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diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
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+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1705,7 +1705,7 @@ ERST
DEFHEADING()
-DEFHEADING(USB options:)
+DEFHEADING(USB convenience options:)
DEF("usb", 0, QEMU_OPTION_usb,
"-usb enable on-board USB host controller (if not enabled by default)\n",
@@ -1723,9 +1723,31 @@ DEF("usbdevice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_usbdevice,
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
SRST
``-usbdevice devname``
- Add the USB device devname. Note that this option is deprecated,
- please use ``-device usb-...`` instead. See the chapter about
+ Add the USB device devname, and enable an on-board USB controller
+ if possible and necessary (just like it can be done via
+ ``-machine usb=on``). Note that this option is mainly intended for
+ the user's convenience only. More fine-grained control can be
+ achieved by selecting a USB host controller (if necessary) and the
+ desired USB device via the ``-device`` option instead. For example,
+ instead of using ``-usbdevice mouse`` it is possible to use
+ ``-device qemu-xhci -device usb-mouse`` to connect the USB mouse
+ to a USB 3.0 controller instead (at least on machines that support
+ PCI and do not have an USB controller enabled by default yet).
+ For more details, see the chapter about
:ref:`Connecting USB devices` in the System Emulation Users Guide.
+ Possible devices for devname are:
+
+ ``braille``
+ Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille
+ output on a real or fake device (i.e. it also creates a
+ corresponding ``braille`` chardev automatically beside the
+ ``usb-braille`` USB device).
+
+ ``ccid``
+ Smartcard reader device
+
+ ``keyboard``
+ Standard USB keyboard. Will override the PS/2 keyboard (if present).
``mouse``
Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when
@@ -1737,9 +1759,10 @@ SRST
position without having to grab the mouse. Also overrides the
PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
- ``braille``
- Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille
- output on a real or fake device.
+ ``wacom-tablet``
+ Wacom PenPartner USB tablet.
+
+
ERST
DEFHEADING()
@@ -1899,7 +1922,8 @@ DEF("spice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_spice,
" [,tls-ciphers=<list>]\n"
" [,tls-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
" [,plaintext-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
- " [,sasl=on|off][,password=<secret>][,disable-ticketing=on|off]\n"
+ " [,sasl=on|off][,disable-ticketing=on|off]\n"
+ " [,password=<string>][,password-secret=<secret-id>]\n"
" [,image-compression=[auto_glz|auto_lz|quic|glz|lz|off]]\n"
" [,jpeg-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
" [,zlib-glz-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
@@ -1924,9 +1948,17 @@ SRST
``ipv4=on|off``; \ ``ipv6=on|off``; \ ``unix=on|off``
Force using the specified IP version.
- ``password=<secret>``
+ ``password=<string>``
Set the password you need to authenticate.
+ This option is deprecated and insecure because it leaves the
+ password visible in the process listing. Use ``password-secret``
+ instead.
+
+ ``password-secret=<secret-id>``
+ Set the ID of the ``secret`` object containing the password
+ you need to authenticate.
+
``sasl=on|off``
Require that the client use SASL to authenticate with the spice.
The exact choice of authentication method used is controlled
@@ -2165,6 +2197,11 @@ SRST
time to allow <protocol> password to expire immediately or never
expire.
+ ``password-secret=<secret-id>``
+ Require that password based authentication is used for client
+ connections, using the password provided by the ``secret``
+ object identified by ``secret-id``.
+
``tls-creds=ID``
Provides the ID of a set of TLS credentials to use to secure the
VNC server. They will apply to both the normal VNC server socket