1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 2cff5a936c..2152f6ae53 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ int rtc_td_hack = 0;
 int usb_enabled = 0;
 int singlestep = 0;
 int smp_cpus = 1;
+int max_cpus = 0;
 const char *vnc_display;
 int acpi_enabled = 1;
 int no_hpet = 0;
@@ -5453,12 +5454,29 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 add_device_config(DEV_GENERIC, optarg);
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_smp:
-                smp_cpus = atoi(optarg);
+            {
+                char *p;
+                char option[128];
+                smp_cpus = strtol(optarg, &p, 10);
                 if (smp_cpus < 1) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "Invalid number of CPUs\n");
                     exit(1);
                 }
+                if (*p++ != ',')
+                    break;
+                if (get_param_value(option, 128, "maxcpus", p))
+                    max_cpus = strtol(option, NULL, 0);
+                if (max_cpus < smp_cpus) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "maxcpus must be equal to or greater than "
+                            "smp\n");
+                    exit(1);
+                }
+                if (max_cpus > 255) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Unsupported number of maxcpus\n");
+                    exit(1);
+                }
                 break;
+            }
 	    case QEMU_OPTION_vnc:
                 display_type = DT_VNC;
 		vnc_display = optarg;
@@ -5639,6 +5657,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     }
 #endif
 
+    /*
+     * Default to max_cpus = smp_cpus, in case the user doesn't
+     * specify a max_cpus value.
+     */
+    if (!max_cpus)
+        max_cpus = smp_cpus;
+
     machine->max_cpus = machine->max_cpus ?: 1; /* Default to UP */
     if (smp_cpus > machine->max_cpus) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Number of SMP cpus requested (%d), exceeds max cpus "