[Xen-ia64-devel] Open Guest Firmware/IPF test report

["Mu, Qin" <qin.mu@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

A light validation cycle for IPF open guest firmware of Cset# 38 was completed. 
Please see the attached validation report for detailed information.

Test Results Summary
=================
Summary:
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1. Guest HVM of both linux and windows OS type can be launched with or without 
nvram file. No abnormity detection occurred during guest HVM booting phase 
based on open guest firmware.

2. Each system component under observation can be correctly recognized and 
setup by OS with expected information and the basic functionalities are 
achieved.

3. Screen resolution and color quality setting can efficiently take effect in 
guest HVMs. The actual screen quality can be achieved consistently as expected. 

Issues:
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1. Standard VGA can't be supported in either linux or windows guest HVM when 
stdvga option was switched on in configuration file.

a)      Linux guest HVM
X11 desktop can't launch and the following information was given by lspci 
command:
"VGA compatible controller; Technical Corp. Unknown device 1111 (prog-if 00 
[VGA])"
"Flags: fast devsel"
"Memory at c0000000 (32bit, prefetchable) [size=8M]"

b)      Windows guest HVM
VGA device was recognized as Standard VGA Graphic Adapter although it failed to 
start.

2. Even if configured with USB mouse in guest HVM, mouse's behavior is too far 
from users' expectation to tolerate, particularly to window guys.




Thanks!

Qin Mu

Attachment: open gfw for IPF test report.pdf
Description: open gfw for IPF test report.pdf

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