[SeaBIOS] [PATCH v2 3/3] enable_vga_console(): print machine UUID under seabios version message
Kevin O'Connor
kevin at koconnor.net
Fri Dec 14 01:29:48 CET 2012
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 05:37:22PM +0100, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
> On 12/12/12 01:36, Kevin O'Connor wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 05:16:40PM +0100, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
> >> There are users who would like to see the UUID at startup, and it probably
> >> won't bother others.
> >>
> >> Related RHBZ: 876250.
> >
> > Out of curiosity, why do they want to see the UUID?
>
> I've received permission from our customer to respond with their words
> verbatim:
>
> > What are the business requirements:
Okay. One thing I'd request is to not complicate bootsplash.c or
output.c with this. Instead, how about implementing the code in a
function (eg, display_uuid() ) in smbios.c, have it do all the
detection/formatting/printf, and call it from post.c.
-Kevin
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