Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 00/16] tcg/ppc: Add vector opcodes

[Mark Cave-Ayland]

On 01/07/2019 19:34, Howard Spoelstra wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 12:30 PM Richard Henderson <
> address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> On 6/30/19 7:58 PM, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote:
>>> I don't have space for a full set of images on the G4, however I've
>> tried boot tests
>>> on installer CDs for MacOS 9, OS X 10.2, Linux and HelenOS and it looks
>> good here.
>>>
>>> Tested-by: Mark Cave-Ayland <address@hidden> [PPC32]
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Hi
> 
> I just compiled the v6 set applied to current master on my G5, Ubuntu 16.
> command line:
> ./qemu-system-ppc -L pc-bios -boot c m 512 -M mac99,via=pmu \
> -netdev user,id=net1 -device sungem,netdev=net1 \
> -drive file=10.3.img,format=raw,media=disk \
> 
> With no specific cpu set, Mac OS 9.2 hard disk image and 9.2 iso do not get
> to the desktop, they just hang while still in the openbios window. They
> need -cpu G4 on the command line to get to the desktop.
> 
> OSX 10.3 installed image boots to desktop.
> OSX 10.3 iso boots to installer
> OSX 10.4 installed image boots to desktop.
> OSX 10.4 iso boot to installer
> OSX 10.5 installed image boots to desktop.
> OSX 10.5 iso boots to installer
> 
> So there seems to be a difference between hosts: If ran on a G4 host there
> is no need to add -cpu G4 to run Mac OS 9.x, while there is when ran on a
> G5 host.

Are there any outstanding issues with this patchset now, or is it ready to be 
merged?
I'm really looking forward to seeing the improved performance when testing QEMU 
on my
Mac Mini :)


ATB,

Mark.