https://linux-kvm.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=KraxelKVM - User contributions [en]2026-04-22T00:35:29ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.5https://linux-kvm.org/index.php?title=KVM_Forum_2014_BOF&diff=23047KVM Forum 2014 BOF2014-09-19T08:19:03Z<p>Kraxel: </p>
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<div>= Introduction =<br />
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We will reserve some time for people to get together and discuss<br />
strategic decisions as well as other topics that are best solved within<br />
smaller groups. This time can also be used for hands-on hacking<br />
sessions.<br />
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If you are interested in organizing such a group time event, please add<br />
it to the list *before* KVM Forum, so people have time to organize which<br />
one they will attend.<br />
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All of these sessions will get the chance to quickly talk about results<br />
they managed to achieve during their time in a quick "results" session.<br />
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= BoF Ideas =<br />
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== OVMF ==<br />
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=== Open Virtual Machine Firmware ===<br />
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'''Summary:''' OVMF (Open Virtual Machine Firmware) is a project to enable<br />
UEFI support for Virtual Machines. This BoF should allow users and<br />
developers of virtualization and/or UEFI software to discuss how OVMF fits<br />
in the "intersection" of virt and UEFI, what it is good for, how it can be<br />
used, how people can contribute, and how OVMF works, internally and in<br />
combination with the other layers of the virt stack.<br />
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The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification that<br />
defines a software interface between an operating system and platform<br />
firmware. UEFI is designed to replace the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)<br />
firmware interface.<br />
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Hardware platform vendors have been increasingly adopting the UEFI<br />
Specification to govern their boot firmware developments. OVMF (Open Virtual<br />
Machine Firmware), a sub-project of Intel's EFI Development Kit II (edk2),<br />
enables UEFI support for Ia32 and X64 Virtual Machines.<br />
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In this BoF all areas and topics related to the overlap of virt and UEFI are<br />
welcome (regardless of their "technical depth"), except politics and/or<br />
historical controversy around UEFI Secure Boot. (Discussing Secure Boot per<br />
se is fine.)<br />
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'''People:'''<br />
* Laszlo Ersek ("organizer")<br />
* Amit Shah<br />
* Andreas Färber<br />
* Drew Jones<br />
* Alex Williamson<br />
* Richard Jones<br />
* Giuseppe Scrivano<br />
* Wei Huang<br />
* Don Dutile<br />
* Gerd Hoffmann<br />
* &lt;add your name here&gt;<br />
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== BoF idea template ==<br />
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=== TITLE ===<br />
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'''Summary:''' Short description of the idea<br />
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Detailed description of the idea.<br />
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'''Links:'''<br />
* Wiki links to relevant material<br />
* External links to mailing lists or web sites<br />
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'''People:'''<br />
* Your Name (organizer)<br />
* People that want to attend this session<br />
</pre></div>Kraxel