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1 HXCOMM QMP dispatch table and documentation
2 HXCOMM Text between SQMP and EQMP is copied to the QMP documentation file and
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5 SQMP
6 QMP Supported Commands
7 ----------------------
9 This document describes all commands currently supported by QMP.
11 Most of the time their usage is exactly the same as in the user Monitor, this
12 means that any other document which also describe commands (the manpage,
13 QEMU's manual, etc) can and should be consulted.
15 QMP has two types of commands: regular and query commands. Regular commands
16 usually change the Virtual Machine's state someway, while query commands just
17 return information. The sections below are divided accordingly.
19 It's important to observe that all communication examples are formatted in
20 a reader-friendly way, so that they're easier to understand. However, in real
21 protocol usage, they're emitted as a single line.
23 Also, the following notation is used to denote data flow:
25 -> data issued by the Client
26 <- Server data response
28 Please, refer to the QMP specification (QMP/qmp-spec.txt) for detailed
29 information on the Server command and response formats.
31 NOTE: This document is temporary and will be replaced soon.
33 1. Stability Considerations
34 ===========================
36 The current QMP command set (described in this file) may be useful for a
37 number of use cases, however it's limited and several commands have bad
38 defined semantics, specially with regard to command completion.
40 These problems are going to be solved incrementally in the next QEMU releases
41 and we're going to establish a deprecation policy for badly defined commands.
43 If you're planning to adopt QMP, please observe the following:
45 1. The deprecation policy will take effect and be documented soon, please
46 check the documentation of each used command as soon as a new release of
47 QEMU is available
49 2. DO NOT rely on anything which is not explicit documented
51 3. Errors, in special, are not documented. Applications should NOT check
52 for specific errors classes or data (it's strongly recommended to only
53 check for the "error" key)
55 2. Regular Commands
56 ===================
58 Server's responses in the examples below are always a success response, please
59 refer to the QMP specification for more details on error responses.
61 EQMP
64 .name = "quit",
65 .args_type = "",
66 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_quit,
69 SQMP
70 quit
71 ----
73 Quit the emulator.
75 Arguments: None.
77 Example:
79 -> { "execute": "quit" }
80 <- { "return": {} }
82 EQMP
85 .name = "eject",
86 .args_type = "force:-f,device:B",
87 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_eject,
90 SQMP
91 eject
92 -----
94 Eject a removable medium.
96 Arguments:
98 - force: force ejection (json-bool, optional)
99 - device: device name (json-string)
101 Example:
103 -> { "execute": "eject", "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0" } }
104 <- { "return": {} }
106 Note: The "force" argument defaults to false.
108 EQMP
111 .name = "change",
112 .args_type = "device:B,target:F,arg:s?",
113 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_change,
116 SQMP
117 change
118 ------
120 Change a removable medium or VNC configuration.
122 Arguments:
124 - "device": device name (json-string)
125 - "target": filename or item (json-string)
126 - "arg": additional argument (json-string, optional)
128 Examples:
130 1. Change a removable medium
132 -> { "execute": "change",
133 "arguments": { "device": "ide1-cd0",
134 "target": "/srv/images/Fedora-12-x86_64-DVD.iso" } }
135 <- { "return": {} }
137 2. Change VNC password
139 -> { "execute": "change",
140 "arguments": { "device": "vnc", "target": "password",
141 "arg": "foobar1" } }
142 <- { "return": {} }
144 EQMP
147 .name = "screendump",
148 .args_type = "filename:F",
149 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_screendump,
152 SQMP
153 screendump
154 ----------
156 Save screen into PPM image.
158 Arguments:
160 - "filename": file path (json-string)
162 Example:
164 -> { "execute": "screendump", "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/image" } }
