1 HXCOMM Use
DEFHEADING() to define headings
in both help text and texi
2 HXCOMM Text between STEXI and ETEXI are copied to texi version and
3 HXCOMM discarded from C version
4 HXCOMM Text between SQMP and EQMP is copied to the QMP documention file and
5 HXCOMM does not show up
in the other formats
.
6 HXCOMM
DEF(command
, args
, callback, arg_string
, help
) is used to construct
7 HXCOMM monitor commands
8 HXCOMM HXCOMM can be used
for comments
, discarded from both texi and C
11 QMP Supported Commands
12 ----------------------
14 This document describes all commands currently supported by QMP
.
16 Most of the time their usage is exactly the same as
in the user Monitor
, this
17 means that any other document which also describe
commands (the manpage
,
18 QEMU
's manual, etc) can and should be consulted.
20 QMP has two types of commands: regular and query commands. Regular commands
21 usually change the Virtual Machine's state someway
, while query commands just
22 return information
. The sections below are divided accordingly
.
24 It
's important to observe that all communication examples are formatted in
25 a reader-friendly way, so that they're easier to understand
. However
, in real
26 protocol usage
, they
're emitted as a single line.
28 Also, the following notation is used to denote data flow:
30 -> data issued by the Client
31 <- Server data response
33 Please, refer to the QMP specification (QMP/qmp-spec.txt) for detailed
34 information on the Server command and response formats.
36 NOTE: This document is temporary and will be replaced soon.
38 1. Stability Considerations
39 ===========================
41 The current QMP command set (described in this file) may be useful for a
42 number of use cases, however it's limited and several commands have bad
43 defined semantics
, specially with regard to command completion
.
45 These problems are going to be solved incrementally
in the next QEMU releases
46 and we
're going to establish a deprecation policy for badly defined commands.
48 If you're planning to adopt QMP
, please observe the following
:
50 1. The deprecation policy will take efect and be documented soon
, please
51 check the documentation of each used command as soon as a
new release of
54 2. DO NOT rely on anything which is not explicit documented
56 3. Errors
, in special
, are not documented
. Applications should NOT check
57 for specific errors classes or
data (it
's strongly recommended to only
58 check for the "error" key)
63 Server's responses
in the examples below are always a success response
, please
64 refer to the QMP specification
for more details on error responses
.
74 .args_type
= "name:s?",
76 .help
= "show the help",
77 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_help_cmd
,
81 @item help or ?
[@
var{cmd
}]
83 Show the help
for all commands or just
for command @
var{cmd
}.
88 .args_type
= "device:B",
89 .params
= "device|all",
90 .help
= "commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used) or backing files",
91 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_commit
,
97 Commit changes to the disk
images (if -snapshot is used
) or backing files
.
104 .help
= "quit the emulator",
105 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
106 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_quit
,
124 -> { "execute": "quit" }
131 .args_type
= "force:-f,device:B",
132 .params
= "[-f] device",
133 .help
= "eject a removable medium (use -f to force it)",
134 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
135 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_eject
,
139 @item eject
[-f
] @
var{device
}
141 Eject a removable
medium (use
-f to force it
).
147 Eject a removable medium
.
151 - force
: force
ejection (json
-bool
, optional
)
152 - device
: device
name (json
-string
)
156 -> { "execute": "eject", "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0" } }
159 Note
: The
"force" argument defaults to
false.
165 .args_type
= "device:B,target:F,arg:s?",
166 .params
= "device filename [format]",
167 .help
= "change a removable medium, optional format",
168 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
169 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_change
,
173 @item change @
var{device
} @
var{setting
}
176 Change the configuration of a device
.
179 @item change @
var{diskdevice
} @
var{filename
} [@
var{format
}]
180 Change the medium
for a removable disk device to point to @
var{filename
}. eg
183 (qemu
) change ide1
-cd0
/path
/to
/some
.iso
186 @
var{format
} is optional
.
188 @item change vnc @
var{display
},@
var{options
}
189 Change the configuration of the VNC server
. The valid syntax
for @
var{display
}
190 and @
var{options
} are described at @ref
{sec_invocation
}. eg
193 (qemu
) change vnc localhost
:1
196 @item change vnc password
[@
var{password
}]
198 Change the password associated with the VNC server
. If the
new password is not
199 supplied
, the monitor will prompt
for it to be entered
. VNC passwords are only
200 significant up to
8 letters
. eg
203 (qemu
) change vnc password
213 Change a removable medium or VNC configuration
.
217 - "device": device
name (json
-string
)
218 - "target": filename or
item (json
-string
)
219 - "arg": additional
argument (json
-string
, optional
)
223 1. Change a removable medium
225 -> { "execute": "change",
226 "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0",
227 "target": "/srv/images/Fedora-12-x86_64-DVD.iso" } }
230 2. Change VNC password
232 -> { "execute": "change",
233 "arguments": { "device": "vnc", "target": "password",
240 .name
= "screendump",
241 .args_type
= "filename:F",
242 .params
= "filename",
243 .help
= "save screen into PPM image 'filename'",
244 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
245 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_screen_dump
,
249 @item screendump @
var{filename
}
251 Save screen into PPM image @
var{filename
}.
257 Save screen into PPM image
.
261 - "filename": file
path (json
-string
)
265 -> { "execute": "screendump", "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/image" } }
272 .args_type
= "filename:F",
273 .params
= "filename",
274 .help
= "output logs to 'filename'",
275 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_logfile
,
279 @item logfile @
var{filename
}
281 Output logs to @
var{filename
}.
