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8 @settitle QEMU Emulator User Documentation
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13 @ifinfo
14 @direntry
15 * QEMU: (qemu-doc). The QEMU Emulator User Documentation.
16 @end direntry
17 @end ifinfo
18
19 @iftex
20 @titlepage
21 @sp 7
22 @center @titlefont{QEMU Emulator}
23 @sp 1
24 @center @titlefont{User Documentation}
25 @sp 3
26 @end titlepage
27 @end iftex
28
29 @ifnottex
30 @node Top
31 @top
32
33 @menu
34 * Introduction::
35 * Installation::
36 * QEMU PC System emulator::
37 * QEMU System emulator for non PC targets::
38 * QEMU User space emulator::
39 * compilation:: Compilation from the sources
40 * License::
41 * Index::
42 @end menu
43 @end ifnottex
44
45 @contents
46
47 @node Introduction
48 @chapter Introduction
49
50 @menu
51 * intro_features:: Features
52 @end menu
53
54 @node intro_features
55 @section Features
56
57 QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator using dynamic translation to
58 achieve good emulation speed.
59
60 QEMU has two operating modes:
61
62 @itemize
63 @cindex operating modes
64
65 @item
66 @cindex system emulation
67 Full system emulation. In this mode, QEMU emulates a full system (for
68 example a PC), including one or several processors and various
69 peripherals. It can be used to launch different Operating Systems
70 without rebooting the PC or to debug system code.
71
72 @item
73 @cindex user mode emulation
74 User mode emulation. In this mode, QEMU can launch
75 processes compiled for one CPU on another CPU. It can be used to
76 launch the Wine Windows API emulator (@url{http://www.winehq.org}) or
77 to ease cross-compilation and cross-debugging.
78
79 @end itemize
80
81 QEMU can run without a host kernel driver and yet gives acceptable
82 performance.
83
84 For system emulation, the following hardware targets are supported:
85 @itemize
86 @cindex emulated target systems
87 @cindex supported target systems
88 @item PC (x86 or x86_64 processor)
89 @item ISA PC (old style PC without PCI bus)
90 @item PREP (PowerPC processor)
91 @item G3 Beige PowerMac (PowerPC processor)
92 @item Mac99 PowerMac (PowerPC processor, in progress)
93 @item Sun4m/Sun4c/Sun4d (32-bit Sparc processor)
94 @item Sun4u/Sun4v (64-bit Sparc processor, in progress)
95 @item Malta board (32-bit and 64-bit MIPS processors)
96 @item MIPS Magnum (64-bit MIPS processor)
97 @item ARM Integrator/CP (ARM)
98 @item ARM Versatile baseboard (ARM)
99 @item ARM RealView Emulation/Platform baseboard (ARM)
100 @item Spitz, Akita, Borzoi, Terrier and Tosa PDAs (PXA270 processor)
101 @item Luminary Micro LM3S811EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
102 @item Luminary Micro LM3S6965EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
103 @item Freescale MCF5208EVB (ColdFire V2).
104 @item Arnewsh MCF5206 evaluation board (ColdFire V2).
105 @item Palm Tungsten|E PDA (OMAP310 processor)
106 @item N800 and N810 tablets (OMAP2420 processor)
107 @item MusicPal (MV88W8618 ARM processor)
108 @item Gumstix "Connex" and "Verdex" motherboards (PXA255/270).
109 @item Siemens SX1 smartphone (OMAP310 processor)
110 @item AXIS-Devboard88 (CRISv32 ETRAX-FS).
111 @item Petalogix Spartan 3aDSP1800 MMU ref design (MicroBlaze).
112 @item Avnet LX60/LX110/LX200 boards (Xtensa)
113 @end itemize
114
115 @cindex supported user mode targets
116 For user emulation, x86 (32 and 64 bit), PowerPC (32 and 64 bit),
117 ARM, MIPS (32 bit only), Sparc (32 and 64 bit),
118 Alpha, ColdFire(m68k), CRISv32 and MicroBlaze CPUs are supported.
119
120 @node Installation
121 @chapter Installation
122
123 If you want to compile QEMU yourself, see @ref{compilation}.
124
125 @menu
126 * install_linux:: Linux
127 * install_windows:: Windows
128 * install_mac:: Macintosh
129 @end menu
130
131 @node install_linux
132 @section Linux
133 @cindex installation (Linux)
134
135 If a precompiled package is available for your distribution - you just
136 have to install it. Otherwise, see @ref{compilation}.
137
138 @node install_windows
139 @section Windows
140 @cindex installation (Windows)
141
142 Download the experimental binary installer at
143 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
144 TODO (no longer available)
145
146 @node install_mac
147 @section Mac OS X
148
149 Download the experimental binary installer at
150 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
151 TODO (no longer available)
152
153 @node QEMU PC System emulator
154 @chapter QEMU PC System emulator
155 @cindex system emulation (PC)
156
157 @menu
158 * pcsys_introduction:: Introduction
159 * pcsys_quickstart:: Quick Start
160 * sec_invocation:: Invocation
161 * pcsys_keys:: Keys
162 * pcsys_monitor:: QEMU Monitor
163 * disk_images:: Disk Images
164 * pcsys_network:: Network emulation
165 * pcsys_other_devs:: Other Devices
166 * direct_linux_boot:: Direct Linux Boot
167 * pcsys_usb:: USB emulation
168 * vnc_security:: VNC security
169 * gdb_usage:: GDB usage
170 * pcsys_os_specific:: Target OS specific information
171 @end menu
172
173 @node pcsys_introduction
174 @section Introduction
175
176 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
177
178 The QEMU PC System emulator simulates the
179 following peripherals:
180
181 @itemize @minus
182 @item
183 i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
184 @item
185 Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
186 extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
187 @item
188 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
189 @item
190 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
191 @item
192 Floppy disk
193 @item
194 PCI and ISA network adapters
195 @item
196 Serial ports
197 @item
198 Creative SoundBlaster 16 sound card
199 @item
200 ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370 sound card
201 @item
202 Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio compatible sound card
203 @item
204 Intel HD Audio Controller and HDA codec
205 @item
206 Adlib (OPL2) - Yamaha YM3812 compatible chip
207 @item
208 Gravis Ultrasound GF1 sound card
209 @item
210 CS4231A compatible sound card
211 @item
212 PCI UHCI USB controller and a virtual USB hub.
213 @end itemize
214
215 SMP is supported with up to 255 CPUs.
216
217 Note that adlib, gus and cs4231a are only available when QEMU was
218 configured with --audio-card-list option containing the name(s) of
219 required card(s).
220
221 QEMU uses the PC BIOS from the Bochs project and the Plex86/Bochs LGPL
222 VGA BIOS.
223
224 QEMU uses YM3812 emulation by Tatsuyuki Satoh.
225
226 QEMU uses GUS emulation (GUSEMU32 @url{http://www.deinmeister.de/gusemu/})
227 by Tibor "TS" Schütz.
228
229 Note that, by default, GUS shares IRQ(7) with parallel ports and so
230 QEMU must be told to not have parallel ports to have working GUS.
231
232 @example
233 qemu-system-i386 dos.img -soundhw gus -parallel none
234 @end example
235
236 Alternatively:
237 @example
238 qemu-system-i386 dos.img -device gus,irq=5
239 @end example
240
241 Or some other unclaimed IRQ.
242
243 CS4231A is the chip used in Windows Sound System and GUSMAX products
244
245 @c man end
246
247 @node pcsys_quickstart
248 @section Quick Start
249 @cindex quick start
250
251 Download and uncompress the linux image (@file{linux.img}) and type:
252
253 @example
254 qemu-system-i386 linux.img
255 @end example
256
257 Linux should boot and give you a prompt.
258
259 @node sec_invocation
260 @section Invocation
261
262 @example
263 @c man begin SYNOPSIS
264 usage: qemu-system-i386 [options] [@var{disk_image}]
265 @c man end
266 @end example
267
268 @c man begin OPTIONS
269 @var{disk_image} is a raw hard disk image for IDE hard disk 0. Some
270 targets do not need a disk image.
271
272 @include qemu-options.texi
273
274 @c man end
275
276 @node pcsys_keys
277 @section Keys
278
279 @c man begin OPTIONS
280
281 During the graphical emulation, you can use special key combinations to change
282 modes. The default key mappings are shown below, but if you use @code{-alt-grab}
283 then the modifier is Ctrl-Alt-Shift (instead of Ctrl-Alt) and if you use
284 @code{-ctrl-grab} then the modifier is the right Ctrl key (instead of Ctrl-Alt):
285
286 @table @key
287 @item Ctrl-Alt-f
288 @kindex Ctrl-Alt-f
289 Toggle full screen
290
291 @item Ctrl-Alt-+
292 @kindex Ctrl-Alt-+
293 Enlarge the screen
294
295 @item Ctrl-Alt--
296 @kindex Ctrl-Alt--
297 Shrink the screen
298
299 @item Ctrl-Alt-u
300 @kindex Ctrl-Alt-u
301 Restore the screen's un-scaled dimensions
302
303 @item Ctrl-Alt-n
304 @kindex Ctrl-Alt-n
305 Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
306 @table @emph
307 @item 1
308 Target system display
309 @item 2
310 Monitor
311 @item 3
312 Serial port
313 @end table
314
315 @item Ctrl-Alt
316 @kindex Ctrl-Alt
317 Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
318 @end table
319
320 @kindex Ctrl-Up
321 @kindex Ctrl-Down
322 @kindex Ctrl-PageUp
323 @kindex Ctrl-PageDown
324 In the virtual consoles, you can use @key{Ctrl-Up}, @key{Ctrl-Down},
325 @key{Ctrl-PageUp} and @key{Ctrl-PageDown} to move in the back log.
326
327 @kindex Ctrl-a h
328 During emulation, if you are using the @option{-nographic} option, use
329 @key{Ctrl-a h} to get terminal commands:
330
331 @table @key
332 @item Ctrl-a h
333 @kindex Ctrl-a h
334 @item Ctrl-a ?
335 @kindex Ctrl-a ?
336 Print this help
337 @item Ctrl-a x
338 @kindex Ctrl-a x
339 Exit emulator
340 @item Ctrl-a s
341 @kindex Ctrl-a s
342 Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
343 @item Ctrl-a t
344 @kindex Ctrl-a t
345 Toggle console timestamps
346 @item Ctrl-a b
347 @kindex Ctrl-a b
348 Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
349 @item Ctrl-a c
350 @kindex Ctrl-a c
351 Switch between console and monitor
352 @item Ctrl-a Ctrl-a
353 @kindex Ctrl-a a
354 Send Ctrl-a
355 @end table
356 @c man end
357
358 @ignore
359
360 @c man begin SEEALSO
361 The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux
362 user mode emulator invocation.
363 @c man end
364
365 @c man begin AUTHOR
366 Fabrice Bellard
367 @c man end
368
369 @end ignore
370
371 @node pcsys_monitor
372 @section QEMU Monitor
373 @cindex QEMU monitor
374
375 The QEMU monitor is used to give complex commands to the QEMU
376 emulator. You can use it to:
377
378 @itemize @minus
379
380 @item
381 Remove or insert removable media images
382 (such as CD-ROM or floppies).
383
384 @item
385 Freeze/unfreeze the Virtual Machine (VM) and save or restore its state
386 from a disk file.
