Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv3] Load "bootsplash.jpg" if present

[Anthony Liguori]

On 08/03/2010 04:52 AM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 02, 2010 at 12:47:53PM -0400, Kevin O'Connor wrote:
>    
> > On Mon, Aug 02, 2010 at 11:33:33AM -0500, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> >      
> > > On 08/02/2010 11:11 AM, Kevin O'Connor wrote:
> > >        
> > > > Load the "bootsplash.jpg" file into fw_cfg if it is found in the roms
> > > > directory.
> > > >          
> > > Sorry, I should have provided this in the first response.
> > >
> > > Does the bootsplash cause a delay in startup time?  If so, we'll
> > > want to be able to disable this at boot time via the -boot option.
> > > If it doesn't, this patch is probably fine as is.
> > >        
> > That's okay - the patch is intended to start discussion anyway.
> >
> > There is no added delay for the bootsplash.  However, it does take
> > time to decompress it.  On my machine it can take between 200-300ms
> > for the jpeg code.
> >      
> Does it detect a "headless" boot and disable itself completely?
>
> 300ms is 5% of libguestfs boot time ...
>    

If menu=off, it probably just shouldn't display.  I assume libguestfs is 
passing menu=off...

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> Rich.
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