I can verify this works on utopic.
2014-12-01 20:44:48.773+0000: starting up LC_ALL=C PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none /usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 -name foobar -S -machine pseries,accel=kvm,usb=off -m 1024 -realtime mlock=off -smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -uuid 5c9d2d1c-496c-4507-a1a6-3b70b2ce9d48 -nographic -no-user-config -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/foobar.monitor,server,nowait -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=utc -no-reboot -boot strict=on -device pci-ohci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1 -chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device spapr-vty,chardev=charserial0,reg=0x30000000 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2 -msg timestamp=on char device redirected to /dev/pts/3 (label charserial0) root@modoc:~/vm# virsh list Id Name State ---------------------------------------------------- 4 foobar running
I can verify this works on utopic.
2014-12-01 20:44:48.773+0000: starting up local/sbin: /usr/local/ bin:/usr/ bin:/usr/ sbin:/sbin: /bin QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none /usr/bin/ qemu-system- ppc64 -name foobar -S -machine pseries, accel=kvm, usb=off -m 1024 -realtime mlock=off -smp 1,sockets= 1,cores= 1,threads= 1 -uuid 5c9d2d1c- 496c-4507- a1a6-3b70b2ce9d 48 -nographic -no-user-config -nodefaults -chardev socket, id=charmonitor, path=/var/ lib/libvirt/ qemu/foobar. monitor, server, nowait -mon chardev= charmonitor, id=monitor, mode=control -rtc base=utc -no-reboot -boot strict=on -device pci-ohci, id=usb, bus=pci. 0,addr= 0x1 -chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device spapr-vty, chardev= charserial0, reg=0x30000000 -device virtio- balloon- pci,id= balloon0, bus=pci. 0,addr= 0x2 -msg timestamp=on ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---
LC_ALL=C PATH=/usr/
char device redirected to /dev/pts/3 (label charserial0)
root@modoc:~/vm# virsh list
Id Name State
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4 foobar running