ui: refactor code for populating SocketAddress from vnc_display_open

[mirror_qemu.git] / qemu-options.hx

diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index ad2f8fc873d242f292f4b010623e851ae6edae87..ac036b4cbd5ff0b826fda516215b4068d71e78de 100644 (file)
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1296,10 +1296,14 @@ is a TCP port number, not a display number.
 @item websocket
 
 Opens an additional TCP listening port dedicated to VNC Websocket connections.
-By definition the Websocket port is 5700+@var{display}. If @var{host} is
-specified connections will only be allowed from this host.
-As an alternative the Websocket port could be specified by using
-@code{websocket}=@var{port}.
+If a bare @var{websocket} option is given, the Websocket port is
+5700+@var{display}. An alternative port can be specified with the
+syntax @code{websocket}=@var{port}.
+
+If @var{host} is specified connections will only be allowed from this host.
+It is possible to control the websocket listen address independently, using
+the syntax @code{websocket}=@var{host}:@var{port}.
+
 If no TLS credentials are provided, the websocket connection runs in
 unencrypted mode. If TLS credentials are provided, the websocket connection
 requires encrypted client connections.