387
388 @item Inspect the VM state without an external debugger.
389
390 @end itemize
391
392 @subsection Commands
393
394 The following commands are available:
395
396 @include qemu-monitor.texi
397
398 @subsection Integer expressions
399
400 The monitor understands integers expressions for every integer
401 argument. You can use register names to get the value of specifics
402 CPU registers by prefixing them with @emph{$}.
403
404 @node disk_images
405 @section Disk Images
406
407 Since version 0.6.1, QEMU supports many disk image formats, including
408 growable disk images (their size increase as non empty sectors are
409 written), compressed and encrypted disk images. Version 0.8.3 added
410 the new qcow2 disk image format which is essential to support VM
411 snapshots.
412
413 @menu
414 * disk_images_quickstart:: Quick start for disk image creation
415 * disk_images_snapshot_mode:: Snapshot mode
416 * vm_snapshots:: VM snapshots
417 * qemu_img_invocation:: qemu-img Invocation
418 * qemu_nbd_invocation:: qemu-nbd Invocation
419 * host_drives:: Using host drives
420 * disk_images_fat_images:: Virtual FAT disk images
421 * disk_images_nbd:: NBD access
422 * disk_images_sheepdog:: Sheepdog disk images
423 * disk_images_iscsi:: iSCSI LUNs
424 @end menu
425
426 @node disk_images_quickstart
427 @subsection Quick start for disk image creation
428
429 You can create a disk image with the command:
430 @example
431 qemu-img create myimage.img mysize
432 @end example
433 where @var{myimage.img} is the disk image filename and @var{mysize} is its
434 size in kilobytes. You can add an @code{M} suffix to give the size in
435 megabytes and a @code{G} suffix for gigabytes.
436
437 See @ref{qemu_img_invocation} for more information.
438
439 @node disk_images_snapshot_mode
440 @subsection Snapshot mode
441
442 If you use the option @option{-snapshot}, all disk images are
443 considered as read only. When sectors in written, they are written in
444 a temporary file created in @file{/tmp}. You can however force the
445 write back to the raw disk images by using the @code{commit} monitor
446 command (or @key{C-a s} in the serial console).
447
448 @node vm_snapshots
449 @subsection VM snapshots
450
451 VM snapshots are snapshots of the complete virtual machine including
452 CPU state, RAM, device state and the content of all the writable
453 disks. In order to use VM snapshots, you must have at least one non
454 removable and writable block device using the @code{qcow2} disk image
455 format. Normally this device is the first virtual hard drive.
456
457 Use the monitor command @code{savevm} to create a new VM snapshot or
458 replace an existing one. A human readable name can be assigned to each
459 snapshot in addition to its numerical ID.
460
461 Use @code{loadvm} to restore a VM snapshot and @code{delvm} to remove
462 a VM snapshot. @code{info snapshots} lists the available snapshots
463 with their associated information:
464
465 @example
466 (qemu) info snapshots
467 Snapshot devices: hda
468 Snapshot list (from hda):
469 ID TAG VM SIZE DATE VM CLOCK
470 1 start 41M 2006-08-06 12:38:02 00:00:14.954
471 2 40M 2006-08-06 12:43:29 00:00:18.633
472 3 msys 40M 2006-08-06 12:44:04 00:00:23.514
473 @end example
474
475 A VM snapshot is made of a VM state info (its size is shown in
476 @code{info snapshots}) and a snapshot of every writable disk image.
477 The VM state info is stored in the first @code{qcow2} non removable
478 and writable block device. The disk image snapshots are stored in
479 every disk image. The size of a snapshot in a disk image is difficult
480 to evaluate and is not shown by @code{info snapshots} because the
481 associated disk sectors are shared among all the snapshots to save
482 disk space (otherwise each snapshot would need a full copy of all the
483 disk images).
484
485 When using the (unrelated) @code{-snapshot} option
486 (@ref{disk_images_snapshot_mode}), you can always make VM snapshots,
487 but they are deleted as soon as you exit QEMU.
488
489 VM snapshots currently have the following known limitations:
490 @itemize
491 @item
492 They cannot cope with removable devices if they are removed or
493 inserted after a snapshot is done.
494 @item
495 A few device drivers still have incomplete snapshot support so their
496 state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
497 @end itemize
498
499 @node qemu_img_invocation
500 @subsection @code{qemu-img} Invocation
501
502 @include qemu-img.texi
503
504 @node qemu_nbd_invocation
505 @subsection @code{qemu-nbd} Invocation
506
507 @include qemu-nbd.texi
508
509 @node host_drives
510 @subsection Using host drives
511
512 In addition to disk image files, QEMU can directly access host
513 devices. We describe here the usage for QEMU version >= 0.8.3.
514
515 @subsubsection Linux
516
517 On Linux, you can directly use the host device filename instead of a
518 disk image filename provided you have enough privileges to access
519 it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM or
520 @file{/dev/fd0} for the floppy.
521
522 @table @code
523 @item CD
524 You can specify a CDROM device even if no CDROM is loaded. QEMU has
525 specific code to detect CDROM insertion or removal. CDROM ejection by
526 the guest OS is supported. Currently only data CDs are supported.
527 @item Floppy
528 You can specify a floppy device even if no floppy is loaded. Floppy
529 removal is currently not detected accurately (if you change floppy
530 without doing floppy access while the floppy is not loaded, the guest
531 OS will think that the same floppy is loaded).
532 @item Hard disks
533 Hard disks can be used. Normally you must specify the whole disk
534 (@file{/dev/hdb} instead of @file{/dev/hdb1}) so that the guest OS can
535 see it as a partitioned disk. WARNING: unless you know what you do, it
536 is better to only make READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise
537 you may corrupt your host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command
538 line option or modify the device permissions accordingly).
539 @end table
540
541 @subsubsection Windows
542
543 @table @code
544 @item CD
545 The preferred syntax is the drive letter (e.g. @file{d:}). The
546 alternate syntax @file{\\.\d:} is supported. @file{/dev/cdrom} is
547 supported as an alias to the first CDROM drive.
548
549 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
550 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
551 change or eject media.
552 @item Hard disks
553 Hard disks can be used with the syntax: @file{\\.\PhysicalDrive@var{N}}
554 where @var{N} is the drive number (0 is the first hard disk).
555
556 WARNING: unless you know what you do, it is better to only make
557 READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise you may corrupt your
558 host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command line so that the
559 modifications are written in a temporary file).
560 @end table
561
562
563 @subsubsection Mac OS X
564
565 @file{/dev/cdrom} is an alias to the first CDROM.
566
567 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
568 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
569 change or eject media.
570
571 @node disk_images_fat_images
572 @subsection Virtual FAT disk images
573
574 QEMU can automatically create a virtual FAT disk image from a
575 directory tree. In order to use it, just type:
576
577 @example
578 qemu-system-i386 linux.img -hdb fat:/my_directory
579 @end example
580
581 Then you access access to all the files in the @file{/my_directory}
582 directory without having to copy them in a disk image or to export
583 them via SAMBA or NFS. The default access is @emph{read-only}.
584
585 Floppies can be emulated with the @code{:floppy:} option:
586
587 @example
588 qemu-system-i386 linux.img -fda fat:floppy:/my_directory
589 @end example
590
591 A read/write support is available for testing (beta stage) with the
592 @code{:rw:} option:
593
594 @example
595 qemu-system-i386 linux.img -fda fat:floppy:rw:/my_directory
596 @end example
597
598 What you should @emph{never} do:
599 @itemize
600 @item use non-ASCII filenames ;
601 @item use "-snapshot" together with ":rw:" ;
602 @item expect it to work when loadvm'ing ;
603 @item write to the FAT directory on the host system while accessing it with the guest system.
604 @end itemize
605
606 @node disk_images_nbd
607 @subsection NBD access
608
609 QEMU can access directly to block device exported using the Network Block Device
610 protocol.
611
612 @example
613 qemu-system-i386 linux.img -hdb nbd:my_nbd_server.mydomain.org:1024
614 @end example
615
616 If the NBD server is located on the same host, you can use an unix socket instead
617 of an inet socket:
618
619 @example
620 qemu-system-i386 linux.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
621 @end example
622
623 In this case, the block device must be exported using qemu-nbd:
624
625 @example
626 qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket my_disk.qcow2
627 @end example
628
629 The use of qemu-nbd allows to share a disk between several guests:
630 @example
631 qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket --share=2 my_disk.qcow2
632 @end example
633
634 and then you can use it with two guests:
635 @example
636 qemu-system-i386 linux1.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
637 qemu-system-i386 linux2.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
638 @end example
639
640 If the nbd-server uses named exports (since NBD 2.9.18), you must use the
641 "exportname" option:
642 @example
643 qemu-system-i386 -cdrom nbd:localhost:exportname=debian-500-ppc-netinst
644 qemu-system-i386 -cdrom nbd:localhost:exportname=openSUSE-11.1-ppc-netinst
645 @end example
646
647 @node disk_images_sheepdog
648 @subsection Sheepdog disk images
649
650 Sheepdog is a distributed storage system for QEMU. It provides highly
651 available block level storage volumes that can be attached to
652 QEMU-based virtual machines.
653
654 You can create a Sheepdog disk image with the command:
655 @example
656 qemu-img create sheepdog:@var{image} @var{size}
657 @end example
658 where @var{image} is the Sheepdog image name and @var{size} is its
659 size.
660
661 To import the existing @var{filename} to Sheepdog, you can use a
662 convert command.
663 @example
664 qemu-img convert @var{filename} sheepdog:@var{image}
665 @end example
666
667 You can boot from the Sheepdog disk image with the command:
668 @example
669 qemu-system-i386 sheepdog:@var{image}
670 @end example
671
672 You can also create a snapshot of the Sheepdog image like qcow2.
673 @example
674 qemu-img snapshot -c @var{tag} sheepdog:@var{image}
675 @end example
676 where @var{tag} is a tag name of the newly created snapshot.
677
678 To boot from the Sheepdog snapshot, specify the tag name of the
679 snapshot.
680 @example
681 qemu-system-i386 sheepdog:@var{image}:@var{tag}
682 @end example
683
684 You can create a cloned image from the existing snapshot.
685 @example
686 qemu-img create -b sheepdog:@var{base}:@var{tag} sheepdog:@var{image}
687 @end example
688 where @var{base} is a image name of the source snapshot and @var{tag}
689 is its tag name.
690
691 If the Sheepdog daemon doesn't run on the local host, you need to
692 specify one of the Sheepdog servers to connect to.
693 @example
694 qemu-img create sheepdog:@var{hostname}:@var{port}:@var{image} @var{size}
695 qemu-system-i386 sheepdog:@var{hostname}:@var{port}:@var{image}
696 @end example
697
698 @node disk_images_iscsi
699 @subsection iSCSI LUNs
700
701 iSCSI is a popular protocol used to access SCSI devices across a computer
702 network.
703
704 There are two different ways iSCSI devices can be used by QEMU.
705
706 The first method is to mount the iSCSI LUN on the host, and make it appear as
707 any other ordinary SCSI device on the host and then to access this device as a
708 /dev/sd device from QEMU. How to do this differs between host OSes.
