" property accel=accel1[:accel2[:...]] selects accelerator\n"
" supported accelerators are kvm, xen, tcg (default: tcg)\n"
" kernel_irqchip=on|off controls accelerated irqchip support\n"
+ " vmport=on|off|auto controls emulation of vmport (default: auto)\n"
" kvm_shadow_mem=size of KVM shadow MMU\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",
+ " mem-merge=on|off controls memory merge support (default: on)\n"
+ " iommu=on|off controls emulated Intel IOMMU (VT-d) 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"
+ " suppress-vmdesc=on|off disables self-describing migration (default=off)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -machine [type=]@var{name}[,prop=@var{value}[,...]]
to initialize.
@item kernel_irqchip=on|off
Enables in-kernel irqchip support for the chosen accelerator when available.
+@item vmport=on|off|auto
+Enables emulation of VMWare IO port, for vmmouse etc. auto says to select the
+value based on accel. For accel=xen the default is off otherwise the default
+is on.
@item kvm_shadow_mem=size
Defines the size of the KVM shadow MMU.
@item dump-guest-core=on|off
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
+execution of AES cryptographic functions. The default is on.
+@item dea-key-wrap=on|off
+Enables or disables DEA key wrapping support on s390-ccw hosts. This feature
+controls whether DEA wrapping keys will be created to allow
+execution of DEA cryptographic functions. The default is on.
@end table
ETEXI
" size: initial amount of guest memory (default: "
stringify(DEFAULT_RAM_SIZE) "MiB)\n"
" slots: number of hotplug slots (default: none)\n"
- " maxmem: maximum amount of guest memory (default: none)\n",
+ " maxmem: maximum amount of guest memory (default: none)\n"
+ "NOTE: Some architectures might enforce a specific granularity\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -m [size=]@var{megs}
+@item -m [size=]@var{megs}[,slots=n,maxmem=size]
@findex -m
-Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MiB. Optionally,
-a suffix of ``M'' or ``G'' can be used to signify a value in megabytes or
-gigabytes respectively. Optional pair @var{slots}, @var{maxmem} could be used
-to set amount of hotluggable memory slots and possible maximum amount of memory.
+Sets guest startup RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MiB.
+Optionally, a suffix of ``M'' or ``G'' can be used to signify a value in
+megabytes or gigabytes respectively. Optional pair @var{slots}, @var{maxmem}
+could be used to set amount of hotpluggable memory slots and maximum amount of
+memory. Note that @var{maxmem} must be aligned to the page size.
+
+For example, the following command-line sets the guest startup RAM size to
+1GB, creates 3 slots to hotplug additional memory and sets the maximum
+memory the guest can reach to 4GB:
+
+@example
+qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1G,slots=3,maxmem=4G
+@end example
+
+If @var{slots} and @var{maxmem} are not specified, memory hotplug won't
+be enabled and the guest startup RAM will never increase.
ETEXI
DEF("mem-path", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mempath,
@item -fdb @var{file}
@findex -fda
@findex -fdb
-Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). You can
-use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
+Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
ETEXI
DEF("hda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hda,
" [,serial=s][,addr=A][,rerror=ignore|stop|report]\n"
" [,werror=ignore|stop|report|enospc][,id=name][,aio=threads|native]\n"
" [,readonly=on|off][,copy-on-read=on|off]\n"
- " [,detect-zeroes=on|off|unmap]\n"
+ " [,discard=ignore|unmap][,detect-zeroes=on|off|unmap]\n"
" [[,bps=b]|[[,bps_rd=r][,bps_wr=w]]]\n"
" [[,iops=i]|[[,iops_rd=r][,iops_wr=w]]]\n"
" [[,bps_max=bm]|[[,bps_rd_max=rm][,bps_wr_max=wm]]]\n"
"-spice [port=port][,tls-port=secured-port][,x509-dir=<dir>]\n"
" [,x509-key-file=<file>][,x509-key-password=<file>]\n"
" [,x509-cert-file=<file>][,x509-cacert-file=<file>]\n"
- " [,x509-dh-key-file=<file>][,addr=addr][,ipv4|ipv6]\n"
+ " [,x509-dh-key-file=<file>][,addr=addr][,ipv4|ipv6|unix]\n"
" [,tls-ciphers=<list>]\n"
" [,tls-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
" [,plaintext-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
@item ipv4
@item ipv6
+@item unix
Force using the specified IP version.
