Display version information and exit
ETEXI
-DEF("M", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_M,
- "-M machine select emulated machine (-M ? for list)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+DEF("machine", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_machine, \
+ "-machine [type=]name[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+ " selects emulated machine (-machine ? for list)\n"
+ " property accel=accel1[:accel2[:...]] selects accelerator\n"
+ " supported accelerators are kvm, xen, tcg (default: tcg)\n",
+ QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -M @var{machine}
-@findex -M
-Select the emulated @var{machine} (@code{-M ?} for list)
+@item -machine [type=]@var{name}[,prop=@var{value}[,...]]
+@findex -machine
+Select the emulated machine by @var{name}. Use @code{-machine ?} to list
+available machines. Supported machine properties are:
+@table @option
+@item accel=@var{accels1}[:@var{accels2}[:...]]
+This is used to enable an accelerator. Depending on the target architecture,
+kvm, xen, or tcg can be available. By default, tcg is used. If there is more
+than one accelerator specified, the next one is used if the previous one fails
+to initialize.
+@end table
ETEXI
+HXCOMM Deprecated by -machine
+DEF("M", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_M, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+
DEF("cpu", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cpu,
"-cpu cpu select CPU (-cpu ? for list)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
DEF("drive", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_drive,
"-drive [file=file][,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m][,media=d][,index=i]\n"
" [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]][,snapshot=on|off]\n"
- " [,cache=writethrough|writeback|none|unsafe][,format=f]\n"
+ " [,cache=writethrough|writeback|none|directsync|unsafe][,format=f]\n"
" [,serial=s][,addr=A][,id=name][,aio=threads|native]\n"
" [,readonly=on|off]\n"
" use 'file' as a drive image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
This option defines which disk image (@pxref{disk_images}) to use with
this drive. If the filename contains comma, you must double it
(for instance, "file=my,,file" to use file "my,file").
+
+Special files such as iSCSI devices can be specified using protocol
+specific URLs. See the section for "Device URL Syntax" for more information.
@item if=@var{interface}
This option defines on which type on interface the drive is connected.
Available types are: ide, scsi, sd, mtd, floppy, pflash, virtio.
@item snapshot=@var{snapshot}
@var{snapshot} is "on" or "off" and allows to enable snapshot for given drive (see @option{-snapshot}).
@item cache=@var{cache}
-@var{cache} is "none", "writeback", "unsafe", or "writethrough" and controls how the host cache is used to access block data.
+@var{cache} is "none", "writeback", "unsafe", "directsync" or "writethrough" and controls how the host cache is used to access block data.
@item aio=@var{aio}
@var{aio} is "threads", or "native" and selects between pthread based disk I/O and native Linux AIO.
@item format=@var{format}
This option specifies the serial number to assign to the device.
@item addr=@var{addr}
Specify the controller's PCI address (if=virtio only).
+@item werror=@var{action},rerror=@var{action}
+Specify which @var{action} to take on write and read errors. Valid actions are:
+"ignore" (ignore the error and try to continue), "stop" (pause QEMU),
+"report" (report the error to the guest), "enospc" (pause QEMU only if the
+host disk is full; report the error to the guest otherwise).
+The default setting is @option{werror=enospc} and @option{rerror=report}.
+@item readonly
+Open drive @option{file} as read-only. Guest write attempts will fail.
@end table
By default, writethrough caching is used for all block device. This means that
attempt to do disk IO directly to the guests memory. QEMU may still perform
an internal copy of the data.
+The host page cache can be avoided while only sending write notifications to
+the guest when the data has been reported as written by the storage subsystem
+using @option{cache=directsync}.
+
Some block drivers perform badly with @option{cache=writethrough}, most notably,
qcow2. If performance is more important than correctness,
@option{cache=writeback} should be used with qcow2.
