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[Qemu-devel] [PATCH] doc: Mention chardev:id in available devices for -s
From: |
Ingo van Lil |
Subject: |
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH] doc: Mention chardev:id in available devices for -serial |
Date: |
Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:44:53 +0100 |
It is possible to pre-define a character device with the -chardev option
and reference its id as serial device. The man page does not mention this
feature.
Use case: Use stdio as serial, but do not terminate VM on Ctrl-C
-chardev stdio,id=mystdio,signal=off -serial chardev:mystdio
Signed-off-by: Ingo van Lil <address@hidden>
---
qemu-options.hx | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index bcfe9ea..56e5fdf 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2419,6 +2419,8 @@ vc:80Cx24C
No device is allocated.
@item null
void device
address@hidden chardev:@var{id}
+Use a named character device defined with the @code{-chardev} option.
@item /dev/XXX
[Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
--
1.8.3.1
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