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brand/bhyve: add virtio-consoleN attribute #536

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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions src/brand/bhyve/boot.py
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RNG_SLOT = 10
VIRTFS_SLOT = 11
NET_SLOT2 = 12
CONSOLE_SLOT = 17
CINIT_SLOT = 29
VNC_SLOT = 30
LPC_SLOT_WIN = 31
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args.extend(['-l', 'com1,{0}'.format(opts['console'])])

# virtio-console/serial devices

for i, v in z.build_devlist('virtio-console', 4):
args.extend([
'-s', '{0}:{1},virtio-console,{2}'.format(CONSOLE_SLOT, i, v)
])

# CDROM

for i, v in z.build_devlist('cdrom', 8):
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21 changes: 20 additions & 1 deletion src/man/bhyve.7
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.\" Copyright 2016, Joyent, Inc.
.\" Copyright 2016, OmniTI Computer Consulting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
.\" Copyright 2023 OmniOS Community Edition (OmniOSce) Association.
.\" Copyright 2026 EFit Partners
.\"
.Dd June 3, 2023
.Dd August 27, 2026
.Dt BHYVE 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
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See the
.Sx EXAMPLES
section below.
.\" virtio-console
.It Ic virtio-console Ns Oo Ar N Oc Ar name Ns = Ns path
.Pp
Configures a named virtio-console device.
The
.Ar name
is the name of the device as seen by the guest,
.Ar path
is the path to a socket in the zone to be used for I/O.
.Pp
See the
.Sx EXAMPLES
section below.
.\" vga
.It Ic vga Ar off Ns | Ns Ar on Ns | Ns Ar io
.Pp
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set type=string
set value=/rpool/iso/debian-9.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso
end
add attr
set name=virtio-console
set type=string
set value="org.qemu.guest_agent.0=/tmp/vm.qga.sock"
end
.Ed
.Pp
The following example shows how to share a delegated dataset called
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