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author | Matthew Booth <mbooth@redhat.com> | 2009-10-30 13:41:12 +0000 |
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committer | Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com> | 2009-11-09 08:43:12 -0600 |
commit | 7273a2dbcc431f56e2f352d64bb6ac3a231b75d7 (patch) | |
tree | a19ca7343070743e1a010154c90db27c7c266355 /qemu-options.hx | |
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Documentation: Add documentation for -chardev
Adds documentation for all -chardev backends.
Signed-off-by: Matthew Booth <mbooth@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'qemu-options.hx')
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1 files changed, 230 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx index d78b738..7922191 100644 --- a/qemu-options.hx +++ b/qemu-options.hx @@ -1085,8 +1085,237 @@ is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided. @end table ETEXI +DEFHEADING() + +DEFHEADING(Character device options:) + +DEF("chardev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chardev, + "-chardev null,id=id\n" + "-chardev socket,id=id[,host=host],port=host[,to=to][,ipv4][,ipv6][,nodelay]\n" + " [,server][,nowait][,telnet] (tcp)\n" + "-chardev socket,id=id,path=path[,server][,nowait][,telnet] (unix)\n" + "-chardev udp,id=id[,host=host],port=port[,localaddr=localaddr]\n" + " [,localport=localport][,ipv4][,ipv6]\n" + "-chardev msmouse,id=id\n" + "-chardev vc,id=id[[,width=width][,height=height]][[,cols=cols][,rows=rows]]\n" + "-chardev file,id=id,path=path\n" + "-chardev pipe,id=id,path=path\n" +#ifdef _WIN32 + "-chardev console,id=id\n" + "-chardev serial,id=id,path=path\n" +#else + "-chardev pty,id=id\n" + "-chardev stdio,id=id\n" +#endif +#ifdef CONFIG_BRLAPI + "-chardev braille,id=id\n" +#endif +#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__sun__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) \ + || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__) + "-chardev tty,id=id,path=path\n" +#endif +#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__) + "-chardev parport,id=id,path=path\n" +#endif +) + +STEXI + +The general form of a character device option is: +@table @option + +@item -chardev @var{backend} ,id=@var{id} [,@var{options}] + +Backend is one of: +@option{null}, +@option{socket}, +@option{udp}, +@option{msmouse}, +@option{vc}, +@option{file}, +@option{pipe}, +@option{console}, +@option{serial}, +@option{pty}, +@option{stdio}, +@option{braille}, +@option{tty}, +@option{parport}. +The specific backend will determine the applicable options. + +All devices must have an id, which can be any string up to 127 characters long. +It is used to uniquely identify this device in other command line directives. + +Options to each backend are described below. + +@item -chardev null ,id=@var{id} +A void device. This device will not emit any data, and will drop any data it +receives. The null backend does not take any options. + +@item -chardev socket ,id=@var{id} [@var{TCP options} or @var{unix options}] [,server] [,nowait] [,telnet] + +Create a two-way stream socket, which can be either a TCP or a unix socket. A +unix socket will be created if @option{path} is specified. Behaviour is +undefined if TCP options are specified for a unix socket. + +@option{server} specifies that the socket shall be a listening socket. + +@option{nowait} specifies that QEMU should not block waiting for a client to +connect to a listening socket. + +@option{telnet} specifies that traffic on the socket should interpret telnet +escape sequences. + +TCP and unix socket options are given below: + +@table @option + +@item TCP options: port=@var{host} [,host=@var{host}] [,to=@var{to}] [,ipv4] [,ipv6] [,nodelay] + +@option{host} for a listening socket specifies the local address to be bound. +For a connecting socket species the remote host to connect to. @option{host} is +optional for listening sockets. If not specified it defaults to @code{0.0.0.0}. + +@option{port} for a listening socket specifies the local port to be bound. For a +connecting socket specifies the port on the remote host to connect to. +@option{port} can be given as either a port number or a service name. +@option{port} is required. + +@option{to} is only relevant to listening sockets. If it is specified, and +@option{port} cannot be bound, QEMU will attempt to bind to subsequent ports up +to and including @option{to} until it succeeds. @option{to} must be specified +as a port number. + +@option{ipv4} and @option{ipv6} specify that either IPv4 or IPv6 must be used. +If neither is specified the socket may use either protocol. + +@option{nodelay} disables the Nagle algorithm. + +@item unix options: path=@var{path} + +@option{path} specifies the local path of the unix