DEF("boot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_boot,
"-boot [order=drives][,once=drives][,menu=on|off]\n"
- " 'drives': floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), network (n)\n",
+ " [,splash=sp_name][,splash-time=sp_time]\n"
+ " 'drives': floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), network (n)\n"
+ " 'sp_name': the file's name that would be passed to bios as logo picture, if menu=on\n"
+ " 'sp_time': the period that splash picture last if menu=on, unit is ms\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -boot [order=@var{drives}][,once=@var{drives}][,menu=on|off]
+@item -boot [order=@var{drives}][,once=@var{drives}][,menu=on|off][,splash=@var{sp_name}][,splash-time=@var{sp_time}]
@findex -boot
Specify boot order @var{drives} as a string of drive letters. Valid
drive letters depend on the target achitecture. The x86 PC uses: a, b
Interactive boot menus/prompts can be enabled via @option{menu=on} as far
as firmware/BIOS supports them. The default is non-interactive boot.
+A splash picture could be passed to bios, enabling user to show it as logo,
+when option splash=@var{sp_name} is given and menu=on, If firmware/BIOS
+supports them. Currently Seabios for X86 system support it.
+limitation: The splash file could be a jpeg file or a BMP file in 24 BPP
+format(true color). The resolution should be supported by the SVGA mode, so
+the recommended is 320x240, 640x480, 800x640.
+
@example
# try to boot from network first, then from hard disk
qemu -boot order=nc
# boot from CD-ROM first, switch back to default order after reboot
qemu -boot once=d
+# boot with a splash picture for 5 seconds.
+qemu -boot menu=on,splash=/root/boot.bmp,splash-time=5000
@end example
Note: The legacy format '-boot @var{drives}' is still supported but its
@code{-device @var{driver},?}.
ETEXI
+DEFHEADING()
+
DEFHEADING(File system options:)
DEF("fsdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fsdev,
- "-fsdev local,id=id,path=path,security_model=[mapped|passthrough|none]\n",
+ "-fsdev fsdriver,id=id,path=path,[security_model={mapped|passthrough|none}]\n"
+ " [,writeout=immediate][,readonly]\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-The general form of a File system device option is:
-@table @option
-
-@item -fsdev @var{fstype} ,id=@var{id} [,@var{options}]
+@item -fsdev @var{fsdriver},id=@var{id},path=@var{path},[security_model=@var{security_model}][,writeout=@var{writeout}][,readonly]
@findex -fsdev
-Fstype is one of:
-@option{local},
-The specific Fstype will determine the applicable options.
-
-Options to each backend are described below.
-
-@item -fsdev local ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path} ,security_model=@var{security_model}
-
-Create a file-system-"device" for local-filesystem.
-
-@option{local} is only available on Linux.
-
-@option{path} specifies the path to be exported. @option{path} is required.
-
-@option{security_model} specifies the security model to be followed.
-@option{security_model} is required.
+Define a new file system device. Valid options are:
+@table @option
+@item @var{fsdriver}
+This option specifies the fs driver backend to use.
+Currently "local" and "handle" file system drivers are supported.
+@item id=@var{id}
+Specifies identifier for this device
+@item path=@var{path}
+Specifies the export path for the file system device. Files under
+this path will be available to the 9p client on the guest.
+@item security_model=@var{security_model}
+Specifies the security model to be used for this export path.
+Supported security models are "passthrough", "mapped" and "none".
+In "passthrough" security model, files are stored using the same
+credentials as they are created on the guest. This requires qemu
+to run as root. In "mapped" security model, some of the file
+attributes like uid, gid, mode bits and link target are stored as
+file attributes. Directories exported by this security model cannot
+interact with other unix tools. "none" security model is same as
+passthrough except the sever won't report failures if it fails to
+set file attributes like ownership. Security model is mandatory
+only for local fsdriver. Other fsdrivers (like handle) don't take
+security model as a parameter.
+@item writeout=@var{writeout}
+This is an optional argument. The only supported value is "immediate".
+This means that host page cache will be used to read and write data but
+write notification will be sent to the guest only when the data has been
+reported as written by the storage subsystem.
+@item readonly
+Enables exporting 9p share as a readonly mount for guests. By default
+read-write access is given.
+@end table
+-fsdev option is used along with -device driver "virtio-9p-pci".
