This patch adds documentation of an -audiodev command line option, that
deprecates the old QEMU_* environment variables for audio backend
configuration. It's syntax is similar to existing options (-netdev,
-device, etc):
-audiodev driver_name,property=value,...
Although now it's possible to specify multiple -audiodev options on
command line, multiple audio backends are not supported yet.
Signed-off-by: Kővágó, Zoltán <DirtY.iCE.hu@gmail.com>
---
Notes:
Changes from v4:
* deprecated QEMU_AUDIO_ env vars
* updated to reflect qapi changes
* added info to qemu-deprecated.texi
qemu-deprecated.texi | 7 ++
qemu-options.hx | 236 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 240 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
index 45c57952da..5c07ad4acb 100644
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ Support for invalid topologies will be removed, the user must ensure
topologies described with -smp include all possible cpus, i.e.
@math{@var{sockets} * @var{cores} * @var{threads} = @var{maxcpus}}.
+@subsection QEMU_AUDIO_ environment variables and -audio-help (since 4.0)
+
+The ``-audiodev'' argument is now the preferred way to specify audio
+backend settings instead of environment variables. To ease migration to
+the new format, the ``-audiodev-help'' option can be used to convert
+the current values of the environment variables to ``-audiodev'' options.
+
@section QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
@subsection block-dirty-bitmap-add "autoload" parameter (since 2.12.0)
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 77bd98e20b..f77f4d89a7 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -416,14 +416,244 @@ The default is @code{en-us}.
ETEXI
+HXCOMM Deprecated by -audiodev
DEF("audio-help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_audio_help,
- "-audio-help print list of audio drivers and their options\n",
+ "-audio-help show -audiodev equivalent of the currently specified audio settings\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -audio-help
@findex -audio-help
-Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
-parameters.
+Will show the -audiodev equivalent of the currently specified
+(deprecated) environment variables.
+ETEXI
+
+DEF("audiodev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_audiodev,
+ "-audiodev [driver=]driver,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+ " specifies the audio backend to use\n"
+ " id= identifier of the backend\n"
+ " timer-period= timer period in microseconds\n"
+ " in|out.fixed-settings= use fixed settings for host audio\n"
+ " in|out.frequency= frequency to use with fixed settings\n"
+ " in|out.channels= number of channels to use with fixed settings\n"
+ " in|out.format= sample format to use with fixed settings\n"
+ " valid values: s8, s16, s32, u8, u16, u32\n"
+ " in|out.voices= number of voices to use\n"
+ " in|out.buffer-len= length of buffer in microseconds\n"
+ "-audiodev none,id=id,[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+ " dummy driver that discards all output\n"
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALSA
+ "-audiodev alsa,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+ " in|out.dev= name of the audio device to use\n"
+ " in|out.period-len= length of period in microseconds\n"
+ " in|out.try-poll= attempt to use poll mode\n"
+ " threshold= threshold (in microseconds) when playback starts\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_COREAUDIO
+ "-audiodev coreaudio,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+ " in|out.buffer-count= number of buffers\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_DSOUND
+ "-audiodev dsound,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+ " latency= add extra latency to playback in microseconds\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_OSS
+ "-audiodev oss,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+ " in|out.dev= path of the audio device to use\n"
+ " in|out.buffer-count= number of buffers\n"
+ " in|out.try-poll= attempt to use poll mode\n"
+ " try-mmap= try using memory mapped access\n"
+ " exclusive= open device in exclusive mode\n"
+ " dsp-policy= set timing policy (0..10), -1 to use fragment mode\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PA
+ "-audiodev pa,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+ " server= PulseAudio server address\n"
+ " in|out.name= source/sink device name\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SDL
+ "-audiodev sdl,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
+ "-audiodev spice,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+#endif
+ "-audiodev wav,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+ " path= path of wav file to record\n",
+ QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -audiodev [driver=]@var{driver},id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+@findex -audiodev
+Adds a new audio backend @var{driver} identified by @var{id}. There are
+global and driver specific properties. Some values can be set
+differently for input and output, they're marked with @code{in|out.}.
+You can set the input's property with @code{in.@var{prop}} and the
+output's property with @code{out.@var{prop}}. For example:
+@example
+-audiodev alsa,id=example,in.frequency=44110,out.frequency=8000
+-audiodev alsa,id=example,out.channels=1 # leaves in.channels unspecified
+@end example
+
+Valid global options are:
+
+@table @option
+@item id=@var{identifier}
+Identifies the audio backend.
