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  5. code16.c
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  10. fw_cfg.c
  11. hwsetup.c
  12. LICENSE
  13. linuxboot.c
  14. main.c
  15. Makefile
  16. malloc.c
  17. mptable.c
  18. pci.c
  19. printf.c
  20. README.md
  21. smbios.c
  22. string.c
  23. tables.c
README.md

Build status

A simple x86 firmware that can boot Linux.

Most of QEMU's startup time is spent:

  • in the dynamic linker. This can be reduced by 150 ms simply by compiling a stripped down QEMU:

    ./configure --disable-libssh2 --disable-tcmalloc --disable-glusterfs
    --disable-seccomp --disable-{bzip2,snappy,lzo} --disable-usb-redir
    --disable-libusb --disable-smartcard-nss --disable-libnfs
    --disable-libiscsi --disable-rbd --disable-spice --disable-attr
    --disable-cap-ng --disable-linux-aio --disable-brlapi
    --disable-vnc-{jpeg,tls,sasl,png,ws} --disable-rdma --disable-bluez
    --disable-fdt --disable-curl --disable-curses --disable-sdl
    --disable-gtk --disable-tpm --disable-vte --disable-vnc
    --disable-xen --disable-opengl --target-list=x86_64-softmmu

  • in the BIOS. qboot saves another 150 ms.

  • until QEMU 2.7+, in fw_cfg. qboot uses the DMA interface which is pretty much instantaneous.

Compile qboot

Clone the source:

$ git clone https://github.com/bonzini/qboot.git

Compile the qboot firmware (you may need to install the relevant build time dependancies):

$ make

The result will be a 64K file named build/bios.bin.

Usage

$ qemu-kvm -bios bios.bin \
  -kernel /boot/vmlinuz-4.0.3-300.fc22.x86_64 \
  -serial mon:stdio -append 'console=ttyS0,115200,8n1'

TODO

  • Add the possibility to configure out PIC and PCI bridge initialization