From f47c2e96ab9b61debe18fc0c52faa1672a5d24f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Teddy Astie Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 09:13:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update console=pv requirement PV console doesn't require Xen to be running as a shim and only requires CONFIG_XEN_GUEST and running as a Xen guest. Update the documentation accordingly. Fixes: 4f6609d6a665 ("x86/guest: use PV console for Xen/Dom0 I/O") Signed-off-by: Teddy Astie Reviewed-by: Andrew Cooper --- docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc index 52d4ca0f2f..d46d5b2152 100644 --- a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc +++ b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc @@ -446,8 +446,9 @@ the converse; transmitted and received characters will have their MSB cleared. This allows a single port to be shared by two subsystems (e.g. console and debugger). -`pv` indicates that Xen should use Xen's PV console. This option is -only available when used together with `pv-in-pvh`. +`pv` indicates that Xen should use Xen's PV console. This option requires +Xen running as a Xen guest. and is only available if the hypervisor was +compiled with `CONFIG_XEN_GUEST` enabled. `dbgp` or `ehci` indicates that Xen should use a USB2 debug port.