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1 # -*- Mode: Python -*-
2 # vim: filetype=python
3 #
4
5 ##
6 # = Character devices
7 ##
8
9 { 'include': 'sockets.json' }
10
11 ##
12 # @ChardevInfo:
13 #
14 # Information about a character device.
15 #
16 # @label: the label of the character device
17 #
18 # @filename: the filename of the character device
19 #
20 # @frontend-open: shows whether the frontend device attached to this
21 # backend (eg. with the chardev=... option) is in open or closed
22 # state (since 2.1)
23 #
24 # Notes: @filename is encoded using the QEMU command line character
25 # device encoding. See the QEMU man page for details.
26 #
27 # Since: 0.14
28 ##
29 { 'struct': 'ChardevInfo',
30 'data': { 'label': 'str',
31 'filename': 'str',
32 'frontend-open': 'bool' } }
33
34 ##
35 # @query-chardev:
36 #
37 # Returns information about current character devices.
38 #
39 # Returns: a list of @ChardevInfo
40 #
41 # Since: 0.14
42 #
43 # Example:
44 #
45 # -> { "execute": "query-chardev" }
46 # <- {
47 # "return": [
48 # {
49 # "label": "charchannel0",
50 # "filename": "unix:/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/seabios.rhel6.agent,server=on",
51 # "frontend-open": false
52 # },
53 # {
54 # "label": "charmonitor",
55 # "filename": "unix:/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/seabios.rhel6.monitor,server=on",
56 # "frontend-open": true
57 # },
58 # {
59 # "label": "charserial0",
60 # "filename": "pty:/dev/pts/2",
61 # "frontend-open": true
62 # }
63 # ]
64 # }
65 ##
66 { 'command': 'query-chardev', 'returns': ['ChardevInfo'],
67 'allow-preconfig': true }
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 { 'command': 'query-chardev-backends', 'returns': ['ChardevBackendInfo'] }
110
111 ##
112 # @DataFormat:
113 #
114 # An enumeration of data format.
115 #
116 # @utf8: Data is a UTF-8 string (RFC 3629)
117 #
118 # @base64: Data is Base64 encoded binary (RFC 3548)
119 #
120 # Since: 1.4
121 ##
122 { 'enum': 'DataFormat',
123 'data': [ 'utf8', 'base64' ] }
124
125 ##
126 # @ringbuf-write:
127 #
128 # Write to a ring buffer character device.
129 #
130 # @device: the ring buffer character device name
131 #
132 # @data: data to write
133 #
134 # @format: data encoding (default 'utf8').
135 #
136 # - base64: data must be base64 encoded text. Its binary decoding
137 # gets written.
138 # - utf8: data's UTF-8 encoding is written
139 # - data itself is always Unicode regardless of format, like any
140 # 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 { 'command': 'ringbuf-write',
155 'data': { 'device': 'str',
156 'data': 'str',
157 '*format': 'DataFormat'} }
158
159 ##
160 # @ringbuf-read:
161 #
162 # Read from a ring buffer character device.
163 #
164 # @device: the ring buffer character device name
165 #
166 # @size: how many bytes to read at most
167 #
168 # @format: data encoding (default 'utf8').
169 #
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 data,
174 # and when reading stops because the size limit is reached.
175 # - The return value is always Unicode regardless of format, like
176 # any other string.
177 #
178 # Returns: data read from the device
179 #
180 # Since: 1.4
181 #
182 # Example:
183 #
184 # -> { "execute": "ringbuf-read",
185 # "arguments": { "device": "foo",
186 # "size": 1000,
187 # "format": "utf8" } }
188 # <- { "return": "abcdefgh" }
189 ##
190 { 'command': 'ringbuf-read',
191 'data': {'device': 'str', 'size': 'int', '*format': 'DataFormat'},
192 'returns': 'str' }
193
194 ##
195 # @ChardevCommon:
196 #
197 # Configuration shared across all chardev backends
198 #
199 # @logfile: The name of a logfile to save output
200 #
201 # @logappend: true to append instead of truncate (default to false to
202 # truncate)
203 #
204 # Since: 2.6
205 ##
206 { 'struct': 'ChardevCommon',
207 'data': { '*logfile': 'str',
208 '*logappend': 'bool' } }
209
210 ##
211 # @ChardevFile:
212 #
213 # Configuration info for file chardevs.