165 <- { "return": {} }
167 EQMP
170 .name = "stop",
171 .args_type = "",
172 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_stop,
175 SQMP
176 stop
177 ----
179 Stop the emulator.
181 Arguments: None.
183 Example:
185 -> { "execute": "stop" }
186 <- { "return": {} }
188 EQMP
191 .name = "cont",
192 .args_type = "",
193 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_cont,
196 SQMP
197 cont
198 ----
200 Resume emulation.
202 Arguments: None.
204 Example:
206 -> { "execute": "cont" }
207 <- { "return": {} }
209 EQMP
212 .name = "system_wakeup",
213 .args_type = "",
214 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_system_wakeup,
217 SQMP
218 system_wakeup
219 -------------
221 Wakeup guest from suspend.
223 Arguments: None.
225 Example:
227 -> { "execute": "system_wakeup" }
228 <- { "return": {} }
230 EQMP
233 .name = "system_reset",
234 .args_type = "",
235 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_system_reset,
238 SQMP
239 system_reset
240 ------------
242 Reset the system.
244 Arguments: None.
246 Example:
248 -> { "execute": "system_reset" }
249 <- { "return": {} }
251 EQMP
254 .name = "system_powerdown",
255 .args_type = "",
256 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_system_powerdown,
259 SQMP
260 system_powerdown
261 ----------------
263 Send system power down event.
265 Arguments: None.
267 Example:
269 -> { "execute": "system_powerdown" }
270 <- { "return": {} }
272 EQMP
275 .name = "device_add",
276 .args_type = "device:O",
277 .params = "driver[,prop=value][,...]",
278 .help = "add device, like -device on the command line",
279 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_device_add,
282 SQMP
283 device_add
284 ----------
286 Add a device.
288 Arguments:
290 - "driver": the name of the new device's driver (json-string)
291 - "bus": the device's parent bus (device tree path, json-string, optional)
292 - "id": the device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
293 - device properties
295 Example:
297 -> { "execute": "device_add", "arguments": { "driver": "e1000", "id": "net1" } }
298 <- { "return": {} }
300 Notes:
302 (1) For detailed information about this command, please refer to the
303 'docs/qdev-device-use.txt' file.
305 (2) It's possible to list device properties by running QEMU with the
306 "-device DEVICE,\?" command-line argument, where DEVICE is the device's name
308 EQMP
311 .name = "device_del",
312 .args_type = "id:s",
313 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_device_del,
316 SQMP
317 device_del
318 ----------
320 Remove a device.
322 Arguments:
324 - "id": the device's ID (json-string)
326 Example:
328 -> { "execute": "device_del", "arguments": { "id": "net1" } }
329 <- { "return": {} }
331 EQMP
334 .name = "send-key",
335 .args_type = "keys:q,hold-time:i?",
336 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_send_key,
339 SQMP
340 send-key
341 ----------
343 Send keys to VM.
345 Arguments:
347 keys array:
348 - "key": key sequence (a json-array of key union values,
349 union can be number or qcode enum)
351 - hold-time: time to delay key up events, milliseconds. Defaults to 100
352 (json-int, optional)
354 Example:
356 -> { "execute": "send-key",
357 "arguments": { "keys": [ { "type": "qcode", "data": "ctrl" },
358 { "type": "qcode", "data": "alt" },
359 { "type": "qcode", "data": "delete" } ] } }
360 <- { "return": {} }
362 EQMP
365 .name = "cpu",
366 .args_type = "index:i",
367 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_cpu,
370 SQMP
374 Set the default CPU.
376 Arguments:
378 - "index": the CPU's index (json-int)
380 Example:
382 -> { "execute": "cpu", "arguments": { "index": 0 } }
383 <- { "return": {} }
385 Note: CPUs' indexes are obtained with the 'query-cpus' command.
387 EQMP
390 .name = "cpu-add",
391 .args_type = "id:i",
392 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_cpu_add,
395 SQMP
396 cpu-add
397 -------
399 Adds virtual cpu
401 Arguments:
403 - "id": cpu id (json-int)
405 Example:
407 -> { "execute": "cpu-add", "arguments": { "id": 2 } }
408 <- { "return": {} }
410 EQMP
413 .name = "memsave",
414 .args_type = "val:l,size:i,filename:s,cpu:i?",
415 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_memsave,
418 SQMP
419 memsave
420 -------
422 Save to disk virtual memory dump starting at 'val' of size 'size'.
424 Arguments:
426 - "val": the starting address (json-int)
427 - "size": the memory size, in bytes (json-int)
428 - "filename": file path (json-string)
429 - "cpu": virtual CPU index (json-int, optional)
