git: e15bf05e0abc - main - bhyve: Be explicit that setting config.dump will not start a VM.

John Baldwin jhb at FreeBSD.org
Tue Apr 20 20:34:36 UTC 2021


The branch main has been updated by jhb:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=e15bf05e0abcf4435a09edb8ff8d7e38d1508bb2

commit e15bf05e0abcf4435a09edb8ff8d7e38d1508bb2
Author:     John Baldwin <jhb at FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2021-04-20 20:33:28 +0000
Commit:     John Baldwin <jhb at FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2021-04-20 20:34:07 +0000

    bhyve: Be explicit that setting config.dump will not start a VM.
    
    Suggested by:   rpokala
    Reviewed by:    bcr (manpages)
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D29738
---
 usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve_config.5 | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve_config.5 b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve_config.5
index d65040513cb0..1a77b1bbacb4 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve_config.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve_config.5
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd March 24, 2021
+.Dd April 20, 2021
 .Dt BHYVE_CONFIG 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -143,11 +143,13 @@ the host's hostname and the VM name.
 Use MSI-X interrupts for PCI VirtIO devices.
 If set to false, MSI interrupts are used instead.
 .It Va config.dump Ta bool Ta false Ta
-If this value is set to true,
+If this value is set to true after
+.Xr bhyve 8
+has finished parsing command line options,
 then
 .Xr bhyve 8
-will write all of its configuration variables to stdout and exit
-after it has finished parsing command line options.
+will write all of its configuration variables to stdout and exit.
+No VM will be started.
 .El
 .Ss x86-Specific Settings
 .Bl -column "x86.vmexit_on_pause" "integer" "Default"


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