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== Virtual UEFI ==
== Virtual UEFI ==


The idea here is to build UEFI binary firmware images from the BSD-licensed code at edk2.tianocore.org which can be used with KVM instead of the Bochs BIOS images.
The idea here is to build UEFI binary firmware images from the BSD-licensed code at edk2.tianocore.org which can be used with qemu/KVM instead of the bochs/cbios/whatever images.


= To Do list =
= To Do list =


* Make edk2 package
* get OVMF to the point that QEMU can reasonably use it
* Make edk2-BaseTools package
** implement fw_cfg interfaces
* Make uefi-firmware package, analogous to the bochs-bios package.
** figure out how to get to a better build system
** Make FDF file
*** probably this means an overlay repo that provides static makefiles for our situation
*** what needs loaded where?  Mostly this matters because it's non-PIC code, I *think*
** CSM is a must-have :/
** Make DSC file
** we probably need our own FAT driver
** Make DEC file
** Drivers
*** GOP
*** SerialPort
*** FileSystem ?
*** I/O
* Figure out how to load new bios in KVM
** actually really easy
* supporting software
** liblvm support
** virt-manager needs some UI


= Miscellany =
= Miscellany =
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** emulated (faked) DMI/ACPI info?
** emulated (faked) DMI/ACPI info?
** do we need graphics drivers for MacOS to do this?
** do we need graphics drivers for MacOS to do this?
*** they have a vesa driver, so that's one route.
* Windows 7 support
* Windows 7 support
** Probably don't need DMI/ACPI tricks
** Probably don't need DMI/ACPI tricks
** no vga bios, so probably do need graphics drivers.  Or maybe just fake the VGA BIOS, since it doesn't need to do much.
** no vga bios, so probably do need graphics drivers.  Or maybe just fake the VGA BIOS, since it doesn't need to do much.

Latest revision as of 16:39, 6 January 2010

Virtual UEFI

The idea here is to build UEFI binary firmware images from the BSD-licensed code at edk2.tianocore.org which can be used with qemu/KVM instead of the bochs/cbios/whatever images.

To Do list

  • get OVMF to the point that QEMU can reasonably use it
    • implement fw_cfg interfaces
    • figure out how to get to a better build system
      • probably this means an overlay repo that provides static makefiles for our situation
    • CSM is a must-have :/
    • we probably need our own FAT driver

Miscellany

  • suspend/resume
    • probably need a custom S3 handler?
    • S5 should be normal
  • MacOS X support
    • emulated (faked) DMI/ACPI info?
    • do we need graphics drivers for MacOS to do this?
      • they have a vesa driver, so that's one route.
  • Windows 7 support
    • Probably don't need DMI/ACPI tricks
    • no vga bios, so probably do need graphics drivers. Or maybe just fake the VGA BIOS, since it doesn't need to do much.
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