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diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 7edd1f18ce..4be98f71df 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -171,11 +171,13 @@ Set parameter @var{arg} for item @var{id} of type @var{group}\n"
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("global", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_global,
-    "-global driver.prop=value\n"
+    "-global driver.property=value\n"
+    "-global driver=driver,property=property,value=value\n"
     "                set a global default for a driver property\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -global @var{driver}.@var{prop}=@var{value}
+@itemx -global driver=@var{driver},property=@var{property},value=@var{value}
 @findex -global
 Set default value of @var{driver}'s property @var{prop} to @var{value}, e.g.:
 
@@ -186,6 +188,9 @@ qemu-system-i386 -global ide-drive.physical_block_size=4096 -drive file=file,if=
 In particular, you can use this to set driver properties for devices which are 
 created automatically by the machine model. To create a device which is not 
 created automatically and set properties on it, use -@option{device}.
+
+The two syntaxes are equivalent.  The longer one works for drivers whose name
+contains a dot.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("boot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_boot,
@@ -241,8 +246,7 @@ ETEXI
 DEF("m", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_m,
     "-m[emory] [size=]megs[,slots=n,maxmem=size]\n"
     "                configure guest RAM\n"
-    "                size: initial amount of guest memory (default: "
-    stringify(DEFAULT_RAM_SIZE) "MiB)\n"
+    "                size: initial amount of guest memory\n"
     "                slots: number of hotplug slots (default: none)\n"
     "                maxmem: maximum amount of guest memory (default: none)\n"
     "NOTE: Some architectures might enforce a specific granularity\n",
@@ -3100,9 +3104,10 @@ re-inject them.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("icount", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_icount, \
-    "-icount [shift=N|auto][,align=on|off]\n" \
+    "-icount [shift=N|auto][,align=on|off][,sleep=no]\n" \
     "                enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks per\n" \
-    "                instruction and enable aligning the host and virtual clocks\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+    "                instruction, enable aligning the host and virtual clocks\n" \
+    "                or disable real time cpu sleeping\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -icount [shift=@var{N}|auto]
 @findex -icount
@@ -3111,6 +3116,13 @@ instruction every 2^@var{N} ns of virtual time.  If @code{auto} is specified
 then the virtual cpu speed will be automatically adjusted to keep virtual
 time within a few seconds of real time.
 
+When the virtual cpu is sleeping, the virtual time will advance at default
+speed unless @option{sleep=no} is specified.
+With @option{sleep=no}, the virtual time will jump to the next timer deadline
+instantly whenever the virtual cpu goes to sleep mode and will not advance
+if no timer is enabled. This behavior give deterministic execution times from
+the guest point of view.
+
 Note that while this option can give deterministic behavior, it does not
 provide cycle accurate emulation.  Modern CPUs contain superscalar out of
 order cores with complex cache hierarchies.  The number of instructions
@@ -3239,7 +3251,9 @@ DEF("incoming", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_incoming, \
     "-incoming fd:fd\n" \
     "-incoming exec:cmdline\n" \
     "                accept incoming migration on given file descriptor\n" \
-    "                or from given external command\n",
+    "                or from given external command\n" \
+    "-incoming defer\n" \
+    "                wait for the URI to be specified via migrate_incoming\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -incoming tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,to=@var{maxport}][,ipv4][,ipv6]
@@ -3255,6 +3269,11 @@ Accept incoming migration from a given filedescriptor.
 
 @item -incoming exec:@var{cmdline}
 Accept incoming migration as an output from specified external command.
+
+@item -incoming defer
+Wait for the URI to be specified via migrate_incoming.  The monitor can
+be used to change settings (such as migration parameters) prior to issuing
+the migrate_incoming to allow the migration to begin.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("nodefaults", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nodefaults, \