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[PATCH 07/18] qemu-doc: move system requirements chapter inside PC secti
From: |
Paolo Bonzini |
Subject: |
[PATCH 07/18] qemu-doc: move system requirements chapter inside PC section |
Date: |
Wed, 26 Feb 2020 12:30:23 +0100 |
The system requirements documented in this chapter are limited to x86 KVM
targets.
Clean them up and move them to the target section.
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden>
---
qemu-doc.texi | 22 ++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
index 88e84300e9..dcf7281a00 100644
--- a/qemu-doc.texi
+++ b/qemu-doc.texi
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
* Introduction::
* QEMU System emulator::
* QEMU System emulator targets::
-* System requirements::
* Security::
* Implementation notes::
* Deprecated features::
@@ -190,6 +189,7 @@ various targets are mentioned in the following sections.
@menu
* pcsys_devices:: Peripherals
* cpu_models_x86:: Supported CPU model configurations on x86 hosts
+* pcsys_req:: OS requirements
@end menu
@node pcsys_devices
@@ -267,6 +267,13 @@ CS4231A is the chip used in Windows Sound System and
GUSMAX products
@include docs/system/cpu-models-x86.texi
@raisesections
+@node pcsys_req
+@subsection OS requirements
+
+On x86_64 hosts, the default set of CPU features enabled by the KVM accelerator
+require the host to be running Linux v4.5 or newer. Red Hat Enterprise Linux
+7 is also supported, since the required functionality was backported.
+
@node PowerPC System emulator
@section PowerPC System emulator
@cindex system emulation (PowerPC)
@@ -1038,19 +1045,6 @@ so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
@c man end
-@node System requirements
-@chapter System requirements
-
-@section KVM kernel module
-
-On x86_64 hosts, the default set of CPU features enabled by the KVM accelerator
-require the host to be running Linux v4.5 or newer.
-
-The OpteronG[345] CPU models require KVM support for RDTSCP, which was
-added with Linux 4.5 which is supported by the major distros. And even
-if RHEL7 has kernel 3.10, KVM there has the required functionality there
-to make it close to a 4.5 or newer kernel.
-
@include docs/security.texi
@include qemu-tech.texi
--
2.21.1
- [PATCH v2 00/18] qemu-doc reorganization and Sphinx version, Paolo Bonzini, 2020/02/26
- [PATCH 03/18] texi2pod: parse @include directives outside "@c man" blocks, Paolo Bonzini, 2020/02/26
- [PATCH 02/18] qemu-doc: remove target OS documentation, Paolo Bonzini, 2020/02/26
- [PATCH 07/18] qemu-doc: move system requirements chapter inside PC section,
Paolo Bonzini <=
- [PATCH 04/18] qemu-doc: split CPU models doc between MIPS and x86 parts, Paolo Bonzini, 2020/02/26
- [PATCH 06/18] qemu-doc: extract common system emulator documentation from the PC section, Paolo Bonzini, 2020/02/26
- [PATCH 11/18] qemu-doc: move included files to docs/system, Paolo Bonzini, 2020/02/26
- [PATCH 01/18] qemu-doc: convert user-mode emulation to a separate Sphinx manual, Paolo Bonzini, 2020/02/26