Re: [Qemu-arm] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Revert "armv7m: Guard against no -kernel argument"

[Joel Stanley]

On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 16:23, Stefan Hajnoczi <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 12:53:48PM +0000, Joel Stanley wrote:
> > On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 at 09:17, Stefan Hajnoczi <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > > A user-friendly error message is needed here.  The check for -kernel was
> > > too specific and is not desirable for microbit where we use -device
> > > loader.
> > >
> > > Old boards probably want to continue using -kernel.  New boards like
> > > microbit may use just -device loader.  Perhaps there is even a group
> > > that wants both options.
> >
> > FWIW, I used -kernel exclusively when working on the microbit model.
> > Other users may chose to use the device loader/hex file.
> >
> > I am all for usability, but getting rid of the ability to use -kernel
> > on some machine types would be a step in the wrong direction.
>
> -kernel doesn't support the .hex file format that is most commonly used
> for micro:bit programs.  Are you loading ELFs?

Yes, I am loading ELFs.