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Package: qemu-kvm
Version: 1:0.14.1+dfsg-4
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream
The manpage speaks of a serial -chardev:
-chardev backend ,id=id [,mux=on|off] [,options]
Backend is one of: null, socket, udp, msmouse, vc, file,
pipe, console, serial, pty, …
However, if one wants to use the serial backend (which presumably
gives raw access to the serial port), kvm says
chardev: backend "serial" not found
For most applications, tty or console will be a viable backend, but
if one needs raw serial port access, then the serial backend would
be needed.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-rc4-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_NZ, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages kvm depends on:
ii qemu-kvm 0.14.1+dfsg-4
kvm recommends no packages.
kvm suggests no packages.
Versions of packages qemu-kvm depends on:
ii adduser 3.113
ii ipxe 1.0.0+git-2.149b50-1
ii libaio1 0.3.109-2
ii libasound2 1.0.24.1-4
ii libattr1 1:2.4.46-3
ii libbluetooth3 4.96-3
ii libbrlapi0.5 4.2-8+b1
ii libc6 2.13-21
ii libcurl3-gnutls 7.21.7-3
ii libgnutls26 2.12.11-1
ii libjpeg8 8c-2
ii libncurses5 5.9-2
ii libpng12-0 1.2.46-3
ii libpulse0 1.0-4
ii libsasl2-2 2.1.25.dfsg1-2
ii libsdl1.2debian 1.2.14-6.4
ii libuuid1 2.19.1-5
ii libvdeplug2 2.2.3-3+b1
ii libx11-6 2:1.4.4-2
ii python 2.6.7-3
ii qemu-keymaps 0.15.0+dfsg-1
ii qemu-utils 0.15.0+dfsg-1
ii seabios 0.6.1.2-3
ii vgabios 0.6c-3
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3
Versions of packages qemu-kvm recommends:
ii bridge-utils 1.5-2
ii iproute 20110629-1
Versions of packages qemu-kvm suggests:
ii debootstrap <none>
ii samba <none>
ii vde2 2.2.3-3+b1
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On 29.01.2012 19:40, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> [Acting on old bugs...]
[Again]
> On 14.10.2011 19:30, martin f krafft wrote:
>> Package: qemu-kvm
>> Version: 1:0.14.1+dfsg-4
>> Severity: normal
>> Tags: upstream
>>
>> The manpage speaks of a serial -chardev:
>>
>> -chardev backend ,id=id [,mux=on|off] [,options]
>> Backend is one of: null, socket, udp, msmouse, vc, file,
>> pipe, console, serial, pty, …
>>
>> However, if one wants to use the serial backend (which presumably
>> gives raw access to the serial port), kvm says
>>
>> chardev: backend "serial" not found
>>
>> For most applications, tty or console will be a viable backend, but
>> if one needs raw serial port access, then the serial backend would
>> be needed.
>
> What is "raw serial port access"?
>
> The -chardev serial is only available on windows platform, since
> their COMx: devices needs special attention, regulare reads/writes
> does not quite work on these like in unix.
>
> If you really want "raw serial port access", whatever does it mean,
> shouldn't this be a wishlist bug?
>
> In any way, the manpage is a bit wrong here: it correctly omits
> the 'serial backend' description on non-windows platform, but still
> mentions 'serial' in the -chardev brief description.
I'm closing this bugreport now, since apparently there's no bug per
se, just like with the cousin bug about the same issue I closed today.
If it is still important or if I'm wrong, let's reopen it.
Thank you for your patience!
/mjt
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