Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4] Man page: Add -global description

[Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>]

On 03/21/2012 07:46 AM, Miroslav Rezanina wrote:
> 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<mrezanin@redhat.com>

Applied.  Thanks.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

>
> 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
> -@item -global
> +@item -global @var{driver}.@var{prop}=@var{value}
>   @findex -global
> -TODO
> +Set default value of @var{driver}'s property @var{prop} to @var{value}, e.g.:
> +
> +@example
> +qemu -global ide-drive.physical_block_size=4096 -drive file=file,if=ide,index=0,media=disk
> +@end 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 -@option{device}.
>   ETEXI
>
>   DEF("mtdblock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mtdblock,
>
>