+@item -device virtio-9p-pci,fsdev=@var{id},mount_tag=@var{mount_tag}
+Options for virtio-9p-pci driver are:
+@table @option
+@item fsdev=@var{id}
+Specifies the id value specified along with -fsdev option
+@item mount_tag=@var{mount_tag}
+Specifies the tag name to be used by the guest to mount this export point
@end table
+
ETEXI
+DEFHEADING()
+
DEFHEADING(Virtual File system pass-through options:)
DEF("virtfs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtfs,
- "-virtfs local,path=path,mount_tag=tag,security_model=[mapped|passthrough|none]\n",
+ "-virtfs local,path=path,mount_tag=tag,security_model=[mapped|passthrough|none]\n"
+ " [,writeout=immediate][,readonly]\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-The general form of a Virtual File system pass-through option is:
-@table @option
-
-@item -virtfs @var{fstype} [,@var{options}]
+@item -virtfs @var{fsdriver},path=@var{path},mount_tag=@var{mount_tag},security_model=@var{security_model}[,writeout=@var{writeout}][,readonly]
@findex -virtfs
-Fstype is one of:
-@option{local},
-The specific Fstype will determine the applicable options.
-
-Options to each backend are described below.
-
-@item -virtfs local ,path=@var{path} ,mount_tag=@var{mount_tag} ,security_model=@var{security_model}
-
-Create a Virtual file-system-pass through for local-filesystem.
-
-@option{local} is only available on Linux.
-
-@option{path} specifies the path to be exported. @option{path} is required.
-
-@option{security_model} specifies the security model to be followed.
-@option{security_model} is required.
-
-
-@option{mount_tag} specifies the tag with which the exported file is mounted.
-@option{mount_tag} is required.
+The general form of a Virtual File system pass-through options are:
+@table @option
+@item @var{fsdriver}
+This option specifies the fs driver backend to use.
+Currently "local" and "handle" file system drivers are supported.
+@item id=@var{id}
+Specifies identifier for this device
+@item path=@var{path}
+Specifies the export path for the file system device. Files under
+this path will be available to the 9p client on the guest.
+@item security_model=@var{security_model}
+Specifies the security model to be used for this export path.
+Supported security models are "passthrough", "mapped" and "none".
+In "passthrough" security model, files are stored using the same
+credentials as they are created on the guest. This requires qemu
+to run as root. In "mapped" security model, some of the file
+attributes like uid, gid, mode bits and link target are stored as
+file attributes. Directories exported by this security model cannot
+interact with other unix tools. "none" security model is same as
+passthrough except the sever won't report failures if it fails to
+set file attributes like ownership. Security model is mandatory only
+for local fsdriver. Other fsdrivers (like handle) don't take security
+model as a parameter.
+@item writeout=@var{writeout}
+This is an optional argument. The only supported value is "immediate".
+This means that host page cache will be used to read and write data but
+write notification will be sent to the guest only when the data has been
+reported as written by the storage subsystem.
+@item readonly
+Enables exporting 9p share as a readonly mount for guests. By default
+read-write access is given.
@end table
ETEXI
+DEF("virtfs_synth", 0, QEMU_OPTION_virtfs_synth,
+ "-virtfs_synth Create synthetic file system image\n",
+ QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -virtfs_synth
+@findex -virtfs_synth
+Create synthetic file system image
+ETEXI
+
DEFHEADING()
DEF("name", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_name,
@table @option
ETEXI
+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"
+ " vnc=<display>[,<optargs>]\n"
+ " select display type\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -display @var{type}
+@findex -display
+Select type of display to use. This option is a replacement for the
+old style -sdl/-curses/... options. Valid values for @var{type} are
+@table @option
+@item sdl
+Display video output via SDL (usually in a separate graphics
+window; see the SDL documentation for other possibilities).
+@item curses
+Display video output via curses. For graphics device models which
+support a text mode, QEMU can display this output using a
+curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed when the graphics
+device is in graphical mode or if the graphics device does not support
+a text mode. Generally only the VGA device models support text mode.
+@item none
+Do not display video output. The guest will still see an emulated
+graphics card, but its output will not be displayed to the QEMU
+user. This option differs from the -nographic option in that it
+only affects what is done with video output; -nographic also changes
+the destination of the serial and parallel port data.
