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Subject: Re: Native Linux guest in Bhyve (no grub2-bhyve) status?
From: Conrad Rad <cse.cem@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@freebsd.org> wrote:
> I raised the issue you brought up with respect to libvirt, and some other
> deficiencies in the current libvirt + byve
> implementation.  See this discussion:
> https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-virtualization/2014-October/002857.html

Hi Craig,

Thanks, I've read that thread. Ideally libvirt/bhyve can just use a
generic loader rather than special casing bhyveloader and grub2-bhyve.
How are you envisioning one indicating to libvirt which loader to use
/ what the guest OS is?

Thanks,
Conrad