5 # QAPI common definitions
6 { 'include': 'qapi/common.json' }
8 # QAPI block definitions
9 { 'include': 'qapi/block.json' }
14 # Policy for handling lost ticks in timer devices.
16 # @discard: throw away the missed tick(s) and continue with future injection
17 # normally. Guest time may be delayed, unless the OS has explicit
18 # handling of lost ticks
20 # @delay: continue to deliver ticks at the normal rate. Guest time will be
21 # delayed due to the late tick
23 # @merge: merge the missed tick(s) into one tick and inject. Guest time
24 # may be delayed, depending on how the OS reacts to the merging
27 # @slew: deliver ticks at a higher rate to catch up with the missed tick. The
28 # guest time should not be delayed once catchup is complete.
32 { 'enum': 'LostTickPolicy',
33 'data': ['discard', 'delay', 'merge', 'slew' ] }
37 # Allow client connections for VNC, Spice and socket based
38 # character devices to be passed in to QEMU via SCM_RIGHTS.
40 # @protocol: protocol name. Valid names are "vnc", "spice" or the
41 # name of a character device (eg. from -chardev id=XXXX)
43 # @fdname: file descriptor name previously passed via 'getfd' command
45 # @skipauth: #optional whether to skip authentication. Only applies
46 # to "vnc" and "spice" protocols
48 # @tls: #optional whether to perform TLS. Only applies to the "spice"
51 # Returns: nothing on success.
55 { 'command': 'add_client',
56 'data': { 'protocol': 'str', 'fdname': 'str', '*skipauth': 'bool',
62 # Guest name information.
64 # @name: #optional The name of the guest
68 { 'type': 'NameInfo', 'data': {'*name': 'str'} }
73 # Return the name information of a guest.
75 # Returns: @NameInfo of the guest
79 { 'command': 'query-name', 'returns': 'NameInfo' }
84 # Information about support for KVM acceleration
86 # @enabled: true if KVM acceleration is active
88 # @present: true if KVM acceleration is built into this executable
92 { 'type': 'KvmInfo', 'data': {'enabled': 'bool', 'present': 'bool'} }
97 # Returns information about KVM acceleration
103 { 'command': 'query-kvm', 'returns': 'KvmInfo' }
108 # An enumeration of VM run states.
110 # @debug: QEMU is running on a debugger
112 # @finish-migrate: guest is paused to finish the migration process
114 # @inmigrate: guest is paused waiting for an incoming migration. Note
115 # that this state does not tell whether the machine will start at the
116 # end of the migration. This depends on the command-line -S option and
117 # any invocation of 'stop' or 'cont' that has happened since QEMU was
120 # @internal-error: An internal error that prevents further guest execution
123 # @io-error: the last IOP has failed and the device is configured to pause
126 # @paused: guest has been paused via the 'stop' command
128 # @postmigrate: guest is paused following a successful 'migrate'
130 # @prelaunch: QEMU was started with -S and guest has not started
132 # @restore-vm: guest is paused to restore VM state
134 # @running: guest is actively running
136 # @save-vm: guest is paused to save the VM state
138 # @shutdown: guest is shut down (and -no-shutdown is in use)
140 # @suspended: guest is suspended (ACPI S3)
142 # @watchdog: the watchdog action is configured to pause and has been triggered
144 # @guest-panicked: guest has been panicked as a result of guest OS panic
146 { 'enum': 'RunState',
147 'data': [ 'debug', 'inmigrate', 'internal-error', 'io-error', 'paused',
148 'postmigrate', 'prelaunch', 'finish-migrate', 'restore-vm',
149 'running', 'save-vm', 'shutdown', 'suspended', 'watchdog',
155 # Information about VCPU run state
157 # @running: true if all VCPUs are runnable, false if not runnable
159 # @singlestep: true if VCPUs are in single-step mode
161 # @status: the virtual machine @RunState
165 # Notes: @singlestep is enabled through the GDB stub
167 { 'type': 'StatusInfo',
168 'data': {'running': 'bool', 'singlestep': 'bool', 'status': 'RunState'} }
173 # Query the run status of all VCPUs
175 # Returns: @StatusInfo reflecting all VCPUs
179 { 'command': 'query-status', 'returns': 'StatusInfo' }
184 # Guest UUID information.
186 # @UUID: the UUID of the guest
190 # Notes: If no UUID was specified for the guest, a null UUID is returned.
192 { 'type': 'UuidInfo', 'data': {'UUID': 'str'} }
197 # Query the guest UUID information.
199 # Returns: The @UuidInfo for the guest
203 { 'command': 'query-uuid', 'returns': 'UuidInfo' }
208 # Information about a character device.
210 # @label: the label of the character device
212 # @filename: the filename of the character device
214 # Notes: @filename is encoded using the QEMU command line character device
215 # encoding. See the QEMU man page for details.
219 { 'type': 'ChardevInfo', 'data': {'label': 'str', 'filename': 'str'} }
224 # Returns information about current character devices.
226 # Returns: a list of @ChardevInfo
230 { 'command': 'query-chardev', 'returns': ['ChardevInfo'] }
233 # @ChardevBackendInfo:
235 # Information about a character device backend
237 # @name: The backend name
241 { 'type': 'ChardevBackendInfo', 'data': {'name': 'str'} }
244 # @query-chardev-backends:
246 # Returns information about character device backends.
248 # Returns: a list of @ChardevBackendInfo
252 { 'command': 'query-chardev-backends', 'returns': ['ChardevBackendInfo'] }
257 # An enumeration of data format.
259 # @utf8: Data is a UTF-8 string (RFC 3629)
261 # @base64: Data is Base64 encoded binary (RFC 3548)
265 { 'enum': 'DataFormat',
266 'data': [ 'utf8', 'base64' ] }
271 # Write to a ring buffer character device.
273 # @device: the ring buffer character device name
275 # @data: data to write
277 # @format: #optional data encoding (default 'utf8').
278 # - base64: data must be base64 encoded text. Its binary
279 # decoding gets written.
280 # Bug: invalid base64 is currently not rejected.
281 # Whitespace *is* invalid.
282 # - utf8: data's UTF-8 encoding is written
283 # - data itself is always Unicode regardless of format, like
286 # Returns: Nothing on success
290 { 'command': 'ringbuf-write',
291 'data': {'device': 'str', 'data': 'str',
292 '*format': 'DataFormat'} }
297 # Read from a ring buffer character device.
299 # @device: the ring buffer character device name
301 # @size: how many bytes to read at most
303 # @format: #optional data encoding (default 'utf8').
304 # - base64: the data read is returned in base64 encoding.
305 # - utf8: the data read is interpreted as UTF-8.
306 # Bug: can screw up when the buffer contains invalid UTF-8
307 # sequences, NUL characters, after the ring buffer lost
308 # data, and when reading stops because the size limit is
310 # - The return value is always Unicode regardless of format,
311 # like any other string.
313 # Returns: data read from the device
317 { 'command': 'ringbuf-read',
318 'data': {'device': 'str', 'size': 'int', '*format': 'DataFormat'},
324 # Information about a QMP event
326 # @name: The event name
330 { 'type': 'EventInfo', 'data': {'name': 'str'} }
335 # Return a list of supported QMP events by this server
337 # Returns: A list of @EventInfo for all supported events
341 { 'command': 'query-events', 'returns': ['EventInfo'] }
346 # Detailed migration status.
348 # @transferred: amount of bytes already transferred to the target VM
350 # @remaining: amount of bytes remaining to be transferred to the target VM
352 # @total: total amount of bytes involved in the migration process
354 # @duplicate: number of duplicate (zero) pages (since 1.2)
356 # @skipped: number of skipped zero pages (since 1.5)
358 # @normal : number of normal pages (since 1.2)
360 # @normal-bytes: number of normal bytes sent (since 1.2)
362 # @dirty-pages-rate: number of pages dirtied by second by the
365 # @mbps: throughput in megabits/sec. (since 1.6)
367 # @dirty-sync-count: number of times that dirty ram was synchronized (since 2.1)
371 { 'type': 'MigrationStats',
372 'data': {'transferred': 'int', 'remaining': 'int', 'total': 'int' ,
373 'duplicate': 'int', 'skipped': 'int', 'normal': 'int',
374 'normal-bytes': 'int', 'dirty-pages-rate' : 'int',
375 'mbps' : 'number', 'dirty-sync-count' : 'int' } }
380 # Detailed XBZRLE migration cache statistics
382 # @cache-size: XBZRLE cache size
384 # @bytes: amount of bytes already transferred to the target VM
386 # @pages: amount of pages transferred to the target VM
388 # @cache-miss: number of cache miss
390 # @cache-miss-rate: rate of cache miss (since 2.1)
392 # @overflow: number of overflows
396 { 'type': 'XBZRLECacheStats',
397 'data': {'cache-size': 'int', 'bytes': 'int', 'pages': 'int',
398 'cache-miss': 'int', 'cache-miss-rate': 'number',
399 'overflow': 'int' } }
404 # Information about current migration process.
406 # @status: #optional string describing the current migration status.
