Re: [SeaBIOS] [RFC 0/3] NVDIMM booting support

[Marc Marí]

On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:58:31 +0200
Paolo Bonzini  wrote:
> On 21/09/2015 15:14, Marc Marí wrote:
> > This patch series is not ready for merging. There are things
> > missing and questions to be answered:
> > Is it necessary to retrieve any other data from the NVDIMM?
> > Is there any other nicer (and faster) option for the page table?
> > Make NVDIMM a compile-time option, as the other devices.
> > Add some kind of wrapper to the boot files instead of a direct
> >
> > vmlinux.
> > Add NVDIMM boot priority support.
> > Add support for intitrd and cmdline. Maybe in another NVDIMM, or
> >
> > in the same, or through fw_cfg.
>
> Perhaps store a CBFS image in the NVDIMM?  That could include the
> kernel, initrd and cmdline.

And that links with: "Add some kind of wrapper to the boot files
instead of a direct vmlinux". CBFS is an option. I don't know if there
are many other options to choose, but I'll check anyway.

Thanks
Marc
> Paolo
> > Reorder code to change to long mode less times.
> >
> > Any other proposals for improvements are appreciated