+@item vnc
+Start a VNC server on display <arg>
+@end table
+ETEXI
+
DEF("nographic", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nographic,
"-nographic disable graphical output and redirect serial I/Os to console\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
with a serial console.
ETEXI
-#ifdef CONFIG_CURSES
DEF("curses", 0, QEMU_OPTION_curses,
"-curses use a curses/ncurses interface instead of SDL\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
-#endif
STEXI
@item -curses
@findex curses
curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed in graphical mode.
ETEXI
-#ifdef CONFIG_SDL
DEF("no-frame", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_frame,
"-no-frame open SDL window without a frame and window decorations\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
-#endif
STEXI
@item -no-frame
@findex -no-frame
workspace more convenient.
ETEXI
-#ifdef CONFIG_SDL
DEF("alt-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_alt_grab,
"-alt-grab use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
-#endif
STEXI
@item -alt-grab
@findex -alt-grab
-Use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt).
+Use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt). Note that this also
+affects the special keys (for fullscreen, monitor-mode switching, etc).
ETEXI
-#ifdef CONFIG_SDL
DEF("ctrl-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_ctrl_grab,
"-ctrl-grab use Right-Ctrl to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
-#endif
STEXI
@item -ctrl-grab
@findex -ctrl-grab
-Use Right-Ctrl to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt).
+Use Right-Ctrl to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt). Note that this also
+affects the special keys (for fullscreen, monitor-mode switching, etc).
ETEXI
-#ifdef CONFIG_SDL
DEF("no-quit", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_quit,
"-no-quit disable SDL window close capability\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
-#endif
STEXI
@item -no-quit
@findex -no-quit
Disable SDL window close capability.
ETEXI
-#ifdef CONFIG_SDL
DEF("sdl", 0, QEMU_OPTION_sdl,
"-sdl enable SDL\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
-#endif
STEXI
@item -sdl
@findex -sdl
@item password=<secret>
Set the password you need to authenticate.
+@item sasl
+Require that the client use SASL to authenticate with the spice.
+The exact choice of authentication method used is controlled from the
+system / user's SASL configuration file for the 'qemu' service. This
+is typically found in /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
+unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
+to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
+While some SASL auth methods can also provide data encryption (eg GSSAPI),
+it is recommended that SASL always be combined with the 'tls' and
+'x509' settings to enable use of SSL and server certificates. This
+ensures a data encryption preventing compromise of authentication
+credentials.
+
@item disable-ticketing
Allow client connects without authentication.
+@item disable-copy-paste
+Disable copy paste between the client and the guest.
+
@item tls-port=<nr>
Set the TCP port spice is listening on for encrypted channels.
Rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD).
ETEXI
+DEF("rotate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_rotate,
+ "-rotate <deg> rotate graphical output some deg left (only PXA LCD)\n",
+ QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -rotate
+@findex -rotate
+Rotate graphical output some deg left (only PXA LCD).
+ETEXI
+
DEF("vga", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vga,
"-vga [std|cirrus|vmware|qxl|xenfb|none]\n"
" select video card type\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
Disable adaptive encodings. Adaptive encodings are enabled by default.
An adaptive encoding will try to detect frequently updated screen regions,
and send updates in these regions using a lossy encoding (like JPEG).
-This can be really helpfull to save bandwidth when playing videos. Disabling
-adaptive encodings allow to restore the original static behavior of encodings
+This can be really helpful to save bandwidth when playing videos. Disabling
+adaptive encodings allows to restore the original static behavior of encodings
like Tight.
@end table
ETEXI
DEF("acpitable", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_acpitable,
- "-acpitable [sig=str][,rev=n][,oem_id=str][,oem_table_id=str][,oem_rev=n][,asl_compiler_id=str][,asl_compiler_rev=n][,data=file1[:file2]...]\n"
+ "-acpitable [sig=str][,rev=n][,oem_id=str][,oem_table_id=str][,oem_rev=n][,asl_compiler_id=str][,asl_compiler_rev=n][,{data|file}=file1[:file2]...]\n"
" ACPI table description\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
STEXI
@item -acpitable [sig=@var{str}][,rev=@var{n}][,oem_id=@var{str}][,oem_table_id=@var{str}][,oem_rev=@var{n}] [,asl_compiler_id=@var{str}][,asl_compiler_rev=@var{n}][,data=@var{file1}[:@var{file2}]...]