407 # As of 0.14.0 this can be 'setup', 'active', 'completed', 'failed' or
408 # 'cancelled'. If this field is not returned, no migration process
411 # @ram: #optional @MigrationStats containing detailed migration
412 # status, only returned if status is 'active' or
413 # 'completed'. 'comppleted' (since 1.2)
415 # @disk: #optional @MigrationStats containing detailed disk migration
416 # status, only returned if status is 'active' and it is a block
419 # @xbzrle-cache: #optional @XBZRLECacheStats containing detailed XBZRLE
420 # migration statistics, only returned if XBZRLE feature is on and
421 # status is 'active' or 'completed' (since 1.2)
423 # @total-time: #optional total amount of milliseconds since migration started.
424 # If migration has ended, it returns the total migration
427 # @downtime: #optional only present when migration finishes correctly
428 # total downtime in milliseconds for the guest.
431 # @expected-downtime: #optional only present while migration is active
432 # expected downtime in milliseconds for the guest in last walk
433 # of the dirty bitmap. (since 1.3)
435 # @setup-time: #optional amount of setup time in milliseconds _before_ the
436 # iterations begin but _after_ the QMP command is issued. This is designed
437 # to provide an accounting of any activities (such as RDMA pinning) which
438 # may be expensive, but do not actually occur during the iterative
439 # migration rounds themselves. (since 1.6)
443 { 'type': 'MigrationInfo',
444 'data': {'*status': 'str', '*ram': 'MigrationStats',
445 '*disk': 'MigrationStats',
446 '*xbzrle-cache': 'XBZRLECacheStats',
447 '*total-time': 'int',
448 '*expected-downtime': 'int',
450 '*setup-time': 'int'} }
455 # Returns information about current migration process.
457 # Returns: @MigrationInfo
461 { 'command': 'query-migrate', 'returns': 'MigrationInfo' }
464 # @MigrationCapability
466 # Migration capabilities enumeration
468 # @xbzrle: Migration supports xbzrle (Xor Based Zero Run Length Encoding).
469 # This feature allows us to minimize migration traffic for certain work
470 # loads, by sending compressed difference of the pages
472 # @rdma-pin-all: Controls whether or not the entire VM memory footprint is
473 # mlock()'d on demand or all at once. Refer to docs/rdma.txt for usage.
474 # Disabled by default. (since 2.0)
476 # @zero-blocks: During storage migration encode blocks of zeroes efficiently. This
477 # essentially saves 1MB of zeroes per block on the wire. Enabling requires
478 # source and target VM to support this feature. To enable it is sufficient
479 # to enable the capability on the source VM. The feature is disabled by
480 # default. (since 1.6)
482 # @auto-converge: If enabled, QEMU will automatically throttle down the guest
483 # to speed up convergence of RAM migration. (since 1.6)
487 { 'enum': 'MigrationCapability',
488 'data': ['xbzrle', 'rdma-pin-all', 'auto-converge', 'zero-blocks'] }
491 # @MigrationCapabilityStatus
493 # Migration capability information
495 # @capability: capability enum
497 # @state: capability state bool
501 { 'type': 'MigrationCapabilityStatus',
502 'data': { 'capability' : 'MigrationCapability', 'state' : 'bool' } }
505 # @migrate-set-capabilities
507 # Enable/Disable the following migration capabilities (like xbzrle)
509 # @capabilities: json array of capability modifications to make
513 { 'command': 'migrate-set-capabilities',
514 'data': { 'capabilities': ['MigrationCapabilityStatus'] } }
517 # @query-migrate-capabilities
519 # Returns information about the current migration capabilities status
521 # Returns: @MigrationCapabilitiesStatus
525 { 'command': 'query-migrate-capabilities', 'returns': ['MigrationCapabilityStatus']}
530 # Information about a mouse device.
532 # @name: the name of the mouse device
534 # @index: the index of the mouse device
536 # @current: true if this device is currently receiving mouse events
538 # @absolute: true if this device supports absolute coordinates as input
542 { 'type': 'MouseInfo',
543 'data': {'name': 'str', 'index': 'int', 'current': 'bool',
544 'absolute': 'bool'} }
549 # Returns information about each active mouse device
551 # Returns: a list of @MouseInfo for each device
555 { 'command': 'query-mice', 'returns': ['MouseInfo'] }
560 # Information about a virtual CPU
562 # @CPU: the index of the virtual CPU
564 # @current: this only exists for backwards compatible and should be ignored
566 # @halted: true if the virtual CPU is in the halt state. Halt usually refers
567 # to a processor specific low power mode.
569 # @pc: #optional If the target is i386 or x86_64, this is the 64-bit instruction
571 # If the target is Sparc, this is the PC component of the
572 # instruction pointer.
574 # @nip: #optional If the target is PPC, the instruction pointer
576 # @npc: #optional If the target is Sparc, the NPC component of the instruction
579 # @PC: #optional If the target is MIPS, the instruction pointer
581 # @thread_id: ID of the underlying host thread
585 # Notes: @halted is a transient state that changes frequently. By the time the
586 # data is sent to the client, the guest may no longer be halted.
589 'data': {'CPU': 'int', 'current': 'bool', 'halted': 'bool', '*pc': 'int',
590 '*nip': 'int', '*npc': 'int', '*PC': 'int', 'thread_id': 'int'} }
595 # Returns a list of information about each virtual CPU.
597 # Returns: a list of @CpuInfo for each virtual CPU
601 { 'command': 'query-cpus', 'returns': ['CpuInfo'] }
606 # Information about an iothread
608 # @id: the identifier of the iothread
610 # @thread-id: ID of the underlying host thread
614 { 'type': 'IOThreadInfo',
615 'data': {'id': 'str', 'thread-id': 'int'} }
620 # Returns a list of information about each iothread.
622 # Note this list excludes the QEMU main loop thread, which is not declared
623 # using the -object iothread command-line option. It is always the main thread
626 # Returns: a list of @IOThreadInfo for each iothread
630 { 'command': 'query-iothreads', 'returns': ['IOThreadInfo'] }
635 # Information about a connected VNC client.
637 # @host: The host name of the client. QEMU tries to resolve this to a DNS name
640 # @family: 'ipv6' if the client is connected via IPv6 and TCP
641 # 'ipv4' if the client is connected via IPv4 and TCP
642 # 'unix' if the client is connected via a unix domain socket
643 # 'unknown' otherwise
645 # @service: The service name of the client's port. This may depends on the
646 # host system's service database so symbolic names should not be
649 # @x509_dname: #optional If x509 authentication is in use, the Distinguished
650 # Name of the client.
652 # @sasl_username: #optional If SASL authentication is in use, the SASL username
653 # used for authentication.
657 { 'type': 'VncClientInfo',
658 'data': {'host': 'str', 'family': 'str', 'service': 'str',
659 '*x509_dname': 'str', '*sasl_username': 'str'} }
664 # Information about the VNC session.
666 # @enabled: true if the VNC server is enabled, false otherwise
668 # @host: #optional The hostname the VNC server is bound to. This depends on
669 # the name resolution on the host and may be an IP address.
671 # @family: #optional 'ipv6' if the host is listening for IPv6 connections
672 # 'ipv4' if the host is listening for IPv4 connections
673 # 'unix' if the host is listening on a unix domain socket
674 # 'unknown' otherwise
676 # @service: #optional The service name of the server's port. This may depends
677 # on the host system's service database so symbolic names should not
680 # @auth: #optional the current authentication type used by the server
681 # 'none' if no authentication is being used
682 # 'vnc' if VNC authentication is being used
683 # 'vencrypt+plain' if VEncrypt is used with plain text authentication
684 # 'vencrypt+tls+none' if VEncrypt is used with TLS and no authentication
685 # 'vencrypt+tls+vnc' if VEncrypt is used with TLS and VNC authentication
686 # 'vencrypt+tls+plain' if VEncrypt is used with TLS and plain text auth
687 # 'vencrypt+x509+none' if VEncrypt is used with x509 and no auth
688 # 'vencrypt+x509+vnc' if VEncrypt is used with x509 and VNC auth
689 # 'vencrypt+x509+plain' if VEncrypt is used with x509 and plain text auth
690 # 'vencrypt+tls+sasl' if VEncrypt is used with TLS and SASL auth
691 # 'vencrypt+x509+sasl' if VEncrypt is used with x509 and SASL auth
693 # @clients: a list of @VncClientInfo of all currently connected clients
698 'data': {'enabled': 'bool', '*host': 'str', '*family': 'str',
699 '*service': 'str', '*auth': 'str', '*clients': ['VncClientInfo']} }
704 # Returns information about the current VNC server
710 { 'command': 'query-vnc', 'returns': 'VncInfo' }
715 # Information about a SPICE client channel.
717 # @host: The host name of the client. QEMU tries to resolve this to a DNS name
720 # @family: 'ipv6' if the client is connected via IPv6 and TCP
721 # 'ipv4' if the client is connected via IPv4 and TCP
722 # 'unix' if the client is connected via a unix domain socket
723 # 'unknown' otherwise
725 # @port: The client's port number.
727 # @connection-id: SPICE connection id number. All channels with the same id
728 # belong to the same SPICE session.
730 # @connection-type: SPICE channel type number. "1" is the main control
731 # channel, filter for this one if you want to track spice
734 # @channel-id: SPICE channel ID number. Usually "0", might be different when
735 # multiple channels of the same type exist, such as multiple
736 # display channels in a multihead setup
738 # @tls: true if the channel is encrypted, false otherwise.