431 Example:
433 -> { "execute": "memsave",
434 "arguments": { "val": 10,
435 "size": 100,
436 "filename": "/tmp/virtual-mem-dump" } }
437 <- { "return": {} }
439 EQMP
442 .name = "pmemsave",
443 .args_type = "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
444 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_pmemsave,
447 SQMP
448 pmemsave
449 --------
451 Save to disk physical memory dump starting at 'val' of size 'size'.
453 Arguments:
455 - "val": the starting address (json-int)
456 - "size": the memory size, in bytes (json-int)
457 - "filename": file path (json-string)
459 Example:
461 -> { "execute": "pmemsave",
462 "arguments": { "val": 10,
463 "size": 100,
464 "filename": "/tmp/physical-mem-dump" } }
465 <- { "return": {} }
467 EQMP
470 .name = "inject-nmi",
471 .args_type = "",
472 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_inject_nmi,
475 SQMP
476 inject-nmi
477 ----------
479 Inject an NMI on the default CPU (x86/s390) or all CPUs (ppc64).
481 Arguments: None.
483 Example:
485 -> { "execute": "inject-nmi" }
486 <- { "return": {} }
488 Note: inject-nmi fails when the guest doesn't support injecting.
490 EQMP
493 .name = "ringbuf-write",
494 .args_type = "device:s,data:s,format:s?",
495 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_ringbuf_write,
498 SQMP
499 ringbuf-write
500 -------------
502 Write to a ring buffer character device.
504 Arguments:
506 - "device": ring buffer character device name (json-string)
507 - "data": data to write (json-string)
508 - "format": data format (json-string, optional)
509 - Possible values: "utf8" (default), "base64"
510 Bug: invalid base64 is currently not rejected.
511 Whitespace *is* invalid.
513 Example:
515 -> { "execute": "ringbuf-write",
516 "arguments": { "device": "foo",
517 "data": "abcdefgh",
518 "format": "utf8" } }
519 <- { "return": {} }
521 EQMP
524 .name = "ringbuf-read",
525 .args_type = "device:s,size:i,format:s?",
526 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_ringbuf_read,
529 SQMP
530 ringbuf-read
531 -------------
533 Read from a ring buffer character device.
535 Arguments:
537 - "device": ring buffer character device name (json-string)
538 - "size": how many bytes to read at most (json-int)
539 - Number of data bytes, not number of characters in encoded data
540 - "format": data format (json-string, optional)
541 - Possible values: "utf8" (default), "base64"
542 - Naturally, format "utf8" works only when the ring buffer
543 contains valid UTF-8 text. Invalid UTF-8 sequences get
544 replaced. Bug: replacement doesn't work. Bug: can screw
545 up on encountering NUL characters, after the ring buffer
546 lost data, and when reading stops because the size limit
547 is reached.
549 Example:
551 -> { "execute": "ringbuf-read",
552 "arguments": { "device": "foo",
553 "size": 1000,
554 "format": "utf8" } }
555 <- {"return": "abcdefgh"}
557 EQMP
560 .name = "xen-save-devices-state",
561 .args_type = "filename:F",
562 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_xen_save_devices_state,
565 SQMP
566 xen-save-devices-state
567 -------
569 Save the state of all devices to file. The RAM and the block devices
570 of the VM are not saved by this command.
572 Arguments:
574 - "filename": the file to save the state of the devices to as binary
575 data. See xen-save-devices-state.txt for a description of the binary
576 format.
578 Example:
580 -> { "execute": "xen-save-devices-state",
581 "arguments": { "filename": "/tmp/save" } }
582 <- { "return": {} }
584 EQMP
587 .name = "xen-set-global-dirty-log",
588 .args_type = "enable:b",
589 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_xen_set_global_dirty_log,
592 SQMP
593 xen-set-global-dirty-log
594 -------
596 Enable or disable the global dirty log mode.
598 Arguments:
600 - "enable": Enable it or disable it.
