| Message ID | 1379980897-21277-2-git-send-email-peter.maydell@linaro.org |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
diff --git a/hw/arm/boot.c b/hw/arm/boot.c index 1e313af..583ec79 100644 --- a/hw/arm/boot.c +++ b/hw/arm/boot.c @@ -354,8 +354,10 @@ void arm_load_kernel(ARMCPU *cpu, struct arm_boot_info *info) /* Load the kernel. */ if (!info->kernel_filename) { - fprintf(stderr, "Kernel image must be specified\n"); - exit(1); + /* If no kernel specified, do nothing; we will start from address 0 + * (typically a boot ROM image) in the same way as hardware. + */ + return; } info->dtb_filename = qemu_opt_get(qemu_get_machine_opts(), "dtb");
Typically ARM boards will have some kind of flash which might contain a boot ROM; it's therefore a valid use case to provide only an image for the boot ROM and not require QEMU's internal boot loader at all. Remove the fatal error if -kernel isn't specified. Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org> --- hw/arm/boot.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)