709
710 The second method involves using the iSCSI initiator that is built into
711 QEMU. This provides a mechanism that works the same way regardless of which
712 host OS you are running QEMU on. This section will describe this second method
713 of using iSCSI together with QEMU.
714
715 In QEMU, iSCSI devices are described using special iSCSI URLs
716
717 @example
718 URL syntax:
719 iscsi://[<username>[%<password>]@@]<host>[:<port>]/<target-iqn-name>/<lun>
720 @end example
721
722 Username and password are optional and only used if your target is set up
723 using CHAP authentication for access control.
724 Alternatively the username and password can also be set via environment
725 variables to have these not show up in the process list
726
727 @example
728 export LIBISCSI_CHAP_USERNAME=<username>
729 export LIBISCSI_CHAP_PASSWORD=<password>
730 iscsi://<host>/<target-iqn-name>/<lun>
731 @end example
732
733 Various session related parameters can be set via special options, either
734 in a configuration file provided via '-readconfig' or directly on the
735 command line.
736
737 @example
738 Setting a specific initiator name to use when logging in to the target
739 -iscsi initiator-name=iqn.qemu.test:my-initiator
740 @end example
741
742 @example
743 Controlling which type of header digest to negotiate with the target
744 -iscsi header-digest=CRC32C|CRC32C-NONE|NONE-CRC32C|NONE
745 @end example
746
747 These can also be set via a configuration file
748 @example
749 [iscsi]
750 user = "CHAP username"
751 password = "CHAP password"
752 initiator-name = "iqn.qemu.test:my-initiator"
753 # header digest is one of CRC32C|CRC32C-NONE|NONE-CRC32C|NONE
754 header-digest = "CRC32C"
755 @end example
756
757
758 Setting the target name allows different options for different targets
759 @example
760 [iscsi "iqn.target.name"]
761 user = "CHAP username"
762 password = "CHAP password"
763 initiator-name = "iqn.qemu.test:my-initiator"
764 # header digest is one of CRC32C|CRC32C-NONE|NONE-CRC32C|NONE
765 header-digest = "CRC32C"
766 @end example
767
768
769 Howto use a configuration file to set iSCSI configuration options:
770 @example
771 cat >iscsi.conf <<EOF
772 [iscsi]
773 user = "me"
774 password = "my password"
775 initiator-name = "iqn.qemu.test:my-initiator"
776 header-digest = "CRC32C"
777 EOF
778
779 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=iscsi://127.0.0.1/iqn.qemu.test/1 \
780 -readconfig iscsi.conf
781 @end example
782
783
784 Howto set up a simple iSCSI target on loopback and accessing it via QEMU:
785 @example
786 This example shows how to set up an iSCSI target with one CDROM and one DISK
787 using the Linux STGT software target. This target is available on Red Hat based
788 systems as the package 'scsi-target-utils'.
789
790 tgtd --iscsi portal=127.0.0.1:3260
791 tgtadm --lld iscsi --op new --mode target --tid 1 -T iqn.qemu.test
792 tgtadm --lld iscsi --mode logicalunit --op new --tid 1 --lun 1 \
793 -b /IMAGES/disk.img --device-type=disk
794 tgtadm --lld iscsi --mode logicalunit --op new --tid 1 --lun 2 \
795 -b /IMAGES/cd.iso --device-type=cd
796 tgtadm --lld iscsi --op bind --mode target --tid 1 -I ALL
797
798 qemu-system-i386 -iscsi initiator-name=iqn.qemu.test:my-initiator \
799 -boot d -drive file=iscsi://127.0.0.1/iqn.qemu.test/1 \
800 -cdrom iscsi://127.0.0.1/iqn.qemu.test/2
801 @end example
802
803
804
805 @node pcsys_network
806 @section Network emulation
807
808 QEMU can simulate several network cards (PCI or ISA cards on the PC
809 target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
810 Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
811 VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
812 simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non privileged user mode
813 network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
814 connection.
815
816 @subsection VLANs
817
818 QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
819 connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
820 example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
821 (TAP devices).
822
823 @subsection Using TAP network interfaces
824
825 This is the standard way to connect QEMU to a real network. QEMU adds
826 a virtual network device on your host (called @code{tapN}), and you
827 can then configure it as if it was a real ethernet card.
828
829 @subsubsection Linux host
830
831 As an example, you can download the @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz}
832 archive and copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and
833 configure properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig}
834 contained in @file{qemu-ifup} can be executed as root. You must verify
835 that your host kernel supports the TAP network interfaces: the
836 device @file{/dev/net/tun} must be present.
837
838 See @ref{sec_invocation} to have examples of command lines using the
839 TAP network interfaces.
840
841 @subsubsection Windows host
842
843 There is a virtual ethernet driver for Windows 2000/XP systems, called
844 TAP-Win32. But it is not included in standard QEMU for Windows,
845 so you will need to get it separately. It is part of OpenVPN package,
846 so download OpenVPN from : @url{http://openvpn.net/}.
847
848 @subsection Using the user mode network stack
849
850 By using the option @option{-net user} (default configuration if no
851 @option{-net} option is specified), QEMU uses a completely user mode
852 network stack (you don't need root privilege to use the virtual
853 network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
854
855 @example
856
857 QEMU VLAN <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
858 | (10.0.2.2)
859 |
860 ----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
861 |
862 ----> SMB server (10.0.2.4)
863 @end example
864
865 The QEMU VM behaves as if it was behind a firewall which blocks all
866 incoming connections. You can use a DHCP client to automatically
867 configure the network in the QEMU VM. The DHCP server assign addresses
868 to the hosts starting from 10.0.2.15.
869
870 In order to check that the user mode network is working, you can ping
871 the address 10.0.2.2 and verify that you got an address in the range
872 10.0.2.x from the QEMU virtual DHCP server.
873
874 Note that @code{ping} is not supported reliably to the internet as it
875 would require root privileges. It means you can only ping the local
876 router (10.0.2.2).
877
878 When using the built-in TFTP server, the router is also the TFTP
879 server.
880
881 When using the @option{-redir} option, TCP or UDP connections can be
882 redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for example to
883 redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
884
885 @subsection Connecting VLANs between QEMU instances
886
887 Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
888 that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
889 basic example.
890
891 @node pcsys_other_devs
892 @section Other Devices
893
894 @subsection Inter-VM Shared Memory device
895
896 With KVM enabled on a Linux host, a shared memory device is available. Guests
897 map a POSIX shared memory region into the guest as a PCI device that enables
898 zero-copy communication to the application level of the guests. The basic
899 syntax is:
900
901 @example
902 qemu-system-i386 -device ivshmem,size=<size in format accepted by -m>[,shm=<shm name>]
903 @end example
904
905 If desired, interrupts can be sent between guest VMs accessing the same shared
906 memory region. Interrupt support requires using a shared memory server and
907 using a chardev socket to connect to it. The code for the shared memory server
908 is qemu.git/contrib/ivshmem-server. An example syntax when using the shared
909 memory server is:
910
911 @example
912 qemu-system-i386 -device ivshmem,size=<size in format accepted by -m>[,chardev=<id>]
913 [,msi=on][,ioeventfd=on][,vectors=n][,role=peer|master]
914 qemu-system-i386 -chardev socket,path=<path>,id=<id>
915 @end example
916
917 When using the server, the guest will be assigned a VM ID (>=0) that allows guests
918 using the same server to communicate via interrupts. Guests can read their
919 VM ID from a device register (see example code). Since receiving the shared
920 memory region from the server is asynchronous, there is a (small) chance the
921 guest may boot before the shared memory is attached. To allow an application
922 to ensure shared memory is attached, the VM ID register will return -1 (an
923 invalid VM ID) until the memory is attached. Once the shared memory is
924 attached, the VM ID will return the guest's valid VM ID. With these semantics,
925 the guest application can check to ensure the shared memory is attached to the
926 guest before proceeding.
927
928 The @option{role} argument can be set to either master or peer and will affect
929 how the shared memory is migrated. With @option{role=master}, the guest will
930 copy the shared memory on migration to the destination host. With
931 @option{role=peer}, the guest will not be able to migrate with the device attached.
932 With the @option{peer} case, the device should be detached and then reattached
933 after migration using the PCI hotplug support.
934
935 @node direct_linux_boot
936 @section Direct Linux Boot
937
938 This section explains how to launch a Linux kernel inside QEMU without
939 having to make a full bootable image. It is very useful for fast Linux
940 kernel testing.
941
942 The syntax is:
943 @example
944 qemu-system-i386 -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img -append "root=/dev/hda"
945 @end example
946
947 Use @option{-kernel} to provide the Linux kernel image and
948 @option{-append} to give the kernel command line arguments. The
949 @option{-initrd} option can be used to provide an INITRD image.
950
951 When using the direct Linux boot, a disk image for the first hard disk
952 @file{hda} is required because its boot sector is used to launch the
953 Linux kernel.
954
955 If you do not need graphical output, you can disable it and redirect
956 the virtual serial port and the QEMU monitor to the console with the
957 @option{-nographic} option. The typical command line is:
958 @example
959 qemu-system-i386 -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
960 -append "root=/dev/hda console=ttyS0" -nographic
961 @end example
962
963 Use @key{Ctrl-a c} to switch between the serial console and the
964 monitor (@pxref{pcsys_keys}).
965
966 @node pcsys_usb
967 @section USB emulation
968
969 QEMU emulates a PCI UHCI USB controller. You can virtually plug
970 virtual USB devices or real host USB devices (experimental, works only
971 on Linux hosts). QEMU will automatically create and connect virtual USB hubs
972 as necessary to connect multiple USB devices.
973
974 @menu
975 * usb_devices::
976 * host_usb_devices::
977 @end menu
978 @node usb_devices
979 @subsection Connecting USB devices
980
981 USB devices can be connected with the @option{-usbdevice} commandline option
982 or the @code{usb_add} monitor command. Available devices are:
983
984 @table @code
985 @item mouse
986 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
987 @item tablet
988 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen).
989 This means QEMU is able to report the mouse position without having
990 to grab the mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
991 @item disk:@var{file}
992 Mass storage device based on @var{file} (@pxref{disk_images})
993 @item host:@var{bus.addr}
994 Pass through the host device identified by @var{bus.addr}
995 (Linux only)
996 @item host:@var{vendor_id:product_id}
997 Pass through the host device identified by @var{vendor_id:product_id}
998 (Linux only)
999 @item wacom-tablet
1000 Virtual Wacom PenPartner tablet. This device is similar to the @code{tablet}
1001 above but it can be used with the tslib library because in addition to touch
1002 coordinates it reports touch pressure.
1003 @item keyboard
1004 Standard USB keyboard. Will override the PS/2 keyboard (if present).
1005 @item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,product_id=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
1006 Serial converter. This emulates an FTDI FT232BM chip connected to host character
1007 device @var{dev}. The available character devices are the same as for the
1008 @code{-serial} option. The @code{vendorid} and @code{productid} options can be
1009 used to override the default 0403:6001. For instance,
1010 @example
1011 usb_add serial:productid=FA00:tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
1012 @end example
1013 will connect to tcp port 4444 of ip 192.168.0.2, and plug that to the virtual
1014 serial converter, faking a Matrix Orbital LCD Display (USB ID 0403:FA00).
1015 @item braille
1016 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
1017 or fake device.