+
+@item timer-period=@var{period}
+Sets the timer @var{period} used by the audio subsystem in microseconds.
+Default is 10000 (10 ms).
+
+@item in|out.fixed-settings=on|off
+Use fixed settings for host audio. When off, it will change based on
+how the guest opens the sound card. In this case you must not specify
+@var{frequency}, @var{channels} or @var{format}. Default is on.
+
+@item in|out.frequency=@var{frequency}
+Specify the @var{frequency} to use when using @var{fixed-settings}.
+Default is 44100Hz.
+
+@item in|out.channels=@var{channels}
+Specify the number of @var{channels} to use when using
+@var{fixed-settings}. Default is 2 (stereo).
+
+@item in|out.format=@var{format}
+Specify the sample @var{format} to use when using @var{fixed-settings}.
+Valid values are: @code{s8}, @code{s16}, @code{s32}, @code{u8},
+@code{u16}, @code{u32}. Default is @code{s16}.
+
+@item in|out.voices=@var{voices}
+Specify the number of @var{voices} to use. Default is 1.
+
+@item in|out.buffer=@var{usecs}
+Sets the size of the buffer in microseconds.
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev none,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a dummy backend that discards all outputs. This backend has no
+backend specific properties.
+
+@item -audiodev alsa,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates backend using the ALSA. This backend is only available on
+Linux.
+
+ALSA specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item in|out.dev=@var{device}
+Specify the ALSA @var{device} to use for input and/or output. Default
+is @code{default}.
+
+@item in|out.period-len=@var{usecs}
+Sets the period length in microseconds.
+
+@item in|out.try-poll=on|off
+Attempt to use poll mode with the device. Default is on.
+
+@item threshold=@var{threshold}
+Threshold (in microseconds) when playback starts. Default is 0.
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev coreaudio,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend using Apple's Core Audio. This backend is only
+available on Mac OS and only supports playback.
+
+Core Audio specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item in|out.buffer-count=@var{count}
+Sets the @var{count} of the buffers.
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev dsound,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend using Microsoft's DirectSound. This backend is only
+available on Windows and only supports playback.
+
+DirectSound specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item latency=@var{usecs}
+Add extra @var{usecs} microseconds latency to playback. Default is
+10000 (10 ms).
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev oss,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend using OSS. This backend is available on most
+Unix-like systems.
+
+OSS specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item in|out.dev=@var{device}
+Specify the file name of the OSS @var{device} to use. Default is
+@code{/dev/dsp}.
+
+@item in|out.buffer-count=@var{count}
+Sets the @var{count} of the buffers.
+
+@item in|out.try-poll=on|of
+Attempt to use poll mode with the device. Default is on.
+
+@item try-mmap=on|off
+Try using memory mapped device access. Default is off.
+
+@item exclusive=on|off
+Open the device in exclusive mode (vmix won't work in this case).
+Default is off.
+
+@item dsp-policy=@var{policy}
+Sets the timing policy (between 0 and 10, where smaller number means
+smaller latency but higher CPU usage). Use -1 to use buffer sizes
+specified by @code{buffer} and @code{buffer-count}. This option is
+ignored if you do not have OSS 4. Default is 5.
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev pa,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend using PulseAudio. This backend is available on most
+systems.
+
+PulseAudio specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item server=@var{server}
+Sets the PulseAudio @var{server} to connect to.
+
+@item in|out.name=@var{sink}
+Use the specified source/sink for recording/playback.
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev sdl,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend using SDL. This backend is available on most systems,
+but you should use your platform's native backend if possible. This
+backend has no backend specific properties.
+
+@item -audiodev spice,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend that sends audio through SPICE. This backend requires
+@code{-spice} and automatically selected in that case, so usually you
+can ignore this option. This backend has no backend specific
+properties.
+
+@item -audiodev wav,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend that writes audio to a WAV file.
+
+Backend specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item path=@var{path}
+Write recorded audio into the specified file. Default is
+@code{qemu.wav}.
+
+@end table
ETEXI
DEF("soundhw", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_soundhw,
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https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-listOn Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 10:37:32PM +0100, Kővágó, Zoltán wrote:
> This patch adds documentation of an -audiodev command line option, that
> deprecates the old QEMU_* environment variables for audio backend
> configuration. It's syntax is similar to existing options (-netdev,
> -device, etc):
>
> -audiodev driver_name,property=value,...