742 { 'type': 'SpiceChannel',
743 'data': {'host': 'str', 'family': 'str', 'port': 'str',
744 'connection-id': 'int', 'channel-type': 'int', 'channel-id': 'int',
748 # @SpiceQueryMouseMode
750 # An enumeration of Spice mouse states.
752 # @client: Mouse cursor position is determined by the client.
754 # @server: Mouse cursor position is determined by the server.
756 # @unknown: No information is available about mouse mode used by
759 # Note: spice/enums.h has a SpiceMouseMode already, hence the name.
763 { 'enum': 'SpiceQueryMouseMode',
764 'data': [ 'client', 'server', 'unknown' ] }
769 # Information about the SPICE session.
771 # @enabled: true if the SPICE server is enabled, false otherwise
773 # @migrated: true if the last guest migration completed and spice
774 # migration had completed as well. false otherwise.
776 # @host: #optional The hostname the SPICE server is bound to. This depends on
777 # the name resolution on the host and may be an IP address.
779 # @port: #optional The SPICE server's port number.
781 # @compiled-version: #optional SPICE server version.
783 # @tls-port: #optional The SPICE server's TLS port number.
785 # @auth: #optional the current authentication type used by the server
786 # 'none' if no authentication is being used
787 # 'spice' uses SASL or direct TLS authentication, depending on command
790 # @mouse-mode: The mode in which the mouse cursor is displayed currently. Can
791 # be determined by the client or the server, or unknown if spice
792 # server doesn't provide this information.
796 # @channels: a list of @SpiceChannel for each active spice channel
800 { 'type': 'SpiceInfo',
801 'data': {'enabled': 'bool', 'migrated': 'bool', '*host': 'str', '*port': 'int',
802 '*tls-port': 'int', '*auth': 'str', '*compiled-version': 'str',
803 'mouse-mode': 'SpiceQueryMouseMode', '*channels': ['SpiceChannel']} }
808 # Returns information about the current SPICE server
810 # Returns: @SpiceInfo
814 { 'command': 'query-spice', 'returns': 'SpiceInfo' }
819 # Information about the guest balloon device.
821 # @actual: the number of bytes the balloon currently contains
826 { 'type': 'BalloonInfo', 'data': {'actual': 'int' } }
831 # Return information about the balloon device.
833 # Returns: @BalloonInfo on success
834 # If the balloon driver is enabled but not functional because the KVM
835 # kernel module cannot support it, KvmMissingCap
836 # If no balloon device is present, DeviceNotActive
840 { 'command': 'query-balloon', 'returns': 'BalloonInfo' }
845 # A PCI device memory region
847 # @base: the starting address (guest physical)
849 # @limit: the ending address (guest physical)
853 { 'type': 'PciMemoryRange', 'data': {'base': 'int', 'limit': 'int'} }
858 # Information about a PCI device I/O region.
860 # @bar: the index of the Base Address Register for this region
862 # @type: 'io' if the region is a PIO region
863 # 'memory' if the region is a MMIO region
865 # @prefetch: #optional if @type is 'memory', true if the memory is prefetchable
867 # @mem_type_64: #optional if @type is 'memory', true if the BAR is 64-bit
871 { 'type': 'PciMemoryRegion',
872 'data': {'bar': 'int', 'type': 'str', 'address': 'int', 'size': 'int',
873 '*prefetch': 'bool', '*mem_type_64': 'bool' } }
878 # Information about a PCI Bridge device
880 # @bus.number: primary bus interface number. This should be the number of the
881 # bus the device resides on.
883 # @bus.secondary: secondary bus interface number. This is the number of the
884 # main bus for the bridge
886 # @bus.subordinate: This is the highest number bus that resides below the
889 # @bus.io_range: The PIO range for all devices on this bridge
891 # @bus.memory_range: The MMIO range for all devices on this bridge
893 # @bus.prefetchable_range: The range of prefetchable MMIO for all devices on
896 # @devices: a list of @PciDeviceInfo for each device on this bridge
900 { 'type': 'PciBridgeInfo',
901 'data': {'bus': { 'number': 'int', 'secondary': 'int', 'subordinate': 'int',
902 'io_range': 'PciMemoryRange',
903 'memory_range': 'PciMemoryRange',
904 'prefetchable_range': 'PciMemoryRange' },
905 '*devices': ['PciDeviceInfo']} }
910 # Information about a PCI device
912 # @bus: the bus number of the device
914 # @slot: the slot the device is located in
916 # @function: the function of the slot used by the device
918 # @class_info.desc: #optional a string description of the device's class
920 # @class_info.class: the class code of the device
922 # @id.device: the PCI device id
924 # @id.vendor: the PCI vendor id
926 # @irq: #optional if an IRQ is assigned to the device, the IRQ number
928 # @qdev_id: the device name of the PCI device
930 # @pci_bridge: if the device is a PCI bridge, the bridge information
932 # @regions: a list of the PCI I/O regions associated with the device
934 # Notes: the contents of @class_info.desc are not stable and should only be
935 # treated as informational.
939 { 'type': 'PciDeviceInfo',
940 'data': {'bus': 'int', 'slot': 'int', 'function': 'int',
941 'class_info': {'*desc': 'str', 'class': 'int'},
942 'id': {'device': 'int', 'vendor': 'int'},
943 '*irq': 'int', 'qdev_id': 'str', '*pci_bridge': 'PciBridgeInfo',
944 'regions': ['PciMemoryRegion']} }
949 # Information about a PCI bus
951 # @bus: the bus index
953 # @devices: a list of devices on this bus
957 { 'type': 'PciInfo', 'data': {'bus': 'int', 'devices': ['PciDeviceInfo']} }
962 # Return information about the PCI bus topology of the guest.
964 # Returns: a list of @PciInfo for each PCI bus
968 { 'command': 'query-pci', 'returns': ['PciInfo'] }
973 # This command will cause the QEMU process to exit gracefully. While every
974 # attempt is made to send the QMP response before terminating, this is not
975 # guaranteed. When using this interface, a premature EOF would not be
980 { 'command': 'quit' }
985 # Stop all guest VCPU execution.
989 # Notes: This function will succeed even if the guest is already in the stopped
990 # state. In "inmigrate" state, it will ensure that the guest
991 # remains paused once migration finishes, as if the -S option was
992 # passed on the command line.
994 { 'command': 'stop' }
999 # Performs a hard reset of a guest.
1003 { 'command': 'system_reset' }
1006 # @system_powerdown:
1008 # Requests that a guest perform a powerdown operation.
1012 # Notes: A guest may or may not respond to this command. This command
1013 # returning does not indicate that a guest has accepted the request or
1014 # that it has shut down. Many guests will respond to this command by
1015 # prompting the user in some way.
1017 { 'command': 'system_powerdown' }
1022 # This command is a nop that is only provided for the purposes of compatibility.
1026 # Notes: Do not use this command.
1028 { 'command': 'cpu', 'data': {'index': 'int'} }
1033 # Adds CPU with specified ID
1035 # @id: ID of CPU to be created, valid values [0..max_cpus)
1037 # Returns: Nothing on success
1041 { 'command': 'cpu-add', 'data': {'id': 'int'} }
1046 # Save a portion of guest memory to a file.
1048 # @val: the virtual address of the guest to start from
1050 # @size: the size of memory region to save
1052 # @filename: the file to save the memory to as binary data
1054 # @cpu-index: #optional the index of the virtual CPU to use for translating the
1055 # virtual address (defaults to CPU 0)
1057 # Returns: Nothing on success
1061 # Notes: Errors were not reliably returned until 1.1
1063 { 'command': 'memsave',
1064 'data': {'val': 'int', 'size': 'int', 'filename': 'str', '*cpu-index': 'int'} }
1069 # Save a portion of guest physical memory to a file.
1071 # @val: the physical address of the guest to start from
1073 # @size: the size of memory region to save
1075 # @filename: the file to save the memory to as binary data
1077 # Returns: Nothing on success
1081 # Notes: Errors were not reliably returned until 1.1
1083 { 'command': 'pmemsave',
1084 'data': {'val': 'int', 'size': 'int', 'filename': 'str'} }
1089 # Resume guest VCPU execution.
1093 # Returns: If successful, nothing
1094 # If QEMU was started with an encrypted block device and a key has
1095 # not yet been set, DeviceEncrypted.
1097 # Notes: This command will succeed if the guest is currently running. It
1098 # will also succeed if the guest is in the "inmigrate" state; in
1099 # this case, the effect of the command is to make sure the guest
1100 # starts once migration finishes, removing the effect of the -S
1101 # command line option if it was passed.
1103 { 'command': 'cont' }
1108 # Wakeup guest from suspend. Does nothing in case the guest isn't suspended.
1114 { 'command': 'system_wakeup' }
1119 # Injects an Non-Maskable Interrupt into all guest's VCPUs.
1121 # Returns: If successful, nothing
1125 # Notes: Only x86 Virtual Machines support this command.
1127 { 'command': 'inject-nmi' }
1132 # Sets the link status of a virtual network adapter.
1134 # @name: the device name of the virtual network adapter
1136 # @up: true to set the link status to be up
1138 # Returns: Nothing on success
1139 # If @name is not a valid network device, DeviceNotFound
1143 # Notes: Not all network adapters support setting link status. This command
1144 # will succeed even if the network adapter does not support link status
1147 { 'command': 'set_link', 'data': {'name': 'str', 'up': 'bool'} }
1152 # Request the balloon driver to change its balloon size.
