Add some words about how to enable or disable boolean features,
and remove the note about a Linux kernel being available on the
QEMU website (they have been removed long ago already).
Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
---
docs/system/target-sparc.rst | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst
index 9ec8c90c14..9f418b9d3e 100644
--- a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst
+++ b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ architecture machines:
The emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported, but
Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4.
+The list of available CPUs can be viewed by starting QEMU with ``-cpu help``.
+Optional boolean features can be added with a "+" in front of the feature name,
+or disabled with a "-" in front of the name, for example
+``-cpu TI-SuperSparc-II,+float128``.
+
QEMU emulates the following sun4m peripherals:
- IOMMU
@@ -55,8 +60,7 @@ OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable firmware implementation. The goal
is to implement a 100% IEEE 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware)
compliant firmware.
-A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on the
-QEMU web site. There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most
+There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most
kernel versions work. Please note that currently older Solaris kernels
don't work probably due to interface issues between OpenBIOS and
Solaris.
--
2.44.0On 07/03/2024 17:43, Thomas Huth wrote: > Add some words about how to enable or disable boolean features, > and remove the note about a Linux kernel being available on the > QEMU website (they have been removed long ago already). > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com> > --- > docs/system/target-sparc.rst | 8 ++++++-- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst > index 9ec8c90c14..9f418b9d3e 100644 > --- a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst > +++ b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst > @@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ architecture machines: > The emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported, but > Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4. > > +The list of available CPUs can be viewed by starting QEMU with ``-cpu help``. > +Optional boolean features can be added with a "+" in front of the feature name, > +or disabled with a "-" in front of the name, for example > +``-cpu TI-SuperSparc-II,+float128``. > + > QEMU emulates the following sun4m peripherals: > > - IOMMU > @@ -55,8 +60,7 @@ OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable firmware implementation. The goal > is to implement a 100% IEEE 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) > compliant firmware. > > -A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on the > -QEMU web site. There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most > +There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most > kernel versions work. Please note that currently older Solaris kernels > don't work probably due to interface issues between OpenBIOS and > Solaris. Just curious as to what current issues exist with NetBSD and OpenBSD? At least both my NetBSD and OpenBSD test images survive a casual boot test here with latest git. ATB, Mark.
On 2024-04-18 4:27 p.m., Mark Cave-Ayland wrote: > On 07/03/2024 17:43, Thomas Huth wrote: > >> Add some words about how to enable or disable boolean features, >> and remove the note about a Linux kernel being available on the >> QEMU website (they have been removed long ago already). >> >> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com> >> --- >> docs/system/target-sparc.rst | 8 ++++++-- >> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >> index 9ec8c90c14..9f418b9d3e 100644 >> --- a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >> +++ b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >> @@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ architecture machines: >> The emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported, >> but >> Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4. >> +The list of available CPUs can be viewed by starting QEMU with >> ``-cpu help``. >> +Optional boolean features can be added with a "+" in front of the >> feature name, >> +or disabled with a "-" in front of the name, for example >> +``-cpu TI-SuperSparc-II,+float128``. >> + >> QEMU emulates the following sun4m peripherals: >> - IOMMU >> @@ -55,8 +60,7 @@ OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable firmware >> implementation. The goal >> is to implement a 100% IEEE 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) >> compliant firmware. >> -A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available >> on the >> -QEMU web site. There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most >> +There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most >> kernel versions work. Please note that currently older Solaris kernels >> don't work probably due to interface issues between OpenBIOS and >> Solaris. > > Just curious as to what current issues exist with NetBSD and OpenBSD? > At least both my NetBSD and OpenBSD test images survive a casual boot > test here with latest git. I was just trying OpenBSD/sparc64 with 8.2 recently and found hme(4) does not work. I tried with the NE2k driver as I remember adding the driver to the OpenBSD kernel before an hme driver existed and it sort of worked, but there were still issues. I'll re-test with 9 now and see what happens.
