@@ -199,12 +199,6 @@ static void old_pc_system_rom_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory, bool isapc_ram_fw)
bios);
}
-/*
- * Bug-compatible flash vs. ROM selection enabled?
- * A few older machines enable this.
- */
-bool pc_sysfw_flash_vs_rom_bug_compatible;
-
void pc_system_firmware_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory)
{
DriveInfo *pflash_drv;
@@ -222,25 +216,7 @@ void pc_system_firmware_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory)
pflash_drv = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
- if (pc_sysfw_flash_vs_rom_bug_compatible) {
- /*
- * This is a Bad Idea, because it makes enabling/disabling KVM
- * guest-visible. Do it only in bug-compatibility mode.
- */
- if (kvm_enabled()) {
- if (pflash_drv != NULL) {
- fprintf(stderr, "qemu: pflash cannot be used with kvm enabled\n");
- exit(1);
- } else {
- /* In old pc_sysfw_flash_vs_rom_bug_compatible mode, we assume
- * that KVM cannot execute from device memory. In this case, we
- * use old rom based firmware initialization for KVM. But, since
- * this is different from non-kvm mode, this behavior is
- * undesirable */
- sysfw_dev->rom_only = 1;
- }
- }
- } else if (pflash_drv == NULL) {
+ if (pflash_drv == NULL) {
/* When a pflash drive is not found, use rom-mode */
sysfw_dev->rom_only = 1;
} else if (kvm_enabled() && !kvm_readonly_mem_enabled()) {