Re: [docs] [PATCH v2] ref-manual/variables.rst: document the QB_DEFAULT_BIOS variable
"Antonin Godard" <[email protected]>
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Hi, On Tue Aug 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM CEST, Quentin Schulz via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote: > Hi Antonin, > > On 8/11/26 3:17 PM, Antonin Godard via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote: >> The QB_DEFAULT_BIOS allows setting the -bios parameter of QEMU, which >> can be used to emulate U-Boot, for example. >> >> Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <[email protected]> >> --- >> Changes in v2: >> - Address comments from Quentin (thanks!) >> - Link to v1: https://patch.msgid.link/[email protected] >> --- >> documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ >> 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst >> index e75f42afe..f4ed9a883 100644 >> --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst >> +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst >> @@ -8084,6 +8084,25 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. >> replaces the ``@CLIENT@`` and ``@GATEWAY@`` place holders by the IP and >> the gateway address of the QEMU guest. >> >> + :term:`QB_DEFAULT_BIOS` >> + The :term:`QB_DEFAULT_BIOS` variable can be used to provide a default > > "can be used to provide a default value" can be read as "it's not > mandatory" while it is when using runqemu It's not? Using runqemu with qemuarm64 and _without_ a BIOS value (or QB_DEFAULT_BIOS) is possible. In fact it's the default behavior. Antonin