diff --git a/doc/user-guides/acrn-dm-parameters.rst b/doc/user-guides/acrn-dm-parameters.rst index 9f5132b2d..22cfa0d83 100644 --- a/doc/user-guides/acrn-dm-parameters.rst +++ b/doc/user-guides/acrn-dm-parameters.rst @@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ Here are descriptions for each of these ``acrn-dm`` command line parameters: uses ``/usr/share/acrn/bios/VSBL.bin`` as the vSBL image * - :kbd:`--ovmf [w,]` + :kbd:`--ovmf [w,]code=,vars=` - Open Virtual Machine Firmware (OVMF) is an EDK II based project to enable UEFI support for Virtual Machines. @@ -249,15 +250,25 @@ Here are descriptions for each of these ``acrn-dm`` command line parameters: uses ``/usr/share/acrn/bios/OVMF.fd`` as the OVMF image - ACRN supports option "w" of OVMF. To preserve any change of OVMF NV data - store section, using this option to enable NV data store section writeback. + ACRN also supports using OVMF split images; ``OVMF_CODE.fd`` that contains + the OVMF firmware executable and ``OVMF_VARS.fd`` that contains the NV + data store. + + usage:: + + --ovmf code=/usr/share/acrn/bios/OVMF_CODE.fd,vars=/usr/share/acrn/bios/OVMF_VARS.fd + + ACRN supports the option "w" for OVMF. To preserve all changes in OVMF's + NV data store section, use this option to enable writeback mode. + + Writeback mode is only enabled for the ``OVMF_VARS.fd`` file in case of + OVMF split images, the firmware executable (``OVMF_CODE.fd``) remains + read-only. usage:: --ovmf w,/usr/share/acrn/bios/OVMF.fd - - * - :kbd:`--cpu_affinity ` - list of pCPUs assigned to this VM.