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diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi index 5b81aa052d..afa226303b 100644 --- a/qemu-doc.texi +++ b/qemu-doc.texi @@ -1266,9 +1266,13 @@ is qemu.git/contrib/ivshmem-server. An example syntax when using the shared memory server is: @example -qemu-system-i386 -device ivshmem,size=<size in format accepted by -m>[,chardev=<id>] - [,msi=on][,ioeventfd=on][,vectors=n][,role=peer|master] -qemu-system-i386 -chardev socket,path=<path>,id=<id> +# First start the ivshmem server once and for all +ivshmem-server -p <pidfile> -S <path> -m <shm name> -l <shm size> -n <vectors n> + +# Then start your qemu instances with matching arguments +qemu-system-i386 -device ivshmem,size=<shm size>,vectors=<vectors n>,chardev=<id> + [,msi=on][,ioeventfd=on][,role=peer|master] + -chardev socket,path=<path>,id=<id> @end example When using the server, the guest will be assigned a VM ID (>=0) that allows guests |