Additional information: This error occurs only if spice is compiled as module (`--enable-modules`) and spice parameters are supplied from file with `-readconfig /path/to/file` . If spice parameters are supplied from the command line (`-spice param1=a,param2=b`) , an error does not occur.
Possible workaround: Build most modules statically (https://salsa.debian.org/qemu-team/qemu/-/blob/master/debian/patches /build-most-modules-statically-hack.diff) or disable modules entirely (`--disable-modules`) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1910696 Title: Qemu fails to start with error " There is no option group 'spice'" Status in QEMU: New Bug description: After upgrade from 5.1.0 to 5.2.0, qemu fails on start with error: ` /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -S -name trinti -uuid f8ad2ff6-8808-4f42-8f0b-9e23acd20f84 -daemonize -cpu host -nographic -serial chardev:console -nodefaults -no-reboot -no-user-config -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=allow,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny -readconfig /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf -pidfile /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.pid -D /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.log -chroot /var/lib/lxd/virtual-machines/trinti -smbios type=2,manufacturer=Canonical Ltd.,product=LXD -runas nobody: qemu-system-x86_64:/var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf:27: There is no option group 'spice' qemu-system-x86_64: -readconfig /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf: read config /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf: Invalid argument ` Bisected to first bad commit: https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/cbe5fa11789035c43fd2108ac6f45848954954b5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1910696/+subscriptions