On Wed, 30 Aug 2017 09:28:57 +0000 (UTC)
Mahmood <nt_mahmood@yahoo.com> wrote:

> >Could you please try to replace the -virtfs option with these two options:
> >
>  >-fsdev local,id=shared,path=/home/mahmood/Downloads \
>  >-device virtio-9p-pci,fsdev=shared,mount_tag=Downloads  
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> 
> Still get the same error!
> 
> mahmood@cluster:qemu-vm$ qemu-system-x86_64 -m 4000 -cpu Opteron_G5 -smp 2 -hda centos7server.img -boot c  -usbdevice tablet -enable-kvm -device e1000,netdev=host_files -netdev user,net=10.0.2.0/24,id=host_files -fsdev local,id=shared,path=/home/mahmood/Downloads -device virtio-9p-pci,fsdev=shared,mount_tag=Downloads
> qemu-system-x86_64: -device virtio-9p-pci,fsdev=shared,mount_tag=Downloads: Parameter 'driver' expects device type
> mahmood@cluster:qemu-vm$
> 

Hi,

Both -virtfs and -fsdev/-device syntaxes work for me with the current QEMU
master branch :) Where's your qemu-system-x86_64 binary coming from ?

Cheers,

--
Greg

PS: I'm on vacation. I'll be fully available next week.


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> Regards,
> Mahmood
>