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diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx index 840b83d237..54a7e94970 100644 --- a/qemu-options.hx +++ b/qemu-options.hx @@ -728,20 +728,22 @@ ERST DEF("audio", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_audio, + "-audio [driver=]driver[,prop[=value][,...]]\n" + " specifies default audio backend when `audiodev` is not\n" + " used to create a machine or sound device;" + " options are the same as for -audiodev\n" "-audio [driver=]driver,model=value[,prop[=value][,...]]\n" " specifies the audio backend and device to use;\n" " apart from 'model', options are the same as for -audiodev.\n" " use '-audio model=help' to show possible devices.\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL) SRST -``-audio [driver=]driver,model=value[,prop[=value][,...]]`` - This option is a shortcut for configuring both the guest audio - hardware and the host audio backend in one go. - The driver option is the same as with the corresponding ``-audiodev`` option below. - The guest hardware model can be set with ``model=modelname``. - - Use ``driver=help`` to list the available drivers, - and ``model=help`` to list the available device types. +``-audio [driver=]driver[,model=value][,prop[=value][,...]]`` + If the ``model`` option is specified, ``-audio`` is a shortcut + for configuring both the guest audio hardware and the host audio + backend in one go. The guest hardware model can be set with + ``model=modelname``. Use ``model=help`` to list the available + device types. The following two example do exactly the same, to show how ``-audio`` can be used to shorten the command line length: @@ -750,6 +752,17 @@ SRST |qemu_system| -audiodev pa,id=pa -device sb16,audiodev=pa |qemu_system| -audio pa,model=sb16 + + If the ``model`` option is not specified, ``-audio`` is used to + configure a default audio backend that will be used whenever the + ``audiodev`` property is not set on a device or machine. In + particular, ``-audio none`` ensures that no audio is produced even + for machines that have embedded sound hardware. + + In both cases, the driver option is the same as with the corresponding + ``-audiodev`` option below. Use ``driver=help`` to list the available + drivers. + ERST DEF("audiodev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_audiodev, |