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Date:      Fri, 27 May 2016 14:24:24 -0400
From:      Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org>
To:        Michael Dexter <editor@callfortesting.org>
Cc:        freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: bhyve graphics support
Message-ID:  <20160527182424.GA70111@mutt-hardenedbsd>
In-Reply-To: <57488886.3060204@callfortesting.org>
References:  <442c6d8f-2b64-c88b-382a-cf73eb6f7404@freebsd.org> <57488886.3060204@callfortesting.org>

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On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 10:48:54AM -0700, Michael Dexter wrote:
> On 5/27/16 1:33 AM, Peter Grehan wrote:
> > As of r300829, support for graphic output has been checked into the
> > projects/bhyve_graphics branch...
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> HUGE thanks to Leon and Peter for making this happen. We all owe them=20
> our gratitude as with all things bhyve, this is non-trivial code.
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> There is a dedicated UEFI page on the wiki that would be suitable for=20
> the FAQ's that are starting to appear on this thread. I will sync it=20
> with Peter's original message and welcome others to contribute:
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> https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve/UEFI
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> I tested every major GNU/Linux distribution and a few variants and=20
> Windows up through 2016 TP5. The results have been great but I'm sure=20
> there are edge cases that need addressing. Please do test this with high=
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> CPU counts, RAM allocations and anything else you can think of.

I'd like to echo Michael Dexter's appreciation. Peter, Michael, and
everyone else who worked on this: thank you so much.

I've imported the new bhyve code into a feature branch of HardenedBSD.
I'm glad to report that it's working flawlessly, even when compiled with
PIE + RELRO + BIND_NOW.

Here's a little screenshot showing CentOS getting installed:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPKqcVSwcPYxqEmfjXFJaMojL09ltTqmMsj-KX=
wdVftUL1BQQIfAApJrp8js4OMuQ?key=3DbG9YOE5ubS0yOEFrdmlqZ0x4eGw4OUFLTDZlUkln

Thanks,

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Shawn Webb
Cofounder and Security Engineer
HardenedBSD

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