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From: Jamin Lin <jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>
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Cc: Jamin Lin <jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>, Troy Lee <troy_lee@aspeedtech.com>
Subject: [PATCH v9 10/19] docs/system/devices/usb: Note the automatic hub change
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 07:28:33 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261110072818.2883349-11-jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261110072818.2883349-1-jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>

The automatic hub is now off for a new machine type. Say how to get a
hub back: plug in a usb-hub, or turn auto-hub back on for the
controller.

TODO: The text says 12.0. That is right once the compat entries move
to hw_compat_11_2.

Suggested-by: Junjie Cao <junjie.cao@linux.dev>
Signed-off-by: Jamin Lin <jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>
---
 docs/system/devices/usb.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/system/devices/usb.rst b/docs/system/devices/usb.rst
index dc694d23c2..dc73c4048e 100644
--- a/docs/system/devices/usb.rst
+++ b/docs/system/devices/usb.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,21 @@ USB emulation
 
 QEMU can emulate a PCI UHCI, OHCI, EHCI or XHCI USB controller. You can
 plug virtual USB devices or real host USB devices (only works with
-certain host operating systems). QEMU will automatically create and
-connect virtual USB hubs as necessary to connect multiple USB devices.
+certain host operating systems).
+
+A machine type older than 12.0 plugs a virtual USB hub into the last
+free port, so that more devices fit. A newer one does not, and a
+device that finds no free port fails.
+
+There are two ways to get a hub back. One is to add a hub yourself.
+Put it on the command line before the other USB devices::
+
+    -device usb-hub
+
+The other is to turn the automatic hub back on. Use the name of your
+USB controller, for example::
+
+    -global piix3-usb-uhci.auto-hub=on
 
 USB controllers
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-- 
2.43.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-11-10  7:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-10  7:28 [PATCH v9 00/19] hw/usb: Add a usbredir server transport Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 01/19] hw/usb/bus: Add an auto-hub flag to the USB bus Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 02/19] hw/usb/hcd-xhci: Add an auto-hub property and leave it off Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 03/19] hw/usb/hcd-ehci: " Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 04/19] hw/usb/hcd-uhci: " Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 05/19] hw/usb/hcd-ohci: " Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 06/19] hw/usb/hcd-dwc2: " Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 07/19] hw/usb/xen-usb: Do not insert an automatic hub Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 08/19] hw/arm/npcm7xx: Keep the " Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 09/19] hw/usb/bus: Turn off the automatic hub by default Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` Jamin Lin [this message]
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 11/19] hw/usb/redirect-server: Add a usbredir server device Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 12/19] hw/usb/redirect-server: Connect usbredirparser to a chardev Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 13/19] hw/usb/redirect-server: Announce the exported device Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 14/19] hw/usb/redirect-server: Implement control transfers Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 15/19] hw/usb/redirect-server: Send device and interface information Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 16/19] hw/usb/redirect-server: Implement bulk and interrupt transfers Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 17/19] hw/usb/redirect-server: Stream interrupt IN endpoints Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 18/19] hw/usb/redirect-server: Implement isochronous OUT transfers Jamin Lin
2026-11-10  7:28 ` [PATCH v9 19/19] hw/arm/aspeed: Enable the usbredir server transport Jamin Lin

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