>
> Although now it's possible to specify multiple -audiodev options on
> command line, multiple audio backends are not supported yet.
So happy to see the audio backends come into the modern world at last !
>
> Signed-off-by: Kővágó, Zoltán <DirtY.iCE.hu@gmail.com>
> ---
>
> Notes:
> Changes from v4:
>
> * deprecated QEMU_AUDIO_ env vars
Libvirt does currently use these, so we'll need to update libvirt
code to use the new cli args
> * updated to reflect qapi changes
> * added info to qemu-deprecated.texi
>
> qemu-deprecated.texi | 7 ++
> qemu-options.hx | 236 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 2 files changed, 240 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
> index 45c57952da..5c07ad4acb 100644
> --- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
> +++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
> @@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ Support for invalid topologies will be removed, the user must ensure
> topologies described with -smp include all possible cpus, i.e.
> @math{@var{sockets} * @var{cores} * @var{threads} = @var{maxcpus}}.
>
> +@subsection QEMU_AUDIO_ environment variables and -audio-help (since 4.0)
> +
> +The ``-audiodev'' argument is now the preferred way to specify audio
> +backend settings instead of environment variables. To ease migration to
> +the new format, the ``-audiodev-help'' option can be used to convert
> +the current values of the environment variables to ``-audiodev'' options.
> +
> @section QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
>
> @subsection block-dirty-bitmap-add "autoload" parameter (since 2.12.0)
> diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
> index 77bd98e20b..f77f4d89a7 100644
> --- a/qemu-options.hx
> +++ b/qemu-options.hx
> @@ -416,14 +416,244 @@ The default is @code{en-us}.
> ETEXI
>
>
> +HXCOMM Deprecated by -audiodev
> DEF("audio-help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_audio_help,
> - "-audio-help print list of audio drivers and their options\n",
> + "-audio-help show -audiodev equivalent of the currently specified audio settings\n",
> QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
> STEXI
> @item -audio-help
> @findex -audio-help
> -Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
> -parameters.
> +Will show the -audiodev equivalent of the currently specified
> +(deprecated) environment variables.
> +ETEXI
> +
> +DEF("audiodev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_audiodev,
> + "-audiodev [driver=]driver,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
> + " specifies the audio backend to use\n"
> + " id= identifier of the backend\n"
> + " timer-period= timer period in microseconds\n"
> + " in|out.fixed-settings= use fixed settings for host audio\n"
> + " in|out.frequency= frequency to use with fixed settings\n"
> + " in|out.channels= number of channels to use with fixed settings\n"
> + " in|out.format= sample format to use with fixed settings\n"
> + " valid values: s8, s16, s32, u8, u16, u32\n"
> + " in|out.voices= number of voices to use\n"
> + " in|out.buffer-len= length of buffer in microseconds\n"
> + "-audiodev none,id=id,[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
> + " dummy driver that discards all output\n"
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ALSA
> + "-audiodev alsa,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
> + " in|out.dev= name of the audio device to use\n"
> + " in|out.period-len= length of period in microseconds\n"
> + " in|out.try-poll= attempt to use poll mode\n"
> + " threshold= threshold (in microseconds) when playback starts\n"
> +#endif
> +#ifdef CONFIG_COREAUDIO
> + "-audiodev coreaudio,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
> + " in|out.buffer-count= number of buffers\n"
> +#endif
> +#ifdef CONFIG_DSOUND
> + "-audiodev dsound,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
> + " latency= add extra latency to playback in microseconds\n"
> +#endif
> +#ifdef CONFIG_OSS
> + "-audiodev oss,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
> + " in|out.dev= path of the audio device to use\n"
> + " in|out.buffer-count= number of buffers\n"
> + " in|out.try-poll= attempt to use poll mode\n"
> + " try-mmap= try using memory mapped access\n"
> + " exclusive= open device in exclusive mode\n"
> + " dsp-policy= set timing policy (0..10), -1 to use fragment mode\n"
> +#endif
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PA
> + "-audiodev pa,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
> + " server= PulseAudio server address\n"
> + " in|out.name= source/sink device name\n"
> +#endif
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SDL
> + "-audiodev sdl,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
> +#endif
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
> + "-audiodev spice,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
> +#endif
> + "-audiodev wav,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
> + " path= path of wav file to record\n",
> + QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
> +STEXI
> +@item -audiodev [driver=]@var{driver},id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
> +@findex -audiodev
> +Adds a new audio backend @var{driver} identified by @var{id}. There are
> +global and driver specific properties. Some values can be set
> +differently for input and output, they're marked with @code{in|out.}.