286 .args_type
= "items:s",
287 .params
= "item1[,...]",
288 .help
= "activate logging of the specified items to '/tmp/qemu.log'",
289 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_log
,
293 @item log @
var{item1
}[,...]
295 Activate logging of the specified items to @file
{/tmp
/qemu
.log
}.
300 .args_type
= "name:s?",
301 .params
= "[tag|id]",
302 .help
= "save a VM snapshot. If no tag or id are provided, a new snapshot is created",
303 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_savevm
,
307 @item savevm
[@
var{tag
}|@
var{id
}]
309 Create a snapshot of the whole virtual machine
. If @
var{tag
} is
310 provided
, it is used as human readable identifier
. If there is already
311 a snapshot with the same tag or ID
, it is replaced
. More info at
317 .args_type
= "name:s",
319 .help
= "restore a VM snapshot from its tag or id",
320 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_loadvm
,
324 @item loadvm @
var{tag
}|@
var{id
}
326 Set the whole virtual machine to the snapshot identified by the tag
327 @
var{tag
} or the unique snapshot ID @
var{id
}.
332 .args_type
= "name:s",
334 .help
= "delete a VM snapshot from its tag or id",
335 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_delvm
,
339 @item delvm @
var{tag
}|@
var{id
}
341 Delete the snapshot identified by @
var{tag
} or @
var{id
}.
345 .name
= "singlestep",
346 .args_type
= "option:s?",
347 .params
= "[on|off]",
348 .help
= "run emulation in singlestep mode or switch to normal mode",
349 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_singlestep
,
353 @item singlestep
[off
]
355 Run the emulation
in single step mode
.
356 If called with option off
, the emulation returns to normal mode
.
363 .help
= "stop emulation",
364 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
365 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_stop
,
383 -> { "execute": "stop" }
392 .help
= "resume emulation",
393 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
394 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_cont
,
412 -> { "execute": "cont" }
419 .args_type
= "device:s?",
420 .params
= "[device]",
421 .help
= "start gdbserver on given device (default 'tcp::1234'), stop with 'none'",
422 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_gdbserver
,
426 @item gdbserver
[@
var{port
}]
428 Start gdbserver
session (default @
var{port
}=1234)
433 .args_type
= "fmt:/,addr:l",
434 .params
= "/fmt addr",
435 .help
= "virtual memory dump starting at 'addr'",
436 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_memory_dump
,
440 @item x
/fmt @
var{addr
}
442 Virtual memory dump starting at @
var{addr
}.
447 .args_type
= "fmt:/,addr:l",
448 .params
= "/fmt addr",
449 .help
= "physical memory dump starting at 'addr'",
450 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_physical_memory_dump
,
454 @item xp
/@
var{fmt
} @
var{addr
}
456 Physical memory dump starting at @
var{addr
}.
458 @
var{fmt
} is a format which tells the command how to format the
459 data
. Its syntax is
: @option
{/@
{count@
}@
{format@
}@
{size@
}}
463 is the number of items to be dumped
.
466 can be
x (hex
), d (signed decimal
), u (unsigned decimal
), o (octal
),
467 c (char
) or
i (asm instruction
).
470 can be
b (8 bits
), h (16 bits
), w (32 bits
) or
g (64 bits
). On x86
,
471 @code
{h
} or @code
{w
} can be specified with the @code
{i
} format to
472 respectively select
16 or
32 bit code instruction size
.
479 Dump
10 instructions at the current instruction pointer
:
484 0x90107065: lea
0x0(%esi
,1),%esi
485 0x90107069: lea
0x0(%edi
,1),%edi
487 0x90107071: jmp
0x90107080
495 Dump
80 16 bit values at the start of the video memory
.
497 (qemu
) xp
/80hx
0xb8000
498 0x000b8000: 0x0b50 0x0b6c 0x0b65 0x0b78 0x0b38 0x0b36 0x0b2f 0x0b42
499 0x000b8010: 0x0b6f 0x0b63 0x0b68 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b56 0x0b47 0x0b41
500 0x000b8020: 0x0b42 0x0b69 0x0b6f 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b63 0x0b75 0x0b72
501 0x000b8030: 0x0b72 0x0b65 0x0b6e 0x0b74 0x0b2d 0x0b63 0x0b76 0x0b73
502 0x000b8040: 0x0b20 0x0b30 0x0b35 0x0b20 0x0b4e 0x0b6f 0x0b76 0x0b20
503 0x000b8050: 0x0b32 0x0b30 0x0b30 0x0b33 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
504 0x000b8060: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
505 0x000b8070: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
506 0x000b8080: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
507 0x000b8090: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
514 .args_type
= "fmt:/,val:l",
515 .params
= "/fmt expr",
516 .help
= "print expression value (use $reg for CPU register access)",
517 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_print
,
521 @item p or print
/@
var{fmt
} @
var{expr
}
524 Print expression value
. Only the @
var{format
} part of @
var{fmt
} is
530 .args_type
= "fmt:/,addr:i,index:i.",
531 .params
= "/fmt addr",
532 .help
= "I/O port read",
533 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_ioport_read
,
542 .args_type
= "fmt:/,addr:i,val:i",
543 .params
= "/fmt addr value",
544 .help
= "I/O port write",
545 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_ioport_write
,
554 .args_type
= "string:s,hold_time:i?",
555 .params
= "keys [hold_ms]",
556 .help
= "send keys to the VM (e.g. 'sendkey ctrl-alt-f1', default hold time=100 ms)",
557 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_sendkey
,
561 @item sendkey @
var{keys
}
564 Send @
var{keys
} to the emulator
. @
var{keys
} could be the name of the
565 key or @code
{#
} followed by the raw value
in either decimal or hexadecimal
566 format
. Use @code
{-} to press several keys simultaneously
. Example
:
571 This command is useful to send keys that your graphical user
interface
572 intercepts at low level
, such as @code
{ctrl
-alt
-f1
} in X Window
.
