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Re: [Qemu-devel] MIPS/Malta: pci_add_option_rom: failed to find romfile
From: |
Gerd Hoffmann |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-devel] MIPS/Malta: pci_add_option_rom: failed to find romfile "efi-pcnet.rom" |
Date: |
Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:43:08 +0100 |
Hi,
> I see the file in the source tree, but that does not address my concern.
> The Malta board does not include any x86 firmware and so requiring one is
> IMHO the wrong way to go. The setup should specify the onboard NIC has no
> ROM and should not require an image for it. Having to distribute x86
> firmware with a MIPS simulator and toolchain makes no sense to me (OK, we
> could probably `dd' /dev/zero to substitute a dummy image, but that is
> more like a hack to me than a proper solution).
You can set the romfile property to the empty string, using compat
properties for the malta board.
cheers,
Gerd