1154 # @value: the target size of the balloon in bytes
1156 # Returns: Nothing on success
1157 # If the balloon driver is enabled but not functional because the KVM
1158 # kernel module cannot support it, KvmMissingCap
1159 # If no balloon device is present, DeviceNotActive
1161 # Notes: This command just issues a request to the guest. When it returns,
1162 # the balloon size may not have changed. A guest can change the balloon
1163 # size independent of this command.
1167 { 'command': 'balloon', 'data': {'value': 'int'} }
1172 # This action can be used to test transaction failure.
1180 # @TransactionAction
1182 # A discriminated record of operations that can be performed with
1185 { 'union': 'TransactionAction',
1187 'blockdev-snapshot-sync': 'BlockdevSnapshot',
1188 'drive-backup': 'DriveBackup',
1190 'blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync': 'BlockdevSnapshotInternal'
1196 # Executes a number of transactionable QMP commands atomically. If any
1197 # operation fails, then the entire set of actions will be abandoned and the
1198 # appropriate error returned.
1201 # @TransactionAction: information needed for the respective operation
1203 # Returns: nothing on success
1204 # Errors depend on the operations of the transaction
1206 # Note: The transaction aborts on the first failure. Therefore, there will be
1207 # information on only one failed operation returned in an error condition, and
1208 # subsequent actions will not have been attempted.
1212 { 'command': 'transaction',
1213 'data': { 'actions': [ 'TransactionAction' ] } }
1216 # @human-monitor-command:
1218 # Execute a command on the human monitor and return the output.
1220 # @command-line: the command to execute in the human monitor
1222 # @cpu-index: #optional The CPU to use for commands that require an implicit CPU
1224 # Returns: the output of the command as a string
1228 # Notes: This command only exists as a stop-gap. Its use is highly
1229 # discouraged. The semantics of this command are not guaranteed.
1231 # Known limitations:
1233 # o This command is stateless, this means that commands that depend
1234 # on state information (such as getfd) might not work
1236 # o Commands that prompt the user for data (eg. 'cont' when the block
1237 # device is encrypted) don't currently work
1239 { 'command': 'human-monitor-command',
1240 'data': {'command-line': 'str', '*cpu-index': 'int'},
1246 # Cancel the current executing migration process.
1248 # Returns: nothing on success
1250 # Notes: This command succeeds even if there is no migration process running.
1254 { 'command': 'migrate_cancel' }
1257 # @migrate_set_downtime
1259 # Set maximum tolerated downtime for migration.
1261 # @value: maximum downtime in seconds
1263 # Returns: nothing on success
1267 { 'command': 'migrate_set_downtime', 'data': {'value': 'number'} }
1270 # @migrate_set_speed
1272 # Set maximum speed for migration.
1274 # @value: maximum speed in bytes.
1276 # Returns: nothing on success
1278 # Notes: A value lesser than zero will be automatically round up to zero.
1282 { 'command': 'migrate_set_speed', 'data': {'value': 'int'} }
1285 # @migrate-set-cache-size
1287 # Set XBZRLE cache size
1289 # @value: cache size in bytes
1291 # The size will be rounded down to the nearest power of 2.
1292 # The cache size can be modified before and during ongoing migration
1294 # Returns: nothing on success
1298 { 'command': 'migrate-set-cache-size', 'data': {'value': 'int'} }
1301 # @query-migrate-cache-size
1303 # query XBZRLE cache size
1305 # Returns: XBZRLE cache size in bytes
1309 { 'command': 'query-migrate-cache-size', 'returns': 'int' }
1312 # @ObjectPropertyInfo:
1314 # @name: the name of the property
1316 # @type: the type of the property. This will typically come in one of four
1319 # 1) A primitive type such as 'u8', 'u16', 'bool', 'str', or 'double'.
1320 # These types are mapped to the appropriate JSON type.
1322 # 2) A legacy type in the form 'legacy<subtype>' where subtype is the
1323 # legacy qdev typename. These types are always treated as strings.
1325 # 3) A child type in the form 'child<subtype>' where subtype is a qdev
1326 # device type name. Child properties create the composition tree.
1328 # 4) A link type in the form 'link<subtype>' where subtype is a qdev
1329 # device type name. Link properties form the device model graph.
1333 { 'type': 'ObjectPropertyInfo',
1334 'data': { 'name': 'str', 'type': 'str' } }
1339 # This command will list any properties of a object given a path in the object
1342 # @path: the path within the object model. See @qom-get for a description of
1345 # Returns: a list of @ObjectPropertyInfo that describe the properties of the
1350 { 'command': 'qom-list',
1351 'data': { 'path': 'str' },
1352 'returns': [ 'ObjectPropertyInfo' ] }
1357 # This command will get a property from a object model path and return the
1360 # @path: The path within the object model. There are two forms of supported
1361 # paths--absolute and partial paths.
1363 # Absolute paths are derived from the root object and can follow child<>
1364 # or link<> properties. Since they can follow link<> properties, they
1365 # can be arbitrarily long. Absolute paths look like absolute filenames
1366 # and are prefixed with a leading slash.
1368 # Partial paths look like relative filenames. They do not begin
1369 # with a prefix. The matching rules for partial paths are subtle but
1370 # designed to make specifying objects easy. At each level of the
1371 # composition tree, the partial path is matched as an absolute path.
1372 # The first match is not returned. At least two matches are searched
1373 # for. A successful result is only returned if only one match is
1374 # found. If more than one match is found, a flag is return to
1375 # indicate that the match was ambiguous.
1377 # @property: The property name to read
1379 # Returns: The property value. The type depends on the property type. legacy<>
1380 # properties are returned as #str. child<> and link<> properties are
1381 # returns as #str pathnames. All integer property types (u8, u16, etc)
1382 # are returned as #int.
1386 { 'command': 'qom-get',
1387 'data': { 'path': 'str', 'property': 'str' },
1388 'returns': 'visitor',
1394 # This command will set a property from a object model path.
1396 # @path: see @qom-get for a description of this parameter
1398 # @property: the property name to set
1400 # @value: a value who's type is appropriate for the property type. See @qom-get
1401 # for a description of type mapping.
1405 { 'command': 'qom-set',
1406 'data': { 'path': 'str', 'property': 'str', 'value': 'visitor' },
1412 # Sets the password of a remote display session.
1414 # @protocol: `vnc' to modify the VNC server password
1415 # `spice' to modify the Spice server password
1417 # @password: the new password
1419 # @connected: #optional how to handle existing clients when changing the
1420 # password. If nothing is specified, defaults to `keep'
1421 # `fail' to fail the command if clients are connected
1422 # `disconnect' to disconnect existing clients
1423 # `keep' to maintain existing clients
1425 # Returns: Nothing on success
1426 # If Spice is not enabled, DeviceNotFound
1430 { 'command': 'set_password',
1431 'data': {'protocol': 'str', 'password': 'str', '*connected': 'str'} }
1436 # Expire the password of a remote display server.
1438 # @protocol: the name of the remote display protocol `vnc' or `spice'
1440 # @time: when to expire the password.
1441 # `now' to expire the password immediately
1442 # `never' to cancel password expiration
1443 # `+INT' where INT is the number of seconds from now (integer)
1444 # `INT' where INT is the absolute time in seconds
1446 # Returns: Nothing on success
1447 # If @protocol is `spice' and Spice is not active, DeviceNotFound
1451 # Notes: Time is relative to the server and currently there is no way to
1452 # coordinate server time with client time. It is not recommended to
1453 # use the absolute time version of the @time parameter unless you're
1454 # sure you are on the same machine as the QEMU instance.
1456 { 'command': 'expire_password', 'data': {'protocol': 'str', 'time': 'str'} }
1459 # @change-vnc-password:
1461 # Change the VNC server password.
1463 # @target: the new password to use with VNC authentication
1467 # Notes: An empty password in this command will set the password to the empty
1468 # string. Existing clients are unaffected by executing this command.
1470 { 'command': 'change-vnc-password', 'data': {'password': 'str'} }
1475 # This command is multiple commands multiplexed together.
1477 # @device: This is normally the name of a block device but it may also be 'vnc'.
1478 # when it's 'vnc', then sub command depends on @target
1480 # @target: If @device is a block device, then this is the new filename.
1481 # If @device is 'vnc', then if the value 'password' selects the vnc
1482 # change password command. Otherwise, this specifies a new server URI
1483 # address to listen to for VNC connections.
1485 # @arg: If @device is a block device, then this is an optional format to open
1487 # If @device is 'vnc' and @target is 'password', this is the new VNC
1488 # password to set. If this argument is an empty string, then no future
1489 # logins will be allowed.
1491 # Returns: Nothing on success.
1492 # If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
1493 # If the new block device is encrypted, DeviceEncrypted. Note that
1494 # if this error is returned, the device has been opened successfully
1495 # and an additional call to @block_passwd is required to set the
1496 # device's password. The behavior of reads and writes to the block
1497 # device between when these calls are executed is undefined.
1499 # Notes: It is strongly recommended that this interface is not used especially
1500 # for changing block devices.
1504 { 'command': 'change',
1505 'data': {'device': 'str', 'target': 'str', '*arg': 'str'} }
1510 # This structure describes a search result from @qom-list-types
1512 # @name: the type name found in the search
1516 # Notes: This command is experimental and may change syntax in future releases.