1018 @item net:@var{options}
1019 Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols. @var{options}
1020 specifies NIC options as with @code{-net nic,}@var{options} (see description).
1021 For instance, user-mode networking can be used with
1022 @example
1023 qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -net user,vlan=0 -usbdevice net:vlan=0
1024 @end example
1025 Currently this cannot be used in machines that support PCI NICs.
1026 @item bt[:@var{hci-type}]
1027 Bluetooth dongle whose type is specified in the same format as with
1028 the @option{-bt hci} option, @pxref{bt-hcis,,allowed HCI types}. If
1029 no type is given, the HCI logic corresponds to @code{-bt hci,vlan=0}.
1030 This USB device implements the USB Transport Layer of HCI. Example
1031 usage:
1032 @example
1033 qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -usbdevice bt:hci,vlan=3 -bt device:keyboard,vlan=3
1034 @end example
1035 @end table
1036
1037 @node host_usb_devices
1038 @subsection Using host USB devices on a Linux host
1039
1040 WARNING: this is an experimental feature. QEMU will slow down when
1041 using it. USB devices requiring real time streaming (i.e. USB Video
1042 Cameras) are not supported yet.
1043
1044 @enumerate
1045 @item If you use an early Linux 2.4 kernel, verify that no Linux driver
1046 is actually using the USB device. A simple way to do that is simply to
1047 disable the corresponding kernel module by renaming it from @file{mydriver.o}
1048 to @file{mydriver.o.disabled}.
1049
1050 @item Verify that @file{/proc/bus/usb} is working (most Linux distributions should enable it by default). You should see something like that:
1051 @example
1052 ls /proc/bus/usb
1053 001 devices drivers
1054 @end example
1055
1056 @item Since only root can access to the USB devices directly, you can either launch QEMU as root or change the permissions of the USB devices you want to use. For testing, the following suffices:
1057 @example
1058 chown -R myuid /proc/bus/usb
1059 @end example
1060
1061 @item Launch QEMU and do in the monitor:
1062 @example
1063 info usbhost
1064 Device 1.2, speed 480 Mb/s
1065 Class 00: USB device 1234:5678, USB DISK
1066 @end example
1067 You should see the list of the devices you can use (Never try to use
1068 hubs, it won't work).
1069
1070 @item Add the device in QEMU by using:
1071 @example
1072 usb_add host:1234:5678
1073 @end example
1074
1075 Normally the guest OS should report that a new USB device is
1076 plugged. You can use the option @option{-usbdevice} to do the same.
1077
1078 @item Now you can try to use the host USB device in QEMU.
1079
1080 @end enumerate
1081
1082 When relaunching QEMU, you may have to unplug and plug again the USB
1083 device to make it work again (this is a bug).
1084
1085 @node vnc_security
1086 @section VNC security
1087
1088 The VNC server capability provides access to the graphical console
1089 of the guest VM across the network. This has a number of security
1090 considerations depending on the deployment scenarios.
1091
1092 @menu
1093 * vnc_sec_none::
1094 * vnc_sec_password::
1095 * vnc_sec_certificate::
1096 * vnc_sec_certificate_verify::
1097 * vnc_sec_certificate_pw::
1098 * vnc_sec_sasl::
1099 * vnc_sec_certificate_sasl::
1100 * vnc_generate_cert::
1101 * vnc_setup_sasl::
1102 @end menu
1103 @node vnc_sec_none
1104 @subsection Without passwords
1105
1106 The simplest VNC server setup does not include any form of authentication.
1107 For this setup it is recommended to restrict it to listen on a UNIX domain
1108 socket only. For example
1109
1110 @example
1111 qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -vnc unix:/home/joebloggs/.qemu-myvm-vnc
1112 @end example
1113
1114 This ensures that only users on local box with read/write access to that
1115 path can access the VNC server. To securely access the VNC server from a
1116 remote machine, a combination of netcat+ssh can be used to provide a secure
1117 tunnel.
1118
1119 @node vnc_sec_password
1120 @subsection With passwords
1121
1122 The VNC protocol has limited support for password based authentication. Since
1123 the protocol limits passwords to 8 characters it should not be considered
1124 to provide high security. The password can be fairly easily brute-forced by
1125 a client making repeat connections. For this reason, a VNC server using password
1126 authentication should be restricted to only listen on the loopback interface
1127 or UNIX domain sockets. Password authentication is not supported when operating
1128 in FIPS 140-2 compliance mode as it requires the use of the DES cipher. Password
1129 authentication is requested with the @code{password} option, and then once QEMU
1130 is running the password is set with the monitor. Until the monitor is used to
1131 set the password all clients will be rejected.
1132
1133 @example
1134 qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password -monitor stdio
1135 (qemu) change vnc password
1136 Password: ********
1137 (qemu)
1138 @end example
1139
1140 @node vnc_sec_certificate
1141 @subsection With x509 certificates
1142
1143 The QEMU VNC server also implements the VeNCrypt extension allowing use of
1144 TLS for encryption of the session, and x509 certificates for authentication.
1145 The use of x509 certificates is strongly recommended, because TLS on its
1146 own is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. Basic x509 certificate
1147 support provides a secure session, but no authentication. This allows any
1148 client to connect, and provides an encrypted session.
1149
1150 @example
1151 qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1152 @end example
1153
1154 In the above example @code{/etc/pki/qemu} should contain at least three files,
1155 @code{ca-cert.pem}, @code{server-cert.pem} and @code{server-key.pem}. Unprivileged
1156 users will want to use a private directory, for example @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
1157 NB the @code{server-key.pem} file should be protected with file mode 0600 to
1158 only be readable by the user owning it.
1159
1160 @node vnc_sec_certificate_verify
1161 @subsection With x509 certificates and client verification
1162
1163 Certificates can also provide a means to authenticate the client connecting.
1164 The server will request that the client provide a certificate, which it will
1165 then validate against the CA certificate. This is a good choice if deploying
1166 in an environment with a private internal certificate authority.
1167
1168 @example
1169 qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1170 @end example
1171
1172
1173 @node vnc_sec_certificate_pw
1174 @subsection With x509 certificates, client verification and passwords
1175
1176 Finally, the previous method can be combined with VNC password authentication
1177 to provide two layers of authentication for clients.
1178
1179 @example
1180 qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1181 (qemu) change vnc password
1182 Password: ********
1183 (qemu)
1184 @end example
1185
1186
1187 @node vnc_sec_sasl
1188 @subsection With SASL authentication
1189
1190 The SASL authentication method is a VNC extension, that provides an
1191 easily extendable, pluggable authentication method. This allows for
1192 integration with a wide range of authentication mechanisms, such as
1193 PAM, GSSAPI/Kerberos, LDAP, SQL databases, one-time keys and more.
1194 The strength of the authentication depends on the exact mechanism
1195 configured. If the chosen mechanism also provides a SSF layer, then
1196 it will encrypt the datastream as well.
1197
1198 Refer to the later docs on how to choose the exact SASL mechanism
1199 used for authentication, but assuming use of one supporting SSF,
1200 then QEMU can be launched with:
1201
1202 @example
1203 qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,sasl -monitor stdio
1204 @end example
1205
1206 @node vnc_sec_certificate_sasl
1207 @subsection With x509 certificates and SASL authentication
1208
1209 If the desired SASL authentication mechanism does not supported
1210 SSF layers, then it is strongly advised to run it in combination
1211 with TLS and x509 certificates. This provides securely encrypted
1212 data stream, avoiding risk of compromising of the security
1213 credentials. This can be enabled, by combining the 'sasl' option
1214 with the aforementioned TLS + x509 options:
1215
1216 @example
1217 qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509,sasl -monitor stdio
1218 @end example
1219
1220
1221 @node vnc_generate_cert
1222 @subsection Generating certificates for VNC
1223
1224 The GNU TLS packages provides a command called @code{certtool} which can
1225 be used to generate certificates and keys in PEM format. At a minimum it
1226 is necessary to setup a certificate authority, and issue certificates to
1227 each server. If using certificates for authentication, then each client
1228 will also need to be issued a certificate. The recommendation is for the
1229 server to keep its certificates in either @code{/etc/pki/qemu} or for
1230 unprivileged users in @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
1231
1232 @menu
1233 * vnc_generate_ca::
1234 * vnc_generate_server::
1235 * vnc_generate_client::
1236 @end menu
1237 @node vnc_generate_ca
1238 @subsubsection Setup the Certificate Authority
1239
1240 This step only needs to be performed once per organization / organizational
1241 unit. First the CA needs a private key. This key must be kept VERY secret
1242 and secure. If this key is compromised the entire trust chain of the certificates
1243 issued with it is lost.
1244
1245 @example
1246 # certtool --generate-privkey > ca-key.pem
1247 @end example
1248
1249 A CA needs to have a public certificate. For simplicity it can be a self-signed
1250 certificate, or one issue by a commercial certificate issuing authority. To
1251 generate a self-signed certificate requires one core piece of information, the
1252 name of the organization.
1253
1254 @example
1255 # cat > ca.info <<EOF
1256 cn = Name of your organization
1257 ca
1258 cert_signing_key
1259 EOF
1260 # certtool --generate-self-signed \
1261 --load-privkey ca-key.pem
1262 --template ca.info \
1263 --outfile ca-cert.pem
1264 @end example
1265
1266 The @code{ca-cert.pem} file should be copied to all servers and clients wishing to utilize
1267 TLS support in the VNC server. The @code{ca-key.pem} must not be disclosed/copied at all.
1268
1269 @node vnc_generate_server
1270 @subsubsection Issuing server certificates
1271
1272 Each server (or host) needs to be issued with a key and certificate. When connecting
1273 the certificate is sent to the client which validates it against the CA certificate.
1274 The core piece of information for a server certificate is the hostname. This should
1275 be the fully qualified hostname that the client will connect with, since the client
1276 will typically also verify the hostname in the certificate. On the host holding the
1277 secure CA private key:
1278
1279 @example
1280 # cat > server.info <<EOF
1281 organization = Name of your organization
1282 cn = server.foo.example.com
1283 tls_www_server
1284 encryption_key
1285 signing_key
1286 EOF
1287 # certtool --generate-privkey > server-key.pem
1288 # certtool --generate-certificate \
1289 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
1290 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
1291 --load-privkey server server-key.pem \
1292 --template server.info \
1293 --outfile server-cert.pem
1294 @end example
1295
1296 The @code{server-key.pem} and @code{server-cert.pem} files should now be securely copied
1297 to the server for which they were generated. The @code{server-key.pem} is security
1298 sensitive and should be kept protected with file mode 0600 to prevent disclosure.
1299
1300 @node vnc_generate_client
1301 @subsubsection Issuing client certificates
1302
1303 If the QEMU VNC server is to use the @code{x509verify} option to validate client
1304 certificates as its authentication mechanism, each client also needs to be issued
1305 a certificate. The client certificate contains enough metadata to uniquely identify
1306 the client, typically organization, state, city, building, etc. On the host holding
1307 the secure CA private key:
1308
1309 @example
1310 # cat > client.info <<EOF
1311 country = GB
1312 state = London
1313 locality = London
1314 organiazation = Name of your organization
1315 cn = client.foo.example.com
1316 tls_www_client
1317 encryption_key
1318 signing_key
1319 EOF
1320 # certtool --generate-privkey > client-key.pem
1321 # certtool --generate-certificate \
1322 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
1323 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
1324 --load-privkey client-key.pem \
1325 --template client.info \
1326 --outfile client-cert.pem
1327 @end example
1328
1329 The @code{client-key.pem} and @code{client-cert.pem} files should now be securely
1330 copied to the client for which they were generated.
