Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] libxl: Specify the target ram size to Qemu (new) when calling it

[Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxx>]

On 06/01/2011 14:28, "Ian Jackson" <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx writes ("[Xen-devel] [PATCH] libxl: Specify the
> target ram size to Qemu (new) when calling it"):
>> This patch adds target_ram in device_model_info structure, to be used in
>> libxl_build_device_model_args_new. Qemu upstream needs to know about it.
> 
> I have applied this patch, thanks.
> 
> I'm just a little concerned, though: can you explain _why_ qemu
> upstream needs to know the target ram size ?

Qemu used to be responsible for initialising BIOS info tables, including
memory size information such as e820, in lieu of the virtual BIOS doing it.
I ripped all that out from our diverged tree, and put it in
hvmloader/rombios, but maybe they still do it in upstream qemu. I think it
would be harmless if so, since hvmloader/rombios will overwrite/ignore.

 -- Keir

> Ian.
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