From: Christian Ludwig <christian_ludwig@genua.de>
To: <pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 qemu-server 09/16] ovmf: use a custom firmware image if configured
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:48:10 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <58f144c27c021d87d29fec22718e8a0f50efa0d9.1790337726.git@genua.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1790337423.git@genua.de>
Replace the system OVMF code image with the configured one, for the
pflash, blockdev and '-bios' variants. Die if the volume does not exist.
Signed-off-by: Christian Ludwig <christian_ludwig@genua.de>
---
src/PVE/QemuServer/OVMF.pm | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/PVE/QemuServer/OVMF.pm b/src/PVE/QemuServer/OVMF.pm
index 67665c7c..fe301353 100644
--- a/src/PVE/QemuServer/OVMF.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/QemuServer/OVMF.pm
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ my sub print_ovmf_drive_commandlines {
if $cvm_type && $cvm_type eq 'tdx';
my ($ovmf_code, $ovmf_vars) = get_ovmf_files($arch, $d, $q35, $cvm_type);
+ if ($conf->{'efi-firmware'}) {
+ $ovmf_code = PVE::Storage::path($storecfg, $conf->{'efi-firmware'});
+ }
my $ovmf_vars_size = file_get_size($ovmf_vars);
my $var_drive_str = "if=pflash,unit=1,id=drive-efidisk0";
@@ -219,6 +222,9 @@ my sub generate_ovmf_blockdev {
if $cvm_type && $cvm_type eq 'snp';
my ($ovmf_code, $ovmf_vars) = get_ovmf_files($arch, $drive, $q35, $cvm_type);
+ if ($conf->{'efi-firmware'}) {
+ $ovmf_code = PVE::Storage::path($storecfg, $conf->{'efi-firmware'});
+ }
my $ovmf_code_blockdev = {
driver => 'raw',
@@ -268,6 +274,12 @@ sub print_ovmf_commandline {
my $cvm_type = $hw_info->{'cvm-type'};
+ if ($conf->{'efi-firmware'}) {
+ my $fw_path = PVE::Storage::path($storecfg, $conf->{'efi-firmware'});
+ die "efi-firmware volume '$conf->{'efi-firmware'}' not found at '$fw_path'\n"
+ if !file_exists($fw_path);
+ }
+
my $cmd = [];
my $machine_flags = [];
@@ -277,7 +289,13 @@ sub print_ovmf_commandline {
"EFI disks are not supported with Confidential Virtual Machines and will be ignored"
);
}
- push $cmd->@*, '-bios', get_ovmf_files($hw_info->{arch}, undef, undef, $cvm_type);
+ my $bios_path;
+ if ($conf->{'efi-firmware'}) {
+ $bios_path = PVE::Storage::path($storecfg, $conf->{'efi-firmware'});
+ } else {
+ ($bios_path) = get_ovmf_files($hw_info->{arch}, undef, undef, $cvm_type);
+ }
+ push $cmd->@*, '-bios', $bios_path;
} else {
if ($version_guard->(10, 0, 0)) { # for the switch to -blockdev
my ($code_blockdev, $vars_blockdev, $throttle_group) =
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-28 5:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-28 5:47 [PATCH v2 0/16] Support for custom EFI firmware Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:47 ` [PATCH v2 pve-storage 1/16] plugin: add efi-firmware content type Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:47 ` [PATCH v2 pve-storage 2/16] test: get_subdir: cover the " Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 pve-storage 3/16] plugins: allow the efi-firmware content type on file based storages Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 pve-storage 4/16] api: status: support efi-firmware in upload and download-url Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 pve-storage 5/16] test: volume access: cover efi-firmware volumes Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 pve-storage 6/16] test: list volumes: " Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 qemu-server 07/16] config: add the efi-firmware option Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 qemu-server 08/16] api: allow setting " Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` Christian Ludwig [this message]
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 qemu-server 10/16] test: efi-firmware key in VM config Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 qemu-server 11/16] test: efi-firmware volumes replication Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 pve-manager 12/16] ui: storage: add efi-firmware content type support Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 pve-manager 13/16] ui: form: support other content types in the ISO selector Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 pve-manager 14/16] ui: qemu: allow selecting a custom EFI firmware image Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 pve-docs 15/16] pvesm: document the efi-firmware content type Christian Ludwig
2026-09-28 5:48 ` [PATCH v2 pve-docs 16/16] qm: document the efi-firmware VM option Christian Ludwig
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