1331
1332
1333 @node vnc_setup_sasl
1334
1335 @subsection Configuring SASL mechanisms
1336
1337 The following documentation assumes use of the Cyrus SASL implementation on a
1338 Linux host, but the principals should apply to any other SASL impl. When SASL
1339 is enabled, the mechanism configuration will be loaded from system default
1340 SASL service config /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
1341 unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
1342 to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
1343
1344 The default configuration might contain
1345
1346 @example
1347 mech_list: digest-md5
1348 sasldb_path: /etc/qemu/passwd.db
1349 @end example
1350
1351 This says to use the 'Digest MD5' mechanism, which is similar to the HTTP
1352 Digest-MD5 mechanism. The list of valid usernames & passwords is maintained
1353 in the /etc/qemu/passwd.db file, and can be updated using the saslpasswd2
1354 command. While this mechanism is easy to configure and use, it is not
1355 considered secure by modern standards, so only suitable for developers /
1356 ad-hoc testing.
1357
1358 A more serious deployment might use Kerberos, which is done with the 'gssapi'
1359 mechanism
1360
1361 @example
1362 mech_list: gssapi
1363 keytab: /etc/qemu/krb5.tab
1364 @end example
1365
1366 For this to work the administrator of your KDC must generate a Kerberos
1367 principal for the server, with a name of 'qemu/somehost.example.com@@EXAMPLE.COM'
1368 replacing 'somehost.example.com' with the fully qualified host name of the
1369 machine running QEMU, and 'EXAMPLE.COM' with the Kerberos Realm.
1370
1371 Other configurations will be left as an exercise for the reader. It should
1372 be noted that only Digest-MD5 and GSSAPI provides a SSF layer for data
1373 encryption. For all other mechanisms, VNC should always be configured to
1374 use TLS and x509 certificates to protect security credentials from snooping.
1375
1376 @node gdb_usage
1377 @section GDB usage
1378
1379 QEMU has a primitive support to work with gdb, so that you can do
1380 'Ctrl-C' while the virtual machine is running and inspect its state.
1381
1382 In order to use gdb, launch QEMU with the '-s' option. It will wait for a
1383 gdb connection:
1384 @example
1385 qemu-system-i386 -s -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1386 -append "root=/dev/hda"
1387 Connected to host network interface: tun0
1388 Waiting gdb connection on port 1234
1389 @end example
1390
1391 Then launch gdb on the 'vmlinux' executable:
1392 @example
1393 > gdb vmlinux
1394 @end example
1395
1396 In gdb, connect to QEMU:
1397 @example
1398 (gdb) target remote localhost:1234
1399 @end example
1400
1401 Then you can use gdb normally. For example, type 'c' to launch the kernel:
1402 @example
1403 (gdb) c
1404 @end example
1405
1406 Here are some useful tips in order to use gdb on system code:
1407
1408 @enumerate
1409 @item
1410 Use @code{info reg} to display all the CPU registers.
1411 @item
1412 Use @code{x/10i $eip} to display the code at the PC position.
1413 @item
1414 Use @code{set architecture i8086} to dump 16 bit code. Then use
1415 @code{x/10i $cs*16+$eip} to dump the code at the PC position.
1416 @end enumerate
1417
1418 Advanced debugging options:
1419
1420 The default single stepping behavior is step with the IRQs and timer service routines off. It is set this way because when gdb executes a single step it expects to advance beyond the current instruction. With the IRQs and and timer service routines on, a single step might jump into the one of the interrupt or exception vectors instead of executing the current instruction. This means you may hit the same breakpoint a number of times before executing the instruction gdb wants to have executed. Because there are rare circumstances where you want to single step into an interrupt vector the behavior can be controlled from GDB. There are three commands you can query and set the single step behavior:
1421 @table @code
1422 @item maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
1423
1424 This will display the MASK bits used to control the single stepping IE:
1425 @example
1426 (gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
1427 sending: "qqemu.sstepbits"
1428 received: "ENABLE=1,NOIRQ=2,NOTIMER=4"
1429 @end example
1430 @item maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
1431
1432 This will display the current value of the mask used when single stepping IE:
1433 @example
1434 (gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
1435 sending: "qqemu.sstep"
1436 received: "0x7"
1437 @end example
1438 @item maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=HEX_VALUE
1439
1440 This will change the single step mask, so if wanted to enable IRQs on the single step, but not timers, you would use:
1441 @example
1442 (gdb) maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=0x5
1443 sending: "qemu.sstep=0x5"
1444 received: "OK"
1445 @end example
1446 @end table
1447
1448 @node pcsys_os_specific
1449 @section Target OS specific information
1450
1451 @subsection Linux
1452
1453 To have access to SVGA graphic modes under X11, use the @code{vesa} or
1454 the @code{cirrus} X11 driver. For optimal performances, use 16 bit
1455 color depth in the guest and the host OS.
1456
1457 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, you should add the option
1458 @code{clock=pit} on the kernel command line because the 2.6 Linux
1459 kernels make very strict real time clock checks by default that QEMU
1460 cannot simulate exactly.
1461
1462 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, verify that the 4G/4G patch is
1463 not activated because QEMU is slower with this patch. The QEMU
1464 Accelerator Module is also much slower in this case. Earlier Fedora
1465 Core 3 Linux kernel (< 2.6.9-1.724_FC3) were known to incorporate this
1466 patch by default. Newer kernels don't have it.
1467
1468 @subsection Windows
1469
1470 If you have a slow host, using Windows 95 is better as it gives the
1471 best speed. Windows 2000 is also a good choice.
1472
1473 @subsubsection SVGA graphic modes support
1474
1475 QEMU emulates a Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video
1476 card. All Windows versions starting from Windows 95 should recognize
1477 and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color
1478 depth in the guest and the host OS.
1479
1480 If you are using Windows XP as guest OS and if you want to use high
1481 resolution modes which the Cirrus Logic BIOS does not support (i.e. >=
1482 1280x1024x16), then you should use the VESA VBE virtual graphic card
1483 (option @option{-std-vga}).
1484
1485 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1486
1487 Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT
1488 instruction. The result is that it takes host CPU cycles even when
1489 idle. You can install the utility from
1490 @url{http://www.user.cityline.ru/~maxamn/amnhltm.zip} to solve this
1491 problem. Note that no such tool is needed for NT, 2000 or XP.
1492
1493 @subsubsection Windows 2000 disk full problem
1494
1495 Windows 2000 has a bug which gives a disk full problem during its
1496 installation. When installing it, use the @option{-win2k-hack} QEMU
1497 option to enable a specific workaround. After Windows 2000 is
1498 installed, you no longer need this option (this option slows down the
1499 IDE transfers).
1500
1501 @subsubsection Windows 2000 shutdown
1502
1503 Windows 2000 cannot automatically shutdown in QEMU although Windows 98
1504 can. It comes from the fact that Windows 2000 does not automatically
1505 use the APM driver provided by the BIOS.
1506
1507 In order to correct that, do the following (thanks to Struan
1508 Bartlett): go to the Control Panel => Add/Remove Hardware & Next =>
1509 Add/Troubleshoot a device => Add a new device & Next => No, select the
1510 hardware from a list & Next => NT Apm/Legacy Support & Next => Next
1511 (again) a few times. Now the driver is installed and Windows 2000 now
1512 correctly instructs QEMU to shutdown at the appropriate moment.
1513
1514 @subsubsection Share a directory between Unix and Windows
1515
1516 See @ref{sec_invocation} about the help of the option @option{-smb}.
1517
1518 @subsubsection Windows XP security problem
1519
1520 Some releases of Windows XP install correctly but give a security
1521 error when booting:
1522 @example
1523 A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the
1524 license for this computer. Error code: 0x800703e6.
1525 @end example
1526
1527 The workaround is to install a service pack for XP after a boot in safe
1528 mode. Then reboot, and the problem should go away. Since there is no
1529 network while in safe mode, its recommended to download the full
1530 installation of SP1 or SP2 and transfer that via an ISO or using the
1531 vvfat block device ("-hdb fat:directory_which_holds_the_SP").
1532
1533 @subsection MS-DOS and FreeDOS
1534
1535 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1536
1537 DOS does not correctly use the CPU HLT instruction. The result is that
1538 it takes host CPU cycles even when idle. You can install the utility
1539 from @url{http://www.vmware.com/software/dosidle210.zip} to solve this
1540 problem.
1541
1542 @node QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1543 @chapter QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1544
1545 QEMU is a generic emulator and it emulates many non PC
1546 machines. Most of the options are similar to the PC emulator. The
1547 differences are mentioned in the following sections.
1548
1549 @menu
1550 * PowerPC System emulator::
1551 * Sparc32 System emulator::
1552 * Sparc64 System emulator::
1553 * MIPS System emulator::
1554 * ARM System emulator::
1555 * ColdFire System emulator::
1556 * Cris System emulator::
1557 * Microblaze System emulator::
1558 * SH4 System emulator::
1559 * Xtensa System emulator::
1560 @end menu
1561
1562 @node PowerPC System emulator
1563 @section PowerPC System emulator
1564 @cindex system emulation (PowerPC)
1565
1566 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-ppc} to simulate a complete PREP
1567 or PowerMac PowerPC system.
1568
1569 QEMU emulates the following PowerMac peripherals:
1570
1571 @itemize @minus
1572 @item
1573 UniNorth or Grackle PCI Bridge
1574 @item
1575 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1576 @item
1577 2 PMAC IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1578 @item
1579 NE2000 PCI adapters
1580 @item
1581 Non Volatile RAM
1582 @item
1583 VIA-CUDA with ADB keyboard and mouse.
1584 @end itemize
1585
1586 QEMU emulates the following PREP peripherals:
1587
1588 @itemize @minus
1589 @item
1590 PCI Bridge
1591 @item
1592 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1593 @item
1594 2 IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1595 @item
1596 Floppy disk
1597 @item
1598 NE2000 network adapters
1599 @item
1600 Serial port
1601 @item
1602 PREP Non Volatile RAM
1603 @item
1604 PC compatible keyboard and mouse.
1605 @end itemize
1606
1607 QEMU uses the Open Hack'Ware Open Firmware Compatible BIOS available at
1608 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/OpenHackWare/index.htm}.
1609
1610 Since version 0.9.1, QEMU uses OpenBIOS @url{http://www.openbios.org/}
1611 for the g3beige and mac99 PowerMac machines. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL
1612 v2) portable firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100%
1613 IEEE 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
1614
1615 @c man begin OPTIONS
1616
1617 The following options are specific to the PowerPC emulation:
1618
1619 @table @option
1620
1621 @item -g @var{W}x@var{H}[x@var{DEPTH}]
1622
1623 Set the initial VGA graphic mode. The default is 800x600x15.
1624
1625 @item -prom-env @var{string}
1626
1627 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1628
1629 @example
1630 qemu-system-ppc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
1631 -prom-env 'boot-device=hd:2,\yaboot' \
1632 -prom-env 'boot-args=conf=hd:2,\yaboot.conf'
1633 @end example
1634
1635 These variables are not used by Open Hack'Ware.
1636
1637 @end table
1638
1639 @c man end
1640
1641
1642 More information is available at
1643 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/qemu-ppc/}.