576 .name
= "system_reset",
579 .help
= "reset the system",
580 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
581 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_system_reset
,
600 -> { "execute": "system_reset" }
606 .name
= "system_powerdown",
609 .help
= "send system power down event",
610 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
611 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_system_powerdown
,
615 @item system_powerdown
616 @findex system_powerdown
618 Power down the
system (if supported
).
624 Send system power down event
.
630 -> { "execute": "system_powerdown" }
637 .args_type
= "start:i,size:i",
638 .params
= "addr size",
639 .help
= "compute the checksum of a memory region",
640 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_sum
,
644 @item sum @
var{addr
} @
var{size
}
647 Compute the checksum of a memory region
.
652 .args_type
= "devname:s",
654 .help
= "add USB device (e.g. 'host:bus.addr' or 'host:vendor_id:product_id')",
655 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_usb_add
,
659 @item usb_add @
var{devname
}
662 Add the USB device @
var{devname
}. For details of available devices see
668 .args_type
= "devname:s",
670 .help
= "remove USB device 'bus.addr'",
671 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_usb_del
,
675 @item usb_del @
var{devname
}
678 Remove the USB device @
var{devname
} from the QEMU virtual USB
679 hub
. @
var{devname
} has the syntax @code
{bus
.addr
}. Use the monitor
680 command @code
{info usb
} to see the devices you can remove
.
684 .name
= "device_add",
685 .args_type
= "device:O",
686 .params
= "driver[,prop=value][,...]",
687 .help
= "add device, like -device on the command line",
688 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
689 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_device_add
,
693 @item device_add @
var{config
}
706 - "driver": the name of the
new device
's driver (json-string)
707 - "bus": the device's parent
bus (device tree path
, json
-string
, optional
)
708 - "id": the device
's ID, must be unique (json-string)
713 -> { "execute": "device_add", "arguments": { "driver": "e1000", "id": "net1" } }
718 (1) For detailed information about this command, please refer to the
719 'docs
/qdev
-device
-use
.txt
' file.
721 (2) It's possible to list device properties by running QEMU with the
722 "-device DEVICE,\?" command
-line argument
, where DEVICE is the device
's name
727 .name = "device_del",
730 .help = "remove device",
731 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
732 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_device_del,
736 @item device_del @var{id}
739 Remove device @var{id}.
749 - "id": the device's
ID (json
-string
)
753 -> { "execute": "device_del", "arguments": { "id": "net1" } }
760 .args_type
= "index:i",
762 .help
= "set the default CPU",
763 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
764 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_cpu_set
,
768 @item cpu @
var{index
}
780 - "index": the CPU
's index (json-int)
784 -> { "execute": "cpu", "arguments": { "index": 0 } }
787 Note: CPUs' indexes are obtained with the
'query-cpus' command
.
792 .name
= "mouse_move",
793 .args_type
= "dx_str:s,dy_str:s,dz_str:s?",
794 .params
= "dx dy [dz]",
795 .help
= "send mouse move events",
796 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_mouse_move
,
800 @item mouse_move @
var{dx
} @
var{dy
} [@
var{dz
}]
802 Move the active mouse to the specified coordinates @
var{dx
} @
var{dy
}
803 with optional scroll axis @
var{dz
}.
807 .name
= "mouse_button",
808 .args_type
= "button_state:i",
810 .help
= "change mouse button state (1=L, 2=M, 4=R)",
811 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_mouse_button
,
815 @item mouse_button @
var{val
}
817 Change the active mouse button state @
var{val
} (1=L
, 2=M
, 4=R
).
822 .args_type
= "index:i",
824 .help
= "set which mouse device receives events",
825 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_mouse_set
,
829 @item mouse_set @
var{index
}
831 Set which mouse device receives events at given @
var{index
}, index
840 .name
= "wavcapture",
841 .args_type
= "path:F,freq:i?,bits:i?,nchannels:i?",
842 .params
= "path [frequency [bits [channels]]]",
843 .help
= "capture audio to a wave file (default frequency=44100 bits=16 channels=2)",
844 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_wav_capture
,
848 @item wavcapture @
var{filename
} [@
var{frequency
} [@
var{bits
} [@
var{channels
}]]]
850 Capture audio into @
var{filename
}. Using sample rate @
var{frequency
}
851 bits per sample @
var{bits
} and number of channels @
var{channels
}.
855 @item Sample rate
= 44100 Hz
- CD quality
857 @item Number of channels
= 2 - Stereo
863 .name
= "stopcapture",
865 .params
= "capture index",
866 .help
= "stop capture",
867 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_stop_capture
,
871 @item stopcapture @
var{index
}
873 Stop capture with a given @
var{index
}, index can be obtained with
881 .args_type
= "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
882 .params
= "addr size file",
883 .help
= "save to disk virtual memory dump starting at 'addr' of size 'size'",
884 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
885 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_memory_save
,
889 @item memsave @
var{addr
} @
var{size
} @
var{file
}
891 save to disk virtual memory dump starting at @
var{addr
} of size @
var{size
}.
897 Save to disk virtual memory dump starting at
'val' of size
'size'.
901 - "val": the starting
address (json
-int
)
902 - "size": the memory size
, in bytes (json
-int
)
903 - "filename": file
path (json
-string
)
907 -> { "execute": "memsave",
908 "arguments": { "val": 10,
910 "filename": "/tmp/virtual-mem-dump" } }
913 Note
: Depends on the current CPU
.