@item password=<secret>
DEF("smbios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smbios,
"-smbios file=binary\n"
" load SMBIOS entry from binary file\n"
- "-smbios type=0[,vendor=str][,version=str][,date=str][,release=%d.%d][,uefi=on|off]\n"
+ "-smbios type=0[,vendor=str][,version=str][,date=str][,release=%d.%d]\n"
+ " [,uefi=on|off]\n"
" specify SMBIOS type 0 fields\n"
"-smbios type=1[,manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
" [,uuid=uuid][,sku=str][,family=str]\n"
- " specify SMBIOS type 1 fields\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
+ " specify SMBIOS type 1 fields\n"
+ "-smbios type=2[,manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
+ " [,asset=str][,location=str]\n"
+ " specify SMBIOS type 2 fields\n"
+ "-smbios type=3[,manufacturer=str][,version=str][,serial=str][,asset=str]\n"
+ " [,sku=str]\n"
+ " specify SMBIOS type 3 fields\n"
+ "-smbios type=4[,sock_pfx=str][,manufacturer=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
+ " [,asset=str][,part=str]\n"
+ " specify SMBIOS type 4 fields\n"
+ "-smbios type=17[,loc_pfx=str][,bank=str][,manufacturer=str][,serial=str]\n"
+ " [,asset=str][,part=str][,speed=%d]\n"
+ " specify SMBIOS type 17 fields\n",
+ QEMU_ARCH_I386)
STEXI
@item -smbios file=@var{binary}
@findex -smbios
@item -smbios type=0[,vendor=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,date=@var{str}][,release=@var{%d.%d}][,uefi=on|off]
Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields
-@item -smbios type=1[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}] [,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,uuid=@var{uuid}][,sku=@var{str}] [,family=@var{str}]
+@item -smbios type=1[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,uuid=@var{uuid}][,sku=@var{str}][,family=@var{str}]
Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields
+
+@item -smbios type=2[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,asset=@var{str}][,location=@var{str}][,family=@var{str}]
+Specify SMBIOS type 2 fields
+
+@item -smbios type=3[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,asset=@var{str}][,sku=@var{str}]
+Specify SMBIOS type 3 fields
+
+@item -smbios type=4[,sock_pfx=@var{str}][,manufacturer=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,asset=@var{str}][,part=@var{str}]
+Specify SMBIOS type 4 fields
+
+@item -smbios type=17[,loc_pfx=@var{str}][,bank=@var{str}][,manufacturer=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,asset=@var{str}][,part=@var{str}][,speed=@var{%d}]
+Specify SMBIOS type 17 fields
ETEXI
STEXI
" use 'src=' to specify source address\n"
" use 'dst=' to specify destination address\n"
" use 'udp=on' to specify udp encapsulation\n"
- " use 'dstport=' to specify destination udp port\n"
+ " use 'srcport=' to specify source udp port\n"
" use 'dstport=' to specify destination udp port\n"
" use 'ipv6=on' to force v6\n"
" L2TPv3 uses cookies to prevent misconfiguration as\n"
DEF("chardev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chardev,
"-chardev null,id=id[,mux=on|off]\n"
- "-chardev socket,id=id[,host=host],port=host[,to=to][,ipv4][,ipv6][,nodelay]\n"
- " [,server][,nowait][,telnet][,mux=on|off] (tcp)\n"
- "-chardev socket,id=id,path=path[,server][,nowait][,telnet],[mux=on|off] (unix)\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] (tcp)\n"
+ "-chardev socket,id=id,path=path[,server][,nowait][,telnet][,reconnect=seconds][,mux=on|off] (unix)\n"
"-chardev udp,id=id[,host=host],port=port[,localaddr=localaddr]\n"
" [,localport=localport][,ipv4][,ipv6][,mux=on|off]\n"
"-chardev msmouse,id=id[,mux=on|off]\n"
A void device. This device will not emit any data, and will drop any data it
receives. The null backend does not take any options.
