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diff --git a/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5 b/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5 index 8db24d7954..f8b4576b43 100644 --- a/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5 +++ b/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5 @@ -1145,17 +1145,27 @@ device. =item B<usb=BOOLEAN> -Enables or disables a USB bus in the guest. +Enables or disables an emulated USB bus in the guest. -=item B<usbdevice=DEVICE> +=item B<usbdevice=[ "DEVICE", "DEVICE", ...]> -Adds B<DEVICE> to the USB bus. The USB bus must also be enabled using -B<usb=1>. The most common use for this option is B<usbdevice=tablet> -which adds pointer device using absolute coordinates. Such devices -function better than relative coordinate devices (such as a standard -mouse) since many methods of exporting guest graphics (such as VNC) -work better in this mode. Note that this is independent of the actual -pointer device you are using on the host/client side. +Adds B<DEVICE>s to the emulated USB bus. The USB bus must also be +enabled using B<usb=1>. The most common use for this option is +B<usbdevice=['tablet']> which adds pointer device using absolute +coordinates. Such devices function better than relative coordinate +devices (such as a standard mouse) since many methods of exporting +guest graphics (such as VNC) work better in this mode. Note that this +is independent of the actual pointer device you are using on the +host/client side. + +Host devices can also be passed through in this way, by specifying +host:USBID, where USBID is of the form xxxx:yyyy. The USBID can +typically be found by using lsusb or usb-devices. + +The form usbdevice=DEVICE is also accepted for backwards compatibility. + +More valid options can be found in the "usbdevice" section of the qemu +documentation. =back |