1644
1645 @node Sparc32 System emulator
1646 @section Sparc32 System emulator
1647 @cindex system emulation (Sparc32)
1648
1649 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc} to simulate the following
1650 Sun4m architecture machines:
1651 @itemize @minus
1652 @item
1653 SPARCstation 4
1654 @item
1655 SPARCstation 5
1656 @item
1657 SPARCstation 10
1658 @item
1659 SPARCstation 20
1660 @item
1661 SPARCserver 600MP
1662 @item
1663 SPARCstation LX
1664 @item
1665 SPARCstation Voyager
1666 @item
1667 SPARCclassic
1668 @item
1669 SPARCbook
1670 @end itemize
1671
1672 The emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported,
1673 but Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4.
1674
1675 It's also possible to simulate a SPARCstation 2 (sun4c architecture),
1676 SPARCserver 1000, or SPARCcenter 2000 (sun4d architecture), but these
1677 emulators are not usable yet.
1678
1679 QEMU emulates the following sun4m/sun4c/sun4d peripherals:
1680
1681 @itemize @minus
1682 @item
1683 IOMMU or IO-UNITs
1684 @item
1685 TCX Frame buffer
1686 @item
1687 Lance (Am7990) Ethernet
1688 @item
1689 Non Volatile RAM M48T02/M48T08
1690 @item
1691 Slave I/O: timers, interrupt controllers, Zilog serial ports, keyboard
1692 and power/reset logic
1693 @item
1694 ESP SCSI controller with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1695 @item
1696 Floppy drive (not on SS-600MP)
1697 @item
1698 CS4231 sound device (only on SS-5, not working yet)
1699 @end itemize
1700
1701 The number of peripherals is fixed in the architecture. Maximum
1702 memory size depends on the machine type, for SS-5 it is 256MB and for
1703 others 2047MB.
1704
1705 Since version 0.8.2, QEMU uses OpenBIOS
1706 @url{http://www.openbios.org/}. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable
1707 firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100% IEEE
1708 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
1709
1710 A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on
1711 the QEMU web site. There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but
1712 some kernel versions work. Please note that currently Solaris kernels
1713 don't work probably due to interface issues between OpenBIOS and
1714 Solaris.
1715
1716 @c man begin OPTIONS
1717
1718 The following options are specific to the Sparc32 emulation:
1719
1720 @table @option
1721
1722 @item -g @var{W}x@var{H}x[x@var{DEPTH}]
1723
1724 Set the initial TCX graphic mode. The default is 1024x768x8, currently
1725 the only other possible mode is 1024x768x24.
1726
1727 @item -prom-env @var{string}
1728
1729 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1730
1731 @example
1732 qemu-system-sparc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
1733 -prom-env 'boot-device=sd(0,2,0):d' -prom-env 'boot-args=linux single'
1734 @end example
1735
1736 @item -M [SS-4|SS-5|SS-10|SS-20|SS-600MP|LX|Voyager|SPARCClassic] [|SPARCbook|SS-2|SS-1000|SS-2000]
1737
1738 Set the emulated machine type. Default is SS-5.
1739
1740 @end table
1741
1742 @c man end
1743
1744 @node Sparc64 System emulator
1745 @section Sparc64 System emulator
1746 @cindex system emulation (Sparc64)
1747
1748 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc64} to simulate a Sun4u
1749 (UltraSPARC PC-like machine), Sun4v (T1 PC-like machine), or generic
1750 Niagara (T1) machine. The emulator is not usable for anything yet, but
1751 it can launch some kernels.
1752
1753 QEMU emulates the following peripherals:
1754
1755 @itemize @minus
1756 @item
1757 UltraSparc IIi APB PCI Bridge
1758 @item
1759 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1760 @item
1761 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
1762 @item
1763 Non Volatile RAM M48T59
1764 @item
1765 PC-compatible serial ports
1766 @item
1767 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1768 @item
1769 Floppy disk
1770 @end itemize
1771
1772 @c man begin OPTIONS
1773
1774 The following options are specific to the Sparc64 emulation:
1775
1776 @table @option
1777
1778 @item -prom-env @var{string}
1779
1780 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1781
1782 @example
1783 qemu-system-sparc64 -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false'
1784 @end example
1785
1786 @item -M [sun4u|sun4v|Niagara]
1787
1788 Set the emulated machine type. The default is sun4u.
1789
1790 @end table
1791
1792 @c man end
1793
1794 @node MIPS System emulator
1795 @section MIPS System emulator
1796 @cindex system emulation (MIPS)
1797
1798 Four executables cover simulation of 32 and 64-bit MIPS systems in
1799 both endian options, @file{qemu-system-mips}, @file{qemu-system-mipsel}
1800 @file{qemu-system-mips64} and @file{qemu-system-mips64el}.
1801 Five different machine types are emulated:
1802
1803 @itemize @minus
1804 @item
1805 A generic ISA PC-like machine "mips"
1806 @item
1807 The MIPS Malta prototype board "malta"
1808 @item
1809 An ACER Pica "pica61". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
1810 @item
1811 MIPS emulator pseudo board "mipssim"
1812 @item
1813 A MIPS Magnum R4000 machine "magnum". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
1814 @end itemize
1815
1816 The generic emulation is supported by Debian 'Etch' and is able to
1817 install Debian into a virtual disk image. The following devices are
1818 emulated:
1819
1820 @itemize @minus
1821 @item
1822 A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
1823 @item
1824 PC style serial port
1825 @item
1826 PC style IDE disk
1827 @item
1828 NE2000 network card
1829 @end itemize
1830
1831 The Malta emulation supports the following devices:
1832
1833 @itemize @minus
1834 @item
1835 Core board with MIPS 24Kf CPU and Galileo system controller
1836 @item
1837 PIIX4 PCI/USB/SMbus controller
1838 @item
1839 The Multi-I/O chip's serial device
1840 @item
1841 PCI network cards (PCnet32 and others)
1842 @item
1843 Malta FPGA serial device
1844 @item
1845 Cirrus (default) or any other PCI VGA graphics card
1846 @end itemize
1847
1848 The ACER Pica emulation supports:
1849
1850 @itemize @minus
1851 @item
1852 MIPS R4000 CPU
1853 @item
1854 PC-style IRQ and DMA controllers
1855 @item
1856 PC Keyboard
1857 @item
1858 IDE controller
1859 @end itemize
1860
1861 The mipssim pseudo board emulation provides an environment similar
1862 to what the proprietary MIPS emulator uses for running Linux.
1863 It supports:
1864
1865 @itemize @minus
1866 @item
1867 A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
1868 @item
1869 PC style serial port
1870 @item
1871 MIPSnet network emulation
1872 @end itemize
1873
1874 The MIPS Magnum R4000 emulation supports:
1875
1876 @itemize @minus
1877 @item
1878 MIPS R4000 CPU
1879 @item
1880 PC-style IRQ controller
1881 @item
1882 PC Keyboard
1883 @item
1884 SCSI controller
1885 @item
1886 G364 framebuffer
1887 @end itemize
1888
1889
1890 @node ARM System emulator
1891 @section ARM System emulator
1892 @cindex system emulation (ARM)
1893
1894 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-arm} to simulate a ARM
1895 machine. The ARM Integrator/CP board is emulated with the following
1896 devices:
1897
1898 @itemize @minus
1899 @item
1900 ARM926E, ARM1026E, ARM946E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
1901 @item
1902 Two PL011 UARTs
1903 @item
1904 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1905 @item
1906 PL110 LCD controller
1907 @item
1908 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1909 @item
1910 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1911 @end itemize
1912
1913 The ARM Versatile baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
1914
1915 @itemize @minus
1916 @item
1917 ARM926E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
1918 @item
1919 PL190 Vectored Interrupt Controller
1920 @item
1921 Four PL011 UARTs
1922 @item
1923 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1924 @item
1925 PL110 LCD controller
1926 @item
1927 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1928 @item
1929 PCI host bridge. Note the emulated PCI bridge only provides access to
1930 PCI memory space. It does not provide access to PCI IO space.
1931 This means some devices (eg. ne2k_pci NIC) are not usable, and others
1932 (eg. rtl8139 NIC) are only usable when the guest drivers use the memory
1933 mapped control registers.
1934 @item
1935 PCI OHCI USB controller.
1936 @item
1937 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices.
1938 @item
1939 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1940 @end itemize
1941
1942 Several variants of the ARM RealView baseboard are emulated,
1943 including the EB, PB-A8 and PBX-A9. Due to interactions with the
1944 bootloader, only certain Linux kernel configurations work out
1945 of the box on these boards.
1946
1947 Kernels for the PB-A8 board should have CONFIG_REALVIEW_HIGH_PHYS_OFFSET
1948 enabled in the kernel, and expect 512M RAM. Kernels for The PBX-A9 board
1949 should have CONFIG_SPARSEMEM enabled, CONFIG_REALVIEW_HIGH_PHYS_OFFSET
1950 disabled and expect 1024M RAM.
