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From: Michael Roth <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: marcandre.lureau@redhat.com, qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 12/12] qga: start a man page
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:16:40 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150825231640.11069.19306@loki> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1440540624-7998-13-git-send-email-marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>

Quoting marcandre.lureau@redhat.com (2015-08-25 17:10:24)
> From: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
> 
> Add a simple man page for the qemu agent.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Michael Roth <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

> ---
>  Makefile      |  14 +++++-
>  qemu-doc.texi |   6 +++
>  qemu-ga.texi  | 136 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 154 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 qemu-ga.texi
> 
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 340d9c8..67d44b8 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ LIBS+=-lz $(LIBS_TOOLS)
>  HELPERS-$(CONFIG_LINUX) = qemu-bridge-helper$(EXESUF)
> 
>  ifdef BUILD_DOCS
> -DOCS=qemu-doc.html qemu-tech.html qemu.1 qemu-img.1 qemu-nbd.8 qmp-commands.txt
> +DOCS=qemu-doc.html qemu-tech.html qemu.1 qemu-img.1 qemu-nbd.8 qemu-ga.8
> +DOCS+=qmp-commands.txt
>  ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
>  DOCS+=kvm_stat.1
>  endif
> @@ -400,6 +401,9 @@ ifneq ($(TOOLS),)
>         $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8"
>         $(INSTALL_DATA) qemu-nbd.8 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8"
>  endif
> +ifneq (,$(findstring qemu-ga,$(TOOLS)))
> +       $(INSTALL_DATA) qemu-ga.8 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8"
> +endif
>  endif
>  ifdef CONFIG_VIRTFS
>         $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
> @@ -538,6 +542,12 @@ qemu-nbd.8: qemu-nbd.texi
>           $(POD2MAN) --section=8 --center=" " --release=" " qemu-nbd.pod > $@, \
>           "  GEN   $@")
> 
> +qemu-ga.8: qemu-ga.texi
> +       $(call quiet-command, \
> +         perl -Ww -- $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/texi2pod.pl $< qemu-ga.pod && \
> +         $(POD2MAN) --section=8 --center=" " --release=" " qemu-ga.pod > $@, \
> +         "  GEN   $@")
> +
>  kvm_stat.1: scripts/kvm/kvm_stat.texi
>         $(call quiet-command, \
>           perl -Ww -- $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/texi2pod.pl $< kvm_stat.pod && \
> @@ -551,7 +561,7 @@ pdf: qemu-doc.pdf qemu-tech.pdf
> 
>  qemu-doc.dvi qemu-doc.html qemu-doc.info qemu-doc.pdf: \
>         qemu-img.texi qemu-nbd.texi qemu-options.texi \
> -       qemu-monitor.texi qemu-img-cmds.texi
> +       qemu-monitor.texi qemu-img-cmds.texi qemu-ga.texi
> 
>  ifdef CONFIG_WIN32
> 
> diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
> index 94af8c0..84d17d1 100644
> --- a/qemu-doc.texi
> +++ b/qemu-doc.texi
> @@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ snapshots.
>  * vm_snapshots::              VM snapshots
>  * qemu_img_invocation::       qemu-img Invocation
>  * qemu_nbd_invocation::       qemu-nbd Invocation
> +* qemu_ga_invocation::        qemu-ga Invocation
>  * disk_images_formats::       Disk image file formats
>  * host_drives::               Using host drives
>  * disk_images_fat_images::    Virtual FAT disk images
> @@ -505,6 +506,11 @@ state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
> 
>  @include qemu-nbd.texi
> 
> +@node qemu_ga_invocation
> +@subsection @code{qemu-ga} Invocation
> +
> +@include qemu-ga.texi
> +
>  @node disk_images_formats
>  @subsection Disk image file formats
> 
> diff --git a/qemu-ga.texi b/qemu-ga.texi
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..7d4a628
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/qemu-ga.texi
> @@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
> +@example
> +@c man begin SYNOPSIS
> +usage: qemu-ga [-m <method> -p <path>] [OPTION]...
> +@c man end
> +@end example
> +
> +@c man begin DESCRIPTION
> +
> +The QEMU Guest Agent is a deamon that allows the host to perform
> +various operations in the guest, such as:
> +
> +@itemize
> +@item
> +get information from the guest
> +@item
> +set the guest's system time
> +@item
> +read/write a file
> +@item
> +sync and freeze the filesystems
> +@item
> +suspend the guest
> +@item
> +reconfigure guest local processors
> +@item
> +set user's password
> +@item
> +...
> +@end itemize
> +
> +qemu-ga will read a system configuration file on startup (located at
> +q@file{/etc/qemu/qemu-ga.conf} by default), then parse remaining
> +configuration options on the command line. For the same key, the last
> +option wins, but the lists accumulate (see below for configuration
> +file format).
> +
> +@c man end
> +
> +@c man begin OPTIONS
> +@table @option
> +@item -m, --method=@var{method}
> +  Transport method: one of @samp{unix-listen}, @samp{virtio-serial}, or
> +  @samp{isa-serial} (@samp{virtio-serial} is the default).
> +
> +@item -p, --path=@var{path}
> +  Device/socket path (the default for virtio-serial is:
> +  @samp{/dev/virtio-ports/org.qemu.guest_agent.0},
> +  the default for isa-serial is: @samp{/dev/ttyS0})
> +
> +@item -l, --logfile=@var{path}
> +  Set log file path, logs to stderr by default.
> +
> +@item -f, --pidfile=@var{path}
> +  Specify pid file (default is @samp{/var/run/qemu-ga.pid}).
> +
> +@item -F, --fsfreeze-hook=@var{path}
> +  Enable fsfreeze hook. Accepts an optional argument that specifies
> +  script to run on freeze/thaw. Script will be called with
> +  'freeze'/'thaw' arguments accordingly.  (default is
> +  @samp{/etc/qemu/fsfreeze-hook}) If using -F with an argument, do
> +  not follow -F with a space. (for example:
> +  @samp{-F/var/run/fsfreezehook.sh})
> +
> +@item -t, --statedir=@var{path}
> +  Specify the directory to store state information (absolute paths only,
> +  default is @samp{/var/run}).
> +
> +@item -v, --verbose
> +  Log extra debugging information.
> +
> +@item -V, --version
> +  Print version information and exit.
> +
> +@item -d, --daemon
> +  Daemonize after startup (detach from terminal).
> +
> +@item -b, --blacklist=@var{list}
> +  Comma-separated list of RPCs to disable (no spaces, @samp{?} to list
> +  available RPCs).
> +
> +@item -D, --dump-conf
> +  Dump the configuration in a format compatible with @file{qemu-ga.conf}
> +  and exit.
> +
> +@item -h, --help
> +  Display this help and exit.
> +@end table
> +
> +@c man end
> +
> +@c man begin FILES
> +
> +The syntax of the @file{qemu-ga.conf} configuration file follows the
> +Desktop Entry Specification, here is a quick summary: it consists of
> +groups of key-value pairs, interspersed with comments.
> +
> +@example
> +# qemu-ga configuration sample
> +[general]
> +daemonize = 0
> +pidfile = /var/run/qemu-ga.pid
> +verbose = 0
> +method = virtio-serial
> +path = /dev/virtio-ports/org.qemu.guest_agent.0
> +statedir = /var/run
> +@end example
> +
> +The list of keys follows the command line options:
> +@table @option
> +@item daemon= boolean
> +@item method= string
> +@item path= string
> +@item logfile= string
> +@item pidfile= string
> +@item fsfreeze-hook= string
> +@item statedir= string
> +@item verbose= boolean
> +@item blacklist= string list
> +@end table
> +
> +@c man end
> +
> +@ignore
> +
> +@setfilename qemu-ga
> +@settitle QEMU Guest Agent
> +
> +@c man begin AUTHOR
> +Michael Roth <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> +@c man end
> +
> +@c man begin SEEALSO
> +qemu(1)
> +@c man end
> +
> +@end ignore
> -- 
> 2.4.3
> 

