"-numa node[,memdev=id][,cpus=cpu[-cpu]][,nodeid=node]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -numa node[,mem=@var{size}][,cpus=@var{cpu[-cpu]}][,nodeid=@var{node}]
-@item -numa node[,memdev=@var{id}][,cpus=@var{cpu[-cpu]}][,nodeid=@var{node}]
+@itemx -numa node[,memdev=@var{id}][,cpus=@var{cpu[-cpu]}][,nodeid=@var{node}]
@findex -numa
Simulate a multi node NUMA system. If @samp{mem}, @samp{memdev}
and @samp{cpus} are omitted, resources are split equally. Also, note
created automatically by the machine model. To create a device which is not
created automatically and set properties on it, use -@option{device}.
-The two syntaxes are equivalent. The longer one works for drivers whose name
-contains a dot.
+-global @var{driver}.@var{prop}=@var{value} is shorthand for -global
+driver=@var{driver},property=@var{prop},value=@var{value}. The
+longhand syntax works even when @var{driver} contains a dot.
ETEXI
DEF("boot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_boot,
@item -boot [order=@var{drives}][,once=@var{drives}][,menu=on|off][,splash=@var{sp_name}][,splash-time=@var{sp_time}][,reboot-timeout=@var{rb_timeout}][,strict=on|off]
@findex -boot
Specify boot order @var{drives} as a string of drive letters. Valid
-drive letters depend on the target achitecture. The x86 PC uses: a, b
+drive letters depend on the target architecture. The x86 PC uses: a, b
(floppy 1 and 2), c (first hard disk), d (first CD-ROM), n-p (Etherboot
from network adapter 1-4), hard disk boot is the default. To apply a
particular boot order only on the first startup, specify it via
DEF("fdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fdb, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -fda @var{file}
-@item -fdb @var{file}
+@itemx -fdb @var{file}
@findex -fda
@findex -fdb
Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
DEF("hdd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdd, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -hda @var{file}
-@item -hdb @var{file}
-@item -hdc @var{file}
-@item -hdd @var{file}
+@itemx -hdb @var{file}
+@itemx -hdc @var{file}
+@itemx -hdd @var{file}
@findex -hda
@findex -hdb
@findex -hdc
Set the IP address spice is listening on. Default is any address.
@item ipv4
-@item ipv6
-@item unix
+@itemx ipv6
+@itemx unix
Force using the specified IP version.
@item password=<secret>
Set the x509 file directory. Expects same filenames as -vnc $display,x509=$dir
@item x509-key-file=<file>
-@item x509-key-password=<file>
-@item x509-cert-file=<file>
-@item x509-cacert-file=<file>
-@item x509-dh-key-file=<file>
+@itemx x509-key-password=<file>
+@itemx x509-cert-file=<file>
+@itemx x509-cacert-file=<file>
+@itemx x509-dh-key-file=<file>
The x509 file names can also be configured individually.
@item tls-ciphers=<list>
Specify which ciphers to use.
@item tls-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]
-@item plaintext-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]
+@itemx plaintext-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]
Force specific channel to be used with or without TLS encryption. The
options can be specified multiple times to configure multiple
channels. The special name "default" can be used to set the default
Default is auto_glz.
@item jpeg-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]
-@item zlib-glz-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]
+@itemx zlib-glz-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]
Configure wan image compression (lossy for slow links).
Default is auto.
"-smbios type=17[,loc_pfx=str][,bank=str][,manufacturer=str][,serial=str]\n"
" [,asset=str][,part=str][,speed=%d]\n"
" specify SMBIOS type 17 fields\n",
- QEMU_ARCH_I386)
+ QEMU_ARCH_I386 | QEMU_ARCH_ARM)
STEXI
@item -smbios file=@var{binary}
@findex -smbios
Connect user mode stack to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n} = 0 is the default).
@item id=@var{id}
-@item name=@var{name}
+@itemx name=@var{name}
Assign symbolic name for use in monitor commands.
