On Wed, Feb 02, 2022 at 12:44:45PM +0000, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: > +++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/serial-debugcon.xml > @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ > +<domain type='qemu'> > + <name>QEMUGuest1</name> > + <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid> > + <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory> > + <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219136</currentMemory> > + <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu> > + <os> > + <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type> > + <boot dev='hd'/> > + </os> > + <clock offset='utc'/> > + <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> > + <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> > + <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> > + <devices> > + <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator> > + <disk type='block' device='disk'> > + <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/> > + <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/> > + <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/> > + </disk> The <disk> part is irrelevant to the scenario we're testing here and can be safely dropped. > + <serial type='pty'> > + <target type='isa-debug'> > + <model name='isa-debugcon'/> > + </target> Turning this into <target type='isa-debug'/> would ensure that <model> is filled in automatically with the correct value. Whether or not you decide do apply the changes suggested above Reviewed-by: Andrea Bolognani <abologna@xxxxxxxxxx> I think this new feature warrants an entry in the release notes. Feel free to post that as a follow-up :) -- Andrea Bolognani / Red Hat / Virtualization