rust-osdev / rust-osdev/bootloader
Bootloader not working with -device q35
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Description
Bootloader does not work with -device q35 argument passed to qemu to access the MCFG tables and SATA. Heres the output:
[dependencies.bootloader]
version = "0.9.16"
features = ["map_physical_memory"]
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported boot failure with QEMU's -device q35 argument and the shown bootloader dependency configuration. Investigate the bootloader's handling of MCFG tables and SATA access; the issue is done when the bootloader works with this configuration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100