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[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3] Man page: Add -global description


From: Miroslav Rezanina
Subject: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3] Man page: Add -global description
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:57:44 +0100
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.19 (2009-01-05)

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 <address@hidden>

Patch:
--
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index daefce3..db8be37 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -288,13 +288,19 @@ 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
address@hidden -global
address@hidden -global @address@hidden@var{value}
 @findex -global
-TODO
+Set default value of @var{driver}'s property @var{prop} to @var{value}, e.g.:
+
address@hidden
+qemu -global ide-drive.physical_block_size=4096 -drive 
file=file,if=ide,index=0,media=disk
address@hidden 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 address@hidden
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("mtdblock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mtdblock,



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