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diff --git a/docs/system/device-url-syntax.rst.inc b/docs/system/device-url-syntax.rst.inc
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+
+In addition to using normal file images for the emulated storage
+devices, QEMU can also use networked resources such as iSCSI devices.
+These are specified using a special URL syntax.
+
+``iSCSI``
+ iSCSI support allows QEMU to access iSCSI resources directly and use
+ as images for the guest storage. Both disk and cdrom images are
+ supported.
+
+ Syntax for specifying iSCSI LUNs is
+ "iscsi://<target-ip>[:<port>]/<target-iqn>/<lun>"
+
+ By default qemu will use the iSCSI initiator-name
+ 'iqn.2008-11.org.linux-kvm[:<name>]' but this can also be set from
+ the command line or a configuration file.
+
+ Since version Qemu 2.4 it is possible to specify a iSCSI request
+ timeout to detect stalled requests and force a reestablishment of the
+ session. The timeout is specified in seconds. The default is 0 which
+ means no timeout. Libiscsi 1.15.0 or greater is required for this
+ feature.
+
+ Example (without authentication):
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ |qemu_system| -iscsi initiator-name=iqn.2001-04.com.example:my-initiator \
+ -cdrom iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/2 \
+ -drive file=iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
+
+ Example (CHAP username/password via URL):
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ |qemu_system| -drive file=iscsi://user%password@192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
+
+ Example (CHAP username/password via environment variables):
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ LIBISCSI_CHAP_USERNAME="user" \
+ LIBISCSI_CHAP_PASSWORD="password" \
+ |qemu_system| -drive file=iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
+
+``NBD``
+ QEMU supports NBD (Network Block Devices) both using TCP protocol as
+ well as Unix Domain Sockets. With TCP, the default port is 10809.
+
+ Syntax for specifying a NBD device using TCP, in preferred URI form:
+ "nbd://<server-ip>[:<port>]/[<export>]"
+
+ Syntax for specifying a NBD device using Unix Domain Sockets;
+ remember that '?' is a shell glob character and may need quoting:
+ "nbd+unix:///[<export>]?socket=<domain-socket>"
+
+ Older syntax that is also recognized:
+ "nbd:<server-ip>:<port>[:exportname=<export>]"
+
+ Syntax for specifying a NBD device using Unix Domain Sockets
+ "nbd:unix:<domain-socket>[:exportname=<export>]"
+
+ Example for TCP
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ |qemu_system| --drive file=nbd:192.0.2.1:30000
+
+ Example for Unix Domain Sockets
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ |qemu_system| --drive file=nbd:unix:/tmp/nbd-socket
+
+``SSH``
+ QEMU supports SSH (Secure Shell) access to remote disks.
+
+ Examples:
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ |qemu_system| -drive file=ssh://user@host/path/to/disk.img
+ |qemu_system| -drive file.driver=ssh,file.user=user,file.host=host,file.port=22,file.path=/path/to/disk.img
+
+ Currently authentication must be done using ssh-agent. Other
+ authentication methods may be supported in future.
+
+``Sheepdog``
+ Sheepdog is a distributed storage system for QEMU. QEMU supports
+ using either local sheepdog devices or remote networked devices.
+
+ Syntax for specifying a sheepdog device
+
+ ::
+
+ sheepdog[+tcp|+unix]://[host:port]/vdiname[?socket=path][#snapid|#tag]
+
+ Example
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ |qemu_system| --drive file=sheepdog://192.0.2.1:30000/MyVirtualMachine
+
+ See also https://sheepdog.github.io/sheepdog/.
+
+``GlusterFS``
+ GlusterFS is a user space distributed file system. QEMU supports the
+ use of GlusterFS volumes for hosting VM disk images using TCP, Unix
+ Domain Sockets and RDMA transport protocols.
+
+ Syntax for specifying a VM disk image on GlusterFS volume is
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ URI:
+ gluster[+type]://[host[:port]]/volume/path[?socket=...][,debug=N][,logfile=...]