214 #
215 # @in: The name of the input file
216 #
217 # @out: The name of the output file
218 #
219 # @append: Open the file in append mode (default false to truncate)
220 # (Since 2.6)
221 #
222 # Since: 1.4
223 ##
224 { 'struct': 'ChardevFile',
225 'data': { '*in': 'str',
226 'out': 'str',
227 '*append': 'bool' },
228 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
229
230 ##
231 # @ChardevHostdev:
232 #
233 # Configuration info for device and pipe chardevs.
234 #
235 # @device: The name of the special file for the device, i.e.
236 # /dev/ttyS0 on Unix or COM1: on Windows
237 #
238 # Since: 1.4
239 ##
240 { 'struct': 'ChardevHostdev',
241 'data': { 'device': 'str' },
242 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
243
244 ##
245 # @ChardevSocket:
246 #
247 # Configuration info for (stream) socket chardevs.
248 #
249 # @addr: socket address to listen on (server=true) or connect to
250 # (server=false)
251 #
252 # @tls-creds: the ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6)
253 #
254 # @tls-authz: the ID of the QAuthZ authorization object against which
255 # the client's x509 distinguished name will be validated. This
256 # object is only resolved at time of use, so can be deleted and
257 # recreated on the fly while the chardev server is active. If
258 # missing, it will default to denying access (since 4.0)
259 #
260 # @server: create server socket (default: true)
261 #
262 # @wait: wait for incoming connection on server sockets (default:
263 # false). Silently ignored with server: false. This use is
264 # deprecated.
265 #
266 # @nodelay: set TCP_NODELAY socket option (default: false)
267 #
268 # @telnet: enable telnet protocol on server sockets (default: false)
269 #
270 # @tn3270: enable tn3270 protocol on server sockets (default: false)
271 # (Since: 2.10)
272 #
273 # @websocket: enable websocket protocol on server sockets
274 # (default: false) (Since: 3.1)
275 #
276 # @reconnect: For a client socket, if a socket is disconnected, then
277 # attempt a reconnect after the given number of seconds. Setting
278 # this to zero disables this function. (default: 0) (Since: 2.2)
279 #
280 # Since: 1.4
281 ##
282 { 'struct': 'ChardevSocket',
283 'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
284 '*tls-creds': 'str',
285 '*tls-authz' : 'str',
286 '*server': 'bool',
287 '*wait': 'bool',
288 '*nodelay': 'bool',
289 '*telnet': 'bool',
290 '*tn3270': 'bool',
291 '*websocket': 'bool',
292 '*reconnect': 'int' },
293 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
294
295 ##
296 # @ChardevUdp:
297 #
298 # Configuration info for datagram socket chardevs.
299 #
300 # @remote: remote address
301 #
302 # @local: local address
303 #
304 # Since: 1.5
305 ##
306 { 'struct': 'ChardevUdp',
307 'data': { 'remote': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
308 '*local': 'SocketAddressLegacy' },
309 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
310
311 ##
312 # @ChardevMux:
313 #
314 # Configuration info for mux chardevs.
315 #
316 # @chardev: name of the base chardev.
317 #
318 # Since: 1.5
319 ##
320 { 'struct': 'ChardevMux',
321 'data': { 'chardev': 'str' },
322 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
323
324 ##
325 # @ChardevStdio:
326 #
327 # Configuration info for stdio chardevs.
328 #
329 # @signal: Allow signals (such as SIGINT triggered by ^C) be delivered
330 # to qemu. Default: true.