-@item -chardev socket ,id=@var{id} [@var{TCP options} or @var{unix options}] [,server] [,nowait] [,telnet]
+@item -chardev socket ,id=@var{id} [@var{TCP options} or @var{unix options}] [,server] [,nowait] [,telnet] [,reconnect=@var{seconds}]
Create a two-way stream socket, which can be either a TCP or a unix socket. A
unix socket will be created if @option{path} is specified. Behaviour is
@option{telnet} specifies that traffic on the socket should interpret telnet
escape sequences.
+@option{reconnect} sets the timeout for reconnecting on non-server sockets when
+the remote end goes away. qemu will delay this many seconds and then attempt
+to reconnect. Zero disables reconnecting, and is the default.
+
TCP and unix socket options are given below:
@table @option
@item sslverify
Whether to verify the remote server's certificate when connecting over SSL. It
can have the value 'on' or 'off'. It defaults to 'on'.
+
+@item cookie
+Send this cookie (it can also be a list of cookies separated by ';') with
+each outgoing request. Only supported when using protocols such as HTTP
+which support cookies, otherwise ignored.
+
+@item timeout
+Set the timeout in seconds of the CURL connection. This timeout is the time
+that CURL waits for a response from the remote server to get the size of the
+image to be downloaded. If not set, the default timeout of 5 seconds is used.
@end table
Note that when passing options to qemu explicitly, @option{driver} is the value
@end example
Example: boot from an image stored on a VMware vSphere server with a self-signed
-certificate using a local overlay for writes and a readahead of 64k
+certificate using a local overlay for writes, a readahead of 64k and a timeout
+of 10 seconds.
@example
-qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file='json:@{"file.driver":"https",, "file.url":"https://user:password@@vsphere.example.com/folder/test/test-flat.vmdk?dcPath=Datacenter&dsName=datastore1",, "file.sslverify":"off",, "file.readahead":"64k"@}' /tmp/test.qcow2
+qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file='json:@{"file.driver":"https",, "file.url":"https://user:password@@vsphere.example.com/folder/test/test-flat.vmdk?dcPath=Datacenter&dsName=datastore1",, "file.sslverify":"off",, "file.readahead":"64k",, "file.timeout":10@}' /tmp/test.qcow2
qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=/tmp/test.qcow2
@end example
localhost 5555
@end table
-@item tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,@var{server}][,nowait][,nodelay]
+@item tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,@var{server}][,nowait][,nodelay][,reconnect=@var{seconds}]
The TCP Net Console has two modes of operation. It can send the serial
I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location. By default
the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}. If you use
the @var{server} option QEMU will wait for a client socket application
to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
option was specified. The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
-algorithm. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
+algorithm. The @code{reconnect} option only applies if @var{noserver} is
+set, if the connection goes down it will attempt to reconnect at the
+given interval. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
connect to the corresponding character device.
@table @code
sequence. Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
type "send break" followed by pressing the enter key.
-@item unix:@var{path}[,server][,nowait]
+@item unix:@var{path}[,server][,nowait][,reconnect=@var{seconds}]
A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket. The option works the
same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
@var{path} is used for connections.
@findex -qmp
Like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode.
ETEXI
+DEF("qmp-pretty", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qmp_pretty, \
+ "-qmp-pretty dev like -qmp but uses pretty JSON formatting\n",
+ QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -qmp-pretty @var{dev}
+@findex -qmp-pretty
+Like -qmp but uses pretty JSON formatting.
+ETEXI
DEF("mon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mon, \
"-mon [chardev=]name[,mode=readline|control][,default]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
This option is useful to load things like EtherBoot.
