Re: [Wg-test-framework] ThunderX machines (for the Xen Project OSSTEST Test Lab) [and 1 more messages]

[Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian Jackson writes ("Re: [Wg-test-framework] ThunderX machines (for the Xen 
Project OSSTEST Test Lab)"):
> Right.  OK.  That is fine then.

I think in terms of my technical questions, then, that leaves only
this:

Ian Jackson writes ("Re: [Wg-test-framework] ThunderX machines (for the Xen 
Project OSSTEST Test Lab)"):
> Sorry about the opaque terminology.
> 
> What I mean is that (with appropriate configuration) exiting from a
> UEFI bootloader (acquired via tftp according to a dhcp next-server
> field) causes the firmware to try the next boot option (which in our
> case will be to boot from the hard disk).
> 
> This allows us to control whether the machine boots the OS on the hard
> disk by adjusting the configuration files for the network bootloader
> (grub), without having to execute code on the host.  (This is
> necessary because a previous test might have loaded code onto the host
> hard disk which prevents a hard disk boot.)
> 
> We have seen one hardware/firmware combination where exiting the UEFI
> grub bootloader causes the host to crash.  Would be regarded by you as
> a firmware bug ?

Thanks,
Ian.

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