FS#74358 - [qemu] multiboot_dma.bin missing

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Jan Henrik Müller (henje) - Tuesday, 05 April 2022, 12:26 GMT
Last edited by David Runge (dvzrv) - Monday, 02 May 2022, 15:52 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To David Runge (dvzrv)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

With QEMU 6.2.0 a different option rom may be used, if DMA is available. They switched from the old multiboot.bin to the new multiboot_dma.bin. When packaging the binaries multiboot_dma.bin is not picked up in the main package and is instead located in the qemu-arch-extra package. But this option rom is necessary for using the -kernel option for the standard qemu-system-x86_64. This is similar to the linuxboot_dma.bin. A simple fix is attached as a diff.

Additional info:
* package version: 6.2.0-4

Steps to reproduce:
* Install qemu package without qemu-arch-extra
* Try to use -kernel option
   fix-multiboot_dma.diff (0.5 KiB)
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Closed by  David Runge (dvzrv)
Monday, 02 May 2022, 15:52 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  Fixed with qemu >= 7.0.0
Comment by David Runge (dvzrv) - Thursday, 21 April 2022, 22:54 GMT
@henje: Thanks for the report. This should get fixed with qemu 7.0.0 (currently in [staging]).

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