[Qemu-devel] Re: How to create multiplexed chardevs?

[Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>]

Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> On 03/22/10 17:39, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>> Hi Gerd,
>>
>> I think you mostly worked on this:
>>
>> How to specify -serial mon:stdio using the new syntax? I just ran into
>> the problem having to define a serial port via -device isa-serial but
>> wanting its terminal multiplexed with a monitor. -chardev mon:stdio is
>> not understood.
> 
> -chardev stdio,id=x,mux=on
> -device isa-serial,chardev=x
> -mon chardev=x
> 
> Isn't limited to serial+monitor btw, you can mux everything with up to 
> four users.

Almost perfect. I missed it as I was too lazy to look into the sources
(aka: documentation missing :) ). And it starts the monitor enabled
which should be fixed to keep it off until CTRL-A-C just like it used to
be with "mon:".

Jan

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