+
+ JSON:
+ 'json:{"driver":"qcow2","file":{"driver":"gluster","volume":"testvol","path":"a.img","debug":N,"logfile":"...",
+   "server":[{"type":"tcp","host":"...","port":"..."},
+   {"type":"unix","socket":"..."}]}}'
+
+ Example
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ URI:
+ |qemu_system| --drive file=gluster://192.0.2.1/testvol/a.img,
+   file.debug=9,file.logfile=/var/log/qemu-gluster.log
+
+ JSON:
+ |qemu_system| 'json:{"driver":"qcow2",
+   "file":{"driver":"gluster",
+   "volume":"testvol","path":"a.img",
+   "debug":9,"logfile":"/var/log/qemu-gluster.log",
+   "server":[{"type":"tcp","host":"1.2.3.4","port":24007},
+   {"type":"unix","socket":"/var/run/glusterd.socket"}]}}'
+ |qemu_system| -drive driver=qcow2,file.driver=gluster,file.volume=testvol,file.path=/path/a.img,
+   file.debug=9,file.logfile=/var/log/qemu-gluster.log,
+   file.server.0.type=tcp,file.server.0.host=1.2.3.4,file.server.0.port=24007,
+   file.server.1.type=unix,file.server.1.socket=/var/run/glusterd.socket
+
+ See also http://www.gluster.org.
+
+``HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/FTPS``
+ QEMU supports read-only access to files accessed over http(s) and
+ ftp(s).
+
+ Syntax using a single filename:
+
+ ::
+
+ <protocol>://[<username>[:<password>]@]<host>/<path>
+
+ where:
+
+ ``protocol``
+ 'http', 'https', 'ftp', or 'ftps'.
+
+ ``username``
+ Optional username for authentication to the remote server.
+
+ ``password``
+ Optional password for authentication to the remote server.
+
+ ``host``
+ Address of the remote server.
+
+ ``path``
+ Path on the remote server, including any query string.
+
+ The following options are also supported:
+
+ ``url``
+ The full URL when passing options to the driver explicitly.
+
+ ``readahead``
+ The amount of data to read ahead with each range request to the
+ remote server. This value may optionally have the suffix 'T', 'G',
+ 'M', 'K', 'k' or 'b'. If it does not have a suffix, it will be
+ assumed to be in bytes. The value must be a multiple of 512 bytes.
+ It defaults to 256k.
+
+ ``sslverify``
+ Whether to verify the remote server's certificate when connecting
+ over SSL. It can have the value 'on' or 'off'. It defaults to
+ 'on'.
+
+ ``cookie``
+ Send this cookie (it can also be a list of cookies separated by
+ ';') with each outgoing request. Only supported when using
+ protocols such as HTTP which support cookies, otherwise ignored.
+
+ ``timeout``
+ Set the timeout in seconds of the CURL connection. This timeout is
+ the time that CURL waits for a response from the remote server to
+ get the size of the image to be downloaded. If not set, the
+ default timeout of 5 seconds is used.
+
+ Note that when passing options to qemu explicitly, ``driver`` is the
+ value of <protocol>.
+
+ Example: boot from a remote Fedora 20 live ISO image
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ |qemu_system_x86| --drive media=cdrom,file=https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/20/Live/x86_64/Fedora-Live-Desktop-x86_64-20-1.iso,readonly
+
+ |qemu_system_x86| --drive media=cdrom,file.driver=http,file.url=http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/20/Live/x86_64/Fedora-Live-Desktop-x86_64-20-1.iso,readonly
+
+ Example: boot from a remote Fedora 20 cloud image using a local
+ overlay for writes, copy-on-read, and a readahead of 64k
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file='json:{"file.driver":"http",, "file.url":"http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/20/Images/x86_64/Fedora-x86_64-20-20131211.1-sda.qcow2",, "file.readahead":"64k"}' /tmp/Fedora-x86_64-20-20131211.1-sda.qcow2
+
+ |qemu_system_x86| -drive file=/tmp/Fedora-x86_64-20-20131211.1-sda.qcow2,copy-on-read=on
+
+ Example: boot from an image stored on a VMware vSphere server with a
+ self-signed certificate using a local overlay for writes, a readahead
+ of 64k and a timeout of 10 seconds.
