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diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index c534ff9e6c..cf891b2cc0 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Select CPU model (@code{-cpu help} for list and additional feature selection)
ETEXI
DEF("smp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smp,
- "-smp n[,maxcpus=cpus][,cores=cores][,threads=threads][,sockets=sockets]\n"
+ "-smp [cpus=]n[,maxcpus=cpus][,cores=cores][,threads=threads][,sockets=sockets]\n"
" set the number of CPUs to 'n' [default=1]\n"
" maxcpus= maximum number of total cpus, including\n"
" offline CPUs for hotplug, etc\n"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ DEF("smp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smp,
" sockets= number of discrete sockets in the system\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -smp @var{n}[,cores=@var{cores}][,threads=@var{threads}][,sockets=@var{sockets}][,maxcpus=@var{maxcpus}]
+@item -smp [cpus=]@var{n}[,cores=@var{cores}][,threads=@var{threads}][,sockets=@var{sockets}][,maxcpus=@var{maxcpus}]
@findex -smp
Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
CPUs are supported. On Sparc32 target, Linux limits the number of usable CPUs
@@ -842,8 +842,10 @@ STEXI
Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
-the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
-with a serial console.
+the console and muxed with the monitor (unless redirected elsewhere
+explicitly). Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
+with a serial console. Use @key{C-a h} for help on switching between
+the console and monitor.
ETEXI
DEF("curses", 0, QEMU_OPTION_curses,
@@ -917,8 +919,8 @@ DEF("spice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_spice,
" [,jpeg-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
" [,zlib-glz-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
" [,streaming-video=[off|all|filter]][,disable-copy-paste]\n"
- " [,agent-mouse=[on|off]][,playback-compression=[on|off]]\n"
- " [,seamless-migration=[on|off]]\n"
+ " [,disable-agent-file-xfer][,agent-mouse=[on|off]]\n"
+ " [,playback-compression=[on|off]][,seamless-migration=[on|off]]\n"
" enable spice\n"
" at least one of {port, tls-port} is mandatory\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
@@ -961,6 +963,9 @@ Allow client connects without authentication.
@item disable-copy-paste
Disable copy paste between the client and the guest.
+@item disable-agent-file-xfer
+Disable spice-vdagent based file-xfer between the client and the guest.
+
@item tls-port=<nr>
Set the TCP port spice is listening on for encrypted channels.
@@ -1268,9 +1273,8 @@ DEF("no-fd-bootchk", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_fd_bootchk,
STEXI
@item -no-fd-bootchk
@findex -no-fd-bootchk
-Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in Bochs BIOS. It may
+Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in BIOS. May
be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
-TODO: check reference to Bochs BIOS.
ETEXI
DEF("no-acpi", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi,
@@ -2483,14 +2487,15 @@ same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
@item mon:@var{dev_string}
This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
another serial port. The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
-@key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}. See monitor access
-@ref{pcsys_keys} in the -nographic section for more keys.
+@key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}.
@var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
above. An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
listening on port 4444 would be:
@table @code
@item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
@end table
+When the monitor is multiplexed to stdio in this way, Ctrl+C will not terminate
+QEMU any more but will be passed to the guest instead.
@item braille
Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
@@ -2528,6 +2533,7 @@ Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
serial port).
The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
non graphical mode.
+Use @code{-monitor none} to disable the default monitor.
ETEXI
DEF("qmp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qmp, \
"-qmp dev like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode\n",
@@ -2539,9 +2545,9 @@ Like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode.
ETEXI
DEF("mon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mon, \
- "-mon chardev=[name][,mode=readline|control][,default]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+ "-mon [chardev=]name[,mode=readline|control][,default]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -mon chardev=[name][,mode=readline|control][,default]
+@item -mon [chardev=]name[,mode=readline|control][,default]
@findex -mon
Setup monitor on chardev @var{name}.
ETEXI
@@ -3166,6 +3172,17 @@ property must be set. These objects are placed in the
'/objects' path.
ETEXI
+DEF("msg", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_msg,
+ "-msg timestamp[=on|off]\n"
+ " change the format of messages\n"
+ " on|off controls leading timestamps (default:on)\n",
+ QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -msg timestamp[=on|off]
+@findex -msg
+prepend a timestamp to each log message.(default:on)
+ETEXI
+
HXCOMM This is the last statement. Insert new options before this line!
STEXI
@end table