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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ version 0.5.4: - QEMU can now boot a PowerPC Linux kernel (Jocelyn Mayer) - User mode network stack - imul imm8 fix + 0x82 opcode support (Hidemi KAWAI) + - precise self modifying code (aka BeOS install bug) version 0.5.3: @@ -1,21 +1,20 @@ short term: ---------- +- physical memory cache (reduce qemu-fast address space size to about 32 MB) +- better code fetch (different exception handling + CS.limit support) +- do not resize vga if invalid size. +- avoid looping if only exceptions - handle fast timers + add explicit clocks - OS/2 install bug -- handle Self Modifying Code even if modifying current TB (BE OS 5 install) -- physical memory cache (reduce qemu-fast address space size to about 32 MB) -- better code fetch -- XP security bug - cycle counter for all archs - TLB code protection support for PPC - add sysenter/sysexit and fxsr for L4 pistachio 686 - basic VGA optimizations -- disable SMC handling for ARM/SPARC/PPC +- disable SMC handling for ARM/SPARC/PPC (not finished) - see undefined flags for BTx insn - user/kernel PUSHL/POPL in helper.c - keyboard output buffer filling timing emulation - return UD exception if LOCK prefix incorrectly used -- cmos clock update and timers - test ldt limit < 7 ? - tests for each target CPU - fix CCOP optimisation @@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ short term: lower priority: -------------- +- HDD geometry in CMOS (not used except for very old DOS programs) - suppress shift_mem ops - fix some 16 bit sp push/pop overflow (pusha/popa, lcall lret) - sysenter/sysexit emulation diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi index 1f056065bd..57cf8f8d33 100644 --- a/qemu-doc.texi +++ b/qemu-doc.texi @@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ to ease cross-compilation and cross-debugging. As QEMU requires no host kernel driver to run, it is very safe and easy to use. -For system emulation, only the x86 PC emulator is currently -usable. The PowerPC system emulator is being developped. +For system emulation, the following hardware targets are supported: +@itemize +@item PC (x86 processor) +@item PREP (PowerPC processor) +@end itemize For user emulation, x86, PowerPC, ARM, and SPARC CPUs are supported. @@ -121,13 +124,13 @@ QEMU for Win32. Mac OS X is currently not supported. -@chapter QEMU System emulator invocation +@chapter QEMU PC System emulator invocation @section Introduction @c man begin DESCRIPTION -The QEMU System emulator simulates a complete PC. +The QEMU System emulator simulates a complete PC. In order to meet specific user needs, two versions of QEMU are available: @@ -235,23 +238,28 @@ Network options: @table @option @item -n script -Set network init script [default=/etc/qemu-ifup]. This script is -launched to configure the host network interface (usually tun0) +Set TUN/TAP network init script [default=/etc/qemu-ifup]. This script +is launched to configure the host network interface (usually tun0) corresponding to the virtual NE2000 card. -@item nics n -Simulate @var{n} network interfaces (default=1). - @item -macaddr addr Set the mac address of the first interface (the format is aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff in hexa). The mac address is incremented for each new network interface. -@item -tun-fd fd1,... -Assumes @var{fd} talks to tap/tun and use it. Read -@url{http://bellard.org/qemu/tetrinet.html} to have an example of its -use. +@item -tun-fd fd +Assumes @var{fd} talks to a tap/tun host network interface and use +it. Read @url{http://bellard.org/qemu/tetrinet.html} to have an +example of its use. + +@item -user-net +(Experimental) Use the user mode network stack. This is the default if +no tun/tap network init script is found. + +@item -dummy-net +Use the dummy network stack: no packet will be received on the network +cards. @end table @@ -278,6 +286,8 @@ Debug options: Wait gdb connection to port 1234 (@xref{gdb_usage}). @item -p port Change gdb connection port. +@item -S +Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor). @item -d Output log in /tmp/qemu.log @end table @@ -413,7 +423,9 @@ can be x (hexa), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal), c (char) or i (asm instruction). @item size -can be b (8 bits), h (16 bits), w (32 bits) or g (64 bits) +can be b (8 bits), h (16 bits), w (32 bits) or g (64 bits). On x86, +@code{h} or @code{w} can be specified with the @code{i} format to +respectively select 16 or 32 bit code instruction size. @end table @@ -802,6 +814,32 @@ Use @code{set architecture i8086} to dump 16 bit code. Then use @code{x/10i $cs*16+*eip} to dump the code at the PC position. @end enumerate +@chapter QEMU PREP PowerPC System emulator invocation + +Use the executable @file{qemu-system-ppc} to simulate a complete PREP +PowerPC system. + +QEMU emulates the following PREP peripherials: + +@itemize @minus +@item +2 IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support +@item +Floppy disk +@item +up to 6 NE2000 network adapters +@item +Serial port +@item +PREP Non Volatile RAM +@end itemize + +You can read the qemu PC system emulation chapter to have more +informations about QEMU usage. + +More information is available at +@url{http://jocelyn.mayer.free.fr/qemu-ppc/}. + @chapter QEMU User space emulator invocation @section Quick Start |