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To: =?UTF-8?Q?Philippe_Mathieu-Daud=C3=A9?= , QEMU Developers Cc: Laurent Vivier , Mark Cave-Ayland , Daniel Henrique Barboza , Markus Armbruster , =?UTF-8?Q?Daniel_P=2E_Berrang=C3=A9?= , Peter Maydell , qemu-ppc@nongnu.org, Artyom Tarasenko , =?UTF-8?Q?Alex_Benn=C3=A9e?= , Gerd Hoffmann References: <97e66ba5-488f-4246-b4d9-466d29a86dff@linaro.org> From: Paolo Bonzini Content-Language: en-US Autocrypt: addr=pbonzini@redhat.com; keydata= xsEhBFRCcBIBDqDGsz4K0zZun3jh+U6Z9wNGLKQ0kSFyjN38gMqU1SfP+TUNQepFHb/Gc0E2 CxXPkIBTvYY+ZPkoTh5xF9oS1jqI8iRLzouzF8yXs3QjQIZ2SfuCxSVwlV65jotcjD2FTN04 hVopm9llFijNZpVIOGUTqzM4U55sdsCcZUluWM6x4HSOdw5F5Utxfp1wOjD/v92Lrax0hjiX DResHSt48q+8FrZzY+AUbkUS+Jm34qjswdrgsC5uxeVcLkBgWLmov2kMaMROT0YmFY6A3m1S P/kXmHDXxhe23gKb3dgwxUTpENDBGcfEzrzilWueOeUWiOcWuFOed/C3SyijBx3Av/lbCsHU Vx6pMycNTdzU1BuAroB+Y3mNEuW56Yd44jlInzG2UOwt9XjjdKkJZ1g0P9dwptwLEgTEd3Fo UdhAQyRXGYO8oROiuh+RZ1lXp6AQ4ZjoyH8WLfTLf5g1EKCTc4C1sy1vQSdzIRu3rBIjAvnC tGZADei1IExLqB3uzXKzZ1BZ+Z8hnt2og9hb7H0y8diYfEk2w3R7wEr+Ehk5NQsT2MPI2QBd wEv1/Aj1DgUHZAHzG1QN9S8wNWQ6K9DqHZTBnI1hUlkp22zCSHK/6FwUCuYp1zcAEQEAAc0j UGFvbG8gQm9uemluaSA8cGJvbnppbmlAcmVkaGF0LmNvbT7CwU0EEwECACMFAlRCcBICGwMH CwkIBwMCAQYVCAIJCgsEFgIDAQIeAQIXgAAKCRB+FRAMzTZpsbceDp9IIN6BIA0Ol7MoB15E 11kRz/ewzryFY54tQlMnd4xxfH8MTQ/mm9I482YoSwPMdcWFAKnUX6Yo30tbLiNB8hzaHeRj jx12K+ptqYbg+cevgOtbLAlL9kNgLLcsGqC2829jBCUTVeMSZDrzS97ole/YEez2qFpPnTV0 VrRWClWVfYh+JfzpXmgyhbkuwUxNFk421s4Ajp3d8nPPFUGgBG5HOxzkAm7xb1cjAuJ+oi/K CHfkuN+fLZl/u3E/fw7vvOESApLU5o0icVXeakfSz0LsygEnekDbxPnE5af/9FEkXJD5EoYG SEahaEtgNrR4qsyxyAGYgZlS70vkSSYJ+iT2rrwEiDlo31MzRo6Ba2FfHBSJ7lcYdPT7bbk9 AO3hlNMhNdUhoQv7M5HsnqZ6unvSHOKmReNaS9egAGdRN0/GPDWr9wroyJ65ZNQsHl9nXBqE AukZNr5oJO5vxrYiAuuTSd6UI/xFkjtkzltG3mw5ao2bBpk/V/YuePrJsnPFHG7NhizrxttB nTuOSCMo45pfHQ+XYd5K1+Cv/NzZFNWscm5htJ0HznY+oOsZvHTyGz3v91pn51dkRYN0otqr bQ4tlFFuVjArBZcapSIe6NV8C4cEiSTOwE0EVEJx7gEIAMeHcVzuv2bp9HlWDp6+RkZe+vtl KwAHplb/WH59j2wyG8V6i33+6MlSSJMOFnYUCCL77bucx9uImI5nX24PIlqT+zasVEEVGSRF m8dgkcJDB7Tps0IkNrUi4yof3B3shR+vMY3i3Ip0e41zKx0CvlAhMOo6otaHmcxr35sWq1Jk tLkbn3wG+fPQCVudJJECvVQ//UAthSSEklA50QtD2sBkmQ14ZryEyTHQ+E42K3j2IUmOLriF dNr9NvE1QGmGyIcbw2NIVEBOK/GWxkS5+dmxM2iD4Jdaf2nSn3jlHjEXoPwpMs0KZsgdU0pP JQzMUMwmB1wM8JxovFlPYrhNT9MAEQEAAcLBMwQYAQIACQUCVEJx7gIbDAAKCRB+FRAMzTZp sadRDqCctLmYICZu4GSnie4lKXl+HqlLanpVMOoFNnWs9oRP47MbE2wv8OaYh5pNR9VVgyhD OG0AU7oidG36OeUlrFDTfnPYYSF/mPCxHttosyt8O5kabxnIPv2URuAxDByz+iVbL+RjKaGM GDph56ZTswlx75nZVtIukqzLAQ5fa8OALSGum0cFi4ptZUOhDNz1onz61klD6z3MODi0sBZN Aj6guB2L/+2ZwElZEeRBERRd/uommlYuToAXfNRdUwrwl9gRMiA0WSyTb190zneRRDfpSK5d usXnM/O+kr3Dm+Ui+UioPf6wgbn3T0o6I5BhVhs4h4hWmIW7iNhPjX1iybXfmb1gAFfjtHfL xRUr64svXpyfJMScIQtBAm0ihWPltXkyITA92ngCmPdHa6M1hMh4RDX+Jf1fiWubzp1voAg0 JBrdmNZSQDz0iKmSrx8xkoXYfA3bgtFN8WJH2xgFL28XnqY4M6dLhJwV3z08tPSRqYFm4NMP dRsn0/7oymhneL8RthIvjDDQ5ktUjMe8LtHr70OZE/TT88qvEdhiIVUogHdo4qBrk41+gGQh b906Dudw5YhTJFU3nC6bbF2nrLlB4C/XSiH76ZvqzV0Z/cAMBo5NF/w= In-Reply-To: <97e66ba5-488f-4246-b4d9-466d29a86dff@linaro.