Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] sockets: switch over tcp/telnet/unix serial line to new helper functions.

[Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>]

Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> This switches the tcp, telnet and unix socket support for character
> devices (serial/parallel, ...) to the new socket helpers.  Thereby they
> gain IPv6 support and also get ability to search for a free tcp port.
> Syntax is the same as for vnc, using a to= option, like this:
>
> 	-serial tcp:localhost:5000,to=5099,server
>
> This will check the 5000 -> 5099 port range (inclusive) for a free tcp
> port.  Likewise you can get auto-allocated unix sockets by specifying an
> empty path:
>
> 	-serial unix:,server
>
> qemu will create a randomly named socket in $TMPDIR then.
>
> tcp also got new "ipv4" and "ipv6" options to make qemu try only the
> specified internet protocol version.
>
> You can use the "info chardev" command added by the first patch in this
> series to figure the tcp port / unix socket actually allocated.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
>
>   

Applied.  Thanks.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori