[virt-tools-list] [virt-manager PATCH RFC 3/4] virt-manager: OVMF support

[Gerd Hoffmann]

  Hi,

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> (3) edit /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf:

Should we have some kind of firmware registry somewhere,
maybe /etc/libvirt/firmware.d/ ?

Packages can drop in files there, with a format like this:

[seabios]
hypervisor=qemu
desc=default qemu firmware
image=/usr/share/qemu-kvm/bios.bin
default=1

[hvmloader]
hypervisor=xen
desc=default xen firmware
image=/no/idea/where/this/is/hvmloader.bin

[ovmf.git-x64-pure]
hypervisor=qemu
desc=kraxel's ovmf, 64bit, no CSM
help=cutting edge edk2 builds, fresh from git, \
     if it breaks you keep both pieces
flash=/usr/share/edk2.git/ovmf-x64/OVMF_CODE-pure-efi.fd
nvram=/usr/share/edk2.git/ovmf-x64/OVMF_VARS-pure-efi.fd
expert=1

Then libvirt / virt-manager can pick it up and put it into a menu, with
the "expert" entries being hidden by default (simliar to "OS type"
selection, where you initially find the common ones only and have to
pick "show all options" to get a full list).

cheers,
  Gerd