The actual default I/O address for KCS is 0xca2.
On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Corey Minyard <miny...@acm.org> wrote:
> Add some basic documentation for the IPMI device.
>
> Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <cminy...@mvista.com>
> ---
> qemu-options.hx | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
> index 5bcfaa0..500d7c8 100644
> --- a/qemu-options.hx
> +++ b/qemu-options.hx
> @@ -327,6 +327,41 @@ Add device @var{driver}. @var{prop}=@var{value} sets
> driver
> properties. Valid properties depend on the driver. To get help on
> possible drivers and properties, use @code{-device help} and
> @code{-device @var{driver},help}.
> +
> +Some drivers are:
> +@item -device
> isa-ipmi[,interface=kcs|bt][,iobase=@var{val}][,irq=@var{val}][,slave_addr=@var{val}][,chardev=name]
> +
> +Add an IPMI device. This also adds a corresponding SMBIOS entry to the
> +SMBIOS tables for x86. The following options are handled:
> +@table @option
> +@item interface=kcs|bt
> +Define the interface type to use. Currently the IPMI-defined KCS and
> +BT interfaces are handled. The default is KCS.
> +@item iobase=@var{val}
> +Define the I/O address of the interface. The default is 0xca0 for KCS
> +and 0xe4 for BT.
> +@item irq=@var{val}
> +Define the interrupt to use. The default is 5. To disable interrupts,
> +set this to 0.
> +@item slave_addr=@var{val}
> +The IPMI slave address to use for the BMC. The default is 0x20.
> +@item chardev=name
> +If a chardev is not specified, the IPMI driver uses a built-in baseboard
> +management controller (BMC) simulator. It provides a basic BMC with a
> +watchdog timer and associated sensor.
> +
> +If a chardev is specified, A connection is made to an external BMC
> +simulator. If you do this, it is strongly recommended that you use
> +the "reconnect=" chardev option to reconnect to the simulator if the
> +connection is lost. Note that if this is not used carefully, it can
> +be a security issue, as the interface has the ability to send resets,
> +NMIs, and power off the VM. It's best if QEMU makes a connection to
> +an external simulator running on a secure port on localhost, so
> +neither the simulator nor QEMU is exposed to any outside network.
> +
> +See the "lanserv/README.vm" file in the OpenIPMI library for more
> +details on the external interface.
> +@end table
> ETEXI
>
> DEF("name", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_name,
> --
> 1.8.3.1
>
>