1518 { 'type': 'ObjectTypeInfo',
1519 'data': { 'name': 'str' } }
1524 # This command will return a list of types given search parameters
1526 # @implements: if specified, only return types that implement this type name
1528 # @abstract: if true, include abstract types in the results
1530 # Returns: a list of @ObjectTypeInfo or an empty list if no results are found
1534 { 'command': 'qom-list-types',
1535 'data': { '*implements': 'str', '*abstract': 'bool' },
1536 'returns': [ 'ObjectTypeInfo' ] }
1539 # @DevicePropertyInfo:
1541 # Information about device properties.
1543 # @name: the name of the property
1544 # @type: the typename of the property
1548 { 'type': 'DevicePropertyInfo',
1549 'data': { 'name': 'str', 'type': 'str' } }
1552 # @device-list-properties:
1554 # List properties associated with a device.
1556 # @typename: the type name of a device
1558 # Returns: a list of DevicePropertyInfo describing a devices properties
1562 { 'command': 'device-list-properties',
1563 'data': { 'typename': 'str'},
1564 'returns': [ 'DevicePropertyInfo' ] }
1569 # Migrates the current running guest to another Virtual Machine.
1571 # @uri: the Uniform Resource Identifier of the destination VM
1573 # @blk: #optional do block migration (full disk copy)
1575 # @inc: #optional incremental disk copy migration
1577 # @detach: this argument exists only for compatibility reasons and
1578 # is ignored by QEMU
1580 # Returns: nothing on success
1584 { 'command': 'migrate',
1585 'data': {'uri': 'str', '*blk': 'bool', '*inc': 'bool', '*detach': 'bool' } }
1587 # @xen-save-devices-state:
1589 # Save the state of all devices to file. The RAM and the block devices
1590 # of the VM are not saved by this command.
1592 # @filename: the file to save the state of the devices to as binary
1593 # data. See xen-save-devices-state.txt for a description of the binary
1596 # Returns: Nothing on success
1600 { 'command': 'xen-save-devices-state', 'data': {'filename': 'str'} }
1603 # @xen-set-global-dirty-log
1605 # Enable or disable the global dirty log mode.
1607 # @enable: true to enable, false to disable.
1613 { 'command': 'xen-set-global-dirty-log', 'data': { 'enable': 'bool' } }
1618 # Remove a device from a guest
1620 # @id: the name of the device
1622 # Returns: Nothing on success
1623 # If @id is not a valid device, DeviceNotFound
1625 # Notes: When this command completes, the device may not be removed from the
1626 # guest. Hot removal is an operation that requires guest cooperation.
1627 # This command merely requests that the guest begin the hot removal
1628 # process. Completion of the device removal process is signaled with a
1629 # DEVICE_DELETED event. Guest reset will automatically complete removal
1634 { 'command': 'device_del', 'data': {'id': 'str'} }
1637 # @DumpGuestMemoryFormat:
1639 # An enumeration of guest-memory-dump's format.
1643 # @kdump-zlib: kdump-compressed format with zlib-compressed
1645 # @kdump-lzo: kdump-compressed format with lzo-compressed
1647 # @kdump-snappy: kdump-compressed format with snappy-compressed
1651 { 'enum': 'DumpGuestMemoryFormat',
1652 'data': [ 'elf', 'kdump-zlib', 'kdump-lzo', 'kdump-snappy' ] }
1655 # @dump-guest-memory
1657 # Dump guest's memory to vmcore. It is a synchronous operation that can take
1658 # very long depending on the amount of guest memory. This command is only
1659 # supported on i386 and x86_64.
1661 # @paging: if true, do paging to get guest's memory mapping. This allows
1662 # using gdb to process the core file.
1664 # IMPORTANT: this option can make QEMU allocate several gigabytes
1665 # of RAM. This can happen for a large guest, or a
1666 # malicious guest pretending to be large.
1668 # Also, paging=true has the following limitations:
1670 # 1. The guest may be in a catastrophic state or can have corrupted
1671 # memory, which cannot be trusted
1672 # 2. The guest can be in real-mode even if paging is enabled. For
1673 # example, the guest uses ACPI to sleep, and ACPI sleep state
1676 # @protocol: the filename or file descriptor of the vmcore. The supported
1679 # 1. file: the protocol starts with "file:", and the following
1680 # string is the file's path.
1681 # 2. fd: the protocol starts with "fd:", and the following string
1684 # @begin: #optional if specified, the starting physical address.
1686 # @length: #optional if specified, the memory size, in bytes. If you don't
1687 # want to dump all guest's memory, please specify the start @begin
1690 # @format: #optional if specified, the format of guest memory dump. But non-elf
1691 # format is conflict with paging and filter, ie. @paging, @begin and
1692 # @length is not allowed to be specified with non-elf @format at the
1693 # same time (since 2.0)
1695 # Returns: nothing on success
1699 { 'command': 'dump-guest-memory',
1700 'data': { 'paging': 'bool', 'protocol': 'str', '*begin': 'int',
1701 '*length': 'int', '*format': 'DumpGuestMemoryFormat' } }
1704 # @DumpGuestMemoryCapability:
1706 # A list of the available formats for dump-guest-memory
1710 { 'type': 'DumpGuestMemoryCapability',
1712 'formats': ['DumpGuestMemoryFormat'] } }
1715 # @query-dump-guest-memory-capability:
1717 # Returns the available formats for dump-guest-memory
1719 # Returns: A @DumpGuestMemoryCapability object listing available formats for
1724 { 'command': 'query-dump-guest-memory-capability',
1725 'returns': 'DumpGuestMemoryCapability' }
1730 # Add a network backend.
1732 # @type: the type of network backend. Current valid values are 'user', 'tap',
1733 # 'vde', 'socket', 'dump' and 'bridge'
1735 # @id: the name of the new network backend
1737 # @props: #optional a list of properties to be passed to the backend in
1738 # the format 'name=value', like 'ifname=tap0,script=no'
1740 # Notes: The semantics of @props is not well defined. Future commands will be
1741 # introduced that provide stronger typing for backend creation.
1745 # Returns: Nothing on success
1746 # If @type is not a valid network backend, DeviceNotFound
1748 { 'command': 'netdev_add',
1749 'data': {'type': 'str', 'id': 'str', '*props': '**'},
1755 # Remove a network backend.
1757 # @id: the name of the network backend to remove
1759 # Returns: Nothing on success
1760 # If @id is not a valid network backend, DeviceNotFound
1764 { 'command': 'netdev_del', 'data': {'id': 'str'} }
1769 # Create a QOM object.
1771 # @qom-type: the class name for the object to be created
1773 # @id: the name of the new object
1775 # @props: #optional a dictionary of properties to be passed to the backend
1777 # Returns: Nothing on success
1778 # Error if @qom-type is not a valid class name
1782 { 'command': 'object-add',
1783 'data': {'qom-type': 'str', 'id': 'str', '*props': 'dict'},
1789 # Remove a QOM object.
1791 # @id: the name of the QOM object to remove
1793 # Returns: Nothing on success
1794 # Error if @id is not a valid id for a QOM object
1798 { 'command': 'object-del', 'data': {'id': 'str'} }
1801 # @NetdevNoneOptions
1803 # Use it alone to have zero network devices.
1807 { 'type': 'NetdevNoneOptions',
1811 # @NetLegacyNicOptions
1813 # Create a new Network Interface Card.
1815 # @netdev: #optional id of -netdev to connect to
1817 # @macaddr: #optional MAC address
1819 # @model: #optional device model (e1000, rtl8139, virtio etc.)
1821 # @addr: #optional PCI device address
1823 # @vectors: #optional number of MSI-x vectors, 0 to disable MSI-X
1827 { 'type': 'NetLegacyNicOptions',
1833 '*vectors': 'uint32' } }
1838 # A fat type wrapping 'str', to be embedded in lists.
1847 # @NetdevUserOptions
1849 # Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator privilege to
1852 # @hostname: #optional client hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server
1854 # @restrict: #optional isolate the guest from the host
1856 # @ip: #optional legacy parameter, use net= instead
1858 # @net: #optional IP address and optional netmask
1860 # @host: #optional guest-visible address of the host
1862 # @tftp: #optional root directory of the built-in TFTP server
1864 # @bootfile: #optional BOOTP filename, for use with tftp=
1866 # @dhcpstart: #optional the first of the 16 IPs the built-in DHCP server can
1869 # @dns: #optional guest-visible address of the virtual nameserver
1871 # @dnssearch: #optional list of DNS suffixes to search, passed as DHCP option
1874 # @smb: #optional root directory of the built-in SMB server
1876 # @smbserver: #optional IP address of the built-in SMB server
1878 # @hostfwd: #optional redirect incoming TCP or UDP host connections to guest
1881 # @guestfwd: #optional forward guest TCP connections
1885 { 'type': 'NetdevUserOptions',
1888 '*restrict': 'bool',
1894 '*dhcpstart': 'str',
1896 '*dnssearch': ['String'],
1898 '*smbserver': 'str',
1899 '*hostfwd': ['String'],
1900 '*guestfwd': ['String'] } }
1905 # Connect the host TAP network interface name to the VLAN.