socket. @option{path} is +required. + +@end table + +@item -chardev udp ,id=@var{id} [,host=@var{host}] ,port=@var{port} [,localaddr=@var{localaddr}] [,localport=@var{localport}] [,ipv4] [,ipv6] + +Sends all traffic from the guest to a remote host over UDP. + +@option{host} specifies the remote host to connect to. If not specified it +defaults to @code{localhost}. + +@option{port} specifies the port on the remote host to connect to. @option{port} +is required. + +@option{localaddr} specifies the local address to bind to. If not specified it +defaults to @code{0.0.0.0}. + +@option{localport} specifies the local port to bind to. If not specified any +available local port will be used. + +@option{ipv4} and @option{ipv6} specify that either IPv4 or IPv6 must be used. +If neither is specified the device may use either protocol. + +@item -chardev msmouse ,id=@var{id} + +Forward QEMU's emulated msmouse events to the guest. @option{msmouse} does not +take any options. + +@item -chardev vc ,id=@var{id} [[,width=@var{width}] [,height=@var{height}]] [[,cols=@var{cols}] [,rows=@var{rows}]] + +Connect to a QEMU text console. @option{vc} may optionally be given a specific +size. + +@option{width} and @option{height} specify the width and height respectively of +the console, in pixels. + +@option{cols} and @option{rows} specify that the console be sized to fit a text +console with the given dimensions. + +@item -chardev file ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path} + +Log all traffic received from the guest to a file. + +@option{path} specifies the path of the file to be opened. This file will be +created if it does not already exist, and overwritten if it does. @option{path} +is required. + +@item -chardev pipe ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path} + +Create a two-way connection to the guest. The behaviour differs slightly between +Windows hosts and other hosts: + +On Windows, a single duplex pipe will be created at +@file{\\.pipe\@option{path}}. + +On other hosts, 2 pipes will be created called @file{@option{path}.in} and +@file{@option{path}.out}. Data written to @file{@option{path}.in} will be +received by the guest. Data written by the guest can be read from +@file{@option{path}.out}. QEMU will not create these fifos, and requires them to +be present. + +@option{path} forms part of the pipe path as described above. @option{path} is +required. + +@item -chardev console ,id=@var{id} + +Send traffic from the guest to QEMU's standard output. @option{console} does not +take any options. + +@option{console} is only available on Windows hosts. + +@item -chardev serial ,id=@var{id} ,path=@option{path} + +Send traffic from the guest to a serial device on the host. + +@option{serial} is +only available on Windows hosts. + +@option{path} specifies the name of the serial device to open. + +@item -chardev pty ,id=@var{id} + +Create a new pseudo-terminal on the host and connect to it. @option{pty} does +not take any options. + +@option{pty} is not available on Windows hosts. + +@item -chardev stdio ,id=@var{id} +Connect to standard input and standard output of the qemu process. +@option{stdio} does not take any options. @option{stdio} is not available on +Windows hosts. + +@item -chardev braille ,id=@var{id} + +Connect to a local BrlAPI server. @option{braille} does not take any options. + +@item -chardev tty ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path} + +Connect to a local tty device. + +@option{tty} is only available on Linux, Sun, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and +DragonFlyBSD hosts. + +@option{path} specifies the path to the tty. @option{path} is required. + +@item -chardev parport ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path} + +@option{parport} is only available on Linux, FreeBSD and DragonFlyBSD hosts. + +Connect to a local parallel port. + +@option{path} specifies the path to the parallel port device. @option{path} is +required. + +@end table +ETEXI + +DEFHEADING() + +DEFHEADING(Bluetooth(R) options:) + DEF("bt", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bt, \ - "\n" \ "-bt hci,null dumb bluetooth HCI - doesn't respond to commands\n" \ "-bt hci,host[:id]\n" \ " use host's HCI with the given name\n" \ @@ -1097,7 +1326,6 @@ DEF("bt", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bt, \ "-bt device:dev[,vlan=n]\n" \ " emulate a bluetooth device 'dev' in scatternet 'n'\n") STEXI -Bluetooth(R) options: @table @option @item -bt hci[...] @@ -1206,8 +1434,6 @@ STEXI @table @option ETEXI -DEF("chardev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chardev, \ - "-chardev spec create unconnected chardev\n") DEF("serial", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_serial, \ "-serial dev redirect the serial port to char device 'dev'\n") STEXI |