From patchwork Tue Feb 21 22:14:58 2017 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Gerd Hoffmann X-Patchwork-Id: 730813 Return-Path: X-Original-To: incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org Delivered-To: patchwork-incoming@bilbo.ozlabs.org Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [IPv6:2001:4830:134:3::11]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3vSZbl0vp7z9s7H for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:16:50 +1100 (AEDT) Received: from localhost ([::1]:48829 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cgIjn-0003yf-T5 for incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org; Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:16:47 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53885) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cgIiK-0002qk-Fq for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:15:17 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cgIiI-0004T8-QE for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:15:16 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:41664) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cgIiI-0004Sb-Kw for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:15:14 -0500 Received: from int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.22]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C421E80461 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2017 22:15:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from nilsson.home.kraxel.org (ovpn-116-47.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.116.47]) by int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id v1LMFDh6024922; Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:15:14 -0500 Received: by nilsson.home.kraxel.org (Postfix, from userid 500) id A46C881005; Tue, 21 Feb 2017 23:15:10 +0100 (CET) From: Gerd Hoffmann To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 23:14:58 +0100 Message-Id: <1487715299-21102-9-git-send-email-kraxel@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <1487715299-21102-1-git-send-email-kraxel@redhat.com> References: <1487715299-21102-1-git-send-email-kraxel@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.68 on 10.5.11.22 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.28]); Tue, 21 Feb 2017 22:15:14 +0000 (UTC) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 209.132.183.28 Subject: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 8/9] update -g command line switch documentation X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Gerd Hoffmann Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" Bring documentation in line with the recent changes. Text suggested by László Érsek. Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann Reviewed-by: Laszlo Ersek --- qemu-options.hx | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx index 4e89610..ae62e0d 100644 --- a/qemu-options.hx +++ b/qemu-options.hx @@ -1241,7 +1241,18 @@ DEF("g", 1, QEMU_OPTION_g , STEXI @item -g @var{width}x@var{height}[x@var{depth}] @findex -g -Set the initial graphical resolution and depth (PPC, SPARC only). +Set the initial graphical resolution and depth. + +This setting may be masked by guest firmware temporarily. + +On PPC and SPARC, the guest firmware will configure the display from +this setting, and the guest OS will inherit the display resolution +and depth. + +On x86 and ARM, if the guest firmware is an edk2 (UEFI) platform, +the firmware may initially configure the display according to its own, +persistent, independent settings. The guest OS drivers, once loaded, +should adhere to "-g" however, for virtio and qxl adapters. ETEXI DEF("vnc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vnc ,