Rename to qemu_additional_args

.web-docs/components/builder/clone/README.md

@@ -182,9 +182,6 @@ boot time.
 - `tags` (string) - The tags to set. This is a semicolon separated list. For example,
   `debian-12;template`.
 
-- `args` (string) - Arbitrary arguments passed to KVM. For example `-no-reboot -smbios type=0,vendor=FOO`.
-  Note: this option is for experts only.
-
 - `boot` (string) - Override default boot order. Format example `order=virtio0;ide2;net0`.
   Prior to Proxmox 6.2-15 the format was `cdn` (c:CDROM -> d:Disk -> n:Network)
 
@@ -275,6 +272,10 @@ boot time.
 - `vm_interface` (string) - Name of the network interface that Packer gets
   the VMs IP from. Defaults to the first non loopback interface.
 
+- `qemu_additional_args` (string) - Arbitrary arguments passed to KVM.
+  For example `-no-reboot -smbios type=0,vendor=FOO`.
+  Note: this option is for experts only.
+
 <!-- End of code generated from the comments of the Config struct in builder/proxmox/common/config.go; -->
 
 

.web-docs/components/builder/iso/README.md

@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ in the image's Cloud-Init settings for provisioning.
 - `tags` (string) - The tags to set. This is a semicolon separated list. For example,
   `debian-12;template`.
 
-- `args` (string) - Arbitrary arguments passed to KVM. For example `-no-reboot -smbios type=0,vendor=FOO`.
-  Note: this option is for experts only.
-
 - `boot` (string) - Override default boot order. Format example `order=virtio0;ide2;net0`.
   Prior to Proxmox 6.2-15 the format was `cdn` (c:CDROM -> d:Disk -> n:Network)
 
@@ -206,6 +203,10 @@ in the image's Cloud-Init settings for provisioning.
 - `vm_interface` (string) - Name of the network interface that Packer gets
   the VMs IP from. Defaults to the first non loopback interface.
 
+- `qemu_additional_args` (string) - Arbitrary arguments passed to KVM. 
+  For example `-no-reboot -smbios type=0,vendor=FOO`.
+  Note: this option is for experts only.
+
 <!-- End of code generated from the comments of the Config struct in builder/proxmox/common/config.go; -->
 
 

builder/proxmox/common/config.go

@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// `debian-12;template`.
 	Tags string `mapstructure:"tags"`
 
-	// Arbitrary arguments passed to KVM. For example
-	// `-no-reboot -smbios type=0,vendor=FOO`.
-	// 	Note: this option is for experts only.
-	Args string `mapstructure:"args"`
 	// Override default boot order. Format example `order=virtio0;ide2;net0`.
 	// Prior to Proxmox 6.2-15 the format was `cdn` (c:CDROM -> d:Disk -> n:Network)
 	Boot string `mapstructure:"boot"`
@@ -195,6 +191,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	// the VMs IP from. Defaults to the first non loopback interface.
 	VMInterface string `mapstructure:"vm_interface"`
 
+	// Arbitrary arguments passed to KVM.
+	// For example `-no-reboot -smbios type=0,vendor=FOO`.
+	// 	Note: this option is for experts only.
+	AdditionalArgs string `mapstructure:"qemu_additional_args"`
+
 	Ctx interpolate.Context `mapstructure-to-hcl2:",skip"`
 }
 

builder/proxmox/common/step_start_vm.go

@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ func (s *stepStartVM) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multist
 		Agent:          agent,
 		QemuKVM:        &kvm,
 		Tags:           c.Tags,
-		Args:           c.Args,
 		Boot:           c.Boot, // Boot priority, example: "order=virtio0;ide2;net0", virtio0:Disk0 -> ide0:CDROM -> net0:Network
 		QemuCpu:        c.CPUType,
 		Description:    "Packer ephemeral build VM",
@@ -134,6 +133,7 @@ func (s *stepStartVM) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multist
 		QemuSerials:    generateProxmoxSerials(c.Serials),
 		Scsihw:         c.SCSIController,
 		Onboot:         &c.Onboot,
+		Args:           c.AdditionalArgs,
 	}
 
 	// 0 disables the ballooning device, which is useful for all VMs