+static bool muxes_realized;
+
+/**
+ * Called after processing of default and command-line-specified
+ * chardevs to deliver CHR_EVENT_OPENED events to any FEs attached
+ * to a mux chardev. This is done here to ensure that
+ * output/prompts/banners are only displayed for the FE that has
+ * focus when initial command-line processing/machine init is
+ * completed.
+ *
+ * After this point, any new FE attached to any new or existing
+ * mux will receive CHR_EVENT_OPENED notifications for the BE
+ * immediately.
+ */
+static void muxes_realize_done(Notifier *notifier, void *unused)
+{
+ CharDriverState *chr;
+
+ QTAILQ_FOREACH(chr, &chardevs, next) {
+ if (chr->is_mux) {
+ MuxDriver *d = chr->opaque;
+ int i;
+
+ /* send OPENED to all already-attached FEs */
+ for (i = 0; i < d->mux_cnt; i++) {
+ mux_chr_send_event(d, i, CHR_EVENT_OPENED);
+ }
+ /* mark mux as OPENED so any new FEs will immediately receive
+ * OPENED event
+ */
+ qemu_chr_be_generic_open(chr);
+ }
+ }
+ muxes_realized = true;
+}
+
+static Notifier muxes_realize_notify = {
+ .notify = muxes_realize_done,
+};
+