[SeaBIOS] [RFC PATCH v4] fw/pci: Add support for mapping Intel IGD via QEMU
Kevin O'Connor
kevin at koconnor.net
Tue Feb 23 16:22:33 CET 2016
On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 02:39:27PM -0700, Alex Williamson wrote:
> QEMU provides two fw_cfg files to support IGD. The first holds the
> OpRegion data which holds the Video BIOS Table (VBT). This needs to
> be copied into reserved memory and the address stored in the ASL
> Storage register of the device at 0xFC offset in PCI config space.
> The OpRegion is generally 8KB. This file is named "etc/igd-opregion".
>
> The second file tells us the required size of the stolen memory space
> for the device. This is a dummy file, it has no backing so we only
> allocate the space without copying anything into it. This space
> requires 1MB alignment and is generally either 1MB or 2MB, depending
> on the hardware config. If the user has opted in QEMU to expose
> additional stolen memory beyond the GTT (GGMS), the GMS may add an
> additional 32MB to 512MB. The base address of the reserved memory
> allocated for this is written back to the Base Data of Stolen Memory
> register (BDSM) at PCI config offset 0x5C on the device. This file is
> named "etc/igd-bdsm".
Thanks. I'd be interested in seeing how the discussion with Michael
and Igor works out (wrt using a standardized interface for
communicating addresses between qemu and firmware) before adopting
this interface in SeaBIOS.
-Kevin
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