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diff --git a/gitlab/issues_text/target_missing/host_missing/accel_missing/1839 b/gitlab/issues_text/target_missing/host_missing/accel_missing/1839 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7bdea7c60 --- /dev/null +++ b/gitlab/issues_text/target_missing/host_missing/accel_missing/1839 @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +command line option (fw_cfg) not being treated as opaque and generates error "short-form boolean option 'x' deprecated" +Description of problem: +I'm trying to run qemu with `fw_cfg` arguments. With a full example I am trying to provide an ignition configuration a flatcar VM using a 'string' parameter which is JSON (rather than a file parameter). + +Running qemu with command line options where the fields have arbitrary data that should be opaque to qemu are being interpreted and cause the command line argument parsing the fail. I have tried putting quotes and double quotes around various parts of the command without success. + + +Sorry, but I haven't tested this with latest (v8.1.0.rc4 / v8.0.4) + +Examples: + +```# qemu-system-x86_64 -fw_cfg name=z,string=a,b +qemu-system-x86_64: -fw_cfg name=z,string=a,b: warning: short-form boolean option 'b' deprecated +Please use b=on instead +qemu-system-x86_64: -fw_cfg name=z,string=a,b: Invalid parameter 'b' +``` + +Single quotes around the `string` value: +``` +# qemu-system-x86_64 -fw_cfg name=z,string='a,b' +qemu-system-x86_64: -fw_cfg name=z,string=a,b: warning: short-form boolean option 'b' deprecated +Please use b=on instead +qemu-system-x86_64: -fw_cfg name=z,string=a,b: Invalid parameter 'b' +``` + +Double quotes around the `string` value +``` +# qemu-system-x86_64 -fw_cfg name=z,string="a,b" +qemu-system-x86_64: -fw_cfg name=z,string=a,b: warning: short-form boolean option 'b' deprecated +Please use b=on instead +qemu-system-x86_64: -fw_cfg name=z,string=a,b: Invalid parameter 'b' + +``` + +Double quotes around the whole `fw_cfg` option value: +``` +# qemu-system-x86_64 -fw_cfg "name=z,string=a,b" +qemu-system-x86_64: -fw_cfg name=z,string=a,b: warning: short-form boolean option 'b' deprecated +Please use b=on instead +qemu-system-x86_64: -fw_cfg name=z,string=a,b: Invalid parameter 'b' +``` |