@findex -acpitable
Add ACPI table with specified header fields and context from specified files.
+For file=, take whole ACPI table from the specified files, including all
+ACPI headers (possible overridden by other options).
+For data=, only data
+portion of the table is used, all header information is specified in the
+command line.
ETEXI
DEF("smbios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smbios,
"-net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=mac][,model=type][,name=str][,addr=str][,vectors=v]\n"
" create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN 'n'\n"
#ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
- "-net user[,vlan=n][,name=str][,net=addr[/mask]][,host=addr][,restrict=y|n]\n"
+ "-net user[,vlan=n][,name=str][,net=addr[/mask]][,host=addr][,restrict=on|off]\n"
" [,hostname=host][,dhcpstart=addr][,dns=addr][,tftp=dir][,bootfile=f]\n"
" [,hostfwd=rule][,guestfwd=rule]"
#ifndef _WIN32
@item net=@var{addr}[/@var{mask}]
Set IP network address the guest will see. Optionally specify the netmask,
either in the form a.b.c.d or as number of valid top-most bits. Default is
-10.0.2.0/8.
+10.0.2.0/24.
@item host=@var{addr}
Specify the guest-visible address of the host. Default is the 2nd IP in the
guest network, i.e. x.x.x.2.
-@item restrict=y|yes|n|no
-If this options is enabled, the guest will be isolated, i.e. it will not be
+@item restrict=on|off
+If this option is enabled, the guest will be isolated, i.e. it will not be
able to contact the host and no guest IP packets will be routed over the host
-to the outside. This option does not affect explicitly set forwarding rule.
+to the outside. This option does not affect any explicitly set forwarding rules.
@item hostname=@var{name}
Specifies the client hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server.
@item dhcpstart=@var{addr}
Specify the first of the 16 IPs the built-in DHCP server can assign. Default
-is the 16th to 31st IP in the guest network, i.e. x.x.x.16 to x.x.x.31.
+is the 15th to 31st IP in the guest network, i.e. x.x.x.15 to x.x.x.31.
@item dns=@var{addr}
Specify the guest-visible address of the virtual nameserver. The address must
Then @file{@var{dir}} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
-Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS in
-@file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested successfully with smbd versions from
-Red Hat 9, Fedora Core 3 and OpenSUSE 11.x.
+Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS.
+QEMU was tested successfully with smbd versions from Red Hat 9,
+Fedora Core 3 and OpenSUSE 11.x.
@item hostfwd=[tcp|udp]:[@var{hostaddr}]:@var{hostport}-[@var{guestaddr}]:@var{guestport}
Redirect incoming TCP or UDP connections to the host port @var{hostport} to
Connect VLAN @var{n} to PORT @var{n} of a vde switch running on host and
listening for incoming connections on @var{socketpath}. Use GROUP @var{groupname}
and MODE @var{octalmode} to change default ownership and permissions for
-communication port. This option is available only if QEMU has been compiled
+communication port. This option is only available if QEMU has been compiled
with vde support enabled.
Example:
@option{path} specifies the path to the parallel port device. @option{path} is
required.
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPICE)
@item -chardev spicevmc ,id=@var{id} ,debug=@var{debug}, name=@var{name}
+@option{spicevmc} is only available when spice support is built in.
+
@option{debug} debug level for spicevmc
@option{name} name of spice channel to connect to
Connect to a spice virtual machine channel, such as vdiport.
-#endif
@end table
ETEXI
DEFHEADING()
+STEXI
+DEFHEADING(Device URL Syntax:)
+
+In addition to using normal file images for the emulated storage devices,
+QEMU can also use networked resources such as iSCSI devices. These are
+specified using a special URL syntax.
+
+@table @option
+@item iSCSI
+iSCSI support allows QEMU to access iSCSI resources directly and use as
+images for the guest storage. Both disk and cdrom images are supported.
