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[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 13/20] ipmi: Add documentation
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minyard |
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[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 13/20] ipmi: Add documentation |
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Wed, 29 May 2013 17:08:09 -0500 |
From: Corey Minyard <address@hidden>
Add some basic documentation for the IPMI device.
Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <address@hidden>
---
qemu-options.hx | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index df5488f..538572d 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -327,6 +327,41 @@ Add device @var{driver}. @address@hidden sets driver
properties. Valid properties depend on the driver. To get help on
possible drivers and properties, use @code{-device help} and
@code{-device @var{driver},help}.
+
+Some drivers are:
address@hidden -device
isa-ipmi[,interface=kcs|bt][,address@hidden,address@hidden,address@hidden,chardev=name]
+
+Add an IPMI device. This also adds a corresponding SMBIOS entry to the
+SMBIOS tables for x86. The following options are handled:
address@hidden @option
address@hidden interface=kcs|bt
+Define the interface type to use. Currently the IPMI-defined KCS and
+BT interfaces are handled. The default is KCS.
address@hidden address@hidden
+Define the I/O address of the interface. The default is 0xca0 for KCS
+and 0xe4 for BT.
address@hidden address@hidden
+Define the interrupt to use. The default is 5. To disable interrupts,
+set this to 0.
address@hidden address@hidden
+The IPMI slave address to use for the BMC. The default is 0x20.
address@hidden chardev=name
+If a chardev is not specified, the IPMI driver uses a built-in baseboard
+management controller (BMC) simulator. It provides a basic BMC with a
+watchdog timer and associated sensor.
+
+If a chardev is specified, A connection is made to an external BMC
+simulator. If you do this, it is strongly recommended that you use
+the "reconnect=" chardev option to reconnect to the simulator if the
+connection is lost. Note that if this is not used carefully, it can
+be a security issue, as the interface has the ability to send resets,
+NMIs, and power off the VM. It's best if QEMU makes a connection to
+an external simulator running on a secure port on localhost, so
+neither the simulator nor QEMU is exposed to any outside network.
+
+See the "lanserv/README.vm" file in the OpenIPMI library for more
+details on the external interface.
address@hidden table
ETEXI
DEF("name", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_name,
--
1.7.9.5
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 00/20] Add an IPMI device to QEMU, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 04/20] qemu-char: remove free of chr from win_stdio_close, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 03/20] qemu-char: Fix a race reporting opens and closes, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 13/20] ipmi: Add documentation,
minyard <=
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 05/20] qemu-char: Close fd at end of file, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 02/20] qemu-char: Allow a chardev to reconnect if disconnected, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 15/20] acpi: Add a way to extend tables, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 06/20] Add a base IPMI interface, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 19/20] smbios: Add a function to directly add an entry, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 20/20] ipmi: Add SMBIOS table entry, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 07/20] ipmi: Add a PC ISA type structure, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 18/20] ipmi: Add ACPI table entries for BMCs, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 09/20] ipmi: Add a BT low-level interface, minyard, 2013/05/29
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 08/20] ipmi: Add a KCS low-level interface, minyard, 2013/05/29