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@@ -1542,9 +1542,17 @@ SRST
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``-virtfs proxy,sock_fd=sock_fd,mount_tag=mount_tag [,writeout=writeout][,readonly]``
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``-virtfs synth,mount_tag=mount_tag``
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- Define a new filesystem device and expose it to the guest using a
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- virtio-9p-device. The general form of a Virtual File system
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- pass-through options are:
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+ Define a new virtual filesystem device and expose it to the guest using
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+ a virtio-9p-device (a.k.a. 9pfs), which essentially means that a certain
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+ directory on host is made directly accessible by guest as a pass-through
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+ file system by using the 9P network protocol for communication between
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+ host and guests, if desired even accessible, shared by several guests
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+ simultaniously.
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+ Note that ``-virtfs`` is actually just a convenience shortcut for its
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+ generalized form ``-fsdev -device virtio-9p-pci``.
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+ The general form of pass-through file system options are:
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``local``
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Accesses to the filesystem are done by QEMU.
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