PV console doesn't require Xen to be running as a shim and only
requires CONFIG_XEN_GUEST and running as a Xen guest. Update the
documentation accordingly.

Fixes: 4f6609d6a665 ("x86/guest: use PV console for Xen/Dom0 I/O")
Signed-off-by: Teddy Astie <teddy.astie@vates.tech>
---
 docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc
index 52d4ca0f2f..d46d5b2152 100644
--- a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc
+++ b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc
@@ -446,8 +446,9 @@ the converse; transmitted and received characters will have their MSB
 cleared.  This allows a single port to be shared by two subsystems
 (e.g. console and debugger).
 
-`pv` indicates that Xen should use Xen's PV console. This option is
-only available when used together with `pv-in-pvh`.
+`pv` indicates that Xen should use Xen's PV console. This option requires
+Xen running as a Xen guest. and is only available if the hypervisor was
+compiled with `CONFIG_XEN_GUEST` enabled.
 
 `dbgp` or `ehci` indicates that Xen should use a USB2 debug port.
 
-- 
2.52.0



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Teddy Astie | Vates XCP-ng Developer

XCP-ng & Xen Orchestra - Vates solutions

web: https://vates.tech

On 20/05/2026 5:03 pm, Teddy Astie wrote:
> PV console doesn't require Xen to be running as a shim and only
> requires CONFIG_XEN_GUEST and running as a Xen guest. Update the
> documentation accordingly.
>
> Fixes: 4f6609d6a665 ("x86/guest: use PV console for Xen/Dom0 I/O")
> Signed-off-by: Teddy Astie <teddy.astie@vates.tech>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>