Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] kvm:showing a splash picture when start

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 05:18:57PM +0800, Wayne Xia wrote:
> Hi,
>     these 3 patch simply enable qemu-kvm to show a logo picture when it
> s start up, following is how to configurate it:
>     invoke it with params:
>     -boot (splash_time=<N>,) (splash_filename=<N>,)
>     the splash_time is in the unit of ms, and its max value is 65535.
> this feature is by default on with 5000ms showing up.

Real machines have splash screens because they take soo long
to initialize. KVM guests go almost instantly to the guest
OS, which is a clear step forward. Adding in a 5000ms delay
to KVM guests is just a huge, pointless step back again.

Regards,
Daniel
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