@item net=@var{addr}[/@var{mask}]
connect to the guest telnet server.
@item guestfwd=[tcp]:@var{server}:@var{port}-@var{dev}
-@item guestfwd=[tcp]:@var{server}:@var{port}-@var{cmd:command}
+@itemx guestfwd=[tcp]:@var{server}:@var{port}-@var{cmd:command}
Forward guest TCP connections to the IP address @var{server} on port @var{port}
to the character device @var{dev} or to a program executed by @var{cmd:command}
which gets spawned for each connection. This option can be given multiple times.
as they will be removed from future versions.
@item -netdev tap,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}][,helper=@var{helper}]
-@item -net tap[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}][,helper=@var{helper}]
+@itemx -net tap[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}][,helper=@var{helper}]
Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n}.
Use the network script @var{file} to configure it and the network script
@end example
@item -netdev bridge,id=@var{id}[,br=@var{bridge}][,helper=@var{helper}]
-@item -net bridge[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,br=@var{bridge}][,helper=@var{helper}]
+@itemx -net bridge[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,br=@var{bridge}][,helper=@var{helper}]
Connect a host TAP network interface to a host bridge device.
Use the network helper @var{helper} to configure the TAP interface and
@end example
@item -netdev socket,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
-@item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}] [,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
+@itemx -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}] [,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
@end example
@item -netdev socket,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}[,localaddr=@var{addr}]]
-@item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}[,localaddr=@var{addr}]]
+@itemx -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}[,localaddr=@var{addr}]]
Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
@end example
@item -netdev l2tpv3,id=@var{id},src=@var{srcaddr},dst=@var{dstaddr}[,srcport=@var{srcport}][,dstport=@var{dstport}],txsession=@var{txsession}[,rxsession=@var{rxsession}][,ipv6][,udp][,cookie64][,counter][,pincounter][,txcookie=@var{txcookie}][,rxcookie=@var{rxcookie}][,offset=@var{offset}]
-@item -net l2tpv3[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}],src=@var{srcaddr},dst=@var{dstaddr}[,srcport=@var{srcport}][,dstport=@var{dstport}],txsession=@var{txsession}[,rxsession=@var{rxsession}][,ipv6][,udp][,cookie64][,counter][,pincounter][,txcookie=@var{txcookie}][,rxcookie=@var{rxcookie}][,offset=@var{offset}]
+@itemx -net l2tpv3[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}],src=@var{srcaddr},dst=@var{dstaddr}[,srcport=@var{srcport}][,dstport=@var{dstport}],txsession=@var{txsession}[,rxsession=@var{rxsession}][,ipv6][,udp][,cookie64][,counter][,pincounter][,txcookie=@var{txcookie}][,rxcookie=@var{rxcookie}][,offset=@var{offset}]
Connect VLAN @var{n} to L2TPv3 pseudowire. L2TPv3 (RFC3391) is a popular
protocol to transport Ethernet (and other Layer 2) data frames between
two systems. It is present in routers, firewalls and the Linux kernel
@item ipv6
force v6, otherwise defaults to v4.
@item rxcookie=@var{rxcookie}
-@item txcookie=@var{txcookie}
+@itemx txcookie=@var{txcookie}
Cookies are a weak form of security in the l2tpv3 specification.
Their function is mostly to prevent misconfiguration. By default they are 32
bit.
@end example
@item -netdev vde,id=@var{id}[,sock=@var{socketpath}][,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
-@item -net vde[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,sock=@var{socketpath}] [,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
+@itemx -net vde[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,sock=@var{socketpath}] [,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
Connect VLAN @var{n} to PORT @var{n} of a vde switch running on host and
listening for incoming connections on @var{socketpath}. Use GROUP @var{groupname}
and MODE @var{octalmode} to change default ownership and permissions for
netdev. @code{-net} and @code{-device} with parameter @option{vlan} create the
required hub automatically.
