*/
void qemu_chr_parse_common(QemuOpts *opts, ChardevCommon *backend);
+/**
+ * @qemu_chr_parse_opts:
+ *
+ * Parse the options to the ChardevBackend struct.
+ *
+ * Returns: a new backend or NULL on error
+ */
+ChardevBackend *qemu_chr_parse_opts(QemuOpts *opts,
+ Error **errp);
+
/**
* @qemu_chr_new:
*