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-rw-r--r--bsd-user/main.c18
-rw-r--r--hmp-commands.hx4
-rw-r--r--include/qemu/log.h8
-rw-r--r--linux-user/main.c16
-rw-r--r--qemu-doc.texi8
-rw-r--r--qemu-log.c29
-rw-r--r--qemu-options.hx10
-rw-r--r--tcg/tci/README2
8 files changed, 42 insertions, 53 deletions
diff --git a/bsd-user/main.c b/bsd-user/main.c
index 097fbfe432..cc8498187a 100644
--- a/bsd-user/main.c
+++ b/bsd-user/main.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "qemu/envlist.h"
 
-#define DEBUG_LOGFILE "/tmp/qemu.log"
-
 int singlestep;
 #if defined(CONFIG_USE_GUEST_BASE)
 unsigned long mmap_min_addr;
@@ -691,11 +689,12 @@ static void usage(void)
            "-bsd type         select emulated BSD type FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD (default)\n"
            "\n"
            "Debug options:\n"
-           "-d options   activate log (default logfile=%s)\n"
-           "-D logfile   override default logfile location\n"
-           "-p pagesize  set the host page size to 'pagesize'\n"
-           "-singlestep  always run in singlestep mode\n"
-           "-strace      log system calls\n"
+           "-d item1[,...]    enable logging of specified items\n"
+           "                  (use '-d help' for a list of log items)\n"
+           "-D logfile        write logs to 'logfile' (default stderr)\n"
+           "-p pagesize       set the host page size to 'pagesize'\n"
+           "-singlestep       always run in singlestep mode\n"
+           "-strace           log system calls\n"
            "\n"
            "Environment variables:\n"
            "QEMU_STRACE       Print system calls and arguments similar to the\n"
@@ -709,8 +708,7 @@ static void usage(void)
            ,
            TARGET_ARCH,
            interp_prefix,
-           x86_stack_size,
-           DEBUG_LOGFILE);
+           x86_stack_size);
     exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -733,7 +731,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     const char *filename;
     const char *cpu_model;
-    const char *log_file = DEBUG_LOGFILE;
+    const char *log_file = NULL;
     const char *log_mask = NULL;
     struct target_pt_regs regs1, *regs = &regs1;
     struct image_info info1, *info = &info1;
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index 64008a92d1..cef7708e3a 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -295,14 +295,14 @@ ETEXI
         .name       = "log",
         .args_type  = "items:s",
         .params     = "item1[,...]",
-        .help       = "activate logging of the specified items to '/tmp/qemu.log'",
+        .help       = "activate logging of the specified items",
         .mhandler.cmd = do_log,
     },
 
 STEXI
 @item log @var{item1}[,...]
 @findex log
-Activate logging of the specified items to @file{/tmp/qemu.log}.
+Activate logging of the specified items.
 ETEXI
 
     {
diff --git a/include/qemu/log.h b/include/qemu/log.h
index 452700329e..6b0db02efc 100644
--- a/include/qemu/log.h
+++ b/include/qemu/log.h
@@ -116,8 +116,12 @@ static inline void qemu_log_flush(void)
 /* Close the log file */
 static inline void qemu_log_close(void)
 {
-    fclose(qemu_logfile);
-    qemu_logfile = NULL;
+    if (qemu_logfile) {
+        if (qemu_logfile != stderr) {
+            fclose(qemu_logfile);
+        }
+        qemu_logfile = NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 /* Set up a new log file */
diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index e51568430f..29845f9c81 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 #include "qemu/envlist.h"
 #include "elf.h"
 
-#define DEBUG_LOGFILE "/tmp/qemu.log"
-
 char *exec_path;
 
 int singlestep;
@@ -3296,9 +3294,10 @@ static const struct qemu_argument arg_table[] = {
      "size",       "reserve 'size' bytes for guest virtual address space"},
 #endif
     {"d",          "QEMU_LOG",         true,  handle_arg_log,
-     "options",    "activate log"},
+     "item[,...]", "enable logging of specified items "
+     "(use '-d help' for a list of items)"},
     {"D",          "QEMU_LOG_FILENAME", true, handle_arg_log_filename,
-     "logfile",     "override default logfile location"},
+     "logfile",     "write logs to 'logfile' (default stderr)"},
     {"p",          "QEMU_PAGESIZE",    true,  handle_arg_pagesize,
      "pagesize",   "set the host page size to 'pagesize'"},
     {"singlestep", "QEMU_SINGLESTEP",  false, handle_arg_singlestep,
@@ -3351,11 +3350,9 @@ static void usage(void)
     printf("\n"
            "Defaults:\n"
            "QEMU_LD_PREFIX  = %s\n"
-           "QEMU_STACK_SIZE = %ld byte\n"
-           "QEMU_LOG        = %s\n",
+           "QEMU_STACK_SIZE = %ld byte\n",
            interp_prefix,
-           guest_stack_size,
-           DEBUG_LOGFILE);
+           guest_stack_size);
 
     printf("\n"
            "You can use -E and -U options or the QEMU_SET_ENV and\n"
@@ -3439,7 +3436,6 @@ static int parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
-    const char *log_file = DEBUG_LOGFILE;
     struct target_pt_regs regs1, *regs = &regs1;
     struct image_info info1, *info = &info1;
     struct linux_binprm bprm;
@@ -3482,8 +3478,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     cpudef_setup(); /* parse cpu definitions in target config file (TBD) */
 #endif
 
