[SeaBIOS] Re: patch: add run-time option to load but not execute option roms

[Leah Rowe]

On 20/05/2021 19:15, Kevin O'Connor wrote:
> Unfortunately it's not valid, in the general case, to deploy an option
> rom and not run it.  The option rom itself can alter its size field
> and roms are known to do that.  Without running the rom, it's often
> not possible to get its size.
>
> If it's not desirable to actually run the rom, you might want to
> consider hex editing the particular rom binary so that it's entry
> point just immediately returns.
>
> -Kevin

Thanks. Yes, I did wonder about that, thank you for confirming it.

I haven't even tested the patch yet, but I was curious what someone 
would think of it.