1907 # @ifname: #optional interface name
1909 # @fd: #optional file descriptor of an already opened tap
1911 # @fds: #optional multiple file descriptors of already opened multiqueue capable
1914 # @script: #optional script to initialize the interface
1916 # @downscript: #optional script to shut down the interface
1918 # @helper: #optional command to execute to configure bridge
1920 # @sndbuf: #optional send buffer limit. Understands [TGMKkb] suffixes.
1922 # @vnet_hdr: #optional enable the IFF_VNET_HDR flag on the tap interface
1924 # @vhost: #optional enable vhost-net network accelerator
1926 # @vhostfd: #optional file descriptor of an already opened vhost net device
1928 # @vhostfds: #optional file descriptors of multiple already opened vhost net
1931 # @vhostforce: #optional vhost on for non-MSIX virtio guests
1933 # @queues: #optional number of queues to be created for multiqueue capable tap
1937 { 'type': 'NetdevTapOptions',
1943 '*downscript': 'str',
1946 '*vnet_hdr': 'bool',
1950 '*vhostforce': 'bool',
1951 '*queues': 'uint32'} }
1954 # @NetdevSocketOptions
1956 # Connect the VLAN to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual machine using a TCP
1957 # socket connection.
1959 # @fd: #optional file descriptor of an already opened socket
1961 # @listen: #optional port number, and optional hostname, to listen on
1963 # @connect: #optional port number, and optional hostname, to connect to
1965 # @mcast: #optional UDP multicast address and port number
1967 # @localaddr: #optional source address and port for multicast and udp packets
1969 # @udp: #optional UDP unicast address and port number
1973 { 'type': 'NetdevSocketOptions',
1979 '*localaddr': 'str',
1985 # Connect the VLAN to a vde switch running on the host.
1987 # @sock: #optional socket path
1989 # @port: #optional port number
1991 # @group: #optional group owner of socket
1993 # @mode: #optional permissions for socket
1997 { 'type': 'NetdevVdeOptions',
2002 '*mode': 'uint16' } }
2005 # @NetdevDumpOptions
2007 # Dump VLAN network traffic to a file.
2009 # @len: #optional per-packet size limit (64k default). Understands [TGMKkb]
2012 # @file: #optional dump file path (default is qemu-vlan0.pcap)
2016 { 'type': 'NetdevDumpOptions',
2022 # @NetdevBridgeOptions
2024 # Connect a host TAP network interface to a host bridge device.
2026 # @br: #optional bridge name
2028 # @helper: #optional command to execute to configure bridge
2032 { 'type': 'NetdevBridgeOptions',
2035 '*helper': 'str' } }
2038 # @NetdevHubPortOptions
2040 # Connect two or more net clients through a software hub.
2042 # @hubid: hub identifier number
2046 { 'type': 'NetdevHubPortOptions',
2048 'hubid': 'int32' } }
2051 # @NetdevNetmapOptions
2053 # Connect a client to a netmap-enabled NIC or to a VALE switch port
2055 # @ifname: Either the name of an existing network interface supported by
2056 # netmap, or the name of a VALE port (created on the fly).
2057 # A VALE port name is in the form 'valeXXX:YYY', where XXX and
2058 # YYY are non-negative integers. XXX identifies a switch and
2059 # YYY identifies a port of the switch. VALE ports having the
2060 # same XXX are therefore connected to the same switch.
2062 # @devname: #optional path of the netmap device (default: '/dev/netmap').
2066 { 'type': 'NetdevNetmapOptions',
2069 '*devname': 'str' } }
2072 # @NetdevVhostUserOptions
2074 # Vhost-user network backend
2076 # @chardev: name of a unix socket chardev
2078 # @vhostforce: #optional vhost on for non-MSIX virtio guests (default: false).
2082 { 'type': 'NetdevVhostUserOptions',
2085 '*vhostforce': 'bool' } }
2090 # A discriminated record of network device traits.
2094 { 'union': 'NetClientOptions',
2096 'none': 'NetdevNoneOptions',
2097 'nic': 'NetLegacyNicOptions',
2098 'user': 'NetdevUserOptions',
2099 'tap': 'NetdevTapOptions',
2100 'socket': 'NetdevSocketOptions',
2101 'vde': 'NetdevVdeOptions',
2102 'dump': 'NetdevDumpOptions',
2103 'bridge': 'NetdevBridgeOptions',
2104 'hubport': 'NetdevHubPortOptions',
2105 'netmap': 'NetdevNetmapOptions',
2106 'vhost-user': 'NetdevVhostUserOptions' } }
2111 # Captures the configuration of a network device; legacy.
2113 # @vlan: #optional vlan number
2115 # @id: #optional identifier for monitor commands
2117 # @name: #optional identifier for monitor commands, ignored if @id is present
2119 # @opts: device type specific properties (legacy)
2123 { 'type': 'NetLegacy',
2128 'opts': 'NetClientOptions' } }
2133 # Captures the configuration of a network device.
2135 # @id: identifier for monitor commands.
2137 # @opts: device type specific properties
2144 'opts': 'NetClientOptions' } }
2147 # @InetSocketAddress
2149 # Captures a socket address or address range in the Internet namespace.
2151 # @host: host part of the address
2153 # @port: port part of the address, or lowest port if @to is present
2155 # @to: highest port to try
2157 # @ipv4: whether to accept IPv4 addresses, default try both IPv4 and IPv6
2160 # @ipv6: whether to accept IPv6 addresses, default try both IPv4 and IPv6
2165 { 'type': 'InetSocketAddress',
2174 # @UnixSocketAddress
2176 # Captures a socket address in the local ("Unix socket") namespace.
2178 # @path: filesystem path to use
2182 { 'type': 'UnixSocketAddress',
2189 # Captures the address of a socket, which could also be a named file descriptor
2193 { 'union': 'SocketAddress',
2195 'inet': 'InetSocketAddress',
2196 'unix': 'UnixSocketAddress',
2202 # Receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name
2204 # @fdname: file descriptor name
2206 # Returns: Nothing on success
2210 # Notes: If @fdname already exists, the file descriptor assigned to
2211 # it will be closed and replaced by the received file
2213 # The 'closefd' command can be used to explicitly close the
2214 # file descriptor when it is no longer needed.
2216 { 'command': 'getfd', 'data': {'fdname': 'str'} }
2221 # Close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights
2223 # @fdname: file descriptor name
2225 # Returns: Nothing on success
2229 { 'command': 'closefd', 'data': {'fdname': 'str'} }
2234 # Information describing a machine.
2236 # @name: the name of the machine
2238 # @alias: #optional an alias for the machine name
2240 # @default: #optional whether the machine is default
2242 # @cpu-max: maximum number of CPUs supported by the machine type
2247 { 'type': 'MachineInfo',
2248 'data': { 'name': 'str', '*alias': 'str',
2249 '*is-default': 'bool', 'cpu-max': 'int' } }
2254 # Return a list of supported machines
2256 # Returns: a list of MachineInfo
2260 { 'command': 'query-machines', 'returns': ['MachineInfo'] }
2263 # @CpuDefinitionInfo:
2265 # Virtual CPU definition.
2267 # @name: the name of the CPU definition
2271 { 'type': 'CpuDefinitionInfo',
2272 'data': { 'name': 'str' } }
2275 # @query-cpu-definitions:
2277 # Return a list of supported virtual CPU definitions
2279 # Returns: a list of CpuDefInfo
2283 { 'command': 'query-cpu-definitions', 'returns': ['CpuDefinitionInfo'] }
2287 # Information about a file descriptor that was added to an fd set.
2289 # @fdset-id: The ID of the fd set that @fd was added to.
2291 # @fd: The file descriptor that was received via SCM rights and
2292 # added to the fd set.
2296 { 'type': 'AddfdInfo', 'data': {'fdset-id': 'int', 'fd': 'int'} }
2301 # Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set.
2303 # @fdset-id: #optional The ID of the fd set to add the file descriptor to.
2305 # @opaque: #optional A free-form string that can be used to describe the fd.
2307 # Returns: @AddfdInfo on success
2308 # If file descriptor was not received, FdNotSupplied
2309 # If @fdset-id is a negative value, InvalidParameterValue
2311 # Notes: The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
2313 # If @fdset-id is not specified, a new fd set will be created.
2317 { 'command': 'add-fd', 'data': {'*fdset-id': 'int', '*opaque': 'str'},
2318 'returns': 'AddfdInfo' }
2323 # Remove a file descriptor from an fd set.
2325 # @fdset-id: The ID of the fd set that the file descriptor belongs to.
2327 # @fd: #optional The file descriptor that is to be removed.
2329 # Returns: Nothing on success
2330 # If @fdset-id or @fd is not found, FdNotFound
2334 # Notes: The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
2336 # If @fd is not specified, all file descriptors in @fdset-id
2339 { 'command': 'remove-fd', 'data': {'fdset-id': 'int', '*fd': 'int'} }
2344 # Information about a file descriptor that belongs to an fd set.
2346 # @fd: The file descriptor value.
2348 # @opaque: #optional A free-form string that can be used to describe the fd.
2352 { 'type': 'FdsetFdInfo',
2353 'data': {'fd': 'int', '*opaque': 'str'} }
2358 # Information about an fd set.
2360 # @fdset-id: The ID of the fd set.
2362 # @fds: A list of file descriptors that belong to this fd set.
