Re: [SeaBIOS] [PATCH] smbios: Allow all fields to be set via qemu_cfg_smbios_load_field()

[Kevin O'Connor]

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 09:46:19AM -0600, Alex Williamson wrote:
> The protocol we use between qemu and seabios already allows any field
> to be specified (via smbios_add_field() in qemu).  This patch makes
> seabios look for qemu specified values for nearly every field we set
> in the types 0,1,3,4,16,17,32 smbios tables.  No change in current
> default values for any fields.

What's the use case for this?

Also, I feel obligated to ask the question - if we want qemu to be
able to override any smbios field, wouldn't it be simpler to just have
qemu pass the smbios table?

-Kevin