+
+ .. parsed-literal::
+
+ qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file='json:{"file.driver":"https",, "file.url":"https://user:password@vsphere.example.com/folder/test/test-flat.vmdk?dcPath=Datacenter&dsName=datastore1",, "file.sslverify":"off",, "file.readahead":"64k",, "file.timeout":10}' /tmp/test.qcow2
+
+ |qemu_system_x86| -drive file=/tmp/test.qcow2
diff --git a/docs/system/invocation.rst b/docs/system/invocation.rst
index d77dd13d4f..4ba38fc23d 100644
--- a/docs/system/invocation.rst
+++ b/docs/system/invocation.rst
@@ -15,230 +15,4 @@ not need a disk image.
Device URL Syntax
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-In addition to using normal file images for the emulated storage
-devices, QEMU can also use networked resources such as iSCSI devices.
-These are specified using a special URL syntax.
-
-``iSCSI``
- iSCSI support allows QEMU to access iSCSI resources directly and use
- as images for the guest storage. Both disk and cdrom images are
- supported.
-
- Syntax for specifying iSCSI LUNs is
- "iscsi://<target-ip>[:<port>]/<target-iqn>/<lun>"
-
- By default qemu will use the iSCSI initiator-name
- 'iqn.2008-11.org.linux-kvm[:<name>]' but this can also be set from
- the command line or a configuration file.
-
- Since version Qemu 2.4 it is possible to specify a iSCSI request
- timeout to detect stalled requests and force a reestablishment of the
- session. The timeout is specified in seconds. The default is 0 which
- means no timeout. Libiscsi 1.15.0 or greater is required for this
- feature.
-
- Example (without authentication):
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- |qemu_system| -iscsi initiator-name=iqn.2001-04.com.example:my-initiator \
- -cdrom iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/2 \
- -drive file=iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
-
- Example (CHAP username/password via URL):
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- |qemu_system| -drive file=iscsi://user%password@192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
-
- Example (CHAP username/password via environment variables):
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- LIBISCSI_CHAP_USERNAME="user" \
- LIBISCSI_CHAP_PASSWORD="password" \
- |qemu_system| -drive file=iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
-
-``NBD``
- QEMU supports NBD (Network Block Devices) both using TCP protocol as
- well as Unix Domain Sockets. With TCP, the default port is 10809.
-
- Syntax for specifying a NBD device using TCP, in preferred URI form:
- "nbd://<server-ip>[:<port>]/[<export>]"
-
- Syntax for specifying a NBD device using Unix Domain Sockets;
- remember that '?' is a shell glob character and may need quoting:
- "nbd+unix:///[<export>]?socket=<domain-socket>"
-
- Older syntax that is also recognized:
- "nbd:<server-ip>:<port>[:exportname=<export>]"
-
- Syntax for specifying a NBD device using Unix Domain Sockets
- "nbd:unix:<domain-socket>[:exportname=<export>]"
-
- Example for TCP
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- |qemu_system| --drive file=nbd:192.0.2.1:30000
-
- Example for Unix Domain Sockets
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- |qemu_system| --drive file=nbd:unix:/tmp/nbd-socket
-
-``SSH``
- QEMU supports SSH (Secure Shell) access to remote disks.
-
- Examples:
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- |qemu_system| -drive file=ssh://user@host/path/to/disk.img
- |qemu_system| -drive file.driver=ssh,file.user=user,file.host=host,file.port=22,file.path=/path/to/disk.img
-
- Currently authentication must be done using ssh-agent. Other
- authentication methods may be supported in future.
-
-``Sheepdog``
- Sheepdog is a distributed storage system for QEMU. QEMU supports
- using either local sheepdog devices or remote networked devices.
-
- Syntax for specifying a sheepdog device
-
- ::
-
- sheepdog[+tcp|+unix]://[host:port]/vdiname[?socket=path][#snapid|#tag]
-
- Example
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- |qemu_system| --drive file=sheepdog://192.0.2.1:30000/MyVirtualMachine
-
- See also https://sheepdog.github.io/sheepdog/.
-
-``GlusterFS``
- GlusterFS is a user space distributed file system. QEMU supports the
- use of GlusterFS volumes for hosting VM disk images using TCP, Unix
- Domain Sockets and RDMA transport protocols.
-
- Syntax for specifying a VM disk image on GlusterFS volume is
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- URI:
- gluster[+type]://[host[:port]]/volume/path[?socket=...][,debug=N][,logfile=...]