331 #
332 # Since: 1.5
333 ##
334 { 'struct': 'ChardevStdio',
335 'data': { '*signal': 'bool' },
336 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
337
338 ##
339 # @ChardevSpiceChannel:
340 #
341 # Configuration info for spice vm channel chardevs.
342 #
343 # @type: kind of channel (for example vdagent).
344 #
345 # Since: 1.5
346 ##
347 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpiceChannel',
348 'data': { 'type': 'str' },
349 'base': 'ChardevCommon',
350 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
351
352 ##
353 # @ChardevSpicePort:
354 #
355 # Configuration info for spice port chardevs.
356 #
357 # @fqdn: name of the channel (see docs/spice-port-fqdn.txt)
358 #
359 # Since: 1.5
360 ##
361 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpicePort',
362 'data': { 'fqdn': 'str' },
363 'base': 'ChardevCommon',
364 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
365
366 ##
367 # @ChardevDBus:
368 #
369 # Configuration info for DBus chardevs.
370 #
371 # @name: name of the channel (following docs/spice-port-fqdn.txt)
372 #
373 # Since: 7.0
374 ##
375 { 'struct': 'ChardevDBus',
376 'data': { 'name': 'str' },
377 'base': 'ChardevCommon',
378 'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' }
379
380 ##
381 # @ChardevVC:
382 #
383 # Configuration info for virtual console chardevs.
384 #
385 # @width: console width, in pixels
386 #
387 # @height: console height, in pixels
388 #
389 # @cols: console width, in chars
390 #
391 # @rows: console height, in chars
392 #
393 # Since: 1.5
394 ##
395 { 'struct': 'ChardevVC',
396 'data': { '*width': 'int',
397 '*height': 'int',
398 '*cols': 'int',
399 '*rows': 'int' },
400 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
401
402 ##
403 # @ChardevRingbuf:
404 #
405 # Configuration info for ring buffer chardevs.
406 #
407 # @size: ring buffer size, must be power of two, default is 65536
408 #
409 # Since: 1.5
410 ##
411 { 'struct': 'ChardevRingbuf',
412 'data': { '*size': 'int' },
413 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
414
415 ##
416 # @ChardevQemuVDAgent:
417 #
418 # Configuration info for qemu vdagent implementation.
419 #
420 # @mouse: enable/disable mouse, default is enabled.
421 #
422 # @clipboard: enable/disable clipboard, default is disabled.
423 #
424 # Since: 6.1
425 ##
426 { 'struct': 'ChardevQemuVDAgent',
427 'data': { '*mouse': 'bool',
428 '*clipboard': 'bool' },
429 'base': 'ChardevCommon',
430 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' }
431
432 ##
433 # @ChardevBackendKind:
434 #
435 # @pipe: Since 1.5
436 #
437 # @udp: Since 1.5
438 #
439 # @mux: Since 1.5
440 #
441 # @msmouse: Since 1.5
442 #
443 # @wctablet: Since 2.9
444 #
445 # @braille: Since 1.5
446 #
447 # @testdev: Since 2.2
448 #
449 # @stdio: Since 1.5
450 #
451 # @console: Since 1.5
452 #
453 # @spicevmc: Since 1.5
454 #
455 # @spiceport: Since 1.5
456 #
457 # @qemu-vdagent: Since 6.1
458 #
459 # @dbus: Since 7.0
460 #
461 # @vc: v1.5
462 #
463 # @ringbuf: Since 1.6
464 #
465 # @memory: Since 1.5
466 #
467 # Since: 1.4
468 ##
469 { 'enum': 'ChardevBackendKind',
470 'data': [ 'file',
471 'serial',
472 'parallel',
473 'pipe',
474 'socket',
475 'udp',
476 'pty',
477 'null',
478 'mux',
479 'msmouse',
480 'wctablet',
481 'braille',
482 'testdev',
483 'stdio',
484 'console',
485 { 'name': 'spicevmc', 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
486 { 'name': 'spiceport', 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
487 { 'name': 'qemu-vdagent', 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' },
488 { 'name': 'dbus', 'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' },
489 'vc',
490 'ringbuf',
491 # next one is just for compatibility
492 'memory' ] }
493
494 ##
495 # @ChardevFileWrapper:
496 #
497 # Since: 1.4
498 ##
499 { 'struct': 'ChardevFileWrapper',
500 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevFile' } }
501
502 ##
503 # @ChardevHostdevWrapper:
504 #
505 # Since: 1.4
506 ##
507 { 'struct': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
508 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevHostdev' } }
