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[qemu] UEFI firmware should be loaded via `-pflash` instead of `-bios`
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Since Mar 12, 2026.
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Description
On Linux, we should be using pflash instead of -bios for loading the UEFI firmware. See https://lists.katacontainers.io/pipermail/kata-dev/2021-January/001650.html for more info.
Thanks to @jnsgruk for pointing this out!
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