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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 4/4] pvevent: add document to describe the u
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Eric Blake |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 4/4] pvevent: add document to describe the usage |
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Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:35:00 -0600 |
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On 03/14/2013 02:15 AM, Hu Tao wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Hu Tao <address@hidden>
> ---
> docs/pvevent.txt | 16 ++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 docs/pvevent.txt
>
> diff --git a/docs/pvevent.txt b/docs/pvevent.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..749b87c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/docs/pvevent.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> +PVEVENT DEVICE
> +==============
> +
> +pvevent device is a simulated ISA device, through which guest panic
> +event is sent to qemu, and an qmp event is generated. This allows
s/an qmp/a QMP/ - although mentioning _which_ event might be niceer.
> +management apps(e.g. libvirt) to be notified and respond to the
s/apps(/apps (/
> +event.
> +
> +pvevent device is defined with HID "MSFT0001".
> +
> +To use it, one will have to:
> +
> +1. add the device by specifying `-device pv-event' in the qemu command
> + line.
> +
> +2. load pvevent device driver in guest OS.
Missing is a sentence stating that the management app then has the
option of waiting for GUEST_PANICKED events, and/or polling for
guest-panicked RunState, to learn when the pvevent device has fired a
panic event.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 3/4] introduce pvevent device to deal with panicked event, (continued)
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 3/4] introduce pvevent device to deal with panicked event, Paolo Bonzini, 2013/03/14
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 3/4] introduce pvevent device to deal with panicked event, Gleb Natapov, 2013/03/14
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 3/4] introduce pvevent device to deal with panicked event, Paolo Bonzini, 2013/03/14
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 3/4] introduce pvevent device to deal with panicked event, Gleb Natapov, 2013/03/15
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 3/4] introduce pvevent device to deal with panicked event, Markus Armbruster, 2013/03/20
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 3/4] introduce pvevent device to deal with panicked event, Hu Tao, 2013/03/14
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 3/4] introduce pvevent device to deal with panicked event, Markus Armbruster, 2013/03/20
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 4/4] pvevent: add document to describe the usage, Hu Tao, 2013/03/14
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v14 0/4] pvevent device to deal with guest panic event, Gleb Natapov, 2013/03/14