> +You can set the input's property with @code{in.@var{prop}} and the
> +output's property with @code{out.@var{prop}}. For example:
> +@example
> +-audiodev alsa,id=example,in.frequency=44110,out.frequency=8000
> +-audiodev alsa,id=example,out.channels=1 # leaves in.channels unspecified
> +@end example
> +
> +Valid global options are:
> +
> +@table @option
> +@item id=@var{identifier}
> +Identifies the audio backend.
> +
> +@item timer-period=@var{period}
> +Sets the timer @var{period} used by the audio subsystem in microseconds.
> +Default is 10000 (10 ms).
> +
> +@item in|out.fixed-settings=on|off
> +Use fixed settings for host audio. When off, it will change based on
> +how the guest opens the sound card. In this case you must not specify
> +@var{frequency}, @var{channels} or @var{format}. Default is on.
> +
> +@item in|out.frequency=@var{frequency}
> +Specify the @var{frequency} to use when using @var{fixed-settings}.
> +Default is 44100Hz.
> +
> +@item in|out.channels=@var{channels}
> +Specify the number of @var{channels} to use when using
> +@var{fixed-settings}. Default is 2 (stereo).
> +
> +@item in|out.format=@var{format}
> +Specify the sample @var{format} to use when using @var{fixed-settings}.
> +Valid values are: @code{s8}, @code{s16}, @code{s32}, @code{u8},
> +@code{u16}, @code{u32}. Default is @code{s16}.
> +
> +@item in|out.voices=@var{voices}
> +Specify the number of @var{voices} to use. Default is 1.
> +
> +@item in|out.buffer=@var{usecs}
> +Sets the size of the buffer in microseconds.
> +
> +@end table
> +
> +@item -audiodev none,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
> +Creates a dummy backend that discards all outputs. This backend has no
> +backend specific properties.
> +
> +@item -audiodev alsa,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
> +Creates backend using the ALSA. This backend is only available on
> +Linux.
> +
> +ALSA specific options are:
> +
> +@table @option
> +
> +@item in|out.dev=@var{device}
> +Specify the ALSA @var{device} to use for input and/or output. Default
> +is @code{default}.
> +
> +@item in|out.period-len=@var{usecs}
> +Sets the period length in microseconds.
> +
> +@item in|out.try-poll=on|off
> +Attempt to use poll mode with the device. Default is on.
> +
> +@item threshold=@var{threshold}
> +Threshold (in microseconds) when playback starts. Default is 0.
> +
> +@end table
> +
> +@item -audiodev coreaudio,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
> +Creates a backend using Apple's Core Audio. This backend is only
> +available on Mac OS and only supports playback.
> +
> +Core Audio specific options are:
> +
> +@table @option
> +
> +@item in|out.buffer-count=@var{count}
> +Sets the @var{count} of the buffers.
> +
> +@end table
> +
> +@item -audiodev dsound,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
> +Creates a backend using Microsoft's DirectSound. This backend is only
> +available on Windows and only supports playback.
> +
> +DirectSound specific options are:
> +
> +@table @option
> +
> +@item latency=@var{usecs}
> +Add extra @var{usecs} microseconds latency to playback. Default is
> +10000 (10 ms).
> +
> +@end table
> +
> +@item -audiodev oss,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
> +Creates a backend using OSS. This backend is available on most
> +Unix-like systems.
> +
> +OSS specific options are:
> +
> +@table @option
> +
> +@item in|out.dev=@var{device}
> +Specify the file name of the OSS @var{device} to use. Default is
> +@code{/dev/dsp}.
> +
> +@item in|out.buffer-count=@var{count}
> +Sets the @var{count} of the buffers.
> +
> +@item in|out.try-poll=on|of
> +Attempt to use poll mode with the device. Default is on.
> +
> +@item try-mmap=on|off
> +Try using memory mapped device access. Default is off.
> +
> +@item exclusive=on|off
> +Open the device in exclusive mode (vmix won't work in this case).