-
- JSON:
- 'json:{"driver":"qcow2","file":{"driver":"gluster","volume":"testvol","path":"a.img","debug":N,"logfile":"...",
-   "server":[{"type":"tcp","host":"...","port":"..."},
-   {"type":"unix","socket":"..."}]}}'
-
- Example
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- URI:
- |qemu_system| --drive file=gluster://192.0.2.1/testvol/a.img,
-   file.debug=9,file.logfile=/var/log/qemu-gluster.log
-
- JSON:
- |qemu_system| 'json:{"driver":"qcow2",
-   "file":{"driver":"gluster",
-   "volume":"testvol","path":"a.img",
-   "debug":9,"logfile":"/var/log/qemu-gluster.log",
-   "server":[{"type":"tcp","host":"1.2.3.4","port":24007},
-   {"type":"unix","socket":"/var/run/glusterd.socket"}]}}'
- |qemu_system| -drive driver=qcow2,file.driver=gluster,file.volume=testvol,file.path=/path/a.img,
-   file.debug=9,file.logfile=/var/log/qemu-gluster.log,
-   file.server.0.type=tcp,file.server.0.host=1.2.3.4,file.server.0.port=24007,
-   file.server.1.type=unix,file.server.1.socket=/var/run/glusterd.socket
-
- See also http://www.gluster.org.
-
-``HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/FTPS``
- QEMU supports read-only access to files accessed over http(s) and
- ftp(s).
-
- Syntax using a single filename:
-
- ::
-
- <protocol>://[<username>[:<password>]@]<host>/<path>
-
- where:
-
- ``protocol``
- 'http', 'https', 'ftp', or 'ftps'.
-
- ``username``
- Optional username for authentication to the remote server.
-
- ``password``
- Optional password for authentication to the remote server.
-
- ``host``
- Address of the remote server.
-
- ``path``
- Path on the remote server, including any query string.
-
- The following options are also supported:
-
- ``url``
- The full URL when passing options to the driver explicitly.
-
- ``readahead``
- The amount of data to read ahead with each range request to the
- remote server. This value may optionally have the suffix 'T', 'G',
- 'M', 'K', 'k' or 'b'. If it does not have a suffix, it will be
- assumed to be in bytes. The value must be a multiple of 512 bytes.
- It defaults to 256k.
-
- ``sslverify``
- Whether to verify the remote server's certificate when connecting
- over SSL. It can have the value 'on' or 'off'. It defaults to
- 'on'.
-
- ``cookie``
- Send this cookie (it can also be a list of cookies separated by
- ';') with each outgoing request. Only supported when using
- protocols such as HTTP which support cookies, otherwise ignored.
-
- ``timeout``
- Set the timeout in seconds of the CURL connection. This timeout is
- the time that CURL waits for a response from the remote server to
- get the size of the image to be downloaded. If not set, the
- default timeout of 5 seconds is used.
-
- Note that when passing options to qemu explicitly, ``driver`` is the
- value of <protocol>.
-
- Example: boot from a remote Fedora 20 live ISO image
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- |qemu_system_x86| --drive media=cdrom,file=https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/20/Live/x86_64/Fedora-Live-Desktop-x86_64-20-1.iso,readonly
-
- |qemu_system_x86| --drive media=cdrom,file.driver=http,file.url=http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/20/Live/x86_64/Fedora-Live-Desktop-x86_64-20-1.iso,readonly
-
- Example: boot from a remote Fedora 20 cloud image using a local
- overlay for writes, copy-on-read, and a readahead of 64k
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file='json:{"file.driver":"http",, "file.url":"http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/20/Images/x86_64/Fedora-x86_64-20-20131211.1-sda.qcow2",, "file.readahead":"64k"}' /tmp/Fedora-x86_64-20-20131211.1-sda.qcow2
-
- |qemu_system_x86| -drive file=/tmp/Fedora-x86_64-20-20131211.1-sda.qcow2,copy-on-read=on
-
- Example: boot from an image stored on a VMware vSphere server with a
- self-signed certificate using a local overlay for writes, a readahead
- of 64k and a timeout of 10 seconds.
