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authorXu Wang <gesaint@linux.vnet.ibm.com>2015-06-11 17:32:05 +0200
committerChristian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>2015-06-11 17:45:38 +0200
commitd7933ef3ac81149a51ba43ddac9fe70405008aba (patch)
treec9ef8d5ee80f541697e3260c50c0fe81a85cb497
parent169b71331eaff7a28e3d4fabe8733e7db91f01aa (diff)
watchdog: change option wording to allow for more watchdogs
We will introduce a new watchdog for s390x. Lets adopt qemu-options.hx to allow more watchdog devices. Signed-off-by: Xu Wang <gesaint@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <dahi@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com> [split out qemu-option.hx base changes]
-rw-r--r--qemu-options.hx23
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 1d281f6818..a295c0f82b 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3152,7 +3152,7 @@ when the shift value is high (how high depends on the host machine).
ETEXI
DEF("watchdog", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog, \
- "-watchdog i6300esb|ib700\n" \
+ "-watchdog model\n" \
" enable virtual hardware watchdog [default=none]\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@@ -3160,16 +3160,21 @@ STEXI
@findex -watchdog
Create a virtual hardware watchdog device. Once enabled (by a guest
action), the watchdog must be periodically polled by an agent inside
-the guest or else the guest will be restarted.
+the guest or else the guest will be restarted. Choose a model for
+which your guest has drivers.
-The @var{model} is the model of hardware watchdog to emulate. Choices
-for model are: @code{ib700} (iBASE 700) which is a very simple ISA
-watchdog with a single timer, or @code{i6300esb} (Intel 6300ESB I/O
-controller hub) which is a much more featureful PCI-based dual-timer
-watchdog. Choose a model for which your guest has drivers.
-
-Use @code{-watchdog help} to list available hardware models. Only one
+The @var{model} is the model of hardware watchdog to emulate. Use
+@code{-watchdog help} to list available hardware models. Only one
watchdog can be enabled for a guest.
+
+The following models may be available:
+@table @option
+@item ib700
+iBASE 700 is a very simple ISA watchdog with a single timer.
+@item i6300esb
+Intel 6300ESB I/O controller hub is a much more featureful PCI-based
+dual-timer watchdog.
+@end table
ETEXI
DEF("watchdog-action", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog_action, \