      reply	other threads:[~2015-08-25 23:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-08-25 22:10 [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 00/12] qemu-ga: add a configuration file marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 01/12] qga: misc spelling marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 22:26   ` Michael Roth
2015-08-25 22:30   ` Eric Blake
2015-08-25 22:36     ` Marc-André Lureau
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 02/12] qga: use exit() when parsing options marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 22:27   ` Michael Roth
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 03/12] qga: move string split in separate function marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 04/12] qga: rename 'path' to 'channel_path' marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 22:29   ` Michael Roth
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 05/12] qga: copy argument strings marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 22:31   ` Michael Roth
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 06/12] qga: move option parsing to seperate function marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 22:40   ` Michael Roth
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 07/12] qga: fill default options in main() marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 22:46   ` Michael Roth
2015-08-25 22:59     ` Marc-André Lureau
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 08/12] qga: move agent run in a seperate function marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 22:55   ` Michael Roth
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 09/12] qga: free a bit more marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 10/12] qga: add an optionnal qemu-ga.conf system configuration marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 23:09   ` Michael Roth
2015-08-25 23:18     ` Marc-André Lureau
2015-08-25 23:29       ` Michael Roth
2015-08-26  8:01   ` Markus Armbruster
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 11/12] qga: add --dump-conf option marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 23:13   ` Michael Roth
2015-08-25 23:31     ` Marc-André Lureau
2015-08-25 22:10 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 12/12] qga: start a man page marcandre.lureau
2015-08-25 23:16   ` Michael Roth [this message]

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