+
+Syntax for specifying iSCSI LUNs is
+``iscsi://<target-ip>[:<port>]/<target-iqn>/<lun>''
+
+Example (without authentication):
+@example
+qemu -cdrom iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/2 \
+--drive file=iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
+@end example
+
+Example (CHAP username/password via URL):
+@example
+qemu --drive file=iscsi://user%password@@192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
+@end example
+
+Example (CHAP username/password via environment variables):
+@example
+LIBISCSI_CHAP_USERNAME="user" \
+LIBISCSI_CHAP_PASSWORD="password" \
+qemu --drive file=iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
+@end example
+
+iSCSI support is an optional feature of QEMU and only available when
+compiled and linked against libiscsi.
+
+@item NBD
+QEMU supports NBD (Network Block Devices) both using TCP protocol as well
+as Unix Domain Sockets.
+
+Syntax for specifying a NBD device using TCP
+``nbd:<server-ip>:<port>[:exportname=<export>]''
+
+Syntax for specifying a NBD device using Unix Domain Sockets
+``nbd:unix:<domain-socket>[:exportname=<export>]''
+
+
+Example for TCP
+@example
+qemu --drive file=nbd:192.0.2.1:30000
+@end example
+
+Example for Unix Domain Sockets
+@example
+qemu --drive file=nbd:unix:/tmp/nbd-socket
+@end example
+
+@item Sheepdog
+Sheepdog is a distributed storage system for QEMU.
+QEMU supports using either local sheepdog devices or remote networked
+devices.
+
+Syntax for specifying a sheepdog device
+@table @list
+``sheepdog:<vdiname>''
+
+``sheepdog:<vdiname>:<snapid>''
+
+``sheepdog:<vdiname>:<tag>''
+
+``sheepdog:<host>:<port>:<vdiname>''
+
+``sheepdog:<host>:<port>:<vdiname>:<snapid>''
+
+``sheepdog:<host>:<port>:<vdiname>:<tag>''
+@end table
+
+Example
+@example
+qemu --drive file=sheepdog:192.0.2.1:30000:MyVirtualMachine
+@end example
+
+See also @url{http://http://www.osrg.net/sheepdog/}.
+
+@end table
+ETEXI
+
DEFHEADING(Bluetooth(R) options:)
DEF("bt", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bt, \
Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
ETEXI
+DEF("D", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_D, \
+ "-D logfile output log to logfile (instead of the default /tmp/qemu.log)\n",
+ QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -D
+@findex -D
+Output log in logfile instead of /tmp/qemu.log
+ETEXI
+
DEF("hdachs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdachs, \
"-hdachs c,h,s[,t]\n" \
" force hard disk 0 physical geometry and the optional BIOS\n" \
Set OpenBIOS nvram @var{variable} to given @var{value} (PPC, SPARC only).
ETEXI
DEF("semihosting", 0, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting,
- "-semihosting semihosting mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K)
+ "-semihosting semihosting mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA)
STEXI
@item -semihosting
@findex -semihosting
-Semihosting mode (ARM, M68K only).
+Semihosting mode (ARM, M68K, Xtensa only).
ETEXI
DEF("old-param", 0, QEMU_OPTION_old_param,
"-old-param old param mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ARM)
@var{sysconfdir}/target-@var{ARCH}.conf on startup. The @code{-nodefconfig}
option will prevent QEMU from loading these configuration files at startup.
ETEXI
-#ifdef CONFIG_SIMPLE_TRACE
DEF("trace", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_trace,
- "-trace\n"
- " Specify a trace file to log traces to\n",
+ "-trace [events=<file>][,file=<file>]\n"
+ " specify tracing options\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -trace
+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}]
@findex -trace
-Specify a trace file to log output traces to.
+
+Specify tracing options.
+
+@table @option
+@item events=@var{file}
+Immediately enable events listed in @var{file}.
+The file must contain one event name (as listed in the @var{trace-events} file)
+per line.
+This option is only available if QEMU has been compiled with
+either @var{simple} or @var{stderr} 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
ETEXI
-#endif
HXCOMM This is the last statement. Insert new options before this line!
STEXI
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