919 .args_type
= "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
920 .params
= "addr size file",
921 .help
= "save to disk physical memory dump starting at 'addr' of size 'size'",
922 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
923 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_physical_memory_save
,
927 @item pmemsave @
var{addr
} @
var{size
} @
var{file
}
929 save to disk physical memory dump starting at @
var{addr
} of size @
var{size
}.
935 Save to disk physical memory dump starting at
'val' of size
'size'.
939 - "val": the starting
address (json
-int
)
940 - "size": the memory size
, in bytes (json
-int
)
941 - "filename": file
path (json
-string
)
945 -> { "execute": "pmemsave",
946 "arguments": { "val": 10,
948 "filename": "/tmp/physical-mem-dump" } }
955 .args_type
= "bootdevice:s",
956 .params
= "bootdevice",
957 .help
= "define new values for the boot device list",
958 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_boot_set
,
962 @item boot_set @
var{bootdevicelist
}
965 Define
new values
for the boot device list
. Those values will
override
966 the values specified on the command line through the @code
{-boot
} option
.
968 The values that can be specified
here depend on the machine type
, but are
969 the same that can be specified
in the @code
{-boot
} command line option
.
972 #
if defined(TARGET_I386
)
975 .args_type
= "cpu_index:i",
977 .help
= "inject an NMI on the given CPU",
978 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_inject_nmi
,
984 Inject an NMI on the given
CPU (x86 only
).
989 .args_type
= "detach:-d,blk:-b,inc:-i,uri:s",
990 .params
= "[-d] [-b] [-i] uri",
991 .help
= "migrate to URI (using -d to not wait for completion)"
992 "\n\t\t\t -b for migration without shared storage with"
993 " full copy of disk\n\t\t\t -i for migration without "
994 "shared storage with incremental copy of disk "
995 "(base image shared between src and destination)",
996 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
997 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_migrate
,
1002 @item migrate
[-d
] [-b
] [-i
] @
var{uri
}
1004 Migrate to @
var{uri
} (using -d to not wait
for completion
).
1005 -b
for migration with full copy of disk
1006 -i
for migration with incremental copy of
disk (base image is shared
)
1016 - "blk": block migration
, full disk
copy (json
-bool
, optional
)
1017 - "inc": incremental disk
copy (json
-bool
, optional
)
1018 - "uri": Destination
URI (json
-string
)
1022 -> { "execute": "migrate", "arguments": { "uri": "tcp:0:4446" } }
1027 (1) The
'query-migrate' command should be used to check migration
's progress
1028 and final result (this information is provided by the 'status
' member)
1029 (2) All boolean arguments default to false
1030 (3) The user Monitor's
"detach" argument is invalid
in QMP and should not
1036 .name
= "migrate_cancel",
1039 .help
= "cancel the current VM migration",
1040 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
1041 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_migrate_cancel
,
1045 @item migrate_cancel
1046 @findex migrate_cancel
1047 Cancel the current VM migration
.
1053 Cancel the current migration
.
1059 -> { "execute": "migrate_cancel" }
1065 .name
= "migrate_set_speed",
1066 .args_type
= "value:f",
1068 .help
= "set maximum speed (in bytes) for migrations",
1069 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
1070 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_migrate_set_speed
,
1074 @item migrate_set_speed @
var{value
}
1075 @findex migrate_set_speed
1076 Set maximum speed to @
var{value
} (in bytes
) for migrations
.
1082 Set maximum speed
for migrations
.
1086 - "value": maximum speed
, in bytes per
second (json
-number
)
1090 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_speed", "arguments": { "value": 1024 } }
1096 .name
= "migrate_set_downtime",
1097 .args_type
= "value:T",
1099 .help
= "set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations",
1100 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
1101 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_migrate_set_downtime
,
1105 @item migrate_set_downtime @
var{second
}
1106 @findex migrate_set_downtime
1107 Set maximum tolerated
downtime (in seconds
) for migration
.
1110 migrate_set_downtime
1111 --------------------
1113 Set maximum tolerated
downtime (in seconds
) for migrations
.
1117 - "value": maximum
downtime (json
-number
)
1121 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_downtime", "arguments": { "value": 0.1 } }
1126 #
if defined(TARGET_I386
)
1128 .name
= "drive_add",
1129 .args_type
= "pci_addr:s,opts:s",
1130 .params
= "[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot>\n"
1131 "[file=file][,if=type][,bus=n]\n"
1132 "[,unit=m][,media=d][index=i]\n"
1133 "[,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]]\n"
1134 "[snapshot=on|off][,cache=on|off]",
1135 .help
= "add drive to PCI storage controller",
1136 .mhandler
.cmd
= drive_hot_add
,
1143 Add drive to PCI storage controller
.
1146 #
if defined(TARGET_I386
)
1149 .args_type
= "pci_addr:s,type:s,opts:s?",
1150 .params
= "auto|[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot> nic|storage|host [[vlan=n][,macaddr=addr][,model=type]] [file=file][,if=type][,bus=nr]... [host=02:00.0[,name=string][,dma=none]",
1151 .help
= "hot-add PCI device",
1152 .mhandler
.cmd
= pci_device_hot_add
,
1162 #
if defined(TARGET_I386
)
1165 .args_type
= "pci_addr:s",
1166 .params
= "[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot>",
1167 .help
= "hot remove PCI device",
1168 .mhandler
.cmd
= do_pci_device_hot_remove
,
1175 Hot remove PCI device
.