509
510 ##
511 # @ChardevSocketWrapper:
512 #
513 # Since: 1.4
514 ##
515 { 'struct': 'ChardevSocketWrapper',
516 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevSocket' } }
517
518 ##
519 # @ChardevUdpWrapper:
520 #
521 # Since: 1.5
522 ##
523 { 'struct': 'ChardevUdpWrapper',
524 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevUdp' } }
525
526 ##
527 # @ChardevCommonWrapper:
528 #
529 # Since: 2.6
530 ##
531 { 'struct': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
532 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevCommon' } }
533
534 ##
535 # @ChardevMuxWrapper:
536 #
537 # Since: 1.5
538 ##
539 { 'struct': 'ChardevMuxWrapper',
540 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevMux' } }
541
542 ##
543 # @ChardevStdioWrapper:
544 #
545 # Since: 1.5
546 ##
547 { 'struct': 'ChardevStdioWrapper',
548 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevStdio' } }
549
550 ##
551 # @ChardevSpiceChannelWrapper:
552 #
553 # Since: 1.5
554 ##
555 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpiceChannelWrapper',
556 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevSpiceChannel' },
557 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
558
559 ##
560 # @ChardevSpicePortWrapper:
561 #
562 # Since: 1.5
563 ##
564 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpicePortWrapper',
565 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevSpicePort' },
566 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
567
568 ##
569 # @ChardevQemuVDAgentWrapper:
570 #
571 # Since: 6.1
572 ##
573 { 'struct': 'ChardevQemuVDAgentWrapper',
574 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevQemuVDAgent' },
575 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' }
576
577 ##
578 # @ChardevDBusWrapper:
579 #
580 # Since: 7.0
581 ##
582 { 'struct': 'ChardevDBusWrapper',
583 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevDBus' },
584 'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' }
585
586 ##
587 # @ChardevVCWrapper:
588 #
589 # Since: 1.5
590 ##
591 { 'struct': 'ChardevVCWrapper',
592 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevVC' } }
593
594 ##
595 # @ChardevRingbufWrapper:
596 #
597 # Since: 1.5
598 ##
599 { 'struct': 'ChardevRingbufWrapper',
600 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevRingbuf' } }
601
602 ##
603 # @ChardevBackend:
604 #
605 # Configuration info for the new chardev backend.
606 #
607 # Since: 1.4
608 ##
609 { 'union': 'ChardevBackend',
610 'base': { 'type': 'ChardevBackendKind' },
611 'discriminator': 'type',
612 'data': { 'file': 'ChardevFileWrapper',
613 'serial': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
614 'parallel': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
615 'pipe': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
616 'socket': 'ChardevSocketWrapper',
617 'udp': 'ChardevUdpWrapper',
618 'pty': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
619 'null': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
620 'mux': 'ChardevMuxWrapper',
621 'msmouse': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
622 'wctablet': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
623 'braille': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
624 'testdev': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
625 'stdio': 'ChardevStdioWrapper',
626 'console': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
627 'spicevmc': { 'type': 'ChardevSpiceChannelWrapper',
628 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
629 'spiceport': { 'type': 'ChardevSpicePortWrapper',
630 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
631 'qemu-vdagent': { 'type': 'ChardevQemuVDAgentWrapper',
632 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' },
633 'dbus': { 'type': 'ChardevDBusWrapper',
634 'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' },
635 'vc': 'ChardevVCWrapper',
636 'ringbuf': 'ChardevRingbufWrapper',
637 # next one is just for compatibility
638 'memory': 'ChardevRingbufWrapper' } }
639
640 ##
641 # @ChardevReturn:
642 #
643 # Return info about the chardev backend just created.
644 #
645 # @pty: name of the slave pseudoterminal device, present if and only
646 # if a chardev of type 'pty' was created
647 #
648 # Since: 1.4
649 ##
650 { 'struct' : 'ChardevReturn',
651 'data': { '*pty': 'str' } }
652
653 ##
654 # @chardev-add:
655 #
656 # Add a character device backend
657 #
658 # @id: the chardev's ID, must be unique
659 #
660 # @backend: backend type and parameters
661 #
662 # Returns: ChardevReturn.
663 #
664 # Since: 1.4
665 #
666 # Examples:
667 #
668 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
669 # "arguments" : { "id" : "foo",
670 # "backend" : { "type" : "null", "data" : {} } } }
671 # <- { "return": {} }
672 #
673 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
674 # "arguments" : { "id" : "bar",
675 # "backend" : { "type" : "file",
676 # "data" : { "out" : "/tmp/bar.log" } } } }
677 # <- { "return": {} }
678 #
679 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
680 # "arguments" : { "id" : "baz",
681 # "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
682 # <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
683 ##
684 { 'command': 'chardev-add',
685 'data': { 'id': 'str',
686 'backend': 'ChardevBackend' },
687 'returns': 'ChardevReturn' }
688
689 ##
690 # @chardev-change:
691 #
692 # Change a character device backend
693 #
694 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist
695 #
696 # @backend: new backend type and parameters
697 #
698 # Returns: ChardevReturn.
699 #
700 # Since: 2.10
701 #
702 # Examples:
703 #
704 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-change",
705 # "arguments" : { "id" : "baz",
706 # "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
707 # <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
708 #
709 # -> {"execute" : "chardev-change",
710 # "arguments" : {
711 # "id" : "charchannel2",
712 # "backend" : {
713 # "type" : "socket",
714 # "data" : {
715 # "addr" : {
716 # "type" : "unix" ,
717 # "data" : {
718 # "path" : "/tmp/charchannel2.socket"
719 # }
720 # },
721 # "server" : true,
722 # "wait" : false }}}}
723 # <- {"return": {}}
724 ##
725 { 'command': 'chardev-change',
726 'data': { 'id': 'str',
727 'backend': 'ChardevBackend' },
728 'returns': 'ChardevReturn' }
729
730 ##
731 # @chardev-remove:
732 #
733 # Remove a character device backend
734 #
735 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist and not be in use
736 #
737 # Returns: Nothing on success
738 #
739 # Since: 1.4
740 #
741 # Example:
742 #
743 # -> { "execute": "chardev-remove", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
744 # <- { "return": {} }
745 ##
746 { 'command': 'chardev-remove',
747 'data': { 'id': 'str' } }
748
749 ##
750 # @chardev-send-break:
751 #
752 # Send a break to a character device
753 #
754 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist
755 #
756 # Returns: Nothing on success
757 #
758 # Since: 2.10
759 #
760 # Example:
761 #
762 # -> { "execute": "chardev-send-break", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
763 # <- { "return": {} }
764 ##
765 { 'command': 'chardev-send-break',
766 'data': { 'id': 'str' } }
767
768 ##
769 # @VSERPORT_CHANGE:
770 #
771 # Emitted when the guest opens or closes a virtio-serial port.
772 #
773 # @id: device identifier of the virtio-serial port
774 #
775 # @open: true if the guest has opened the virtio-serial port
776 #
777 # Note: This event is rate-limited.
778 #
779 # Since: 2.1
780 #
781 # Example:
782 #
783 # <- { "event": "VSERPORT_CHANGE",
784 # "data": { "id": "channel0", "open": true },
785 # "timestamp": { "seconds": 1401385907, "microseconds": 422329 } }
786 ##
787 { 'event': 'VSERPORT_CHANGE',
788 'data': { 'id': 'str',
789 'open': 'bool' } }