1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block/file-posix.c b/block/file-posix.c
index 19c48a043e..d13e99c43f 100644
--- a/block/file-posix.c
+++ b/block/file-posix.c
@@ -392,6 +392,11 @@ static QemuOptsList raw_runtime_opts = {
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
             .help = "host AIO implementation (threads, native)",
         },
+        {
+            .name = "locking",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+            .help = "file locking mode (on/off/auto, default: auto)",
+        },
         { /* end of list */ }
     },
 };