-    /* init debug */
-    qemu_set_log_filename(log_file);
     optind = parse_args(argc, argv);
 
     /* Zero out regs */
diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
index 6d7f50d832..747e052fcb 100644
--- a/qemu-doc.texi
+++ b/qemu-doc.texi
@@ -2642,8 +2642,8 @@ Pre-allocate a guest virtual address space of the given size (in bytes).
 Debug options:
 
 @table @option
-@item -d
-Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
+@item -d item1,...
+Activate logging of the specified items (use '-d help' for a list of log items)
 @item -p pagesize
 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
 @item -g port
@@ -2781,8 +2781,8 @@ FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD (default).
 Debug options:
 
 @table @option
-@item -d
-Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
+@item -d item1,...
+Activate logging of the specified items (use '-d help' for a list of log items)
 @item -p pagesize
 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
 @item -singlestep
diff --git a/qemu-log.c b/qemu-log.c
index 2f47aafd24..797f2af983 100644
--- a/qemu-log.c
+++ b/qemu-log.c
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-#define DEFAULT_LOGFILENAME "qemu.log"
-#else
-#define DEFAULT_LOGFILENAME "/tmp/qemu.log"
-#endif
-
 static char *logfilename;
 FILE *qemu_logfile;
 int qemu_loglevel;
@@ -56,14 +50,17 @@ void qemu_log_mask(int mask, const char *fmt, ...)
 /* enable or disable low levels log */
 void do_qemu_set_log(int log_flags, bool use_own_buffers)
 {
-    const char *fname = logfilename ?: DEFAULT_LOGFILENAME;
-
     qemu_loglevel = log_flags;
     if (qemu_loglevel && !qemu_logfile) {
-        qemu_logfile = fopen(fname, log_append ? "a" : "w");
-        if (!qemu_logfile) {
-            perror(fname);
-            _exit(1);
+        if (logfilename) {
+            qemu_logfile = fopen(logfilename, log_append ? "a" : "w");
+            if (!qemu_logfile) {
+                perror(logfilename);
+                _exit(1);
+            }
+        } else {
+            /* Default to stderr if no log file specified */
+            qemu_logfile = stderr;
         }
         /* must avoid mmap() usage of glibc by setting a buffer "by hand" */
         if (use_own_buffers) {
@@ -81,8 +78,7 @@ void do_qemu_set_log(int log_flags, bool use_own_buffers)
         }
     }
     if (!qemu_loglevel && qemu_logfile) {
-        fclose(qemu_logfile);
-        qemu_logfile = NULL;
+        qemu_log_close();
     }
 }
 
@@ -90,10 +86,7 @@ void qemu_set_log_filename(const char *filename)
 {
     g_free(logfilename);
     logfilename = g_strdup(filename);
-    if (qemu_logfile) {
-        fclose(qemu_logfile);
-        qemu_logfile = NULL;
-    }
+    qemu_log_close();
     qemu_set_log(qemu_loglevel);
 }
 
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 51ff726490..797d992804 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2517,21 +2517,21 @@ Shorthand for -gdb tcp::1234, i.e. open a gdbserver on TCP port 1234
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("d", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_d, \
-    "-d item1,...    output log to /tmp/qemu.log (use '-d help' for a list of log items)\n",
+    "-d item1,...    enable logging of specified items (use '-d help' for a list of log items)\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
-@item -d
+@item -d @var{item1}[,...]
 @findex -d
-Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
+Enable logging of specified items. Use '-d help' for a list of log items.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("D", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_D, \
-    "-D logfile      output log to logfile (instead of the default /tmp/qemu.log)\n",
+    "-D logfile      output log to logfile (default stderr)\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -D @var{logfile}
 @findex -D
-Output log in @var{logfile} instead of /tmp/qemu.log
+Output log in @var{logfile} instead of to stderr
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("L", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_L, \
diff --git a/tcg/tci/README b/tcg/tci/README
index 6ac1ac99d6..dc57f076b5 100644
--- a/tcg/tci/README
+++ b/tcg/tci/README
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ The only difference from running QEMU with TCI to running without TCI
 should be speed. Especially during development of TCI, it was very
 useful to compare runs with and without TCI. Create /tmp/qemu.log by
 
-        qemu-system-i386 -d in_asm,op_opt,cpu -singlestep
+        qemu-system-i386 -d in_asm,op_opt,cpu -D /tmp/qemu.log -singlestep
 
 once with interpreter and once without interpreter and compare the resulting
 qemu.log files. This is also useful to see the effects of additional