ETEXI
DEF("smp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smp,
- "-smp [cpus=]n[,maxcpus=cpus][,cores=cores][,threads=threads][,sockets=sockets]\n"
+ "-smp [cpus=]n[,maxcpus=cpus][,cores=cores][,threads=threads][,dies=dies][,sockets=sockets]\n"
" set the number of CPUs to 'n' [default=1]\n"
" maxcpus= maximum number of total cpus, including\n"
" offline CPUs for hotplug, etc\n"
- " cores= number of CPU cores on one socket\n"
+ " cores= number of CPU cores on one socket (for PC, it's on one die)\n"
" threads= number of threads on one CPU core\n"
+ " dies= number of CPU dies on one socket (for PC only)\n"
" sockets= number of discrete sockets in the system\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -smp [cpus=]@var{n}[,cores=@var{cores}][,threads=@var{threads}][,sockets=@var{sockets}][,maxcpus=@var{maxcpus}]
+@item -smp [cpus=]@var{n}[,cores=@var{cores}][,threads=@var{threads}][,dies=dies][,sockets=@var{sockets}][,maxcpus=@var{maxcpus}]
@findex -smp
Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
CPUs are supported. On Sparc32 target, Linux limits the number of usable CPUs
to 4.
-For the PC target, the number of @var{cores} per socket, the number
-of @var{threads} per cores and the total number of @var{sockets} can be
-specified. Missing values will be computed. If any on the three values is
-given, the total number of CPUs @var{n} can be omitted. @var{maxcpus}
-specifies the maximum number of hotpluggable CPUs.
+For the PC target, the number of @var{cores} per die, the number of @var{threads}
+per cores, the number of @var{dies} per packages and the total number of
+@var{sockets} can be specified. Missing values will be computed.
+If any on the three values is given, the total number of CPUs @var{n} can be omitted.
+@var{maxcpus} specifies the maximum number of hotpluggable CPUs.
ETEXI
DEF("numa", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_numa,
ETEXI
DEF("usb", 0, QEMU_OPTION_usb,
- "-usb enable the USB driver (if it is not used by default yet)\n",
+ "-usb enable on-board USB host controller (if not enabled by default)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -usb
@findex -usb
-Enable the USB driver (if it is not used by default yet).
+Enable USB emulation on machine types with an on-board USB host controller (if
+not enabled by default). Note that on-board USB host controllers may not
+support USB 3.0. In this case @option{-device qemu-xhci} can be used instead
+on machines with PCI.
ETEXI
DEF("usbdevice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_usbdevice,
events are arriving in bulk. Possible causes for the latter are flaky
network connections, or scripts for automated testing.
+@item audiodev=@var{audiodev}
+
+Use the specified @var{audiodev} when the VNC client requests audio
+transmission. When not using an -audiodev argument, this option must
+be omitted, otherwise is must be present and specify a valid audiodev.
+
@end table
ETEXI
@item -smbios type=1[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,uuid=@var{uuid}][,sku=@var{str}][,family=@var{str}]
Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields
-@item -smbios type=2[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,asset=@var{str}][,location=@var{str}][,family=@var{str}]
+@item -smbios type=2[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,asset=@var{str}][,location=@var{str}]
Specify SMBIOS type 2 fields
@item -smbios type=3[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,asset=@var{str}][,sku=@var{str}]
block starting at 0xffffffc00005f000.
ETEXI
+DEF("seed", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_seed, \
+ "-seed number seed the pseudo-random number generator\n",
+ QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -seed @var{number}
+@findex -seed
+Force the guest to use a deterministic pseudo-random number generator, seeded
+with @var{number}. This does not affect crypto routines within the host.
+ETEXI
+
DEF("L", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_L, \
"-L path set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
Enable semihosting mode (ARM, M68K, Xtensa, MIPS, Nios II only).
ETEXI
DEF("semihosting-config", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting_config,
- "-semihosting-config [enable=on|off][,target=native|gdb|auto][,arg=str[,...]]\n" \
+ "-semihosting-config [enable=on|off][,target=native|gdb|auto][,chardev=id][,arg=str[,...]]\n" \
" semihosting configuration\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA | QEMU_ARCH_LM32 |
QEMU_ARCH_MIPS | QEMU_ARCH_NIOS2)
STEXI
-@item -semihosting-config [enable=on|off][,target=native|gdb|auto][,arg=str[,...]]
+@item -semihosting-config [enable=on|off][,target=native|gdb|auto][,chardev=id][,arg=str[,...]]
@findex -semihosting-config
Enable and configure semihosting (ARM, M68K, Xtensa, MIPS, Nios II only).
