Re: [RESEND PATCH v2 0/3] Enable -cpu <cpu>,help

[Peter Maydell]

On Fri, 26 May 2023 at 15:28, Igor Mammedov <imammedo@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon,  3 Apr 2023 21:19:53 -0400
> Dinah Baum <dinahbaum123@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Part 1 is a refactor/code motion patch for
> > qapi/machine target required for setup of
> >
> > Part 2 which enables query-cpu-model-expansion
> > on all architectures
> >
> > Part 3 implements the '<cpu>,help' feature
> >
> > Limitations:
> > Currently only 'FULL' expansion queries are implemented since
> > that's the only type enabled on the architectures that
> > allow feature probing
> >
> > Unlike the 'device,help' command, default values aren't
> > printed
>
> what's wrong with 'device,help' if it's used for cpu devices?

Nothing, but almost no creation/configuration of CPUs
is done with -device. -cpu is by far the more usual way,
so '-cpu foo,help' should work...

-- PMM