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1# -*- Mode: Python -*-
2#
3
4##
5# = Character devices
6##
7
8{ 'include': 'sockets.json' }
9
10##
11# @ChardevInfo:
12#
13# Information about a character device.
14#
15# @label: the label of the character device
16#
17# @filename: the filename of the character device
18#
19# @frontend-open: shows whether the frontend device attached to this backend
20# (eg. with the chardev=... option) is in open or closed state
21# (since 2.1)
22#
23# Notes: @filename is encoded using the QEMU command line character device
24# encoding. See the QEMU man page for details.
25#
26# Since: 0.14.0
27##
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28{ 'struct': 'ChardevInfo',
29 'data': { 'label': 'str',
30 'filename': 'str',
31 'frontend-open': 'bool' } }
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32
33##
34# @query-chardev:
35#
36# Returns information about current character devices.
37#
38# Returns: a list of @ChardevInfo
39#
40# Since: 0.14.0
41#
42# Example:
43#
44# -> { "execute": "query-chardev" }
45# <- {
46# "return": [
47# {
48# "label": "charchannel0",
49# "filename": "unix:/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/seabios.rhel6.agent,server",
50# "frontend-open": false
51# },
52# {
53# "label": "charmonitor",
54# "filename": "unix:/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/seabios.rhel6.monitor,server",
55# "frontend-open": true
56# },
57# {
58# "label": "charserial0",
59# "filename": "pty:/dev/pts/2",
60# "frontend-open": true
61# }
62# ]
63# }
64#
65##
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66{ 'command': 'query-chardev', 'returns': ['ChardevInfo'],
67 'allow-preconfig': true }
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68
69##
70# @ChardevBackendInfo:
71#
72# Information about a character device backend
73#
74# @name: The backend name
75#
76# Since: 2.0
77##
78{ 'struct': 'ChardevBackendInfo', 'data': {'name': 'str'} }
79
80##
81# @query-chardev-backends:
82#
83# Returns information about character device backends.
84#
85# Returns: a list of @ChardevBackendInfo
86#
87# Since: 2.0
88#
89# Example:
90#
91# -> { "execute": "query-chardev-backends" }
92# <- {
93# "return":[
94# {
95# "name":"udp"
96# },
97# {
98# "name":"tcp"
99# },
100# {
101# "name":"unix"
102# },
103# {
104# "name":"spiceport"
105# }
106# ]
107# }
108#
109##
110{ 'command': 'query-chardev-backends', 'returns': ['ChardevBackendInfo'] }
111
112##
113# @DataFormat:
114#
115# An enumeration of data format.
116#
117# @utf8: Data is a UTF-8 string (RFC 3629)
118#
119# @base64: Data is Base64 encoded binary (RFC 3548)
120#
121# Since: 1.4
122##
123{ 'enum': 'DataFormat',
124 'data': [ 'utf8', 'base64' ] }
125
126##
127# @ringbuf-write:
128#
129# Write to a ring buffer character device.
130#
131# @device: the ring buffer character device name
132#
133# @data: data to write
134#
135# @format: data encoding (default 'utf8').
136# - base64: data must be base64 encoded text. Its binary
137# decoding gets written.
138# - utf8: data's UTF-8 encoding is written
139# - data itself is always Unicode regardless of format, like
140# any other string.
141#
142# Returns: Nothing on success
143#
144# Since: 1.4
145#
146# Example:
147#
148# -> { "execute": "ringbuf-write",
149# "arguments": { "device": "foo",
150# "data": "abcdefgh",
151# "format": "utf8" } }
152# <- { "return": {} }
153#
154##
155{ 'command': 'ringbuf-write',
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156 'data': { 'device': 'str',
157 'data': 'str',
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158 '*format': 'DataFormat'} }
159
160##
161# @ringbuf-read:
162#
163# Read from a ring buffer character device.
164#
165# @device: the ring buffer character device name
166#
167# @size: how many bytes to read at most
168#
169# @format: data encoding (default 'utf8').
170# - base64: the data read is returned in base64 encoding.
171# - utf8: the data read is interpreted as UTF-8.
172# Bug: can screw up when the buffer contains invalid UTF-8
173# sequences, NUL characters, after the ring buffer lost
174# data, and when reading stops because the size limit is
175# reached.
176# - The return value is always Unicode regardless of format,
177# like any other string.
178#
179# Returns: data read from the device
180#
181# Since: 1.4
182#
183# Example:
184#
185# -> { "execute": "ringbuf-read",
186# "arguments": { "device": "foo",
187# "size": 1000,
188# "format": "utf8" } }
189# <- { "return": "abcdefgh" }
190#
191##
192{ 'command': 'ringbuf-read',
193 'data': {'device': 'str', 'size': 'int', '*format': 'DataFormat'},
194 'returns': 'str' }
195
196##
197# @ChardevCommon:
198#
199# Configuration shared across all chardev backends
200#
201# @logfile: The name of a logfile to save output
202# @logappend: true to append instead of truncate
203# (default to false to truncate)
204#
205# Since: 2.6
206##
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207{ 'struct': 'ChardevCommon',
208 'data': { '*logfile': 'str',
209 '*logappend': 'bool' } }
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210
211##
212# @ChardevFile:
213#
214# Configuration info for file chardevs.