On 20/04/2024 00:14, Brad Smith wrote: > On 2024-04-18 4:27 p.m., Mark Cave-Ayland wrote: >> On 07/03/2024 17:43, Thomas Huth wrote: >> >>> Add some words about how to enable or disable boolean features, >>> and remove the note about a Linux kernel being available on the >>> QEMU website (they have been removed long ago already). >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com> >>> --- >>> docs/system/target-sparc.rst | 8 ++++++-- >>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >>> >>> diff --git a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >>> index 9ec8c90c14..9f418b9d3e 100644 >>> --- a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >>> +++ b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >>> @@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ architecture machines: >>> The emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported, but >>> Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4. >>> +The list of available CPUs can be viewed by starting QEMU with ``-cpu help``. >>> +Optional boolean features can be added with a "+" in front of the feature name, >>> +or disabled with a "-" in front of the name, for example >>> +``-cpu TI-SuperSparc-II,+float128``. >>> + >>> QEMU emulates the following sun4m peripherals: >>> - IOMMU >>> @@ -55,8 +60,7 @@ OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable firmware implementation. >>> The goal >>> is to implement a 100% IEEE 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) >>> compliant firmware. >>> -A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on the >>> -QEMU web site. There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most >>> +There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most >>> kernel versions work. Please note that currently older Solaris kernels >>> don't work probably due to interface issues between OpenBIOS and >>> Solaris. >> >> Just curious as to what current issues exist with NetBSD and OpenBSD? At least both >> my NetBSD and OpenBSD test images survive a casual boot test here with latest git. > > I was just trying OpenBSD/sparc64 with 8.2 recently and found hme(4) does > not work. I tried with the NE2k driver as I remember adding the driver to the > OpenBSD kernel before an hme driver existed and it sort of worked, but there > were still issues. > > I'll re-test with 9 now and see what happens. Thanks for the update: my local tests for SPARC changes are boot tests, so it's entirely possible I could miss an issue with the hme device. Feel free to open a GitLab issue with the relevant information and I'll take a look as time allows. ATB, Mark.
On 18/04/2024 22.27, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote: > On 07/03/2024 17:43, Thomas Huth wrote: > >> Add some words about how to enable or disable boolean features, >> and remove the note about a Linux kernel being available on the >> QEMU website (they have been removed long ago already). >> >> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com> >> --- >> docs/system/target-sparc.rst | 8 ++++++-- >> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >> index 9ec8c90c14..9f418b9d3e 100644 >> --- a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >> +++ b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >> @@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ architecture machines: >> The emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported, but >> Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4. >> +The list of available CPUs can be viewed by starting QEMU with ``-cpu >> help``. >> +Optional boolean features can be added with a "+" in front of the feature >> name, >> +or disabled with a "-" in front of the name, for example >> +``-cpu TI-SuperSparc-II,+float128``. >> + >> QEMU emulates the following sun4m peripherals: >> - IOMMU >> @@ -55,8 +60,7 @@ OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable firmware >> implementation. The goal >> is to implement a 100% IEEE 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) >> compliant firmware. >> -A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on the >> -QEMU web site. There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most >> +There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most >> kernel versions work. Please note that currently older Solaris kernels >> don't work probably due to interface issues between OpenBIOS and >> Solaris. > > Just curious as to what current issues exist with NetBSD and OpenBSD? At > least both my NetBSD and OpenBSD test images survive a casual boot test here > with latest git. Maybe it's also about a long fixed bug ... shall I remove that sentence while I'm at it? Thomas
On 19/04/2024 05:59, Thomas Huth wrote: > On 18/04/2024 22.27, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote: >> On 07/03/2024 17:43, Thomas Huth wrote: >> >>> Add some words about how to enable or disable boolean features, >>> and remove the note about a Linux kernel being available on the >>> QEMU website (they have been removed long ago already). >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com> >>> --- >>> docs/system/target-sparc.rst | 8 ++++++-- >>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >>> >>> diff --git a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >>> index 9ec8c90c14..9f418b9d3e 100644 >>> --- a/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >>> +++ b/docs/system/target-sparc.rst >>> @@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ architecture machines: >>> The emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported, but >>> Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4. >>> +The list of available CPUs can be viewed by starting QEMU with ``-cpu help``. >>> +Optional boolean features can be added with a "+" in front of the feature name, >>> +or disabled with a "-" in front of the name, for example >>> +``-cpu TI-SuperSparc-II,+float128``. >>> + >>> QEMU emulates the following sun4m peripherals: >>> - IOMMU >>> @@ -55,8 +60,7 @@ OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable firmware implementation. >>> The goal >>> is to implement a 100% IEEE 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) >>> compliant firmware. >>> -A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on the >>> -QEMU web site. There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most >>> +There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but most >>> kernel versions work. Please note that currently older Solaris kernels >>> don't work probably due to interface issues between OpenBIOS and >>> Solaris. >> >> Just curious as to what current issues exist with NetBSD and OpenBSD? At least both >> my NetBSD and OpenBSD test images survive a casual boot test here with latest git. > > Maybe it's also about a long fixed bug ... shall I remove that sentence while I'm at it? Yeah, I don't believe that has been true about NetBSD/OpenBSD for quite some time :) Please do keep the wording about Solaris since I get asked that often (and it's a task that will be quite difficult and time-consuming to do). ATB, Mark.
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