1951
1952 The following devices are emulated:
1953
1954 @itemize @minus
1955 @item
1956 ARM926E, ARM1136, ARM11MPCore, Cortex-A8 or Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU
1957 @item
1958 ARM AMBA Generic/Distributed Interrupt Controller
1959 @item
1960 Four PL011 UARTs
1961 @item
1962 SMC 91c111 or SMSC LAN9118 Ethernet adapter
1963 @item
1964 PL110 LCD controller
1965 @item
1966 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
1967 @item
1968 PCI host bridge
1969 @item
1970 PCI OHCI USB controller
1971 @item
1972 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices
1973 @item
1974 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1975 @end itemize
1976
1977 The XScale-based clamshell PDA models ("Spitz", "Akita", "Borzoi"
1978 and "Terrier") emulation includes the following peripherals:
1979
1980 @itemize @minus
1981 @item
1982 Intel PXA270 System-on-chip (ARM V5TE core)
1983 @item
1984 NAND Flash memory
1985 @item
1986 IBM/Hitachi DSCM microdrive in a PXA PCMCIA slot - not in "Akita"
1987 @item
1988 On-chip OHCI USB controller
1989 @item
1990 On-chip LCD controller
1991 @item
1992 On-chip Real Time Clock
1993 @item
1994 TI ADS7846 touchscreen controller on SSP bus
1995 @item
1996 Maxim MAX1111 analog-digital converter on I@math{^2}C bus
1997 @item
1998 GPIO-connected keyboard controller and LEDs
1999 @item
2000 Secure Digital card connected to PXA MMC/SD host
2001 @item
2002 Three on-chip UARTs
2003 @item
2004 WM8750 audio CODEC on I@math{^2}C and I@math{^2}S busses
2005 @end itemize
2006
2007 The Palm Tungsten|E PDA (codename "Cheetah") emulation includes the
2008 following elements:
2009
2010 @itemize @minus
2011 @item
2012 Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
2013 @item
2014 ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -option-rom)
2015 @item
2016 On-chip LCD controller
2017 @item
2018 On-chip Real Time Clock
2019 @item
2020 TI TSC2102i touchscreen controller / analog-digital converter / Audio
2021 CODEC, connected through MicroWire and I@math{^2}S busses
2022 @item
2023 GPIO-connected matrix keypad
2024 @item
2025 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2026 @item
2027 Three on-chip UARTs
2028 @end itemize
2029
2030 Nokia N800 and N810 internet tablets (known also as RX-34 and RX-44 / 48)
2031 emulation supports the following elements:
2032
2033 @itemize @minus
2034 @item
2035 Texas Instruments OMAP2420 System-on-chip (ARM 1136 core)
2036 @item
2037 RAM and non-volatile OneNAND Flash memories
2038 @item
2039 Display connected to EPSON remote framebuffer chip and OMAP on-chip
2040 display controller and a LS041y3 MIPI DBI-C controller
2041 @item
2042 TI TSC2301 (in N800) and TI TSC2005 (in N810) touchscreen controllers
2043 driven through SPI bus
2044 @item
2045 National Semiconductor LM8323-controlled qwerty keyboard driven
2046 through I@math{^2}C bus
2047 @item
2048 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2049 @item
2050 Three OMAP on-chip UARTs and on-chip STI debugging console
2051 @item
2052 A Bluetooth(R) transceiver and HCI connected to an UART
2053 @item
2054 Mentor Graphics "Inventra" dual-role USB controller embedded in a TI
2055 TUSB6010 chip - only USB host mode is supported
2056 @item
2057 TI TMP105 temperature sensor driven through I@math{^2}C bus
2058 @item
2059 TI TWL92230C power management companion with an RTC on I@math{^2}C bus
2060 @item
2061 Nokia RETU and TAHVO multi-purpose chips with an RTC, connected
2062 through CBUS
2063 @end itemize
2064
2065 The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S811EVB emulation includes the following
2066 devices:
2067
2068 @itemize @minus
2069 @item
2070 Cortex-M3 CPU core.
2071 @item
2072 64k Flash and 8k SRAM.
2073 @item
2074 Timers, UARTs, ADC and I@math{^2}C interface.
2075 @item
2076 OSRAM Pictiva 96x16 OLED with SSD0303 controller on I@math{^2}C bus.
2077 @end itemize
2078
2079 The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S6965EVB emulation includes the following
2080 devices:
2081
2082 @itemize @minus
2083 @item
2084 Cortex-M3 CPU core.
2085 @item
2086 256k Flash and 64k SRAM.
2087 @item
2088 Timers, UARTs, ADC, I@math{^2}C and SSI interfaces.
2089 @item
2090 OSRAM Pictiva 128x64 OLED with SSD0323 controller connected via SSI.
2091 @end itemize
2092
2093 The Freecom MusicPal internet radio emulation includes the following
2094 elements:
2095
2096 @itemize @minus
2097 @item
2098 Marvell MV88W8618 ARM core.
2099 @item
2100 32 MB RAM, 256 KB SRAM, 8 MB flash.
2101 @item
2102 Up to 2 16550 UARTs
2103 @item
2104 MV88W8xx8 Ethernet controller
2105 @item
2106 MV88W8618 audio controller, WM8750 CODEC and mixer
2107 @item
2108 128×64 display with brightness control
2109 @item
2110 2 buttons, 2 navigation wheels with button function
2111 @end itemize
2112
2113 The Siemens SX1 models v1 and v2 (default) basic emulation.
2114 The emulation includes the following elements:
2115
2116 @itemize @minus
2117 @item
2118 Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
2119 @item
2120 ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -pflash)
2121 V1
2122 1 Flash of 16MB and 1 Flash of 8MB
2123 V2
2124 1 Flash of 32MB
2125 @item
2126 On-chip LCD controller
2127 @item
2128 On-chip Real Time Clock
2129 @item
2130 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2131 @item
2132 Three on-chip UARTs
2133 @end itemize
2134
2135 A Linux 2.6 test image is available on the QEMU web site. More
2136 information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
2137
2138 @c man begin OPTIONS
2139
2140 The following options are specific to the ARM emulation:
2141
2142 @table @option
2143
2144 @item -semihosting
2145 Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
2146
2147 On ARM this implements the "Angel" interface.
2148
2149 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
2150 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
2151
2152 @end table
2153
2154 @node ColdFire System emulator
2155 @section ColdFire System emulator
2156 @cindex system emulation (ColdFire)
2157 @cindex system emulation (M68K)
2158
2159 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-m68k} to simulate a ColdFire machine.
2160 The emulator is able to boot a uClinux kernel.
2161
2162 The M5208EVB emulation includes the following devices:
2163
2164 @itemize @minus
2165 @item
2166 MCF5208 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor (ISA A+ with EMAC).
2167 @item
2168 Three Two on-chip UARTs.
2169 @item
2170 Fast Ethernet Controller (FEC)
2171 @end itemize
2172
2173 The AN5206 emulation includes the following devices:
2174
2175 @itemize @minus
2176 @item
2177 MCF5206 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor.
2178 @item
2179 Two on-chip UARTs.
2180 @end itemize
2181
2182 @c man begin OPTIONS
2183
2184 The following options are specific to the ColdFire emulation:
2185
2186 @table @option
2187
2188 @item -semihosting
2189 Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
2190
2191 On M68K this implements the "ColdFire GDB" interface used by libgloss.
2192
2193 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
2194 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
2195
2196 @end table
2197
2198 @node Cris System emulator
2199 @section Cris System emulator
2200 @cindex system emulation (Cris)
2201
2202 TODO
2203
2204 @node Microblaze System emulator
2205 @section Microblaze System emulator
2206 @cindex system emulation (Microblaze)
2207
2208 TODO
2209
2210 @node SH4 System emulator
2211 @section SH4 System emulator
2212 @cindex system emulation (SH4)
2213
2214 TODO
2215
2216 @node Xtensa System emulator
2217 @section Xtensa System emulator
2218 @cindex system emulation (Xtensa)
2219
2220 Two executables cover simulation of both Xtensa endian options,
2221 @file{qemu-system-xtensa} and @file{qemu-system-xtensaeb}.
2222 Two different machine types are emulated:
2223
2224 @itemize @minus
2225 @item
2226 Xtensa emulator pseudo board "sim"
2227 @item
2228 Avnet LX60/LX110/LX200 board
2229 @end itemize
2230
2231 The sim pseudo board emulation provides an environment similar
2232 to one provided by the proprietary Tensilica ISS.
2233 It supports:
2234
2235 @itemize @minus
2236 @item
2237 A range of Xtensa CPUs, default is the DC232B
2238 @item
2239 Console and filesystem access via semihosting calls
2240 @end itemize
2241
2242 The Avnet LX60/LX110/LX200 emulation supports:
2243
2244 @itemize @minus
2245 @item
2246 A range of Xtensa CPUs, default is the DC232B
2247 @item
2248 16550 UART
2249 @item
2250 OpenCores 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC
2251 @end itemize
2252
2253 @c man begin OPTIONS
2254
2255 The following options are specific to the Xtensa emulation:
2256
2257 @table @option
2258
2259 @item -semihosting
2260 Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
2261
2262 Xtensa semihosting provides basic file IO calls, such as open/read/write/seek/select.
2263 Tensilica baremetal libc for ISS and linux platform "sim" use this interface.
2264
2265 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
2266 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
2267
2268 @end table
2269 @node QEMU User space emulator
2270 @chapter QEMU User space emulator
2271
2272 @menu
2273 * Supported Operating Systems ::
2274 * Linux User space emulator::
2275 * BSD User space emulator ::
2276 @end menu
2277
2278 @node Supported Operating Systems
2279 @section Supported Operating Systems
2280
2281 The following OS are supported in user space emulation:
2282
2283 @itemize @minus
2284 @item
2285 Linux (referred as qemu-linux-user)
2286 @item
2287 BSD (referred as qemu-bsd-user)
2288 @end itemize
2289
2290 @node Linux User space emulator
2291 @section Linux User space emulator
2292
2293 @menu
2294 * Quick Start::
2295 * Wine launch::
2296 * Command line options::
2297 * Other binaries::
2298 @end menu
2299
2300 @node Quick Start
2301 @subsection Quick Start
2302
2303 In order to launch a Linux process, QEMU needs the process executable
2304 itself and all the target (x86) dynamic libraries used by it.
2305
2306 @itemize
2307
2308 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2309 libraries:
2310
2311 @example
2312 qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
2313 @end example
2314
2315 @code{-L /} tells that the x86 dynamic linker must be searched with a
2316 @file{/} prefix.
2317
2318 @item Since QEMU is also a linux process, you can launch QEMU with
2319 QEMU (NOTE: you can only do that if you compiled QEMU from the sources):
2320
2321 @example
2322 qemu-i386 -L / qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
2323 @end example
2324
2325 @item On non x86 CPUs, you need first to download at least an x86 glibc
2326 (@file{qemu-runtime-i386-XXX-.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page). Ensure that
2327 @code{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} is not set:
2328
2329 @example
2330 unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
2331 @end example
2332
2333 Then you can launch the precompiled @file{ls} x86 executable:
2334
2335 @example
2336 qemu-i386 tests/i386/ls
2337 @end example
2338 You can look at @file{scripts/qemu-binfmt-conf.sh} so that
2339 QEMU is automatically launched by the Linux kernel when you try to
2340 launch x86 executables. It requires the @code{binfmt_misc} module in the
2341 Linux kernel.
2342
2343 @item The x86 version of QEMU is also included. You can try weird things such as:
2344 @example
2345 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/qemu-i386 \
2346 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
2347 @end example
2348
2349 @end itemize
2350
2351 @node Wine launch
2352 @subsection Wine launch
2353
2354 @itemize
2355
2356 @item Ensure that you have a working QEMU with the x86 glibc
2357 distribution (see previous section). In order to verify it, you must be
2358 able to do:
2359
2360 @example
2361 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
2362 @end example
2363
2364 @item Download the binary x86 Wine install
2365 (@file{qemu-XXX-i386-wine.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page).
2366
2367 @item Configure Wine on your account. Look at the provided script
2368 @file{/usr/local/qemu-i386/@/bin/wine-conf.sh}. Your previous
2369 @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine} directory is saved to @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine.org}.
2370
2371 @item Then you can try the example @file{putty.exe}:
2372
2373 @example
2374 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/bin/wine \
2375 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/c/Program\ Files/putty.exe
2376 @end example
2377
2378 @end itemize
2379
2380 @node Command line options
2381 @subsection Command line options
2382
2383 @example
2384 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] [-cpu model] [-g port] [-B offset] [-R size] program [arguments...]
2385 @end example
2386
2387 @table @option
2388 @item -h
2389 Print the help
2390 @item -L path
2391 Set the x86 elf interpreter prefix (default=/usr/local/qemu-i386)
2392 @item -s size
2393 Set the x86 stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2394 @item -cpu model
2395 Select CPU model (-cpu help for list and additional feature selection)
2396 @item -ignore-environment
2397 Start with an empty environment. Without this option,
2398 the initial environment is a copy of the caller's environment.