1179 .name
= "host_net_add",
1180 .args_type
= "device:s,opts:s?",
1181 .params
= "tap|user|socket|vde|dump [options]",
1182 .help
= "add host VLAN client",
1183 .mhandler
.cmd
= net_host_device_add
,
1188 @findex host_net_add
1189 Add host VLAN client
.
1193 .name
= "host_net_remove",
1194 .args_type
= "vlan_id:i,device:s",
1195 .params
= "vlan_id name",
1196 .help
= "remove host VLAN client",
1197 .mhandler
.cmd
= net_host_device_remove
,
1201 @item host_net_remove
1202 @findex host_net_remove
1203 Remove host VLAN client
.
1207 .name
= "netdev_add",
1208 .args_type
= "netdev:O",
1209 .params
= "[user|tap|socket],id=str[,prop=value][,...]",
1210 .help
= "add host network device",
1211 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
1212 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_netdev_add
,
1218 Add host network device
.
1224 Add host network device
.
1228 - "type": the device type
, "tap", "user", ... (json
-string
)
1229 - "id": the device
's ID, must be unique (json-string)
1234 -> { "execute": "netdev_add", "arguments": { "type": "user", "id": "netdev1" } }
1237 Note: The supported device options are the same ones supported by the '-net
'
1238 command-line argument, which are listed in the '-help
' output or QEMU's
1244 .name
= "netdev_del",
1245 .args_type
= "id:s",
1247 .help
= "remove host network device",
1248 .user_print
= monitor_user_noop
,
1249 .mhandler
.cmd_new
= do_netdev_del
,
1255 Remove host network device
.
1261 Remove host network device
.
1265 - "id": the device
's ID, must be unique (json-string)
1269 -> { "execute": "netdev_del", "arguments": { "id": "netdev1" } }
1276 .name = "hostfwd_add",
1277 .args_type = "arg1:s,arg2:s?,arg3:s?",
1278 .params = "[vlan_id name] [tcp|udp]:[hostaddr]:hostport-[guestaddr]:guestport",
1279 .help = "redirect TCP or UDP connections from host to guest (requires -net user)",
1280 .mhandler.cmd = net_slirp_hostfwd_add,
1286 Redirect TCP or UDP connections from host to guest (requires -net user).
1291 .name = "hostfwd_remove",
1292 .args_type = "arg1:s,arg2:s?,arg3:s?",
1293 .params = "[vlan_id name] [tcp|udp]:[hostaddr]:hostport",
1294 .help = "remove host-to-guest TCP or UDP redirection",
1295 .mhandler.cmd = net_slirp_hostfwd_remove,
1300 @item hostfwd_remove
1301 @findex hostfwd_remove
1302 Remove host-to-guest TCP or UDP redirection.
1307 .args_type = "value:M",
1309 .help = "request VM to change its memory allocation (in MB)",
1310 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1311 .mhandler.cmd_async = do_balloon,
1312 .flags = MONITOR_CMD_ASYNC,
1316 @item balloon @var{value}
1318 Request VM to change its memory allocation to @var{value} (in MB).
1324 Request VM to change its memory allocation (in bytes).
1328 - "value": New memory allocation (json-int)
1332 -> { "execute": "balloon", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
1339 .args_type = "name:s,up:b",
1340 .params = "name on|off",
1341 .help = "change the link status of a network adapter",
1342 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1343 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_set_link,
1347 @item set_link @var{name} [on|off]
1349 Switch link @var{name} on (i.e. up) or off (i.e. down).
1355 Change the link status of a network adapter.
1359 - "name": network device name (json-string)
1360 - "up": status is up (json-bool)
1364 -> { "execute": "set_link", "arguments": { "name": "e1000.0", "up": false } }
1370 .name = "watchdog_action",
1371 .args_type = "action:s",
1372 .params = "[reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none]",
1373 .help = "change watchdog action",
1374 .mhandler.cmd = do_watchdog_action,
1378 @item watchdog_action
1379 @findex watchdog_action
1380 Change watchdog action.
1385 .args_type = "aclname:s",
1386 .params = "aclname",
1387 .help = "list rules in the access control list",
1388 .mhandler.cmd = do_acl_show,
1392 @item acl_show @var{aclname}
1394 List all the matching rules in the access control list, and the default
1395 policy. There are currently two named access control lists,
1396 @var{vnc.x509dname} and @var{vnc.username} matching on the x509 client
1397 certificate distinguished name, and SASL username respectively.
1401 .name = "acl_policy",
1402 .args_type = "aclname:s,policy:s",
1403 .params = "aclname allow|deny",
1404 .help = "set default access control list policy",
1405 .mhandler.cmd = do_acl_policy,
1409 @item acl_policy @var{aclname} @code{allow|deny}
1411 Set the default access control list policy, used in the event that
1412 none of the explicit rules match. The default policy at startup is
1418 .args_type = "aclname:s,match:s,policy:s,index:i?",
1419 .params = "aclname match allow|deny [index]",
1420 .help = "add a match rule to the access control list",
1421 .mhandler.cmd = do_acl_add,
1425 @item acl_add @var{aclname} @var{match} @code{allow|deny} [@var{index}]
1427 Add a match rule to the access control list, allowing or denying access.
1428 The match will normally be an exact username or x509 distinguished name,
1429 but can optionally include wildcard globs. eg @code{*@@EXAMPLE.COM} to
1430 allow all users in the @code{EXAMPLE.COM} kerberos realm. The match will
1431 normally be appended to the end of the ACL, but can be inserted
1432 earlier in the list if the optional @var{index} parameter is supplied.
