docs/system/guest-loader.rst

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7 The guest loader is similar to the ``generic-loader`` although it is
10 hoops of firmware and boot-loaders.
14   - load blobs (kernels and initial ram disks) into memory
15   - sets platform FDT data so hypervisors can find and boot them
17 This is what is typically done by a boot-loader like grub using its
18 multi-boot capability. A typical example would look like:
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22   |qemu_system| -kernel ~/xen.git/xen/xen \
23     -append "dom0_mem=1G,max:1G loglvl=all guest_loglvl=all" \
24 …-device guest-loader,addr=0x42000000,kernel=Image,bootargs="root=/dev/sda2 ro console=hvc0 earlypr…
25     -device guest-loader,addr=0x47000000,initrd=rootfs.cpio
27 In the above example the Xen hypervisor is loaded by the -kernel
28 parameter and passed its boot arguments via -append. The Dom0 guest
40 The full syntax of the guest-loader is::
42   -device guest-loader,addr=<addr>[,kernel=<file>,[bootargs=<args>]][,initrd=<file>]
54   like via the ``/chosen/module@<addr>/bootargs`` node.