Re: [OSSTEST PATCH 22/38] buster: Extend guest bootloader workaround

[Julien Grall <julien@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Ian,

On 20/05/2020 15:57, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Julien Grall writes ("Re: [OSSTEST PATCH 22/38] buster: Extend guest bootloader 
> workaround"):
> > On 19/05/2020 20:02, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > > CC: Julien Grall <julien@xxxxxxx>
> > > CC: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Acked-by: Julien Grall <jgrall@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Thanks.
>
> > >         # Debian doesn't currently know what bootloader to install in
> > >         # a Xen guest on ARM. We install pv-grub-menu above which
> > OOI, what does Debian install for x86 HVM guest? Is there any ticket
> > tracking this issue?
> On x86, it installes grub.  (grub2, x86, PC, to be precise.)
I have just realized that on x86 you will always have a firmware in the 
guest. On Arm we commonly boot the kernel directly.
So maybe we are closer to PV here. Do you also install GRUB in that case?

Note that we do support EDK2 at least on Arm64. It would be nice to get 
some tests for it in Osstest in the future.
> I'm not aware of any ticket or bug about this.
It might be worth creating one then.

--
Julien Grall