Re: [PATCH v3] hw/i386: place setup_data at fixed place in memory

[Jason A. Donenfeld]

Hey Paolo,

On Fri, Aug 05, 2022 at 02:47:27PM +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> Hi Paolo,
> 
> On Fri, Aug 05, 2022 at 10:10:02AM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > On 8/5/22 01:04, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> > > +    /* Nothing else uses this part of the hardware mapped region */
> > > +    setup_data_base = 0xfffff - 0x1000;
> > 
> > Isn't this where the BIOS lives?  I don't think this works.
> 
> That's the segment dedicated to ROM and hardware mapped addresses. So
> that's a place to put ROM material. No actual software will use it.
> 
> Jason

Unless I've misread the thread, I don't think there are any remaining
objections, right? Can we try merging this and seeing if it fixes the
issue for good?

Jason