" kernel_irqchip=on|off controls accelerated irqchip support\n"
" kernel_irqchip=on|off|split controls accelerated irqchip support (default=off)\n"
" vmport=on|off|auto controls emulation of vmport (default: auto)\n"
- " kvm_shadow_mem=size of KVM shadow MMU\n"
+ " kvm_shadow_mem=size of KVM shadow MMU in bytes\n"
" dump-guest-core=on|off include guest memory in a core dump (default=on)\n"
" mem-merge=on|off controls memory merge support (default: on)\n"
- " iommu=on|off controls emulated Intel IOMMU (VT-d) support (default=off)\n"
" igd-passthru=on|off controls IGD GFX passthrough support (default=off)\n"
" aes-key-wrap=on|off controls support for AES key wrapping (default=on)\n"
" dea-key-wrap=on|off controls support for DEA key wrapping (default=on)\n"
Enables or disables memory merge support. This feature, when supported by
the host, de-duplicates identical memory pages among VMs instances
(enabled by default).
-@item iommu=on|off
-Enables or disables emulated Intel IOMMU (VT-d) support. The default is off.
@item aes-key-wrap=on|off
Enables or disables AES key wrapping support on s390-ccw hosts. This feature
controls whether AES wrapping keys will be created to allow
@findex -k
Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
-keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC
+keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC or curses
display). You don't normally need to use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows
hosts.
@var{discard} is one of "ignore" (or "off") or "unmap" (or "on") and controls whether @dfn{discard} (also known as @dfn{trim} or @dfn{unmap}) requests are ignored or passed to the filesystem. Some machine types may not support discard requests.
@item format=@var{format}
Specify which disk @var{format} will be used rather than detecting
-the format. Can be used to specifiy format=raw to avoid interpreting
+the format. Can be used to specify format=raw to avoid interpreting
an untrusted format header.
@item serial=@var{serial}
This option specifies the serial number to assign to the device.
@item disk:[format=@var{format}]:@var{file}
Mass storage device based on file. The optional @var{format} argument
-will be used rather than detecting the format. Can be used to specifiy
+will be used rather than detecting the format. Can be used to specify
@code{format=raw} to avoid interpreting an untrusted format header.
@item host:@var{bus}.@var{addr}
DEF("display", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_display,
"-display sdl[,frame=on|off][,alt_grab=on|off][,ctrl_grab=on|off]\n"
- " [,window_close=on|off]|curses|none|\n"
- " gtk[,grab_on_hover=on|off]|\n"
- " vnc=<display>[,<optargs>]\n"
- " select display type\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+ " [,window_close=on|off][,gl=on|off]|curses|none|\n"
+ "-display gtk[,grab_on_hover=on|off][,gl=on|off]|\n"
+ "-display vnc=<display>[,<optargs>]\n"
+ "-display curses\n"
+ "-display none"
+ " select display type\n"
+ "The default display is equivalent to\n"
+#if defined(CONFIG_GTK)
+ "\t\"-display gtk\"\n"
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SDL)
+ "\t\"-display sdl\"\n"
+#elif defined(CONFIG_COCOA)
+ "\t\"-display cocoa\"\n"
+#elif defined(CONFIG_VNC)
+ "\t\"-vnc localhost:0,to=99,id=default\"\n"
+#else
+ "\t\"-display none\"\n"
+#endif
+ , QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -display @var{type}
@findex -display
STEXI
@item -nographic
@findex -nographic
-Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
-you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
-command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
-the console and muxed with the monitor (unless redirected elsewhere
-explicitly). Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
-with a serial console. Use @key{C-a h} for help on switching between
-the console and monitor.
+Normally, if QEMU is compiled with graphical window support, it displays
+output such as guest graphics, guest console, and the QEMU monitor in a
+window. With this option, you can totally disable graphical output so
+that QEMU is a simple command line application. The emulated serial port
+is redirected on the console and muxed with the monitor (unless
+redirected elsewhere explicitly). Therefore, you can still use QEMU to
+debug a Linux kernel with a serial console. Use @key{C-a h} for help on
+switching between the console and monitor.
ETEXI
DEF("curses", 0, QEMU_OPTION_curses,
- "-curses use a curses/ncurses interface instead of SDL\n",
+ "-curses shorthand for -display curses\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -curses
@findex -curses
-Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
-QEMU can display the VGA output when in text mode using a
-curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed in graphical mode.
+Normally, if QEMU is compiled with graphical window support, it displays
+output such as guest graphics, guest console, and the QEMU monitor in a
+window. With this option, QEMU can display the VGA output when in text
+mode using a curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed in graphical
+mode.
