Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Support diskless PC

[Anthony Liguori]

Jan Kiszka wrote:
> Anthony Liguori wrote:
>   
> > Stefan Weil wrote:
> >     
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > there is no reason why Qemu should not be able to emulate
> > > a diskless PC. This patch allows this configuration
> > > without tricks like dummy disks.
> > >   
> > >       
> > What circumstance would you run a VM with no disk, without -kernel, and
> > without -boot n?
> >     
>
> For custom BIOSes that are the boot image or retrieve it from somewhere.
>   

Well in that case, nodisk should just be completely removed.  There is 
no architecture that doesn't at least run a bios of some form.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> Jan
>
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