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.129.124; envelope-from=pbonzini@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -22 X-Spam_score: -2.3 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.3 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.191, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H5=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org On 2/20/25 10:20, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote: > Hi, > > QEMU provides the global '-g' CLI option: > > $ qemu-system-foo --help > >   -g WxH[xDEPTH]  Set the initial graphical resolution and depth > > This option is used to pass resolution/depth information to guest > firmwares in the machines defined in the following files: > >   hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c >   hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c >   hw/ppc/prep.c >   hw/ppc/spapr.c >   hw/sparc/sun4m.c >   hw/sparc64/sun4u.c > > Examples: > > - hw/ppc/spapr.c:1102: > >   _FDT(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, c, "qemu,graphic-width", graphic_width)); > > - hw/sparc64/sun4u.c:716: > >   fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_SPARC64_WIDTH, graphic_width); > > > Obviously we have default values, which are different per architecture! > Clearly these ought to be machine properties. Yes, we should have an easy way for machine to allow, in addition to -M graphics=BOOLEAN, the structured property -M graphics.{width,height,depth,enabled}. Then '-g' can desugar to -M graphics.width=WW,graphics.height=HH,graphics.depth=BB. > It is also used to set TYPE_NUBUS_MACFB properties in hw/m68k/q800.c. > Here i suppose we could directly use '-global nubus-macfb.width=value' > etc. although I'm not sure it is the recommended way. >> Should we start deprecating '-g' as a whole? Only if it's unused/useless. If the option is useful it could also be used for EDID, for example (adding Gerd). Global variables are hard to track, and the one-off nature of the option makes it hard to figure out (without looking at the code) which machine support it. However, if the properties were available and introspectable via QOM, then it wouldn't matter if the -g sugar remains as an isolated "case QEMU_OPTION_g:" in system/vl.c. For an example see -boot/-smp or -no-reboot/-no-shutdown. Paolo