> +Default is off.
> +
> +@item dsp-policy=@var{policy}
> +Sets the timing policy (between 0 and 10, where smaller number means
> +smaller latency but higher CPU usage). Use -1 to use buffer sizes
> +specified by @code{buffer} and @code{buffer-count}. This option is
> +ignored if you do not have OSS 4. Default is 5.
> +
> +@end table
> +
> +@item -audiodev pa,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
> +Creates a backend using PulseAudio. This backend is available on most
> +systems.
> +
> +PulseAudio specific options are:
> +
> +@table @option
> +
> +@item server=@var{server}
> +Sets the PulseAudio @var{server} to connect to.
> +
> +@item in|out.name=@var{sink}
> +Use the specified source/sink for recording/playback.
> +
> +@end table
> +
> +@item -audiodev sdl,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
> +Creates a backend using SDL. This backend is available on most systems,
> +but you should use your platform's native backend if possible. This
> +backend has no backend specific properties.
> +
> +@item -audiodev spice,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
> +Creates a backend that sends audio through SPICE. This backend requires
> +@code{-spice} and automatically selected in that case, so usually you
> +can ignore this option. This backend has no backend specific
> +properties.
> +
> +@item -audiodev wav,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
> +Creates a backend that writes audio to a WAV file.
> +
> +Backend specific options are:
> +
> +@table @option
> +
> +@item path=@var{path}
> +Write recorded audio into the specified file. Default is
> +@code{qemu.wav}.
> +
> +@end table
> ETEXI
>
> DEF("soundhw", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_soundhw,
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On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 01:40:42PM +0000, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: > On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 10:37:32PM +0100, Kővágó, Zoltán wrote: > > This patch adds documentation of an -audiodev command line option, that > > deprecates the old QEMU_* environment variables for audio backend > > configuration. It's syntax is similar to existing options (-netdev, > > -device, etc): > > > > -audiodev driver_name,property=value,... > > > > Although now it's possible to specify multiple -audiodev options on > > command line, multiple audio backends are not supported yet. > > So happy to see the audio backends come into the modern world at last ! > > > > > Signed-off-by: Kővágó, Zoltán <DirtY.iCE.hu@gmail.com> > > --- > > > > Notes: > > Changes from v4: > > > > * deprecated QEMU_AUDIO_ env vars > > Libvirt does currently use these, so we'll need to update libvirt > code to use the new cli args Correct, and with this we can finally fix this bug [1] \o/. Pavel [1] <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375433> -- libvir-list mailing list libvir-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list
Hi, > > * deprecated QEMU_AUDIO_ env vars > > Libvirt does currently use these, so we'll need to update libvirt > code to use the new cli args Note: The old vars will continue to work, and possibly it makes sense to keep at least QEMU_AUDIO_DRV (which I think is the only one used by libvirt) working a bit longer than the minimal deprecation period. Also: This is a first step only, there is more in the pipeline, where you can assign sound cards to backends (simliar to -netdev). You might want wait for this to land before start working on libvirt support, or at least keep in bind this is coming when designing things. cheers, Gerd -- libvir-list mailing list libvir-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list
On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 03:22:35PM +0100, Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > Hi, > > > > * deprecated QEMU_AUDIO_ env vars > > > > Libvirt does currently use these, so we'll need to update libvirt > > code to use the new cli args > > Note: The old vars will continue to work, and possibly it makes sense to > keep at least QEMU_AUDIO_DRV (which I think is the only one used by > libvirt) working a bit longer than the minimal deprecation period. We can do the trivial replacement of QEMU_AUDIO_DRV with -audiodev without much difficulty - just a matter of tweaking the CLI generator and tests. The full support with XML configurability doesn't need to block us dropping use of QEMU_AUDIO_DRV. > Also: This is a first step only, there is more in the pipeline, where > you can assign sound cards to backends (simliar to -netdev). You might > want wait for this to land before start working on libvirt support, or > at least keep in bind this is coming when designing things. Libvirt lacks proper support for the existing multi-seat features in QEMU. This audio stuff might be a good motivation to finally implement the full multi-seat feature set. Regards, Daniel -- |: https://berrange.com -o- https://www.flickr.com/photos/dberrange :| |: https://libvirt.org -o- https://fstop138.berrange.com :| |: https://entangle-photo.org -o- https://www.instagram.com/dberrange :|
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