1436 .name = "acl_remove",
1437 .args_type = "aclname:s,match:s",
1438 .params = "aclname match",
1439 .help = "remove a match rule from the access control list",
1440 .mhandler.cmd = do_acl_remove,
1444 @item acl_remove @var{aclname} @var{match}
1446 Remove the specified match rule from the access control list.
1450 .name = "acl_reset",
1451 .args_type = "aclname:s",
1452 .params = "aclname",
1453 .help = "reset the access control list",
1454 .mhandler.cmd = do_acl_reset,
1458 @item acl_reset @var{aclname}
1460 Remove all matches from the access control list, and set the default
1461 policy back to @code{deny}.
1464 #if defined(TARGET_I386)
1468 .args_type = "cpu_index:i,bank:i,status:l,mcg_status:l,addr:l,misc:l",
1469 .params = "cpu bank status mcgstatus addr misc",
1470 .help = "inject a MCE on the given CPU",
1471 .mhandler.cmd = do_inject_mce,
1476 @item mce @var{cpu} @var{bank} @var{status} @var{mcgstatus} @var{addr} @var{misc}
1478 Inject an MCE on the given CPU (x86 only).
1483 .args_type = "fdname:s",
1484 .params = "getfd name",
1485 .help = "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name",
1486 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1487 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_getfd,
1491 @item getfd @var{fdname}
1493 If a file descriptor is passed alongside this command using the SCM_RIGHTS
1494 mechanism on unix sockets, it is stored using the name @var{fdname} for
1495 later use by other monitor commands.
1501 Receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name.
1505 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1509 -> { "execute": "getfd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1516 .args_type = "fdname:s",
1517 .params = "closefd name",
1518 .help = "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights",
1519 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1520 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_closefd,
1524 @item closefd @var{fdname}
1526 Close the file descriptor previously assigned to @var{fdname} using the
1527 @code{getfd} command. This is only needed if the file descriptor was never
1528 used by another monitor command.
1534 Close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights.
1538 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1542 -> { "execute": "closefd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1548 .name = "block_passwd",
1549 .args_type = "device:B,password:s",
1550 .params = "block_passwd device password",
1551 .help = "set the password of encrypted block devices",
1552 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1553 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_block_set_passwd,
1557 @item block_passwd @var{device} @var{password}
1558 @findex block_passwd
1559 Set the encrypted device @var{device} password to @var{password}
1565 Set the password of encrypted block devices.
1569 - "device": device name (json-string)
1570 - "password": password (json-string)
1574 -> { "execute": "block_passwd", "arguments": { "device": "ide0-hd0",
1575 "password": "12345" } }
1582 .args_type = "cpu:i,state:s",
1583 .params = "cpu [online|offline]",
1584 .help = "change cpu state",
1585 .mhandler.cmd = do_cpu_set_nr,
1589 @item cpu_set @var{cpu} [online|offline]
1590 Set CPU @var{cpu} online or offline.
1594 .name = "qmp_capabilities",
1597 .help = "enable QMP capabilities",
1598 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1599 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_qmp_capabilities,
1603 @item qmp_capabilities
1604 @findex qmp_capabilities
1605 Enable the specified QMP capabilities
1611 Enable QMP capabilities.
1617 -> { "execute": "qmp_capabilities" }
1620 Note: This command must be issued before issuing any other command.
1625 HXCOMM Keep the 'info
' command at the end!
1626 HXCOMM This is required for the QMP documentation layout.
1637 .args_type = "item:s?",
1638 .params = "[subcommand]",
1639 .help = "show various information about the system state",
1640 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
1641 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_info,
1645 @item info @var{subcommand}
1647 Show various information about the system state.
1651 show the version of QEMU
1659 Return a json-object with the following information:
1661 - "qemu": A json-object containing three integer values:
1662 - "major": QEMU's major
version (json
-int
)
1663 - "minor": QEMU
's minor version (json-int)
1664 - "micro": QEMU's micro
version (json
-int
)
1665 - "package": package's version (json-string)
1669 -> { "execute": "query-version" }
1685 list QMP available commands
1691 List QMP available commands.
1693 Each command is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
1696 Each json-object contain:
1698 - "name": command's
name (json
-string
)
1702 -> { "execute": "query-commands" }
1706 "name":"query-balloon"
1709 "name":"system_powerdown"
1714 Note
: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long
.
1720 show the various VLANs and the associated devices
1725 show the character devices
1731 Each device is represented by a json
-object
. The returned value is a json
-array
1734 Each json
-object contain the following
:
1736 - "label": device
's label (json-string)
1737 - "filename": device's
file (json
-string
)
1741 -> { "execute": "query-chardev" }
1759 show the block devices
1765 Show the block devices
.
1767 Each block device information is stored
in a json
-object and the returned value
1768 is a json
-array of all devices
.
1770 Each json
-object contain the following
:
1772 - "device": device
name (json
-string
)
1773 - "type": device
type (json
-string
)
1774 - Possible values
: "hd", "cdrom", "floppy", "unknown"
1775 - "removable": true if the device is removable
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1776 - "locked": true if the device is locked
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1777 - "inserted": only present
if the device is inserted
, it is a json
-object
1778 containing the following
:
1779 - "file": device file
name (json
-string
)
1780 - "ro": true if read
-only
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1781 - "drv": driver format
name (json
-string
)
1782 - Possible values
: "blkdebug", "bochs", "cloop", "cow", "dmg",
1783 "file", "file", "ftp", "ftps", "host_cdrom",
1784 "host_device", "host_floppy", "http", "https",
1785 "nbd", "parallels", "qcow", "qcow2", "raw",
1786 "tftp", "vdi", "vmdk", "vpc", "vvfat"
1787 - "backing_file": backing file
name (json
-string
, optional
)
1788 - "encrypted": true if encrypted
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1792 -> { "execute": "query-block" }
1796 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1803 "file":"disks/test.img"
1808 "device":"ide1-cd0",
1831 @item info blockstats
1832 show block device statistics
1838 Show block device statistics
.