2366 { 'type': 'FdsetInfo',
2367 'data': {'fdset-id': 'int', 'fds': ['FdsetFdInfo']} }
2372 # Return information describing all fd sets.
2374 # Returns: A list of @FdsetInfo
2378 # Note: The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
2381 { 'command': 'query-fdsets', 'returns': ['FdsetInfo'] }
2386 # Information describing the QEMU target.
2388 # @arch: the target architecture (eg "x86_64", "i386", etc)
2392 { 'type': 'TargetInfo',
2393 'data': { 'arch': 'str' } }
2398 # Return information about the target for this QEMU
2400 # Returns: TargetInfo
2404 { 'command': 'query-target', 'returns': 'TargetInfo' }
2409 # An enumeration of key name.
2411 # This is used by the send-key command.
2415 # 'unmapped' and 'pause' since 2.0
2417 { 'enum': 'QKeyCode',
2418 'data': [ 'unmapped',
2419 'shift', 'shift_r', 'alt', 'alt_r', 'altgr', 'altgr_r', 'ctrl',
2420 'ctrl_r', 'menu', 'esc', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8',
2421 '9', '0', 'minus', 'equal', 'backspace', 'tab', 'q', 'w', 'e',
2422 'r', 't', 'y', 'u', 'i', 'o', 'p', 'bracket_left', 'bracket_right',
2423 'ret', 'a', 's', 'd', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'semicolon',
2424 'apostrophe', 'grave_accent', 'backslash', 'z', 'x', 'c', 'v', 'b',
2425 'n', 'm', 'comma', 'dot', 'slash', 'asterisk', 'spc', 'caps_lock',
2426 'f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5', 'f6', 'f7', 'f8', 'f9', 'f10',
2427 'num_lock', 'scroll_lock', 'kp_divide', 'kp_multiply',
2428 'kp_subtract', 'kp_add', 'kp_enter', 'kp_decimal', 'sysrq', 'kp_0',
2429 'kp_1', 'kp_2', 'kp_3', 'kp_4', 'kp_5', 'kp_6', 'kp_7', 'kp_8',
2430 'kp_9', 'less', 'f11', 'f12', 'print', 'home', 'pgup', 'pgdn', 'end',
2431 'left', 'up', 'down', 'right', 'insert', 'delete', 'stop', 'again',
2432 'props', 'undo', 'front', 'copy', 'open', 'paste', 'find', 'cut',
2433 'lf', 'help', 'meta_l', 'meta_r', 'compose', 'pause' ] }
2438 # Represents a keyboard key.
2442 { 'union': 'KeyValue',
2445 'qcode': 'QKeyCode' } }
2450 # Send keys to guest.
2452 # @keys: An array of @KeyValue elements. All @KeyValues in this array are
2453 # simultaneously sent to the guest. A @KeyValue.number value is sent
2454 # directly to the guest, while @KeyValue.qcode must be a valid
2457 # @hold-time: #optional time to delay key up events, milliseconds. Defaults
2460 # Returns: Nothing on success
2461 # If key is unknown or redundant, InvalidParameter
2466 { 'command': 'send-key',
2467 'data': { 'keys': ['KeyValue'], '*hold-time': 'int' } }
2472 # Write a PPM of the VGA screen to a file.
2474 # @filename: the path of a new PPM file to store the image
2476 # Returns: Nothing on success
2480 { 'command': 'screendump', 'data': {'filename': 'str'} }
2485 # Configuration info for file chardevs.
2487 # @in: #optional The name of the input file
2488 # @out: The name of the output file
2492 { 'type': 'ChardevFile', 'data': { '*in' : 'str',
2498 # Configuration info for device and pipe chardevs.
2500 # @device: The name of the special file for the device,
2501 # i.e. /dev/ttyS0 on Unix or COM1: on Windows
2502 # @type: What kind of device this is.
2506 { 'type': 'ChardevHostdev', 'data': { 'device' : 'str' } }
2511 # Configuration info for (stream) socket chardevs.
2513 # @addr: socket address to listen on (server=true)
2514 # or connect to (server=false)
2515 # @server: #optional create server socket (default: true)
2516 # @wait: #optional wait for incoming connection on server
2517 # sockets (default: false).
2518 # @nodelay: #optional set TCP_NODELAY socket option (default: false)
2519 # @telnet: #optional enable telnet protocol on server
2520 # sockets (default: false)
2524 { 'type': 'ChardevSocket', 'data': { 'addr' : 'SocketAddress',
2527 '*nodelay' : 'bool',
2528 '*telnet' : 'bool' } }
2533 # Configuration info for datagram socket chardevs.
2535 # @remote: remote address
2536 # @local: #optional local address
2540 { 'type': 'ChardevUdp', 'data': { 'remote' : 'SocketAddress',
2541 '*local' : 'SocketAddress' } }
2546 # Configuration info for mux chardevs.
2548 # @chardev: name of the base chardev.
2552 { 'type': 'ChardevMux', 'data': { 'chardev' : 'str' } }
2557 # Configuration info for stdio chardevs.
2559 # @signal: #optional Allow signals (such as SIGINT triggered by ^C)
2560 # be delivered to qemu. Default: true in -nographic mode,
2565 { 'type': 'ChardevStdio', 'data': { '*signal' : 'bool' } }
2568 # @ChardevSpiceChannel:
2570 # Configuration info for spice vm channel chardevs.
2572 # @type: kind of channel (for example vdagent).
2576 { 'type': 'ChardevSpiceChannel', 'data': { 'type' : 'str' } }
2579 # @ChardevSpicePort:
2581 # Configuration info for spice port chardevs.
2583 # @fqdn: name of the channel (see docs/spice-port-fqdn.txt)
2587 { 'type': 'ChardevSpicePort', 'data': { 'fqdn' : 'str' } }
2592 # Configuration info for virtual console chardevs.
2594 # @width: console width, in pixels
2595 # @height: console height, in pixels
2596 # @cols: console width, in chars
2597 # @rows: console height, in chars
2601 { 'type': 'ChardevVC', 'data': { '*width' : 'int',
2609 # Configuration info for ring buffer chardevs.
2611 # @size: #optional ring buffer size, must be power of two, default is 65536
2615 { 'type': 'ChardevRingbuf', 'data': { '*size' : 'int' } }
2620 # Configuration info for the new chardev backend.
2624 { 'type': 'ChardevDummy', 'data': { } }
2626 { 'union': 'ChardevBackend', 'data': { 'file' : 'ChardevFile',
2627 'serial' : 'ChardevHostdev',
2628 'parallel': 'ChardevHostdev',
2629 'pipe' : 'ChardevHostdev',
2630 'socket' : 'ChardevSocket',
2631 'udp' : 'ChardevUdp',
2632 'pty' : 'ChardevDummy',
2633 'null' : 'ChardevDummy',
2634 'mux' : 'ChardevMux',
2635 'msmouse': 'ChardevDummy',
2636 'braille': 'ChardevDummy',
2637 'stdio' : 'ChardevStdio',
2638 'console': 'ChardevDummy',
2639 'spicevmc' : 'ChardevSpiceChannel',
2640 'spiceport' : 'ChardevSpicePort',
2642 'ringbuf': 'ChardevRingbuf',
2643 # next one is just for compatibility
2644 'memory' : 'ChardevRingbuf' } }
2649 # Return info about the chardev backend just created.
2651 # @pty: #optional name of the slave pseudoterminal device, present if
2652 # and only if a chardev of type 'pty' was created
2656 { 'type' : 'ChardevReturn', 'data': { '*pty' : 'str' } }
2661 # Add a character device backend
2663 # @id: the chardev's ID, must be unique
2664 # @backend: backend type and parameters
2666 # Returns: ChardevReturn.
2670 { 'command': 'chardev-add', 'data': {'id' : 'str',
2671 'backend' : 'ChardevBackend' },
2672 'returns': 'ChardevReturn' }
2677 # Remove a character device backend
2679 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist and not be in use
2681 # Returns: Nothing on success
2685 { 'command': 'chardev-remove', 'data': {'id': 'str'} }
2690 # An enumeration of TPM models
2692 # @tpm-tis: TPM TIS model
2696 { 'enum': 'TpmModel', 'data': [ 'tpm-tis' ] }
2699 # @query-tpm-models:
2701 # Return a list of supported TPM models
2703 # Returns: a list of TpmModel
2707 { 'command': 'query-tpm-models', 'returns': ['TpmModel'] }
2712 # An enumeration of TPM types
2714 # @passthrough: TPM passthrough type
2718 { 'enum': 'TpmType', 'data': [ 'passthrough' ] }
2723 # Return a list of supported TPM types
2725 # Returns: a list of TpmType
2729 { 'command': 'query-tpm-types', 'returns': ['TpmType'] }
2732 # @TPMPassthroughOptions:
2734 # Information about the TPM passthrough type
2736 # @path: #optional string describing the path used for accessing the TPM device
2738 # @cancel-path: #optional string showing the TPM's sysfs cancel file
2739 # for cancellation of TPM commands while they are executing
2743 { 'type': 'TPMPassthroughOptions', 'data': { '*path' : 'str',
2744 '*cancel-path' : 'str'} }
2749 # A union referencing different TPM backend types' configuration options
2751 # @passthrough: The configuration options for the TPM passthrough type
2755 { 'union': 'TpmTypeOptions',
2756 'data': { 'passthrough' : 'TPMPassthroughOptions' } }
2761 # Information about the TPM
2763 # @id: The Id of the TPM
2765 # @model: The TPM frontend model
2767 # @options: The TPM (backend) type configuration options
2771 { 'type': 'TPMInfo',
2772 'data': {'id': 'str',
2773 'model': 'TpmModel',
2774 'options': 'TpmTypeOptions' } }
2779 # Return information about the TPM device
2781 # Returns: @TPMInfo on success
2785 { 'command': 'query-tpm', 'returns': ['TPMInfo'] }
2790 # Specify an ACPI table on the command line to load.
