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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 (e.g. 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 # Since: 1.4
143 #
144 # Example:
145 #
146 # -> { "execute": "ringbuf-write",
147 # "arguments": { "device": "foo",
148 # "data": "abcdefgh",
149 # "format": "utf8" } }
150 # <- { "return": {} }
151 ##
152 { 'command': 'ringbuf-write',
153 'data': { 'device': 'str',
154 'data': 'str',
155 '*format': 'DataFormat'} }
156
157 ##
158 # @ringbuf-read:
159 #
160 # Read from a ring buffer character device.
161 #
162 # @device: the ring buffer character device name
163 #
164 # @size: how many bytes to read at most
165 #
166 # @format: data encoding (default 'utf8').
167 #
168 # - base64: the data read is returned in base64 encoding.
169 # - utf8: the data read is interpreted as UTF-8.
170 # Bug: can screw up when the buffer contains invalid UTF-8
171 # sequences, NUL characters, after the ring buffer lost data,
172 # and when reading stops because the size limit is reached.
173 # - The return value is always Unicode regardless of format, like
174 # any other string.
175 #
176 # Returns: data read from the device
177 #
178 # Since: 1.4
179 #
180 # Example:
181 #
182 # -> { "execute": "ringbuf-read",
183 # "arguments": { "device": "foo",
184 # "size": 1000,
185 # "format": "utf8" } }
186 # <- { "return": "abcdefgh" }
187 ##
188 { 'command': 'ringbuf-read',
189 'data': {'device': 'str', 'size': 'int', '*format': 'DataFormat'},
190 'returns': 'str' }
191
192 ##
193 # @ChardevCommon:
194 #
195 # Configuration shared across all chardev backends
196 #
197 # @logfile: The name of a logfile to save output
198 #
199 # @logappend: true to append instead of truncate (default to false to
200 # truncate)
201 #
202 # Since: 2.6
203 ##
204 { 'struct': 'ChardevCommon',
205 'data': { '*logfile': 'str',
206 '*logappend': 'bool' } }
207
208 ##
209 # @ChardevFile:
210 #
211 # Configuration info for file chardevs.
212 #
213 # @in: The name of the input file
214 #
215 # @out: The name of the output file
216 #
217 # @append: Open the file in append mode (default false to truncate)
218 # (Since 2.6)
219 #
220 # Since: 1.4
221 ##
222 { 'struct': 'ChardevFile',
223 'data': { '*in': 'str',
224 'out': 'str',
225 '*append': 'bool' },
226 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
227
228 ##
229 # @ChardevHostdev:
230 #
231 # Configuration info for device and pipe chardevs.
232 #
233 # @device: The name of the special file for the device, i.e.
234 # /dev/ttyS0 on Unix or COM1: on Windows
235 #
236 # Since: 1.4
237 ##
238 { 'struct': 'ChardevHostdev',
239 'data': { 'device': 'str' },
240 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
241
242 ##
243 # @ChardevSocket:
244 #
245 # Configuration info for (stream) socket chardevs.
246 #
247 # @addr: socket address to listen on (server=true) or connect to
248 # (server=false)
249 #
250 # @tls-creds: the ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6)
251 #
252 # @tls-authz: the ID of the QAuthZ authorization object against which
253 # the client's x509 distinguished name will be validated. This
254 # object is only resolved at time of use, so can be deleted and
255 # recreated on the fly while the chardev server is active. If
256 # missing, it will default to denying access (since 4.0)
257 #
258 # @server: create server socket (default: true)
259 #
260 # @wait: wait for incoming connection on server sockets (default:
261 # false). Silently ignored with server: false. This use is
262 # deprecated.
263 #
264 # @nodelay: set TCP_NODELAY socket option (default: false)
265 #
266 # @telnet: enable telnet protocol on server sockets (default: false)
267 #
268 # @tn3270: enable tn3270 protocol on server sockets (default: false)
269 # (Since: 2.10)
270 #
271 # @websocket: enable websocket protocol on server sockets
272 # (default: false) (Since: 3.1)
273 #
274 # @reconnect: For a client socket, if a socket is disconnected, then
275 # attempt a reconnect after the given number of seconds. Setting
276 # this to zero disables this function. (default: 0) (Since: 2.2)
277 #
278 # Since: 1.4
279 ##
280 { 'struct': 'ChardevSocket',
281 'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
282 '*tls-creds': 'str',
283 '*tls-authz' : 'str',
284 '*server': 'bool',
285 '*wait': 'bool',
286 '*nodelay': 'bool',
287 '*telnet': 'bool',
288 '*tn3270': 'bool',
289 '*websocket': 'bool',
290 '*reconnect': 'int' },
291 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
292
293 ##
294 # @ChardevUdp:
295 #
296 # Configuration info for datagram socket chardevs.
297 #
298 # @remote: remote address
299 #
300 # @local: local address
301 #
302 # Since: 1.5
303 ##
304 { 'struct': 'ChardevUdp',
305 'data': { 'remote': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
306 '*local': 'SocketAddressLegacy' },
307 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
308
309 ##
310 # @ChardevMux:
311 #
312 # Configuration info for mux chardevs.
313 #
314 # @chardev: name of the base chardev.
315 #
316 # Since: 1.5
317 ##
318 { 'struct': 'ChardevMux',
319 'data': { 'chardev': 'str' },
320 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
321
322 ##
323 # @ChardevStdio:
324 #
325 # Configuration info for stdio chardevs.
326 #
327 # @signal: Allow signals (such as SIGINT triggered by ^C) be delivered
328 # to qemu. Default: true.
329 #
330 # Since: 1.5
331 ##
332 { 'struct': 'ChardevStdio',
333 'data': { '*signal': 'bool' },
334 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
335
336 ##
337 # @ChardevSpiceChannel:
338 #
339 # Configuration info for spice vm channel chardevs.
340 #
341 # @type: kind of channel (for example vdagent).
342 #
343 # Since: 1.5
344 ##
345 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpiceChannel',
346 'data': { 'type': 'str' },
347 'base': 'ChardevCommon',
348 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
349
350 ##
351 # @ChardevSpicePort:
352 #
353 # Configuration info for spice port chardevs.
354 #
355 # @fqdn: name of the channel (see docs/spice-port-fqdn.txt)
356 #
357 # Since: 1.5
358 ##
359 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpicePort',
360 'data': { 'fqdn': 'str' },
361 'base': 'ChardevCommon',
362 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
363
364 ##
365 # @ChardevDBus:
366 #
367 # Configuration info for DBus chardevs.
368 #
369 # @name: name of the channel (following docs/spice-port-fqdn.txt)
370 #
371 # Since: 7.0
372 ##
373 { 'struct': 'ChardevDBus',
374 'data': { 'name': 'str' },
375 'base': 'ChardevCommon',
376 'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' }
377
378 ##
379 # @ChardevVC:
380 #
381 # Configuration info for virtual console chardevs.
382 #
383 # @width: console width, in pixels
384 #
385 # @height: console height, in pixels
386 #
387 # @cols: console width, in chars
388 #
389 # @rows: console height, in chars
390 #
391 # Note: the options are only effective when the VNC or SDL graphical
392 # display backend is active. They are ignored with the GTK,
393 # Spice, VNC and D-Bus display backends.
394 #
395 # Since: 1.5
396 ##
397 { 'struct': 'ChardevVC',
398 'data': { '*width': 'int',
399 '*height': 'int',
400 '*cols': 'int',
401 '*rows': 'int' },
402 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
403
404 ##
405 # @ChardevRingbuf:
406 #
407 # Configuration info for ring buffer chardevs.
408 #
409 # @size: ring buffer size, must be power of two, default is 65536
410 #
411 # Since: 1.5
412 ##
413 { 'struct': 'ChardevRingbuf',
414 'data': { '*size': 'int' },
415 'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
416
417 ##
418 # @ChardevQemuVDAgent:
419 #
420 # Configuration info for qemu vdagent implementation.
421 #
422 # @mouse: enable/disable mouse, default is enabled.
423 #
424 # @clipboard: enable/disable clipboard, default is disabled.
425 #
426 # Since: 6.1
427 ##
428 { 'struct': 'ChardevQemuVDAgent',
429 'data': { '*mouse': 'bool',
430 '*clipboard': 'bool' },
431 'base': 'ChardevCommon',
432 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' }
433
434 ##
435 # @ChardevBackendKind:
436 #
437 # @pipe: Since 1.5
438 #
439 # @udp: Since 1.5
440 #
441 # @mux: Since 1.5
442 #
443 # @msmouse: Since 1.5
444 #
445 # @wctablet: Since 2.9
446 #
447 # @braille: Since 1.5
448 #
449 # @testdev: Since 2.2
450 #
451 # @stdio: Since 1.5
452 #
453 # @console: Since 1.5
454 #
455 # @spicevmc: Since 1.5
456 #
457 # @spiceport: Since 1.5
458 #
459 # @qemu-vdagent: Since 6.1
460 #
461 # @dbus: Since 7.0
462 #
463 # @vc: v1.5
464 #
465 # @ringbuf: Since 1.6
466 #
467 # @memory: Since 1.5
468 #
469 # Features:
470 #
471 # @deprecated: Member @memory is deprecated. Use @ringbuf instead.
472 #
473 # Since: 1.4
474 ##
475 { 'enum': 'ChardevBackendKind',
476 'data': [ 'file',
477 { 'name': 'serial', 'if': 'HAVE_CHARDEV_SERIAL' },
478 { 'name': 'parallel', 'if': 'HAVE_CHARDEV_PARALLEL' },
479 'pipe',
480 'socket',
481 'udp',
482 'pty',
483 'null',
484 'mux',
485 'msmouse',
486 'wctablet',
487 { 'name': 'braille', 'if': 'CONFIG_BRLAPI' },
488 'testdev',
489 'stdio',
490 { 'name': 'console', 'if': 'CONFIG_WIN32' },
491 { 'name': 'spicevmc', 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
492 { 'name': 'spiceport', 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
493 { 'name': 'qemu-vdagent', 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' },
494 { 'name': 'dbus', 'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' },
495 'vc',
496 'ringbuf',
497 { 'name': 'memory', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] } ] }
498
499 ##
500 # @ChardevFileWrapper:
501 #
502 # @data: Configuration info for file chardevs
503 #
504 # Since: 1.4
505 ##
506 { 'struct': 'ChardevFileWrapper',
507 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevFile' } }
508
509 ##
510 # @ChardevHostdevWrapper:
511 #
512 # @data: Configuration info for device and pipe chardevs
513 #
514 # Since: 1.4
515 ##
516 { 'struct': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
517 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevHostdev' } }
518
519 ##
520 # @ChardevSocketWrapper:
521 #
522 # @data: Configuration info for (stream) socket chardevs
523 #
524 # Since: 1.4
525 ##
526 { 'struct': 'ChardevSocketWrapper',
527 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevSocket' } }
528
529 ##
530 # @ChardevUdpWrapper:
531 #
532 # @data: Configuration info for datagram socket chardevs
533 #
534 # Since: 1.5
535 ##
536 { 'struct': 'ChardevUdpWrapper',
537 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevUdp' } }
538
539 ##
540 # @ChardevCommonWrapper:
541 #
542 # @data: Configuration shared across all chardev backends
543 #
544 # Since: 2.6
545 ##
546 { 'struct': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
547 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevCommon' } }
548
549 ##
550 # @ChardevMuxWrapper:
551 #
552 # @data: Configuration info for mux chardevs
553 #
554 # Since: 1.5
555 ##
556 { 'struct': 'ChardevMuxWrapper',
557 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevMux' } }
558
559 ##
560 # @ChardevStdioWrapper:
561 #
562 # @data: Configuration info for stdio chardevs
563 #
564 # Since: 1.5
565 ##
566 { 'struct': 'ChardevStdioWrapper',
567 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevStdio' } }
568
569 ##
570 # @ChardevSpiceChannelWrapper:
571 #
572 # @data: Configuration info for spice vm channel chardevs
573 #
574 # Since: 1.5
575 ##
576 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpiceChannelWrapper',
577 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevSpiceChannel' },
578 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
579
580 ##
581 # @ChardevSpicePortWrapper:
582 #
583 # @data: Configuration info for spice port chardevs
584 #
585 # Since: 1.5
586 ##
587 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpicePortWrapper',
588 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevSpicePort' },
589 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
590
591 ##
592 # @ChardevQemuVDAgentWrapper:
593 #
594 # @data: Configuration info for qemu vdagent implementation
595 #
596 # Since: 6.1
597 ##
598 { 'struct': 'ChardevQemuVDAgentWrapper',
599 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevQemuVDAgent' },
600 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' }
601
602 ##
603 # @ChardevDBusWrapper:
604 #
605 # @data: Configuration info for DBus chardevs
606 #
607 # Since: 7.0
608 ##
609 { 'struct': 'ChardevDBusWrapper',
610 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevDBus' },
611 'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' }
612
613 ##
614 # @ChardevVCWrapper:
615 #
616 # @data: Configuration info for virtual console chardevs
617 #
618 # Since: 1.5
619 ##
620 { 'struct': 'ChardevVCWrapper',
621 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevVC' } }
622
623 ##
624 # @ChardevRingbufWrapper:
625 #
626 # @data: Configuration info for ring buffer chardevs
627 #
628 # Since: 1.5
629 ##
630 { 'struct': 'ChardevRingbufWrapper',
631 'data': { 'data': 'ChardevRingbuf' } }
632
633 ##
634 # @ChardevBackend:
635 #
636 # Configuration info for the new chardev backend.
637 #
638 # @type: backend type
639 #
640 # Since: 1.4
641 ##
642 { 'union': 'ChardevBackend',
643 'base': { 'type': 'ChardevBackendKind' },
644 'discriminator': 'type',
645 'data': { 'file': 'ChardevFileWrapper',
646 'serial': { 'type': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
647 'if': 'HAVE_CHARDEV_SERIAL' },
648 'parallel': { 'type': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
649 'if': 'HAVE_CHARDEV_PARALLEL' },
650 'pipe': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
651 'socket': 'ChardevSocketWrapper',
652 'udp': 'ChardevUdpWrapper',
653 'pty': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
654 'null': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
655 'mux': 'ChardevMuxWrapper',
656 'msmouse': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
657 'wctablet': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
658 'braille': { 'type': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
659 'if': 'CONFIG_BRLAPI' },
660 'testdev': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
661 'stdio': 'ChardevStdioWrapper',
662 'console': { 'type': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
663 'if': 'CONFIG_WIN32' },
664 'spicevmc': { 'type': 'ChardevSpiceChannelWrapper',
665 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
666 'spiceport': { 'type': 'ChardevSpicePortWrapper',
667 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
668 'qemu-vdagent': { 'type': 'ChardevQemuVDAgentWrapper',
669 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' },
670 'dbus': { 'type': 'ChardevDBusWrapper',
671 'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' },
672 'vc': 'ChardevVCWrapper',
673 'ringbuf': 'ChardevRingbufWrapper',
674 'memory': 'ChardevRingbufWrapper' } }
675
676 ##
677 # @ChardevReturn:
678 #
679 # Return info about the chardev backend just created.
680 #
681 # @pty: name of the slave pseudoterminal device, present if and only
682 # if a chardev of type 'pty' was created
683 #
684 # Since: 1.4
685 ##
686 { 'struct' : 'ChardevReturn',
687 'data': { '*pty': 'str' } }
688
689 ##
690 # @chardev-add:
691 #
692 # Add a character device backend
693 #
694 # @id: the chardev's ID, must be unique
695 #
696 # @backend: backend type and parameters
697 #
698 # Returns: ChardevReturn.
699 #
700 # Since: 1.4
701 #
702 # Examples:
703 #
704 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
705 # "arguments" : { "id" : "foo",
706 # "backend" : { "type" : "null", "data" : {} } } }
707 # <- { "return": {} }
708 #
709 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
710 # "arguments" : { "id" : "bar",
711 # "backend" : { "type" : "file",
712 # "data" : { "out" : "/tmp/bar.log" } } } }
713 # <- { "return": {} }
714 #
715 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
716 # "arguments" : { "id" : "baz",
717 # "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
718 # <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
719 ##
720 { 'command': 'chardev-add',
721 'data': { 'id': 'str',
722 'backend': 'ChardevBackend' },
723 'returns': 'ChardevReturn' }
724
725 ##
726 # @chardev-change:
727 #
728 # Change a character device backend
729 #
730 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist
731 #
732 # @backend: new backend type and parameters
733 #
734 # Returns: ChardevReturn.
735 #
736 # Since: 2.10
737 #
738 # Examples:
739 #
740 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-change",
741 # "arguments" : { "id" : "baz",
742 # "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
743 # <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
744 #
745 # -> {"execute" : "chardev-change",
746 # "arguments" : {
747 # "id" : "charchannel2",
748 # "backend" : {
749 # "type" : "socket",
750 # "data" : {
751 # "addr" : {
752 # "type" : "unix" ,
753 # "data" : {
754 # "path" : "/tmp/charchannel2.socket"
755 # }
756 # },
757 # "server" : true,
758 # "wait" : false }}}}
759 # <- {"return": {}}
760 ##
761 { 'command': 'chardev-change',
762 'data': { 'id': 'str',
763 'backend': 'ChardevBackend' },
764 'returns': 'ChardevReturn' }
765
766 ##
767 # @chardev-remove:
768 #
769 # Remove a character device backend
770 #
771 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist and not be in use
772 #
773 # Since: 1.4
774 #
775 # Example:
776 #
777 # -> { "execute": "chardev-remove", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
778 # <- { "return": {} }
779 ##
780 { 'command': 'chardev-remove',
781 'data': { 'id': 'str' } }
782
783 ##
784 # @chardev-send-break:
785 #
786 # Send a break to a character device
787 #
788 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist
789 #
790 # Since: 2.10
791 #
792 # Example:
793 #
794 # -> { "execute": "chardev-send-break", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
795 # <- { "return": {} }
796 ##
797 { 'command': 'chardev-send-break',
798 'data': { 'id': 'str' } }
799
800 ##
801 # @VSERPORT_CHANGE:
802 #
803 # Emitted when the guest opens or closes a virtio-serial port.
804 #
805 # @id: device identifier of the virtio-serial port
806 #
807 # @open: true if the guest has opened the virtio-serial port
808 #
809 # Note: This event is rate-limited.
810 #
811 # Since: 2.1
812 #
813 # Example:
814 #
815 # <- { "event": "VSERPORT_CHANGE",
816 # "data": { "id": "channel0", "open": true },
817 # "timestamp": { "seconds": 1401385907, "microseconds": 422329 } }
818 ##
819 { 'event': 'VSERPORT_CHANGE',
820 'data': { 'id': 'str',
821 'open': 'bool' } }