ETEXI
-DEF("clock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_clock, \
- "-clock force the use of the given methods for timer alarm.\n" \
- " To see what timers are available use '-clock help'\n",
- QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
-STEXI
-@item -clock @var{method}
-@findex -clock
-Force the use of the given methods for timer alarm. To see what timers
-are available use @code{-clock help}.
-ETEXI
+HXCOMM Silently ignored for compatibility
+DEF("clock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_clock, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
HXCOMM Options deprecated by -rtc
DEF("localtime", 0, QEMU_OPTION_localtime, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
ETEXI
DEF("icount", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_icount, \
- "-icount [N|auto]\n" \
+ "-icount [shift=N|auto][,align=on|off]\n" \
" enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks per\n" \
- " instruction\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+ " instruction and enable aligning the host and virtual clocks\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -icount [@var{N}|auto]
+@item -icount [shift=@var{N}|auto]
@findex -icount
Enable virtual instruction counter. The virtual cpu will execute one
instruction every 2^@var{N} ns of virtual time. If @code{auto} is specified
provide cycle accurate emulation. Modern CPUs contain superscalar out of
order cores with complex cache hierarchies. The number of instructions
executed often has little or no correlation with actual performance.
+
+@option{align=on} will activate the delay algorithm which will try to
+to synchronise the host clock and the virtual clock. The goal is to
+have a guest running at the real frequency imposed by the shift option.
+Whenever the guest clock is behind the host clock and if
+@option{align=on} is specified then we print a message to the user
+to inform about the delay.
+Currently this option does not work when @option{shift} is @code{auto}.
+Note: The sync algorithm will work for those shift values for which
+the guest clock runs ahead of the host clock. Typically this happens
+when the shift value is high (how high depends on the host machine).
ETEXI
DEF("watchdog", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog, \
ETEXI
DEF("incoming", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_incoming, \
- "-incoming p prepare for incoming migration, listen on port p\n",
+ "-incoming tcp:[host]:port[,to=maxport][,ipv4][,ipv6]\n" \
+ "-incoming rdma:host:port[,ipv4][,ipv6]\n" \
+ "-incoming unix:socketpath\n" \
+ " prepare for incoming migration, listen on\n" \
+ " specified protocol and socket address\n" \
+ "-incoming fd:fd\n" \
+ "-incoming exec:cmdline\n" \
+ " accept incoming migration on given file descriptor\n" \
+ " or from given external command\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -incoming @var{port}
+@item -incoming tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,to=@var{maxport}][,ipv4][,ipv6]
+@item -incoming rdma:@var{host}:@var{port}[,ipv4][,ipv6]
@findex -incoming
-Prepare for incoming migration, listen on @var{port}.
+Prepare for incoming migration, listen on a given tcp port.
+
+@item -incoming unix:@var{socketpath}
+Prepare for incoming migration, listen on a given unix socket.
+
+@item -incoming fd:@var{fd}
+Accept incoming migration from a given filedescriptor.
+
+@item -incoming exec:@var{cmdline}
+Accept incoming migration as an output from specified external command.
ETEXI
DEF("nodefaults", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nodefaults, \
STEXI
@item -semihosting
@findex -semihosting
-Semihosting mode (ARM, M68K, Xtensa only).
+Enable semihosting mode (ARM, M68K, Xtensa only).
+ETEXI
+DEF("semihosting-config", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting_config,
+ "-semihosting-config [enable=on|off,]target=native|gdb|auto semihosting configuration\n",
+QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA | QEMU_ARCH_LM32)
+STEXI
+@item -semihosting-config [enable=on|off,]target=native|gdb|auto
+@findex -semihosting-config
+Enable semihosting and define where the semihosting calls will be addressed,
+to QEMU (@code{native}) or to GDB (@code{gdb}). The default is @code{auto}, which means
+@code{gdb} during debug sessions and @code{native} otherwise (ARM, M68K, Xtensa only).
ETEXI
DEF("old-param", 0, QEMU_OPTION_old_param,
"-old-param old param mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ARM)
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