ETEXI
DEF("no-frame", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_frame,
ETEXI
DEF("sdl", 0, QEMU_OPTION_sdl,
- "-sdl enable SDL\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+ "-sdl shorthand for -display sdl\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -sdl
@findex -sdl
Default is auto.
@item streaming-video=[off|all|filter]
-Configure video stream detection. Default is filter.
+Configure video stream detection. Default is off.
@item agent-mouse=[on|off]
Enable/disable passing mouse events via vdagent. Default is on.
ETEXI
DEF("vnc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vnc ,
- "-vnc display start a VNC server on display\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+ "-vnc <display> shorthand for -display vnc=<display>\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -vnc @var{display}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
@findex -vnc
-Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
-you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
-display over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb
-tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
-tablet}). When using the VNC display, you must use the @option{-k}
-parameter to set the keyboard layout if you are not using en-us. Valid
-syntax for the @var{display} is
+Normally, if QEMU is compiled with graphical window support, it displays
+output such as guest graphics, guest console, and the QEMU monitor in a
+window. With this option, you can have QEMU listen on VNC display
+@var{display} and redirect the VGA display over the VNC session. It is
+very useful to enable the usb tablet device when using this option
+(option @option{-usbdevice tablet}). When using the VNC display, you
+must use the @option{-k} parameter to set the keyboard layout if you are
+not using en-us. Valid syntax for the @var{display} is
@table @option
"-netdev tap,id=str[,fd=h][,fds=x:y:...:z][,ifname=name][,script=file][,downscript=dfile]\n"
" [,helper=helper][,sndbuf=nbytes][,vnet_hdr=on|off][,vhost=on|off]\n"
" [,vhostfd=h][,vhostfds=x:y:...:z][,vhostforce=on|off][,queues=n]\n"
+ " [,poll-us=n]\n"
" configure a host TAP network backend with ID 'str'\n"
" use network scripts 'file' (default=" DEFAULT_NETWORK_SCRIPT ")\n"
" to configure it and 'dfile' (default=" DEFAULT_NETWORK_DOWN_SCRIPT ")\n"
" use 'vhostfd=h' to connect to an already opened vhost net device\n"
" use 'vhostfds=x:y:...:z to connect to multiple already opened vhost net devices\n"
" use 'queues=n' to specify the number of queues to be created for multiqueue TAP\n"
+ " use 'poll-us=n' to speciy the maximum number of microseconds that could be\n"
+ " spent on busy polling for vhost net\n"
"-netdev bridge,id=str[,br=bridge][,helper=helper]\n"
" configure a host TAP network backend with ID 'str' that is\n"
" connected to a bridge (default=" DEFAULT_BRIDGE_INTERFACE ")\n"
ETEXI
DEF("chardev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chardev,
+ "-chardev help\n"
"-chardev null,id=id[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev socket,id=id[,host=host],port=port[,to=to][,ipv4][,ipv6][,nodelay][,reconnect=seconds]\n"
" [,server][,nowait][,telnet][,reconnect=seconds][,mux=on|off]\n"
@option{spiceport}.
The specific backend will determine the applicable options.
+Use "-chardev help" to print all available chardev backend types.
+
All devices must have an id, which can be any string up to 127 characters long.
It is used to uniquely identify this device in other command line directives.
@item -L @var{path}
@findex -L
Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
+
+To list all the data directories, use @code{-L help}.
ETEXI
DEF("bios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bios, \
STEXI
HXCOMM This line is not accurate, as some sub-options are backend-specific but
HXCOMM HX does not support conditional compilation of text.
-@item -trace [events=@var{file}][,file=@var{file}]
+@item -trace [[enable=]@var{pattern}][,events=@var{file}][,file=@var{file}]
@findex -trace
-
-Specify tracing options.
-
-@table @option
-@item [enable=]@var{pattern}
-Immediately enable events matching @var{pattern}.
-The file must contain one event name (as listed in the @file{trace-events} file)
-per line; globbing patterns are accepted too. This option is only
-available if QEMU has been compiled with the @var{simple}, @var{stderr}
-or @var{ftrace} tracing backend. To specify multiple events or patterns,
-specify the @option{-trace} option multiple times.
-
-Use @code{-trace help} to print a list of names of trace points.
-
-@item events=@var{file}
-Immediately enable events listed in @var{file}.
-The file must contain one event name (as listed in the @file{trace-events} file)
-per line; globbing patterns are accepted too. This option is only
-available if QEMU has been compiled with the @var{simple}, @var{stderr} or
-@var{ftrace} tracing backend.
-
-@item file=@var{file}
-Log output traces to @var{file}.
-This option is only available if QEMU has been compiled with
-the @var{simple} tracing backend.
-@end table
+@include qemu-option-trace.texi
ETEXI
HXCOMM Internal use
projects / mirror_qemu.git / blobdiff