2399 @item -E @var{var}=@var{value}
2400 Set environment @var{var} to @var{value}.
2401 @item -U @var{var}
2402 Remove @var{var} from the environment.
2403 @item -B offset
2404 Offset guest address by the specified number of bytes. This is useful when
2405 the address region required by guest applications is reserved on the host.
2406 This option is currently only supported on some hosts.
2407 @item -R size
2408 Pre-allocate a guest virtual address space of the given size (in bytes).
2409 "G", "M", and "k" suffixes may be used when specifying the size.
2410 @end table
2411
2412 Debug options:
2413
2414 @table @option
2415 @item -d
2416 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2417 @item -p pagesize
2418 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2419 @item -g port
2420 Wait gdb connection to port
2421 @item -singlestep
2422 Run the emulation in single step mode.
2423 @end table
2424
2425 Environment variables:
2426
2427 @table @env
2428 @item QEMU_STRACE
2429 Print system calls and arguments similar to the 'strace' program
2430 (NOTE: the actual 'strace' program will not work because the user
2431 space emulator hasn't implemented ptrace). At the moment this is
2432 incomplete. All system calls that don't have a specific argument
2433 format are printed with information for six arguments. Many
2434 flag-style arguments don't have decoders and will show up as numbers.
2435 @end table
2436
2437 @node Other binaries
2438 @subsection Other binaries
2439
2440 @cindex user mode (Alpha)
2441 @command{qemu-alpha} TODO.
2442
2443 @cindex user mode (ARM)
2444 @command{qemu-armeb} TODO.
2445
2446 @cindex user mode (ARM)
2447 @command{qemu-arm} is also capable of running ARM "Angel" semihosted ELF
2448 binaries (as implemented by the arm-elf and arm-eabi Newlib/GDB
2449 configurations), and arm-uclinux bFLT format binaries.
2450
2451 @cindex user mode (ColdFire)
2452 @cindex user mode (M68K)
2453 @command{qemu-m68k} is capable of running semihosted binaries using the BDM
2454 (m5xxx-ram-hosted.ld) or m68k-sim (sim.ld) syscall interfaces, and
2455 coldfire uClinux bFLT format binaries.
2456
2457 The binary format is detected automatically.
2458
2459 @cindex user mode (Cris)
2460 @command{qemu-cris} TODO.
2461
2462 @cindex user mode (i386)
2463 @command{qemu-i386} TODO.
2464 @command{qemu-x86_64} TODO.
2465
2466 @cindex user mode (Microblaze)
2467 @command{qemu-microblaze} TODO.
2468
2469 @cindex user mode (MIPS)
2470 @command{qemu-mips} TODO.
2471 @command{qemu-mipsel} TODO.
2472
2473 @cindex user mode (PowerPC)
2474 @command{qemu-ppc64abi32} TODO.
2475 @command{qemu-ppc64} TODO.
2476 @command{qemu-ppc} TODO.
2477
2478 @cindex user mode (SH4)
2479 @command{qemu-sh4eb} TODO.
2480 @command{qemu-sh4} TODO.
2481
2482 @cindex user mode (SPARC)
2483 @command{qemu-sparc} can execute Sparc32 binaries (Sparc32 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2484
2485 @command{qemu-sparc32plus} can execute Sparc32 and SPARC32PLUS binaries
2486 (Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2487
2488 @command{qemu-sparc64} can execute some Sparc64 (Sparc64 CPU, 64 bit ABI) and
2489 SPARC32PLUS binaries (Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2490
2491 @node BSD User space emulator
2492 @section BSD User space emulator
2493
2494 @menu
2495 * BSD Status::
2496 * BSD Quick Start::
2497 * BSD Command line options::
2498 @end menu
2499
2500 @node BSD Status
2501 @subsection BSD Status
2502
2503 @itemize @minus
2504 @item
2505 target Sparc64 on Sparc64: Some trivial programs work.
2506 @end itemize
2507
2508 @node BSD Quick Start
2509 @subsection Quick Start
2510
2511 In order to launch a BSD process, QEMU needs the process executable
2512 itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it.
2513
2514 @itemize
2515
2516 @item On Sparc64, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2517 libraries:
2518
2519 @example
2520 qemu-sparc64 /bin/ls
2521 @end example
2522
2523 @end itemize
2524
2525 @node BSD Command line options
2526 @subsection Command line options
2527
2528 @example
2529 usage: qemu-sparc64 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] [-bsd type] program [arguments...]
2530 @end example
2531
2532 @table @option
2533 @item -h
2534 Print the help
2535 @item -L path
2536 Set the library root path (default=/)
2537 @item -s size
2538 Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2539 @item -ignore-environment
2540 Start with an empty environment. Without this option,
2541 the initial environment is a copy of the caller's environment.
2542 @item -E @var{var}=@var{value}
2543 Set environment @var{var} to @var{value}.
2544 @item -U @var{var}
2545 Remove @var{var} from the environment.
2546 @item -bsd type
2547 Set the type of the emulated BSD Operating system. Valid values are
2548 FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD (default).
2549 @end table
2550
2551 Debug options:
2552
2553 @table @option
2554 @item -d
2555 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2556 @item -p pagesize
2557 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2558 @item -singlestep
2559 Run the emulation in single step mode.
2560 @end table
2561
2562 @node compilation
2563 @chapter Compilation from the sources
2564
2565 @menu
2566 * Linux/Unix::
2567 * Windows::
2568 * Cross compilation for Windows with Linux::
2569 * Mac OS X::
2570 * Make targets::
2571 @end menu
2572
2573 @node Linux/Unix
2574 @section Linux/Unix
2575
2576 @subsection Compilation
2577
2578 First you must decompress the sources:
2579 @example
2580 cd /tmp
2581 tar zxvf qemu-x.y.z.tar.gz
2582 cd qemu-x.y.z
2583 @end example
2584
2585 Then you configure QEMU and build it (usually no options are needed):
2586 @example
2587 ./configure
2588 make
2589 @end example
2590
2591 Then type as root user:
2592 @example
2593 make install
2594 @end example
2595 to install QEMU in @file{/usr/local}.
2596
2597 @node Windows
2598 @section Windows
2599
2600 @itemize
2601 @item Install the current versions of MSYS and MinGW from
2602 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}. You can find detailed installation
2603 instructions in the download section and the FAQ.
2604
2605 @item Download
2606 the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
2607 (@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-@/mingw32.tar.gz}) from
2608 @url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place and
2609 edit the @file{sdl-config} script so that it gives the
2610 correct SDL directory when invoked.
2611
2612 @item Install the MinGW version of zlib and make sure
2613 @file{zlib.h} and @file{libz.dll.a} are in
2614 MinGW's default header and linker search paths.
2615
2616 @item Extract the current version of QEMU.
2617
2618 @item Start the MSYS shell (file @file{msys.bat}).
2619
2620 @item Change to the QEMU directory. Launch @file{./configure} and
2621 @file{make}. If you have problems using SDL, verify that
2622 @file{sdl-config} can be launched from the MSYS command line.
2623
2624 @item You can install QEMU in @file{Program Files/QEMU} by typing
2625 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in
2626 @file{Program Files/QEMU}.
2627
2628 @end itemize
2629
2630 @node Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2631 @section Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2632
2633 @itemize
2634 @item
2635 Install the MinGW cross compilation tools available at
2636 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}.
2637
2638 @item Download
2639 the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
2640 (@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-@/mingw32.tar.gz}) from
2641 @url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place and
2642 edit the @file{sdl-config} script so that it gives the
2643 correct SDL directory when invoked. Set up the @code{PATH} environment
2644 variable so that @file{sdl-config} can be launched by
2645 the QEMU configuration script.
2646
2647 @item Install the MinGW version of zlib and make sure
2648 @file{zlib.h} and @file{libz.dll.a} are in
2649 MinGW's default header and linker search paths.
2650
2651 @item
2652 Configure QEMU for Windows cross compilation:
2653 @example
2654 PATH=/usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin:$PATH ./configure --cross-prefix='i686-pc-mingw32-'
2655 @end example
2656 The example assumes @file{sdl-config} is installed under @file{/usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin} and
2657 MinGW cross compilation tools have names like @file{i686-pc-mingw32-gcc} and @file{i686-pc-mingw32-strip}.
2658 We set the @code{PATH} environment variable to ensure the MinGW version of @file{sdl-config} is used and
2659 use --cross-prefix to specify the name of the cross compiler.
2660 You can also use --prefix to set the Win32 install path which defaults to @file{c:/Program Files/QEMU}.
2661
2662 Under Fedora Linux, you can run:
2663 @example
2664 yum -y install mingw32-gcc mingw32-SDL mingw32-zlib
2665 @end example
2666 to get a suitable cross compilation environment.
2667
2668 @item You can install QEMU in the installation directory by typing
2669 @code{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} and @file{zlib1.dll} into the
2670 installation directory.
2671
2672 @end itemize
2673
2674 Wine can be used to launch the resulting qemu-system-i386.exe
2675 and all other qemu-system-@var{target}.exe compiled for Win32.
2676
2677 @node Mac OS X
2678 @section Mac OS X
2679
2680 The Mac OS X patches are not fully merged in QEMU, so you should look
2681 at the QEMU mailing list archive to have all the necessary
2682 information.
2683
2684 @node Make targets
2685 @section Make targets
2686
2687 @table @code
2688
2689 @item make
2690 @item make all
2691 Make everything which is typically needed.
2692
2693 @item install
2694 TODO
2695
2696 @item install-doc
2697 TODO
2698
2699 @item make clean
2700 Remove most files which were built during make.
2701
2702 @item make distclean
2703 Remove everything which was built during make.
2704
2705 @item make dvi
2706 @item make html
2707 @item make info
2708 @item make pdf
2709 Create documentation in dvi, html, info or pdf format.
2710
2711 @item make cscope
2712 TODO
2713
2714 @item make defconfig
2715 (Re-)create some build configuration files.
2716 User made changes will be overwritten.
2717
2718 @item tar
2719 @item tarbin
2720 TODO
2721
2722 @end table
2723
2724 @node License
2725 @appendix License
2726
2727 QEMU is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard.
2728
2729 QEMU is released under the GNU General Public License (TODO: add link).
2730 Parts of QEMU have specific licenses, see file LICENSE.
2731
2732 TODO (refer to file LICENSE, include it, include the GPL?)
2733
2734 @node Index
2735 @appendix Index
2736 @menu
2737 * Concept Index::
2738 * Function Index::
2739 * Keystroke Index::
2740 * Program Index::
2741 * Data Type Index::
2742 * Variable Index::
2743 @end menu
2744
2745 @node Concept Index
2746 @section Concept Index
2747 This is the main index. Should we combine all keywords in one index? TODO
2748 @printindex cp
2749
2750 @node Function Index
2751 @section Function Index
2752 This index could be used for command line options and monitor functions.
2753 @printindex fn
2754
2755 @node Keystroke Index
2756 @section Keystroke Index
2757
2758 This is a list of all keystrokes which have a special function
2759 in system emulation.
2760
2761 @printindex ky
2762
2763 @node Program Index
2764 @section Program Index
2765 @printindex pg
2766
2767 @node Data Type Index
2768 @section Data Type Index
2769
2770 This index could be used for qdev device names and options.
2771
2772 @printindex tp
2773
2774 @node Variable Index
2775 @section Variable Index
2776 @printindex vr
2777
2778 @bye