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 <mreza...@redhat.com>
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,
