From ac05f3492421caeb05809ffa02c6198ede179e43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amos Kong Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 11:11:03 +0800 Subject: add a boot parameter to set reboot timeout Added an option to let qemu transfer a configuration file to bios, "etc/boot-fail-wait", which could be specified by command -boot reboot-timeout=T T have a max value of 0xffff, unit is ms. With this option, guest will wait for a given time if not find bootabled device, then reboot. If reboot-timeout is '-1', guest will not reboot, qemu passes '-1' to bios by default. This feature need the new seabios's support. Seabios pulls the value from the fwcfg "file" interface, this interface is used because SeaBIOS needs a reliable way of obtaining a name, value size, and value. It in no way requires that there be a real file on the user's host machine. Signed-off-by: Amos Kong Signed-off-by: Anthony Liguori --- qemu-options.hx | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'qemu-options.hx') diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx index 09c86c4cb0..7d97f96928 100644 --- a/qemu-options.hx +++ b/qemu-options.hx @@ -344,13 +344,14 @@ ETEXI DEF("boot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_boot, "-boot [order=drives][,once=drives][,menu=on|off]\n" - " [,splash=sp_name][,splash-time=sp_time]\n" + " [,splash=sp_name][,splash-time=sp_time][,reboot-timeout=rb_time]\n" " 'drives': floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), network (n)\n" " 'sp_name': the file's name that would be passed to bios as logo picture, if menu=on\n" - " 'sp_time': the period that splash picture last if menu=on, unit is ms\n", + " 'sp_time': the period that splash picture last if menu=on, unit is ms\n" + " 'rb_timeout': the timeout before guest reboot when boot failed, unit is ms\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL) STEXI -@item -boot [order=@var{drives}][,once=@var{drives}][,menu=on|off][,splash=@var{sp_name}][,splash-time=@var{sp_time}] +@item -boot [order=@var{drives}][,once=@var{drives}][,menu=on|off][,splash=@var{sp_name}][,splash-time=@var{sp_time}][,reboot-timeout=@var{rb_timeout}] @findex -boot Specify boot order @var{drives} as a string of drive letters. Valid drive letters depend on the target achitecture. The x86 PC uses: a, b @@ -369,6 +370,11 @@ limitation: The splash file could be a jpeg file or a BMP file in 24 BPP format(true color). The resolution should be supported by the SVGA mode, so the recommended is 320x240, 640x480, 800x640. +A timeout could be passed to bios, guest will pause for @var{rb_timeout} ms +when boot failed, then reboot. If @var{rb_timeout} is '-1', guest will not +reboot, qemu passes '-1' to bios by default. Currently Seabios for X86 +system support it. + @example # try to boot from network first, then from hard disk qemu-system-i386 -boot order=nc -- cgit v1.2.3