| Message ID | 20120321124654.GA1146@lws.brq.redhat.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
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Miroslav Rezanina <mrezanin@redhat.com> writes: > There's only TODO information in qemu man page for -global option. This is a basic description of this option with simple example. > > Signed-off-by: Miroslav Rezanina <mrezanin@redhat.com> > > v4: > - break long line > > v3: > - add use case description > - use prop instead of property > > v2: > - Use better value in example > Patch: > -- > diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx > index daefce3..662f571 100644 > --- a/qemu-options.hx > +++ b/qemu-options.hx > @@ -288,13 +288,21 @@ TODO > ETEXI > > DEF("global", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_global, > - "-global driver.property=value\n" > + "-global driver.prop=value\n" > " set a global default for a driver property\n", > QEMU_ARCH_ALL) > STEXI > -@item -global > +@item -global @var{driver}.@var{prop}=@var{value} > @findex -global > -TODO > +Set default value of @var{driver}'s property @var{prop} to @var{value}, e.g.: > + > +@example > +qemu -global ide-drive.physical_block_size=4096 -drive file=file,if=ide,index=0,media=disk > +@end example > + > +In particular, you can use this to set driver properties for devices which are > +created automatically by the machine model. To create a device which is not > +created automatically and set properties on it, use -@option{device}. > ETEXI > > DEF("mtdblock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mtdblock, This is a clear improvement. Cc'ing Anthony, the qdev maintainer in all but name ;)
On 03/21/2012 07:46 AM, Miroslav Rezanina wrote: > There's only TODO information in qemu man page for -global option. This is a basic description of this option with simple example. > > Signed-off-by: Miroslav Rezanina<mrezanin@redhat.com> Applied. Thanks. Regards, Anthony Liguori > > v4: > - break long line > > v3: > - add use case description > - use prop instead of property > > v2: > - Use better value in example > Patch: > -- > diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx > index daefce3..662f571 100644 > --- a/qemu-options.hx > +++ b/qemu-options.hx > @@ -288,13 +288,21 @@ TODO > ETEXI > > DEF("global", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_global, > - "-global driver.property=value\n" > + "-global driver.prop=value\n" > " set a global default for a driver property\n", > QEMU_ARCH_ALL) > STEXI > -@item -global > +@item -global @var{driver}.@var{prop}=@var{value} > @findex -global > -TODO > +Set default value of @var{driver}'s property @var{prop} to @var{value}, e.g.: > + > +@example > +qemu -global ide-drive.physical_block_size=4096 -drive file=file,if=ide,index=0,media=disk > +@end example > + > +In particular, you can use this to set driver properties for devices which are > +created automatically by the machine model. To create a device which is not > +created automatically and set properties on it, use -@option{device}. > ETEXI > > DEF("mtdblock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mtdblock, > >
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx index daefce3..662f571 100644 --- a/qemu-options.hx +++ b/qemu-options.hx @@ -288,13 +288,21 @@ TODO ETEXI DEF("global", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_global, - "-global driver.property=value\n" + "-global driver.prop=value\n" " set a global default for a driver property\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL) STEXI -@item -global +@item -global @var{driver}.@var{prop}=@var{value} @findex -global -TODO +Set default value of @var{driver}'s property @var{prop} to @var{value}, e.g.: + +@example +qemu -global ide-drive.physical_block_size=4096 -drive file=file,if=ide,index=0,media=disk +@end example + +In particular, you can use this to set driver properties for devices which are +created automatically by the machine model. To create a device which is not +created automatically and set properties on it, use -@option{device}. ETEXI DEF("mtdblock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mtdblock,
There's only TODO information in qemu man page for -global option. This is a basic description of this option with simple example. Signed-off-by: Miroslav Rezanina <mrezanin@redhat.com> v4: - break long line v3: - add use case description - use prop instead of property v2: - Use better value in example Patch: --