 2016-04-15 12:10 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-15 17:00 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org> - 2016-04-15 20:50 +0200
  Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com> - 2016-04-06 13:10 +0200
    Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-04-06 17:10 +0200
      Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-09 00:00 +0200
      Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@citrix.com> - 2016-04-13 12:10 +0200
        Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-04-13 12:30 +0200
    Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@suse.com> - 2016-04-07 21:00 +0200
      Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com> - 2016-04-08 16:20 +0200
        Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-09 00:00 +0200
          Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-13 00:20 +0200
            Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com> - 2016-04-13 12:10 +0200
              Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-13 21:00 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com> - 2016-04-14 11:50 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-14 22:00 +0200
            Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@citrix.com> - 2016-04-13 12:30 +0200
              Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-13 21:20 +0200
          Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@citrix.com> - 2016-04-13 12:00 +0200
            Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-13 21:00 +0200
              Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-13 21:20 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-13 22:10 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-13 22:40 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com> - 2016-04-14 12:20 +0200
      Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com> - 2016-04-13 18:00 +0200
        Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-13 22:00 +0200
          Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com> - 2016-04-14 12:00 +0200
            Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-14 21:50 +0200
              Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com> - 2016-04-14 22:50 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-14 23:20 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com> - 2016-04-15 04:20 +0200
              Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com> - 2016-04-15 08:00 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-15 17:30 +0200
              Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com> - 2016-04-15 12:00 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-15 17:40 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com> - 2016-04-15 18:10 +0200
                Re: [Xen-devel] HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-15 19:20 +0200
  Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com> - 2016-04-06 13:20 +0200
    Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-07 21:20 +0200
    Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> - 2016-04-09 19:10 +0200

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