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Date:      Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:14:19 GMT
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   git: 81c33f22216b - stable/13 - bhyve: Be explicit that setting config.dump will not start a VM.
Message-ID:  <202108112214.17BMEJ9L013930@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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The branch stable/13 has been updated by jhb:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=81c33f22216b8dd2bd4bffc7dcdd52d4c5d9a5ff

commit 81c33f22216b8dd2bd4bffc7dcdd52d4c5d9a5ff
Author:     John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2021-04-20 20:33:28 +0000
Commit:     John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2021-08-11 22:12:57 +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
    
    (cherry picked from commit e15bf05e0abcf4435a09edb8ff8d7e38d1508bb2)
---
 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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