1840 Each device statistic information is stored
in a json
-object and the returned
1841 value is a json
-array of all devices
.
1843 Each json
-object contain the following
:
1845 - "device": device
name (json
-string
)
1846 - "stats": A json
-object with the statistics information
, it contains
:
1847 - "rd_bytes": bytes
read (json
-int
)
1848 - "wr_bytes": bytes
written (json
-int
)
1849 - "rd_operations": read
operations (json
-int
)
1850 - "wr_operations": write
operations (json
-int
)
1851 - "wr_highest_offset": Highest offset of a sector written since the
1852 BlockDriverState has been
opened (json
-int
)
1853 - "parent": Contains recursively the statistics of the underlying
1854 protocol (e
.g
. the host file
for a qcow2 image
). If there is
1855 no underlying protocol
, this field is omitted
1856 (json
-object
, optional
)
1860 -> { "execute": "query-blockstats" }
1864 "device":"ide0-hd0",
1867 "wr_highest_offset":3686448128,
1869 "wr_operations":751,
1870 "rd_bytes":122567168,
1871 "rd_operations":36772
1875 "wr_highest_offset":2821110784,
1877 "wr_operations":692,
1878 "rd_bytes":122739200,
1879 "rd_operations":36604
1883 "device":"ide1-cd0",
1885 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1895 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1905 "wr_highest_offset":0,
1918 @item info registers
1919 show the cpu registers
1921 show infos
for each CPU
1927 Show CPU information
.
1929 Return a json
-array
. Each CPU is represented by a json
-object
, which contains
:
1931 - "CPU": CPU
index (json
-int
)
1932 - "current": true if this is the current CPU
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1933 - "halted": true if the cpu is halted
, false otherwise (json
-bool
)
1934 - Current program counter
. The key
's name depends on the architecture:
1935 "pc": i386/x86_64 (json-int)
1936 "nip": PPC (json-int)
1937 "pc" and "npc": sparc (json-int)
1938 "PC": mips (json-int)
1942 -> { "execute": "query-cpus" }
1964 show the command line history
1966 show the interrupts statistics (if available)
1968 show i8259 (PIC) state
1973 show emulated PCI device info
1979 PCI buses and devices information.
1981 The returned value is a json-array of all buses. Each bus is represented by
1982 a json-object, which has a key with a json-array of all PCI devices attached
1983 to it. Each device is represented by a json-object.
1985 The bus json-object contains the following:
1987 - "bus": bus number (json-int)
1988 - "devices": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
1991 The PCI device json-object contains the following:
1993 - "bus": identical to the parent's bus
number (json
-int
)
1994 - "slot": slot
number (json
-int
)
1995 - "function": function number (json
-int
)
1996 - "class_info": a json
-object containing
:
1997 - "desc": device
class description (json
-string
, optional
)
1998 - "class": device
class number (json
-int
)
1999 - "id": a json
-object containing
:
2000 - "device": device
ID (json
-int
)
2001 - "vendor": vendor
ID (json
-int
)
2002 - "irq": device
's IRQ if assigned (json-int, optional)
2003 - "qdev_id": qdev id string (json-string)
2004 - "pci_bridge": It's a json
-object
, only present
if this device is a
2005 PCI bridge
, contains
:
2006 - "bus": bus
number (json
-int
)
2007 - "secondary": secondary bus
number (json
-int
)
2008 - "subordinate": subordinate bus
number (json
-int
)
2009 - "io_range": I
/O memory range information
, a json
-object with the
2011 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
2012 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
2013 - "memory_range": memory range information
, a json
-object with the
2015 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
2016 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
2017 - "prefetchable_range": Prefetchable memory range information
, a
2018 json
-object with the following members
:
2019 - "base": base address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
2020 - "limit": limit address
, in bytes (json
-int
)
2021 - "devices": a json
-array of PCI devices
if there
's any attached, each
2022 each element is represented by a json-object, which contains
2023 the same members of the 'PCI device json
-object
' described
2025 - "regions": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
2026 memory region of this device
2028 The memory range json-object contains the following:
2030 - "base": base memory address (json-int)
2031 - "limit": limit value (json-int)
2033 The region json-object can be an I/O region or a memory region, an I/O region
2034 json-object contains the following:
2036 - "type": "io" (json-string, fixed)
2037 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
2038 - "address": memory address (json-int)
2039 - "size": memory size (json-int)
2041 A memory region json-object contains the following:
2043 - "type": "memory" (json-string, fixed)
2044 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
2045 - "address": memory address (json-int)
2046 - "size": memory size (json-int)
2047 - "mem_type_64": true or false (json-bool)
2048 - "prefetch": true or false (json-bool)
2052 -> { "execute": "query-pci" }
2064 "desc":"Host bridge"
2098 "desc":"IDE controller"
2120 "desc":"VGA controller"
2130 "mem_type_64":false,
2133 "address":4026531840,
2138 "mem_type_64":false,
2141 "address":4060086272,
2146 "mem_type_64":false,
2161 "desc":"RAM controller"
2182 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
2188 show virtual to physical memory mappings (i386 only)
2190 show the active virtual memory mappings (i386 only)