@table @option
Defines where the semihosting calls will be addressed, to QEMU (@code{native})
or to GDB (@code{gdb}). The default is @code{auto}, which means @code{gdb}
during debug sessions and @code{native} otherwise.
+@item chardev=@var{str1}
+Send the output to a chardev backend output for native or auto output when not in gdb
@item arg=@var{str1},arg=@var{str2},...
Allows the user to pass input arguments, and can be used multiple times to build
up a list. The old-style @code{-kernel}/@code{-append} method of passing a
The @option{share} boolean option is @var{on} by default with memfd.
+@item -object rng-builtin,id=@var{id}
+
+Creates a random number generator backend which obtains entropy from
+QEMU builtin functions. The @option{id} parameter is a unique ID that
+will be used to reference this entropy backend from the @option{virtio-rng}
+device. By default, the @option{virtio-rng} device uses this RNG backend.
+
@item -object rng-random,id=@var{id},filename=@var{/dev/random}
Creates a random number generator backend which obtains entropy from
a device on the host. The @option{id} parameter is a unique ID that
will be used to reference this entropy backend from the @option{virtio-rng}
device. The @option{filename} parameter specifies which file to obtain
-entropy from and if omitted defaults to @option{/dev/random}.
+entropy from and if omitted defaults to @option{/dev/urandom}.
@item -object rng-egd,id=@var{id},chardev=@var{chardevid}
The file format is libpcap, so it can be analyzed with tools such as tcpdump
or Wireshark.
-@item -object colo-compare,id=@var{id},primary_in=@var{chardevid},secondary_in=@var{chardevid},outdev=@var{chardevid},iothread=@var{id}[,vnet_hdr_support]
+@item -object colo-compare,id=@var{id},primary_in=@var{chardevid},secondary_in=@var{chardevid},outdev=@var{chardevid},iothread=@var{id}[,vnet_hdr_support][,notify_dev=@var{id}]
Colo-compare gets packet from primary_in@var{chardevid} and secondary_in@var{chardevid}, than compare primary packet with
secondary packet. If the packets are same, we will output primary
In order to improve efficiency, we need to put the task of comparison
in another thread. If it has the vnet_hdr_support flag, colo compare
will send/recv packet with vnet_hdr_len.
+If you want to use Xen COLO, will need the notify_dev to notify Xen
+colo-frame to do checkpoint.
we must use it with the help of filter-mirror and filter-redirector.
@example
+KVM COLO
+
primary:
-netdev tap,id=hn0,vhost=off,script=/etc/qemu-ifup,downscript=/etc/qemu-ifdown
-device e1000,id=e0,netdev=hn0,mac=52:a4:00:12:78:66
-object filter-redirector,id=f1,netdev=hn0,queue=tx,indev=red0
-object filter-redirector,id=f2,netdev=hn0,queue=rx,outdev=red1
+
+Xen COLO
+
+primary:
+-netdev tap,id=hn0,vhost=off,script=/etc/qemu-ifup,downscript=/etc/qemu-ifdown
+-device e1000,id=e0,netdev=hn0,mac=52:a4:00:12:78:66
+-chardev socket,id=mirror0,host=3.3.3.3,port=9003,server,nowait
+-chardev socket,id=compare1,host=3.3.3.3,port=9004,server,nowait
+-chardev socket,id=compare0,host=3.3.3.3,port=9001,server,nowait
+-chardev socket,id=compare0-0,host=3.3.3.3,port=9001
+-chardev socket,id=compare_out,host=3.3.3.3,port=9005,server,nowait
+-chardev socket,id=compare_out0,host=3.3.3.3,port=9005
+-chardev socket,id=notify_way,host=3.3.3.3,port=9009,server,nowait
+-object filter-mirror,id=m0,netdev=hn0,queue=tx,outdev=mirror0
+-object filter-redirector,netdev=hn0,id=redire0,queue=rx,indev=compare_out
+-object filter-redirector,netdev=hn0,id=redire1,queue=rx,outdev=compare0
+-object iothread,id=iothread1
+-object colo-compare,id=comp0,primary_in=compare0-0,secondary_in=compare1,outdev=compare_out0,notify_dev=nofity_way,iothread=iothread1
+
+secondary:
+-netdev tap,id=hn0,vhost=off,script=/etc/qemu-ifup,down script=/etc/qemu-ifdown
+-device e1000,netdev=hn0,mac=52:a4:00:12:78:66
+-chardev socket,id=red0,host=3.3.3.3,port=9003
+-chardev socket,id=red1,host=3.3.3.3,port=9004
+-object filter-redirector,id=f1,netdev=hn0,queue=tx,indev=red0
+-object filter-redirector,id=f2,netdev=hn0,queue=rx,outdev=red1
+
@end example
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