-
- .. parsed-literal::
-
- qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file='json:{"file.driver":"https",, "file.url":"https://user:password@vsphere.example.com/folder/test/test-flat.vmdk?dcPath=Datacenter&dsName=datastore1",, "file.sslverify":"off",, "file.readahead":"64k",, "file.timeout":10}' /tmp/test.qcow2
-
- |qemu_system_x86| -drive file=/tmp/test.qcow2
+.. include:: device-url-syntax.rst.inc
diff --git a/docs/system/keys.rst b/docs/system/keys.rst
index bf99ee8d5b..e596ae6c4e 100644
--- a/docs/system/keys.rst
+++ b/docs/system/keys.rst
@@ -3,38 +3,4 @@
Keys in the graphical frontends
-------------------------------
-During the graphical emulation, you can use special key combinations to
-change modes. The default key mappings are shown below, but if you use
-``-alt-grab`` then the modifier is Ctrl-Alt-Shift (instead of Ctrl-Alt)
-and if you use ``-ctrl-grab`` then the modifier is the right Ctrl key
-(instead of Ctrl-Alt):
-
-Ctrl-Alt-f
- Toggle full screen
-
-Ctrl-Alt-+
- Enlarge the screen
-
-Ctrl-Alt\--
- Shrink the screen
-
-Ctrl-Alt-u
- Restore the screen's un-scaled dimensions
-
-Ctrl-Alt-n
- Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
-
- *1*
- Target system display
-
- *2*
- Monitor
-
- *3*
- Serial port
-
-Ctrl-Alt
- Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
-
-In the virtual consoles, you can use Ctrl-Up, Ctrl-Down, Ctrl-PageUp and
-Ctrl-PageDown to move in the back log.
+.. include:: keys.rst.inc
diff --git a/docs/system/keys.rst.inc b/docs/system/keys.rst.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd9b8e5f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/system/keys.rst.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+During the graphical emulation, you can use special key combinations to
+change modes. The default key mappings are shown below, but if you use
+``-alt-grab`` then the modifier is Ctrl-Alt-Shift (instead of Ctrl-Alt)
+and if you use ``-ctrl-grab`` then the modifier is the right Ctrl key
+(instead of Ctrl-Alt):
+
+Ctrl-Alt-f
+ Toggle full screen
+
+Ctrl-Alt-+
+ Enlarge the screen
+
+Ctrl-Alt\--
+ Shrink the screen
+
+Ctrl-Alt-u
+ Restore the screen's un-scaled dimensions
+
+Ctrl-Alt-n
+ Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
+
+ *1*
+ Target system display
+
+ *2*
+ Monitor
+
+ *3*
+ Serial port
+
+Ctrl-Alt
+ Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
+
+In the virtual consoles, you can use Ctrl-Up, Ctrl-Down, Ctrl-PageUp and
+Ctrl-PageDown to move in the back log.
diff --git a/docs/system/mux-chardev.rst b/docs/system/mux-chardev.rst
index e50172c081..413a6b3446 100644
--- a/docs/system/mux-chardev.rst
+++ b/docs/system/mux-chardev.rst
@@ -3,30 +3,4 @@
Keys in the character backend multiplexer
-----------------------------------------
-During emulation, if you are using a character backend multiplexer
-(which is the default if you are using ``-nographic``) then several
-commands are available via an escape sequence. These key sequences all
-start with an escape character, which is Ctrl-a by default, but can be
-changed with ``-echr``. The list below assumes you're using the default.
-
-Ctrl-a h
- Print this help
-
-Ctrl-a x
- Exit emulator
-
-Ctrl-a s
- Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
-
-Ctrl-a t
- Toggle console timestamps
-
-Ctrl-a b
- Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
-
-Ctrl-a c
- Rotate between the frontends connected to the multiplexer (usually
- this switches between the monitor and the console)
-
-Ctrl-a Ctrl-a
- Send the escape character to the frontend
+.. include:: mux-chardev.rst.inc
diff --git a/docs/system/mux-chardev.rst.inc b/docs/system/mux-chardev.rst.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84ea12cbf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/system/mux-chardev.rst.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+During emulation, if you are using a character backend multiplexer
+(which is the default if you are using ``-nographic``) then several
+commands are available via an escape sequence. These key sequences all
+start with an escape character, which is Ctrl-a by default, but can be
+changed with ``-echr``. The list below assumes you're using the default.