-@item -netdev vhost-user,chardev=@var{id}[,vhostforce=on|off][,queues=n]
+@item -netdev vhost-user,chardev=@var{id}[,vhostforce=on|off]
Establish a vhost-user netdev, backed by a chardev @var{id}. The chardev should
be a unix domain socket backed one. The vhost-user uses a specifically defined
protocol to pass vhost ioctl replacement messages to an application on the other
end of the socket. On non-MSIX guests, the feature can be forced with
-@var{vhostforce}. Use 'queues=@var{n}' to specify the number of queues to
-be created for multiqueue vhost-user.
+@var{vhostforce}.
Example:
@example
@option{path} specifies the path to the tty. @option{path} is required.
@item -chardev parallel ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
-@item -chardev parport ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
+@itemx -chardev parport ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
@option{parallel} is only available on Linux, FreeBSD and DragonFlyBSD hosts.
'iqn.2008-11.org.linux-kvm[:<name>]' but this can also be set from the command
line or a configuration file.
+Since version Qemu 2.4 it is possible to specify a iSCSI request timeout to detect
+stalled requests and force a reestablishment of the session. The timeout
+is specified in seconds. The default is 0 which means no timeout. Libiscsi
+1.15.0 or greater is required for this feature.
Example (without authentication):
@example
"-iscsi [user=user][,password=password]\n"
" [,header-digest=CRC32C|CR32C-NONE|NONE-CRC32C|NONE\n"
" [,initiator-name=initiator-iqn][,id=target-iqn]\n"
+ " [,timeout=timeout]\n"
" iSCSI session parameters\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@table @code
@item -watchdog i6300esb -watchdog-action pause
-@item -watchdog ib700
+@itemx -watchdog ib700
@end table
ETEXI
character to Control-t.
@table @code
@item -echr 0x14
-@item -echr 20
+@itemx -echr 20
@end table
ETEXI
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -incoming tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,to=@var{maxport}][,ipv4][,ipv6]
-@item -incoming rdma:@var{host}:@var{port}[,ipv4][,ipv6]
+@itemx -incoming rdma:@var{host}:@var{port}[,ipv4][,ipv6]
@findex -incoming
Prepare for incoming migration, listen on a given tcp port.
ETEXI
DEF("semihosting", 0, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting,
"-semihosting semihosting mode\n",
- QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA | QEMU_ARCH_LM32)
+ QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA | QEMU_ARCH_LM32 |
+ QEMU_ARCH_MIPS)
STEXI
@item -semihosting
@findex -semihosting
-Enable semihosting mode (ARM, M68K, Xtensa only).
+Enable semihosting mode (ARM, M68K, Xtensa, MIPS only).
ETEXI
DEF("semihosting-config", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting_config,
- "-semihosting-config [enable=on|off,]target=native|gdb|auto semihosting configuration\n",
-QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA | QEMU_ARCH_LM32)
+ "-semihosting-config [enable=on|off][,target=native|gdb|auto][,arg=str[,...]]\n" \
+ " semihosting configuration\n",
+QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA | QEMU_ARCH_LM32 |
+QEMU_ARCH_MIPS)
STEXI
-@item -semihosting-config [enable=on|off,]target=native|gdb|auto
+@item -semihosting-config [enable=on|off][,target=native|gdb|auto][,arg=str[,...]]
@findex -semihosting-config
-Enable semihosting and define where the semihosting calls will be addressed,
-to QEMU (@code{native}) or to GDB (@code{gdb}). The default is @code{auto}, which means
-@code{gdb} during debug sessions and @code{native} otherwise (ARM, M68K, Xtensa only).
+Enable and configure semihosting (ARM, M68K, Xtensa, MIPS only).
+@table @option
+@item target=@code{native|gdb|auto}
+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 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
+command line is still supported for backward compatibility. If both the
+@code{--semihosting-config arg} and the @code{-kernel}/@code{-append} are
+specified, the former is passed to semihosting as it always takes precedence.
+@end table
ETEXI
DEF("old-param", 0, QEMU_OPTION_old_param,
"-old-param old param mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ARM)