[Acting on old bugs...] On 14.10.2011 19:30, martin f krafft wrote: > Package: qemu-kvm > Version: 1:0.14.1+dfsg-4 > Severity: normal > Tags: upstream > > The manpage speaks of a serial -chardev: > > -chardev backend ,id=id [,mux=on|off] [,options] > Backend is one of: null, socket, udp, msmouse, vc, file, > pipe, console, serial, pty, … > > However, if one wants to use the serial backend (which presumably > gives raw access to the serial port), kvm says > > chardev: backend "serial" not found > > For most applications, tty or console will be a viable backend, but > if one needs raw serial port access, then the serial backend would > be needed.
What is "raw serial port access"? The -chardev serial is only available on windows platform, since their COMx: devices needs special attention, regulare reads/writes does not quite work on these like in unix. If you really want "raw serial port access", whatever does it mean, shouldn't this be a wishlist bug? In any way, the manpage is a bit wrong here: it correctly omits the 'serial backend' description on non-windows platform, but still mentions 'serial' in the -chardev brief description. Thanks, /mjt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