+
+Ctrl-a h
+ Print this help
+
+Ctrl-a x
+ Exit emulator
+
+Ctrl-a s
+ Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
+
+Ctrl-a t
+ Toggle console timestamps
+
+Ctrl-a b
+ Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
+
+Ctrl-a c
+ Rotate between the frontends connected to the multiplexer (usually
+ this switches between the monitor and the console)
+
+Ctrl-a Ctrl-a
+ Send the escape character to the frontend
diff --git a/docs/system/target-i386-desc.rst.inc b/docs/system/target-i386-desc.rst.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47a169e0ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/system/target-i386-desc.rst.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+The QEMU PC System emulator simulates the following peripherals:
+
+- i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
+
+- Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
+ extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
+
+- PS/2 mouse and keyboard
+
+- 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
+
+- Floppy disk
+
+- PCI and ISA network adapters
+
+- Serial ports
+
+- IPMI BMC, either and internal or external one
+
+- Creative SoundBlaster 16 sound card
+
+- ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370 sound card
+
+- Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio compatible sound card
+
+- Intel HD Audio Controller and HDA codec
+
+- Adlib (OPL2) - Yamaha YM3812 compatible chip
+
+- Gravis Ultrasound GF1 sound card
+
+- CS4231A compatible sound card
+
+- PCI UHCI, OHCI, EHCI or XHCI USB controller and a virtual USB-1.1
+ hub.
+
+SMP is supported with up to 255 CPUs.
+
+QEMU uses the PC BIOS from the Seabios project and the Plex86/Bochs LGPL
+VGA BIOS.
+
+QEMU uses YM3812 emulation by Tatsuyuki Satoh.
+
+QEMU uses GUS emulation (GUSEMU32 http://www.deinmeister.de/gusemu/) by
+Tibor \"TS\" Schütz.
+
+Note that, by default, GUS shares IRQ(7) with parallel ports and so QEMU
+must be told to not have parallel ports to have working GUS.
+
+.. parsed-literal::
+
+ |qemu_system_x86| dos.img -soundhw gus -parallel none
+
+Alternatively:
+
+.. parsed-literal::
+
+ |qemu_system_x86| dos.img -device gus,irq=5
+
+Or some other unclaimed IRQ.
+
+CS4231A is the chip used in Windows Sound System and GUSMAX products
diff --git a/docs/system/target-i386.rst b/docs/system/target-i386.rst
index 92e2038b11..51be03d881 100644
--- a/docs/system/target-i386.rst
+++ b/docs/system/target-i386.rst
@@ -8,68 +8,7 @@ x86 (PC) System emulator
Peripherals
~~~~~~~~~~~
-The QEMU PC System emulator simulates the following peripherals:
-
-- i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
-
-- Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
- extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
-
-- PS/2 mouse and keyboard
-
-- 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
-
-- Floppy disk
-
-- PCI and ISA network adapters
-
-- Serial ports
-
-- IPMI BMC, either and internal or external one
-
-- Creative SoundBlaster 16 sound card
-
-- ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370 sound card
-
-- Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio compatible sound card
-
-- Intel HD Audio Controller and HDA codec
-
-- Adlib (OPL2) - Yamaha YM3812 compatible chip
-
-- Gravis Ultrasound GF1 sound card
-
-- CS4231A compatible sound card
-
-- PCI UHCI, OHCI, EHCI or XHCI USB controller and a virtual USB-1.1
- hub.
-
-SMP is supported with up to 255 CPUs.
-
-QEMU uses the PC BIOS from the Seabios project and the Plex86/Bochs LGPL
-VGA BIOS.
-
-QEMU uses YM3812 emulation by Tatsuyuki Satoh.
-
-QEMU uses GUS emulation (GUSEMU32 http://www.deinmeister.de/gusemu/) by
-Tibor \"TS\" Schütz.
-
-Note that, by default, GUS shares IRQ(7) with parallel ports and so QEMU
-must be told to not have parallel ports to have working GUS.
-
-.. parsed-literal::
-
- |qemu_system_x86| dos.img -soundhw gus -parallel none
-
-Alternatively:
-
-.. parsed-literal::
-
- |qemu_system_x86| dos.img -device gus,irq=5
-
-Or some other unclaimed IRQ.
-
-CS4231A is the chip used in Windows Sound System and GUSMAX products
+.. include:: target-i386-desc.rst.inc
.. include:: cpu-models-x86.rst.inc