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bhyve: add cmdline option to enable qemu's fwcfg
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Authored by corvink on Feb 1 2023, 11:11 AM.
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Summary

Let the user decide if he wants to use bhyve's fwctl or qemu's fwcfg. He
can set the interface by adding a fwcfg option to bootrom:

-l bootrom,<path/to/rom>,fwcfg=bhyve
-l bootrom,<path/to/rom>,fwcfg=qemu

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  • do not create acpi tables for fwcfg if it's unused
usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve.8
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I think some more elaboration is needed. What is a "fwcfg", what are the valid values, why would someone choose one value over the other?

usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve_config.5
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usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
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  • explain usage of fwcfg more detailed
  • fix style issues
usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve.8
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Same below.

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usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve_config.5
534
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Looks ok aside from the nits.

usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve.8
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usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve_config.5
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This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Mar 8 2023, 4:20 PM