diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst index abbf8243a3..e2e0090878 100644 --- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst @@ -52,25 +52,6 @@ pcspk-audiodev=``. ``tty`` and ``parport`` are aliases that will be removed. Instead, the actual backend names ``serial`` and ``parallel`` should be used. -RISC-V ``-bios`` (since 5.1) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -QEMU 4.1 introduced support for the -bios option in QEMU for RISC-V for the -RISC-V virt machine and sifive_u machine. QEMU 4.1 had no changes to the -default behaviour to avoid breakages. - -QEMU 5.1 changes the default behaviour from ``-bios none`` to ``-bios default``. - -QEMU 5.1 has three options: - 1. ``-bios default`` - This is the current default behavior if no -bios option - is included. This option will load the default OpenSBI firmware automatically. - The firmware is included with the QEMU release and no user interaction is - required. All a user needs to do is specify the kernel they want to boot - with the -kernel option - 2. ``-bios none`` - QEMU will not automatically load any firmware. It is up - to the user to load all the images they need. - 3. ``-bios `` - Tells QEMU to load the specified file as the firmwrae. - Short-form boolean options (since 6.0) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' diff --git a/docs/system/removed-features.rst b/docs/system/removed-features.rst index 1d22195b1d..2b21bd39ab 100644 --- a/docs/system/removed-features.rst +++ b/docs/system/removed-features.rst @@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ devices. Drives the board doesn't pick up can no longer be used with This option was undocumented and not used in the field. Use `-device usb-ccid`` instead. +RISC-V firmware not booted by default (removed in 5.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +QEMU 5.1 changes the default behaviour from ``-bios none`` to ``-bios default`` +for the RISC-V ``virt`` machine and ``sifive_u`` machine. QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands ------------------------------------ diff --git a/docs/system/target-riscv.rst b/docs/system/target-riscv.rst index 4b3c78382c..a5cc06b726 100644 --- a/docs/system/target-riscv.rst +++ b/docs/system/target-riscv.rst @@ -70,5 +70,16 @@ undocumented; you can get a complete list by running riscv/shakti-c riscv/sifive_u -RISC-V CPU features +RISC-V CPU firmware ------------------- + +When using the ``sifive_u`` or ``virt`` machine there are three different +firmware boot options: +1. ``-bios default`` - This is the default behaviour if no -bios option +is included. This option will load the default OpenSBI firmware automatically. +The firmware is included with the QEMU release and no user interaction is +required. All a user needs to do is specify the kernel they want to boot +with the -kernel option +2. ``-bios none`` - QEMU will not automatically load any firmware. It is up +to the user to load all the images they need. +3. ``-bios `` - Tells QEMU to load the specified file as the firmware.