215#
216# @in: The name of the input file
217# @out: The name of the output file
218# @append: Open the file in append mode (default false to
219# truncate) (Since 2.6)
220#
221# Since: 1.4
222##
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223{ 'struct': 'ChardevFile',
224 'data': { '*in': 'str',
225 'out': 'str',
226 '*append': 'bool' },
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227 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
228
229##
230# @ChardevHostdev:
231#
232# Configuration info for device and pipe chardevs.
233#
234# @device: The name of the special file for the device,
235# i.e. /dev/ttyS0 on Unix or COM1: on Windows
236#
237# Since: 1.4
238##
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239{ 'struct': 'ChardevHostdev',
240 'data': { 'device': 'str' },
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241 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
242
243##
244# @ChardevSocket:
245#
246# Configuration info for (stream) socket chardevs.
247#
248# @addr: socket address to listen on (server=true)
249# or connect to (server=false)
250# @tls-creds: the ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6)
251# @server: create server socket (default: true)
252# @wait: wait for incoming connection on server
253# sockets (default: false).
254# @nodelay: set TCP_NODELAY socket option (default: false)
255# @telnet: enable telnet protocol on server
256# sockets (default: false)
257# @tn3270: enable tn3270 protocol on server
258# sockets (default: false) (Since: 2.10)
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259# @websocket: enable websocket protocol on server
260# sockets (default: false) (Since: 3.1)
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261# @reconnect: For a client socket, if a socket is disconnected,
262# then attempt a reconnect after the given number of seconds.
263# Setting this to zero disables this function. (default: 0)
264# (Since: 2.2)
265#
266# Since: 1.4
267##
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268{ 'struct': 'ChardevSocket',
269 'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
270 '*tls-creds': 'str',
271 '*server': 'bool',
272 '*wait': 'bool',
273 '*nodelay': 'bool',
274 '*telnet': 'bool',
275 '*tn3270': 'bool',
276 '*websocket': 'bool',
277 '*reconnect': 'int' },
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278 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
279
280##
281# @ChardevUdp:
282#
283# Configuration info for datagram socket chardevs.
284#
285# @remote: remote address
286# @local: local address
287#
288# Since: 1.5
289##
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290{ 'struct': 'ChardevUdp',
291 'data': { 'remote': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
292 '*local': 'SocketAddressLegacy' },
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293 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
294
295##
296# @ChardevMux:
297#
298# Configuration info for mux chardevs.
299#
300# @chardev: name of the base chardev.
301#
302# Since: 1.5
303##
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304{ 'struct': 'ChardevMux',
305 'data': { 'chardev': 'str' },
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306 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
307
308##
309# @ChardevStdio:
310#
311# Configuration info for stdio chardevs.
312#
313# @signal: Allow signals (such as SIGINT triggered by ^C)
314# be delivered to qemu. Default: true in -nographic mode,
315# false otherwise.
316#
317# Since: 1.5
318##
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319{ 'struct': 'ChardevStdio',
320 'data': { '*signal': 'bool' },
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321 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
322
323
324##
325# @ChardevSpiceChannel:
326#
327# Configuration info for spice vm channel chardevs.
328#
329# @type: kind of channel (for example vdagent).
330#
331# Since: 1.5
332##
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333{ 'struct': 'ChardevSpiceChannel',
334 'data': { 'type': 'str' },
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335 'base': 'ChardevCommon',
336 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
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337
338##
339# @ChardevSpicePort:
340#
341# Configuration info for spice port chardevs.
342#
343# @fqdn: name of the channel (see docs/spice-port-fqdn.txt)
344#
345# Since: 1.5
346##
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347{ 'struct': 'ChardevSpicePort',
348 'data': { 'fqdn': 'str' },
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349 'base': 'ChardevCommon',
350 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
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351
352##
353# @ChardevVC:
354#
355# Configuration info for virtual console chardevs.
356#
357# @width: console width, in pixels
358# @height: console height, in pixels
359# @cols: console width, in chars
360# @rows: console height, in chars
361#
362# Since: 1.5
363##
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364{ 'struct': 'ChardevVC',
365 'data': { '*width': 'int',
366 '*height': 'int',
367 '*cols': 'int',
368 '*rows': 'int' },
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369 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
370
371##
372# @ChardevRingbuf:
373#
374# Configuration info for ring buffer chardevs.
375#
376# @size: ring buffer size, must be power of two, default is 65536
377#
378# Since: 1.5
379##
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380{ 'struct': 'ChardevRingbuf',
381 'data': { '*size': 'int' },
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382 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
383
384##
385# @ChardevBackend:
386#
387# Configuration info for the new chardev backend.
