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{ "id": 2197225, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/1.0/patches/2197225/?format=api", "project": { "id": 14, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/1.0/projects/14/?format=api", "name": "QEMU Development", "link_name": "qemu-devel", "list_id": "qemu-devel.nongnu.org", "list_email": "qemu-devel@nongnu.org", "web_url": "", "scm_url": "", "webscm_url": "" }, "msgid": "<20260217131553.313772-2-abologna@redhat.com>", "date": "2026-02-17T13:15:53", "name": "[v3,1/1] docs/interop/firmware: Add 'uefi-vars' member for FirmwareMappingMemory", "commit_ref": null, "pull_url": null, "state": "new", "archived": false, "hash": "4cc61b3945c7681980134cfec38469dc680ee70a", "submitter": { "id": 66817, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/1.0/people/66817/?format=api", "name": "Andrea Bolognani", "email": "abologna@redhat.com" }, "delegate": null, "mbox": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/qemu-devel/patch/20260217131553.313772-2-abologna@redhat.com/mbox/", "series": [ { "id": 492426, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/1.0/series/492426/?format=api", "date": "2026-02-17T13:15:52", "name": "docs/interop/firmware: Add 'uefi-vars' member for FirmwareMappingMemory", "version": 3, "mbox": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/series/492426/mbox/" } ], "check": "pending", "checks": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/patches/2197225/checks/", "tags": {}, "headers": { "Return-Path": "<qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org>", "X-Original-To": "incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org", "Delivered-To": "patchwork-incoming@legolas.ozlabs.org", "Authentication-Results": [ "legolas.ozlabs.org;\n\tdkim=pass (1024-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=redhat.com header.i=@redhat.com header.a=rsa-sha256\n header.s=mimecast20190719 header.b=jJSDljr0;\n\tdkim-atps=neutral", "legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=nongnu.org\n (client-ip=209.51.188.17; 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a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com;\n s=mimecast20190719; t=1771334168;\n h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id:\n to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type:\n content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding:\n in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references;\n bh=EcR/wmz61knddkhHpK43twBnk2G4V4N9RjpoKjlZ6EQ=;\n b=jJSDljr02jwfFgVxeCeIriJCl5JGIVc8zEEcSwsHIhHcLu5NbiN7gvvIPVtHV7iGocJl1Z\n D9ORnlu+Hhz0nTox79svUKc5AG5vds4zMJsN2l8RJVPDYXumPnpHtDndHsalQgTktHKrfT\n 2xSwxkpI9aPllH4XDRyDnMGHffauJQI=", "X-MC-Unique": "CiYnRRp5Nr-Qflk7OhB2Ug-1", "X-Mimecast-MFC-AGG-ID": "CiYnRRp5Nr-Qflk7OhB2Ug_1771334164", "From": "Andrea Bolognani <abologna@redhat.com>", "To": "qemu-devel@nongnu.org", "Cc": "Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>, Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>,\n Kashyap Chamarthy <kchamart@redhat.com>, =?utf-8?q?Daniel_P=2E_Berrang?=\n\t=?utf-8?q?=C3=A9?= <berrange@redhat.com>,\n Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>, =?utf-8?q?Philippe_Mathieu-?=\n\t=?utf-8?q?Daud=C3=A9?= <philmd@linaro.org>", "Subject": "[PATCH v3 1/1] docs/interop/firmware: Add 'uefi-vars' member for\n FirmwareMappingMemory", "Date": "Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:15:53 +0100", "Message-ID": "<20260217131553.313772-2-abologna@redhat.com>", "In-Reply-To": "<20260217131553.313772-1-abologna@redhat.com>", "References": "<20260217131553.313772-1-abologna@redhat.com>", "MIME-Version": "1.0", "Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=UTF-8", "Content-Transfer-Encoding": "8bit", "X-Scanned-By": "MIMEDefang 3.4.1 on 10.30.177.4", "Received-SPF": "pass client-ip=170.10.129.124;\n envelope-from=abologna@redhat.com;\n helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com", "X-Spam_score_int": "-20", "X-Spam_score": "-2.1", "X-Spam_bar": "--", "X-Spam_report": "(-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.043,\n DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1,\n RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001,\n RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED=0.001,\n SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no", "X-Spam_action": "no action", "X-BeenThere": "qemu-devel@nongnu.org", "X-Mailman-Version": "2.1.29", "Precedence": "list", "List-Id": "qemu development <qemu-devel.nongnu.org>", "List-Unsubscribe": "<https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/options/qemu-devel>,\n <mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>", "List-Archive": "<https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel>", "List-Post": "<mailto:qemu-devel@nongnu.org>", "List-Help": "<mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=help>", "List-Subscribe": "<https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel>,\n <mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=subscribe>", "Errors-To": "qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org", "Sender": "qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org" }, "content": "This allows describing firmwares that are loaded as ROMs but also\nsupport a UEFI variable store. This is the case for edk2 builds\nthat are set up to use the uefi-vars QEMU device, and whose\ndescriptors would advertise the 'host-uefi-vars' feature.\n\nSigned-off-by: Andrea Bolognani <abologna@redhat.com>\nReviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>\nAcked-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>\n---\n docs/interop/firmware.json | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-\n 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)", "diff": "diff --git a/docs/interop/firmware.json b/docs/interop/firmware.json\nindex da0362a2c0..3c71914a52 100644\n--- a/docs/interop/firmware.json\n+++ b/docs/interop/firmware.json\n@@ -369,6 +369,39 @@\n { 'struct' : 'FirmwareMappingKernel',\n 'data' : { 'filename' : 'str' } }\n \n+##\n+# @FirmwareMemoryUefiVars:\n+#\n+# Contains information needed to set up the \"uefi-vars\" device\n+# to provide UEFI variable store access to the firmware.\n+#\n+# @template: The path to the UEFI JSON variable store template\n+# compatible with the firmware. Management software instantiates\n+# an individual copy -- a specific UEFI variable store file --\n+# from @template for each new virtual machine definition created.\n+# @template itself is never mapped into virtual machines, only\n+# individual copies of it are. The file created by copying\n+# @template is used for persistently storing the non-volatile\n+# UEFI variables of a virtual machine definition. The\n+# corresponding QEMU command line options are\n+#\n+# ::\n+#\n+# -device uefi-vars-x64,jsonfile=PATH_TO_PRIVATE_FILE\n+#\n+# for x86_64 virtual machines, or\n+#\n+# ::\n+#\n+# -device uefi-vars-sysbus,jsonfile=PATH_TO_PRIVATE_FILE\n+#\n+# for other UEFI architectures (aarch64, riscv64, loongarch64).\n+#\n+# Since: 11.0\n+##\n+{ 'struct' : 'FirmwareMemoryUefiVars',\n+ 'data' : { 'template' : 'str' }}\n+\n ##\n # @FirmwareMappingMemory:\n #\n@@ -380,10 +413,18 @@\n # definitions. The corresponding QEMU command line option is\n # \"-bios @filename\".\n #\n+# @uefi-vars: Information specific to firmware builds that expect the\n+# \"uefi-vars\" device to be used to provide access to the UEFI\n+# variable store. If the mapping contains this member, the\n+# firmware descriptor must advertise both the @uefi interface\n+# from @FirmwareOSInterface and the @host-uefi-vars feature from\n+# @FirmwareFeature. (Since 11.0)\n+#\n # Since: 3.0\n ##\n { 'struct' : 'FirmwareMappingMemory',\n- 'data' : { 'filename' : 'str' } }\n+ 'data' : { 'filename' : 'str',\n+ '*uefi-vars' : 'FirmwareMemoryUefiVars' } }\n \n ##\n # @FirmwareMappingIgvm:\n", "prefixes": [ "v3", "1/1" ] }