monitor: allow to disable the default monitor
Signed-off-by: Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index fb3961d..bf94862 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2528,6 +2528,7 @@
serial port).
The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
non graphical mode.
+Use @code{-monitor none} to disable the default monitor.
ETEXI
DEF("qmp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qmp, \
"-qmp dev like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode\n",
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 59dc0b4..510d2c2 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3366,8 +3366,10 @@
break;
}
case QEMU_OPTION_monitor:
- monitor_parse(optarg, "readline");
default_monitor = 0;
+ if (strncmp(optarg, "none", 4)) {
+ monitor_parse(optarg, "readline");
+ }
break;
case QEMU_OPTION_qmp:
monitor_parse(optarg, "control");