[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 0/8] Add new firmware configuration mechanism

[Gleb Natapov]

Hi,

Here the latest version of the patch series.

This patch series implements simple key/value base communication channel
to pass firmware configuration from qemu to guest firmware in patch 1.
Patches 2-5 implement UUID support. Patch 6 implements CPU speed detection
needed by SMBIOS. Patch 7 adds more common keys that may be used by
various firmwares. Patch 8 add sparc specific keys.

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Blue Swirl (2):
      Add sparc keys to firmware configuration.
      Add common keys to firmware configuration

Gleb Natapov (6):
      Pass cpu speed into SM BIOS.
      Add UUID to firmware configuration info.
      Use libuuid if available.
      Add "info uuid" command to monitor.
      Add -uuid command line option.
      Key/value based qemu<->guest firmware communication mechanism.


 Makefile.target |    5 +
 configure       |   21 ++++
 hw/fw_cfg.c     |  295 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 hw/fw_cfg.h     |   33 ++++++
 hw/pc.c         |   96 ++++++++++++++++++
 hw/sun4m.c      |   93 ++++++++++++++---
 hw/sun4u.c      |   15 +++
 monitor.c       |   11 ++
 sysemu.h        |    2 
 vl.c            |   48 +++++++++
 10 files changed, 600 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 hw/fw_cfg.c
 create mode 100644 hw/fw_cfg.h

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        Gleb.