388#
389# Since: 1.4 (testdev since 2.2, wctablet since 2.9)
390##
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391{ 'union': 'ChardevBackend',
392 'data': { 'file': 'ChardevFile',
393 'serial': 'ChardevHostdev',
394 'parallel': 'ChardevHostdev',
395 'pipe': 'ChardevHostdev',
396 'socket': 'ChardevSocket',
397 'udp': 'ChardevUdp',
398 'pty': 'ChardevCommon',
399 'null': 'ChardevCommon',
400 'mux': 'ChardevMux',
401 'msmouse': 'ChardevCommon',
402 'wctablet': 'ChardevCommon',
403 'braille': 'ChardevCommon',
404 'testdev': 'ChardevCommon',
405 'stdio': 'ChardevStdio',
406 'console': 'ChardevCommon',
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407 'spicevmc': { 'type': 'ChardevSpiceChannel',
408 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' },
409 'spiceport': { 'type': 'ChardevSpicePort',
410 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' },
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411 'vc': 'ChardevVC',
412 'ringbuf': 'ChardevRingbuf',
413 # next one is just for compatibility
414 'memory': 'ChardevRingbuf' } }
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415
416##
417# @ChardevReturn:
418#
419# Return info about the chardev backend just created.
420#
421# @pty: name of the slave pseudoterminal device, present if
422# and only if a chardev of type 'pty' was created
423#
424# Since: 1.4
425##
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426{ 'struct' : 'ChardevReturn',
427 'data': { '*pty': 'str' } }
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428
429##
430# @chardev-add:
431#
432# Add a character device backend
433#
434# @id: the chardev's ID, must be unique
435# @backend: backend type and parameters
436#
437# Returns: ChardevReturn.
438#
439# Since: 1.4
440#
441# Example:
442#
443# -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
444# "arguments" : { "id" : "foo",
445# "backend" : { "type" : "null", "data" : {} } } }
446# <- { "return": {} }
447#
448# -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
449# "arguments" : { "id" : "bar",
450# "backend" : { "type" : "file",
451# "data" : { "out" : "/tmp/bar.log" } } } }
452# <- { "return": {} }
453#
454# -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
455# "arguments" : { "id" : "baz",
456# "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
457# <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
458#
459##
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460{ 'command': 'chardev-add',
461 'data': { 'id': 'str',
462 'backend': 'ChardevBackend' },
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463 'returns': 'ChardevReturn' }
464
465##
466# @chardev-change:
467#
468# Change a character device backend
469#
470# @id: the chardev's ID, must exist
471# @backend: new backend type and parameters
472#
473# Returns: ChardevReturn.
474#
475# Since: 2.10
476#
477# Example:
478#
479# -> { "execute" : "chardev-change",
480# "arguments" : { "id" : "baz",
481# "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
482# <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
483#
484# -> {"execute" : "chardev-change",
485# "arguments" : {
486# "id" : "charchannel2",
487# "backend" : {
488# "type" : "socket",
489# "data" : {
490# "addr" : {
491# "type" : "unix" ,
492# "data" : {
493# "path" : "/tmp/charchannel2.socket"
494# }
495# },
496# "server" : true,
497# "wait" : false }}}}
498# <- {"return": {}}
499#
500##
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501{ 'command': 'chardev-change',
502 'data': { 'id': 'str',
503 'backend': 'ChardevBackend' },
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504 'returns': 'ChardevReturn' }
505
506##
507# @chardev-remove:
508#
509# Remove a character device backend
510#
511# @id: the chardev's ID, must exist and not be in use
512#
513# Returns: Nothing on success
514#
515# Since: 1.4
516#
517# Example:
518#
519# -> { "execute": "chardev-remove", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
520# <- { "return": {} }
521#
522##
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523{ 'command': 'chardev-remove',
524 'data': { 'id': 'str' } }
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525
526##
527# @chardev-send-break:
528#
529# Send a break to a character device
530#
531# @id: the chardev's ID, must exist
532#
533# Returns: Nothing on success
534#
535# Since: 2.10
536#
537# Example:
538#
539# -> { "execute": "chardev-send-break", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
540# <- { "return": {} }
541#
542##
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543{ 'command': 'chardev-send-break',
544 'data': { 'id': 'str' } }
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545
546##
547# @VSERPORT_CHANGE:
548#
549# Emitted when the guest opens or closes a virtio-serial port.
550#
551# @id: device identifier of the virtio-serial port
552#
553# @open: true if the guest has opened the virtio-serial port
554#
555# Since: 2.1
556#
557# Example:
558#
559# <- { "event": "VSERPORT_CHANGE",
560# "data": { "id": "channel0", "open": true },
561# "timestamp": { "seconds": 1401385907, "microseconds": 422329 } }
562#
563##
564{ 'event': 'VSERPORT_CHANGE',
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565 'data': { 'id': 'str',
566 'open': 'bool' } }
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