2792 # At most one of @file and @data can be specified. The list of files specified
2793 # by any one of them is loaded and concatenated in order. If both are omitted,
2796 # Other fields / optargs can be used to override fields of the generic ACPI
2797 # table header; refer to the ACPI specification 5.0, section 5.2.6 System
2798 # Description Table Header. If a header field is not overridden, then the
2799 # corresponding value from the concatenated blob is used (in case of @file), or
2800 # it is filled in with a hard-coded value (in case of @data).
2802 # String fields are copied into the matching ACPI member from lowest address
2803 # upwards, and silently truncated / NUL-padded to length.
2805 # @sig: #optional table signature / identifier (4 bytes)
2807 # @rev: #optional table revision number (dependent on signature, 1 byte)
2809 # @oem_id: #optional OEM identifier (6 bytes)
2811 # @oem_table_id: #optional OEM table identifier (8 bytes)
2813 # @oem_rev: #optional OEM-supplied revision number (4 bytes)
2815 # @asl_compiler_id: #optional identifier of the utility that created the table
2818 # @asl_compiler_rev: #optional revision number of the utility that created the
2821 # @file: #optional colon (:) separated list of pathnames to load and
2822 # concatenate as table data. The resultant binary blob is expected to
2823 # have an ACPI table header. At least one file is required. This field
2826 # @data: #optional colon (:) separated list of pathnames to load and
2827 # concatenate as table data. The resultant binary blob must not have an
2828 # ACPI table header. At least one file is required. This field excludes
2833 { 'type': 'AcpiTableOptions',
2838 '*oem_table_id': 'str',
2839 '*oem_rev': 'uint32',
2840 '*asl_compiler_id': 'str',
2841 '*asl_compiler_rev': 'uint32',
2846 # @CommandLineParameterType:
2848 # Possible types for an option parameter.
2850 # @string: accepts a character string
2852 # @boolean: accepts "on" or "off"
2854 # @number: accepts a number
2856 # @size: accepts a number followed by an optional suffix (K)ilo,
2857 # (M)ega, (G)iga, (T)era
2861 { 'enum': 'CommandLineParameterType',
2862 'data': ['string', 'boolean', 'number', 'size'] }
2865 # @CommandLineParameterInfo:
2867 # Details about a single parameter of a command line option.
2869 # @name: parameter name
2871 # @type: parameter @CommandLineParameterType
2873 # @help: #optional human readable text string, not suitable for parsing.
2875 # @default: #optional default value string (since 2.1)
2879 { 'type': 'CommandLineParameterInfo',
2880 'data': { 'name': 'str',
2881 'type': 'CommandLineParameterType',
2883 '*default': 'str' } }
2886 # @CommandLineOptionInfo:
2888 # Details about a command line option, including its list of parameter details
2890 # @option: option name
2892 # @parameters: an array of @CommandLineParameterInfo
2896 { 'type': 'CommandLineOptionInfo',
2897 'data': { 'option': 'str', 'parameters': ['CommandLineParameterInfo'] } }
2900 # @query-command-line-options:
2902 # Query command line option schema.
2904 # @option: #optional option name
2906 # Returns: list of @CommandLineOptionInfo for all options (or for the given
2907 # @option). Returns an error if the given @option doesn't exist.
2911 {'command': 'query-command-line-options', 'data': { '*option': 'str' },
2912 'returns': ['CommandLineOptionInfo'] }
2917 # A X86 32-bit register
2921 { 'enum': 'X86CPURegister32',
2922 'data': [ 'EAX', 'EBX', 'ECX', 'EDX', 'ESP', 'EBP', 'ESI', 'EDI' ] }
2925 # @X86CPUFeatureWordInfo
2927 # Information about a X86 CPU feature word
2929 # @cpuid-input-eax: Input EAX value for CPUID instruction for that feature word
2931 # @cpuid-input-ecx: #optional Input ECX value for CPUID instruction for that
2934 # @cpuid-register: Output register containing the feature bits
2936 # @features: value of output register, containing the feature bits
2940 { 'type': 'X86CPUFeatureWordInfo',
2941 'data': { 'cpuid-input-eax': 'int',
2942 '*cpuid-input-ecx': 'int',
2943 'cpuid-register': 'X86CPURegister32',
2944 'features': 'int' } }
2949 # Packets receiving state
2951 # @normal: filter assigned packets according to the mac-table
2953 # @none: don't receive any assigned packet
2955 # @all: receive all assigned packets
2959 { 'enum': 'RxState', 'data': [ 'normal', 'none', 'all' ] }
2964 # Rx-filter information for a NIC.
2966 # @name: net client name
2968 # @promiscuous: whether promiscuous mode is enabled
2970 # @multicast: multicast receive state
2972 # @unicast: unicast receive state
2974 # @vlan: vlan receive state (Since 2.0)
2976 # @broadcast-allowed: whether to receive broadcast
2978 # @multicast-overflow: multicast table is overflowed or not
2980 # @unicast-overflow: unicast table is overflowed or not
2982 # @main-mac: the main macaddr string
2984 # @vlan-table: a list of active vlan id
2986 # @unicast-table: a list of unicast macaddr string
2988 # @multicast-table: a list of multicast macaddr string
2993 { 'type': 'RxFilterInfo',
2996 'promiscuous': 'bool',
2997 'multicast': 'RxState',
2998 'unicast': 'RxState',
3000 'broadcast-allowed': 'bool',
3001 'multicast-overflow': 'bool',
3002 'unicast-overflow': 'bool',
3004 'vlan-table': ['int'],
3005 'unicast-table': ['str'],
3006 'multicast-table': ['str'] }}
3011 # Return rx-filter information for all NICs (or for the given NIC).
3013 # @name: #optional net client name
3015 # Returns: list of @RxFilterInfo for all NICs (or for the given NIC).
3016 # Returns an error if the given @name doesn't exist, or given
3017 # NIC doesn't support rx-filter querying, or given net client
3022 { 'command': 'query-rx-filter', 'data': { '*name': 'str' },
3023 'returns': ['RxFilterInfo'] }
3028 # Button of a pointer input device (mouse, tablet).
3032 { 'enum' : 'InputButton',
3033 'data' : [ 'Left', 'Middle', 'Right', 'WheelUp', 'WheelDown' ] }
3038 # Position axis of a pointer input device (mouse, tablet).
3042 { 'enum' : 'InputAxis',
3043 'data' : [ 'X', 'Y' ] }
3048 # Keyboard input event.
3050 # @key: Which key this event is for.
3051 # @down: True for key-down and false for key-up events.
3055 { 'type' : 'InputKeyEvent',
3056 'data' : { 'key' : 'KeyValue',
3062 # Pointer button input event.
3064 # @button: Which button this event is for.
3065 # @down: True for key-down and false for key-up events.
3069 { 'type' : 'InputBtnEvent',
3070 'data' : { 'button' : 'InputButton',
3076 # Pointer motion input event.
3078 # @axis: Which axis is referenced by @value.
3079 # @value: Pointer position. For absolute coordinates the
3080 # valid range is 0 -> 0x7ffff
3084 { 'type' : 'InputMoveEvent',
3085 'data' : { 'axis' : 'InputAxis',
3091 # Input event union.
3095 { 'union' : 'InputEvent',
3096 'data' : { 'key' : 'InputKeyEvent',
3097 'btn' : 'InputBtnEvent',
3098 'rel' : 'InputMoveEvent',
3099 'abs' : 'InputMoveEvent' } }
3104 # A discriminated record of NUMA options. (for OptsVisitor)
3108 { 'union': 'NumaOptions',
3110 'node': 'NumaNodeOptions' }}
3115 # Create a guest NUMA node. (for OptsVisitor)
3117 # @nodeid: #optional NUMA node ID (increase by 1 from 0 if omitted)
3119 # @cpus: #optional VCPUs belonging to this node (assign VCPUS round-robin
3122 # @mem: #optional memory size of this node; mutually exclusive with @memdev.
3123 # Equally divide total memory among nodes if both @mem and @memdev are
3126 # @memdev: #optional memory backend object. If specified for one node,
3127 # it must be specified for all nodes.
3131 { 'type': 'NumaNodeOptions',
3133 '*nodeid': 'uint16',
3134 '*cpus': ['uint16'],
3141 # Host memory policy types
3143 # @default: restore default policy, remove any nondefault policy
3145 # @preferred: set the preferred host nodes for allocation
3147 # @bind: a strict policy that restricts memory allocation to the
3148 # host nodes specified
3150 # @interleave: memory allocations are interleaved across the set
3151 # of host nodes specified
3155 { 'enum': 'HostMemPolicy',
3156 'data': [ 'default', 'preferred', 'bind', 'interleave' ] }