From owner-freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Thu Aug 1 20:51:51 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-virtualization@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BCFDA1CE9 for ; Thu, 1 Aug 2019 20:51:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul.g.webster@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-qk1-x730.google.com (mail-qk1-x730.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::730]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4602XQ3VsCz4GMM; Thu, 1 Aug 2019 20:51:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul.g.webster@googlemail.com) Received: by mail-qk1-x730.google.com with SMTP id t187so470196qke.8; Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:51:50 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=UGKmJ3B5wp+bAcwoFU7QX/9x+tys8/KOJidqYA0w/cQ=; b=KPjZ6hQoQg4J47SyFz5rLk4vsI+V2jZz8opeFjKDRI//bcf/MbnLdacYnLBkof7X15 PBhRNbEZj2vYaVG/oU2uLqX+mBPUlsUIApG+RRYwu2AQeThSRTLKi2AZui04rBz16FHL 1fvIYGdE7lxhfLeUlMzUntyqQOSGRoQhaCClL61WBNQIW2lbbT5OzBSl8MyODYxwvjUV BcQu/BW4bJ8RIyghiGsl/GBZgy+yK8ra7J8hqCmaD2Eh9fdK5H6DGWXtNea1K+lCuxUX 3Jpq4Zf5nTLhXn3bgCr6YzQLFvC9Qiz1vNtN5AU75o9Riap2ICwTD2xS7ioHmyVlP3k2 jOeQ== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAWUzM7JS4wYvzon5EwI9p5QB/6LHizPXUmkBNbX4rso+AE84P5I XynfaRLWdrEEbLd2nLx9tp3n3wklvFY9IL2BMEeuohwZ X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqwBWxdj1aD+qIfEfFhXGOxABSDkW1nS7pFNoAduKf/b5qWAtGh69iFvHeS7Lvll/HL71JRGlF/7E8safViK6lY= X-Received: by 2002:a37:4986:: with SMTP id w128mr85658599qka.417.1564692709320; Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:51:49 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <201908011719.x71HJZ4u060700@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <201908011719.x71HJZ4u060700@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> From: Paul Webster Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019 21:51:40 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: New video BIOS for bhyve To: "Rodney W. 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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 20:51:51 -0000 Great work Henrik On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 18:19, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > On 7/19/19 3:02 AM, Henrik Gulbrandsen wrote: > > > In the last few months, I have been extending the video support in > bhyve > > > to allow booting from live ISO images, which sometimes lack UEFI > > > loaders. > > > There was already a video BIOS with dormant support for VGA, but I > could > > > not use that, because the X11 int10 module runs a real-mode x86 > emulator > > > that aborts when it tries to enter the C code running in protected > mode. > > > > > > Instead, I added support for PCI Expansion ROMs to bhyve and wrote a > new > > > SVGA video BIOS from scratch in 8086 assembly code. The current > features > > > include VGA modes 3 and 12h, 24-bit and 32-bit VESA modes from 640x480 > > > to > > > 1920x1200, and enough BIOS functions to boot a typical Linux desktop. > > > > > > At this point, I think it's good enough for a preliminary release, so > if > > > you are interested, you will find all patch files at the following URL: > > > > > > https://www.gulbra.net/freebsd-bhyve/ > > > > > > My apologies for the 15-year-old web layout, which will probably break > > > horribly on modern smartphones. Also, I hope I have not duplicated the > > > work of someone else. I didn't want to announce this before it worked. > > > > This is pretty impressive work! Would you be able to post these patches > to > > a public repository, e.g. on github or gitlab or some such? That would > > really help with review and allow others to assist with the work as well. > > I let this fall through my cracks as well while busy with > other things. I too would like to see this work moved > forward. I see that your patches are against an 11.3 > system, and can appreciate that not everone has resources > to run -head, how can we assist in getting these patches > moved forward to head? > > Regards, > -- > Rod Grimes > rgrimes@freebsd.org > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-virtualization > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-virtualization-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >