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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' } }
790