2195 show dynamic compiler info
2197 show KVM information
2199 show NUMA information
2204 show KVM information
2210 Show KVM information.
2212 Return a json-object with the following information:
2214 - "enabled": true if KVM support is enabled, false otherwise (json-bool)
2215 - "present": true if QEMU has KVM support, false otherwise (json-bool)
2219 -> { "execute": "query-kvm" }
2220 <- { "return": { "enabled": true, "present": true } }
2226 show USB devices plugged on the virtual USB hub
2228 show all USB host devices
2230 show profiling information
2232 show information about active capturing
2233 @item info snapshots
2234 show list of VM snapshots
2239 show the current VM status (running|paused)
2245 Return a json-object with the following information:
2247 - "running": true if the VM is running, or false if it is paused (json-bool)
2248 - "singlestep": true if the VM is in single step mode,
2249 false otherwise (json-bool)
2253 -> { "execute": "query-status" }
2254 <- { "return": { "running": true, "singlestep": false } }
2260 show guest PCMCIA status
2265 show which guest mouse is receiving events
2271 Show VM mice information.
2273 Each mouse is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
2276 The mouse json-object contains the following:
2278 - "name": mouse's
name (json
-string
)
2279 - "index": mouse
's index (json-int)
2280 - "current": true if this mouse is receiving events, false otherwise (json-bool)
2281 - "absolute": true if the mouse generates absolute input events (json-bool)
2285 -> { "execute": "query-mice" }
2289 "name":"QEMU Microsoft Mouse",
2295 "name":"QEMU PS/2 Mouse",
2307 show the vnc server status
2313 Show VNC server information.
2315 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
2316 as a json-array of json-objects.
2318 The main json-object contains the following:
2320 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
2321 - "host": server's IP
address (json
-string
)
2322 - "family": address
family (json
-string
)
2323 - Possible values
: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2324 - "service": server
's port number (json-string)
2325 - "auth": authentication method (json-string)
2326 - Possible values: "invalid", "none", "ra2", "ra2ne", "sasl", "tight",
2327 "tls", "ultra", "unknown", "vencrypt", "vencrypt",
2328 "vencrypt+plain", "vencrypt+tls+none",
2329 "vencrypt+tls+plain", "vencrypt+tls+sasl",
2330 "vencrypt+tls+vnc", "vencrypt+x509+none",
2331 "vencrypt+x509+plain", "vencrypt+x509+sasl",
2332 "vencrypt+x509+vnc", "vnc"
2333 - "clients": a json-array of all connected clients
2335 Clients are described by a json-object, each one contain the following:
2337 - "host": client's IP
address (json
-string
)
2338 - "family": address
family (json
-string
)
2339 - Possible values
: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2340 - "service": client
's port number (json-string)
2341 - "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
2342 - "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)
2346 -> { "execute": "query-vnc" }
2368 show the current VM name
2376 Return a json-object with the following information:
2378 - "name": VM's
name (json
-string
, optional
)
2382 -> { "execute": "query-name" }
2383 <- { "return": { "name": "qemu-name" } }
2389 show the current VM UUID
2397 Return a json
-object with the following information
:
2399 - "UUID": Universally Unique
Identifier (json
-string
)
2403 -> { "execute": "query-uuid" }
2404 <- { "return": { "UUID": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" } }
2412 show user network stack connection states
2417 show migration status
2425 Return a json
-object
. If migration is active there will be another json
-object
2426 with RAM migration status and
if block migration is active another one with
2427 block migration status
.
2429 The main json
-object contains the following
:
2431 - "status": migration
status (json
-string
)
2432 - Possible values
: "active", "completed", "failed", "cancelled"
2433 - "ram": only present
if "status" is
"active", it is a json
-object with the
2434 following RAM
information (in bytes
):
2435 - "transferred": amount
transferred (json
-int
)
2436 - "remaining": amount
remaining (json
-int
)
2437 - "total": total (json
-int
)
2438 - "disk": only present
if "status" is
"active" and it is a block migration
,
2439 it is a json
-object with the following disk
information (in bytes
):
2440 - "transferred": amount
transferred (json
-int
)
2441 - "remaining": amount
remaining (json
-int
)
2442 - "total": total (json
-int
)
2446 1. Before the first migration
2448 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2451 2. Migration is done and has succeeded
2453 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2454 <- { "return": { "status": "completed" } }
2456 3. Migration is done and has failed
2458 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2459 <- { "return": { "status": "failed" } }
2461 4. Migration is being performed and is not a block migration
:
2463 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2475 5. Migration is being performed and is a block migration
:
2477 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
2483 "remaining":1053304,
2488 "remaining":20880384,
2498 show balloon information
2504 Show balloon information
.
2506 Make an asynchronous request
for balloon info
. When the request completes a
2507 json
-object will be returned containing the following data
:
2509 - "actual": current balloon value
in bytes (json
-int
)
2510 - "mem_swapped_in": Amount of memory swapped
in bytes (json
-int
, optional
)
2511 - "mem_swapped_out": Amount of memory swapped out
in bytes (json
-int
, optional
)
2512 - "major_page_faults": Number of major
faults (json
-int
, optional
)
2513 - "minor_page_faults": Number of minor
faults (json
-int
, optional
)
2514 - "free_mem": Total amount of free and unused memory
in
2515 bytes (json
-int
, optional
)
2516 - "total_mem": Total amount of available memory
in bytes (json
-int
, optional
)
2520 -> { "execute": "query-balloon" }
2523 "actual":1073741824,
2525 "mem_swapped_out":0,
2526 "major_page_faults":142,
2527 "minor_page_faults":239245,
2528 "free_mem":1014185984,
2529 "total_mem":1044668416
2539 show qdev device model list
2545 HXCOMM DO NOT add
new commands after
'info', move your addition before it
!