[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [PATCH V8 3/3] docs: Add documentation for generic virtio devices
This patch updates xl.cfg man page with details of generic Virtio device related information. Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx> --- docs/man/xl.cfg.5.pod.in | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/man/xl.cfg.5.pod.in b/docs/man/xl.cfg.5.pod.in index ec444fb2ba79..024bceeb61b2 100644 --- a/docs/man/xl.cfg.5.pod.in +++ b/docs/man/xl.cfg.5.pod.in @@ -1585,6 +1585,39 @@ Set maximum height for pointer device. =back +=item B<virtio=[ "VIRTIO_DEVICE_STRING", "VIRTIO_DEVICE_STRING", ...]> + +Specifies the Virtio devices to be provided to the guest. + +Each B<VIRTIO_DEVICE_STRING> is a comma-separated list of C<KEY=VALUE> settings +from the following list. As a special case, a single comma is allowed in the +VALUE of the "type" KEY, where the VALUE is set with "virtio,device<N>". + +=over 4 + +=item B<backend=domain-id> + +Specifies the backend domain name or id, defaults to dom0. + +=item B<type=STRING> + +Specifies the compatible string for the specific Virtio device. The same will be +written in the Device Tree compatible property of the Virtio device. For +example, "type=virtio,device22" for the I2C device, whose device-tree binding is +present here: + +L<https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-virtio.yaml> + +For generic virtio devices, where we don't need to set special or compatible +properties in the Device Tree, the type field must be set to "virtio,device". + +=item B<transport=STRING> + +Specifies the transport mechanism for the Virtio device, only "mmio" is +supported for now. + +=back + =item B<tee="STRING"> B<Arm only.> Set TEE type for the guest. TEE is a Trusted Execution -- 2.31.1.272.g89b43f80a514
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