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[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4] Man page: Add -global description
From: |
Miroslav Rezanina |
Subject: |
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4] Man page: Add -global description |
Date: |
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:46:54 +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>
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
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,