Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:32:02 -0700 From: Arthur Mesh <amesh@juniper.net> To: Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bhyve userboot -- lack of inb()/outb() in ficl Message-ID: <20140813233202.GT73055@juniper.net> In-Reply-To: <53EBD693.5080407@freebsd.org> References: <20140813191947.GO73055@juniper.net> <53EBD693.5080407@freebsd.org>
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--RXktk6VS9YWqgSjw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 02:20:19PM -0700, Peter Grehan wrote: > It won't work for bhyveload/userboot - the VM isn't actually running=20 > at that point so there's nowhere for the commands to go. Interesting. Is it really the case that inb/outb need to go through VM? > I also don't think these commands are supported on non-x86 loaders=20 > either, so it could be claimed an issue with the man page :) I can put=20 > some text in the bhyveload man page to indicate that not all x86=20 > commands are supported (smap, pnpscan etc). That's probably true. > Were you looking at using inb/outb for anything in particular ? We're reading/writing x86-specific attributes such as nextboot,bootcause,etc to RTC memory.. Thanks --=20 Arthur Mesh <amesh@juniper.net> Juniper Networks +1 408 936-4968 --RXktk6VS9YWqgSjw Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQGcBAEBCAAGBQJT6/VyAAoJEO/ZUtudxDntYN4L/A85KPTBSIvPBym9OdHFHnU3 y1nVnhKfhTLaUnFl2p+jn5SV+52LS//Ljrq7L8KIh/5aR3LUq4cVTTu72KXorb2v NLiysvAtr1C1DvWW7nRqoX5oOiaaqpI94WaxkC3/ZodfpOxZ67M/YKPXDNzU5RpH rHGlOy9TlhWHofyXgeySMtb7XMxG5i3p8dy8mWkaN9UxjrctwtPfhO+aJpFYzudI csmsZgvWIFsyr7uMm7eD3OGdHKflc/DWOzP5luPIUD4ITilIOhiLL4upoltzk8TK 2+foEqNsKIpJ0z4uEPcPGYPPr9MmXPKZTCyuzo19W+P6Z+jE/Ulak9lt6gbPyEIy M5IYtouMuQjftcdCNELLTpXJ4J2D2PQVCGjvUqkSwYMapNO0LTs5qrspep+qlqbL Tl5wxXO3YiNsFUecyDh50nQE2otRNdxyJPNHZjrAp7Z0Wz8O+/0HFXNg3cbwyunN 9crvfZH5/Q+baZzGeCpides/nSdvfZxBcQ4cYHcn5g== =XmJu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --RXktk6VS9YWqgSjw--
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