Re: [Qemu-devel] qemu 0.12 monitor command syntax and interface

[Markus Armbruster]

Vinay Venkataraghavan <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> I am implementing a generic interface that supports qemu versions 0.9 to 
> 0.12. 
>
>
> As a result I have been trying to get the syntax for the monitor commands for 
> various qemu versions. I have scrounged all over but have not been able to 
> find the syntax for the device_add interface which is supported in qemu 0.12.
>
> I would really appreciate it if someone could point me to the syntax for 
> these commands. The help text does not provide sufficient information about 
> the argument list either:
>
> I tried many versions of this command but to no avail:
>
> device_add 
> driver=virtio-blk-pci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6,drive=/tmp/ec6f5d90-e734-4539-bd05-d7545e0f8323.img
>  

Not what you're asking for, but better than nothing:
docs/qdev-device-use.txt

> Lastly does the device_add commands deprecate the pci_add commands or 
> generically do the device_* commands deprecate the pci_* commands?

In my opinion, yes.