602 Example:
604 -> { "execute": "xen-set-global-dirty-log",
605 "arguments": { "enable": true } }
606 <- { "return": {} }
608 EQMP
611 .name = "migrate",
612 .args_type = "detach:-d,blk:-b,inc:-i,uri:s",
613 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate,
616 SQMP
617 migrate
618 -------
620 Migrate to URI.
622 Arguments:
624 - "blk": block migration, full disk copy (json-bool, optional)
625 - "inc": incremental disk copy (json-bool, optional)
626 - "uri": Destination URI (json-string)
628 Example:
630 -> { "execute": "migrate", "arguments": { "uri": "tcp:0:4446" } }
631 <- { "return": {} }
633 Notes:
635 (1) The 'query-migrate' command should be used to check migration's progress
636 and final result (this information is provided by the 'status' member)
637 (2) All boolean arguments default to false
638 (3) The user Monitor's "detach" argument is invalid in QMP and should not
639 be used
641 EQMP
644 .name = "migrate_cancel",
645 .args_type = "",
646 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_cancel,
649 SQMP
650 migrate_cancel
651 --------------
653 Cancel the current migration.
655 Arguments: None.
657 Example:
659 -> { "execute": "migrate_cancel" }
660 <- { "return": {} }
662 EQMP
665 .name = "migrate-incoming",
666 .args_type = "uri:s",
667 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_incoming,
670 SQMP
671 migrate-incoming
672 ----------------
674 Continue an incoming migration
676 Arguments:
678 - "uri": Source/listening URI (json-string)
680 Example:
682 -> { "execute": "migrate-incoming", "arguments": { "uri": "tcp::4446" } }
683 <- { "return": {} }
685 Notes:
687 (1) QEMU must be started with -incoming defer to allow migrate-incoming to
688 be used
689 (2) The uri format is the same as to -incoming
691 EQMP
693 .name = "migrate-set-cache-size",
694 .args_type = "value:o",
695 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_cache_size,
698 SQMP
699 migrate-set-cache-size
700 ----------------------
702 Set cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration, the cache size will be rounded
703 down to the nearest power of 2
705 Arguments:
707 - "value": cache size in bytes (json-int)
709 Example:
711 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-cache-size", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
712 <- { "return": {} }
714 EQMP
716 .name = "query-migrate-cache-size",
717 .args_type = "",
718 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_cache_size,
721 SQMP
722 query-migrate-cache-size
723 ------------------------
725 Show cache size to be used by XBZRLE migration
727 returns a json-object with the following information:
728 - "size" : json-int
730 Example:
732 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-cache-size" }
733 <- { "return": 67108864 }
735 EQMP
738 .name = "migrate_set_speed",
739 .args_type = "value:o",
740 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_speed,
743 SQMP
744 migrate_set_speed
745 -----------------
747 Set maximum speed for migrations.
749 Arguments:
751 - "value": maximum speed, in bytes per second (json-int)
753 Example:
755 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_speed", "arguments": { "value": 1024 } }
756 <- { "return": {} }
758 EQMP
761 .name = "migrate_set_downtime",
762 .args_type = "value:T",
763 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_downtime,
766 SQMP
767 migrate_set_downtime
768 --------------------
770 Set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations.
772 Arguments:
774 - "value": maximum downtime (json-number)
776 Example:
778 -> { "execute": "migrate_set_downtime", "arguments": { "value": 0.1 } }
779 <- { "return": {} }
781 EQMP
784 .name = "client_migrate_info",
785 .args_type = "protocol:s,hostname:s,port:i?,tls-port:i?,cert-subject:s?",
786 .params = "protocol hostname port tls-port cert-subject",
787 .help = "send migration info to spice/vnc client",
788 .mhandler.cmd_new = client_migrate_info,
791 SQMP
792 client_migrate_info
793 ------------------
795 Set the spice/vnc connection info for the migration target. The spice/vnc
796 server will ask the spice/vnc client to automatically reconnect using the
797 new parameters (if specified) once the vm migration finished successfully.
799 Arguments:
801 - "protocol": protocol: "spice" or "vnc" (json-string)
802 - "hostname": migration target hostname (json-string)
803 - "port": spice/vnc tcp port for plaintext channels (json-int, optional)
804 - "tls-port": spice tcp port for tls-secured channels (json-int, optional)
805 - "cert-subject": server certificate subject (json-string, optional)
807 Example:
809 -> { "execute": "client_migrate_info",
810 "arguments": { "protocol": "spice",
811 "hostname": "virt42.lab.kraxel.org",
812 "port": 1234 } }
813 <- { "return": {} }
815 EQMP
818 .name = "dump-guest-memory",
819 .args_type = "paging:b,protocol:s,begin:i?,end:i?,format:s?",
820 .params = "-p protocol [begin] [length] [format]",
821 .help = "dump guest memory to file",
822 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_dump_guest_memory,
825 SQMP
826 dump
829 Dump guest memory to file. The file can be processed with crash or gdb.
831 Arguments:
833 - "paging": do paging to get guest's memory mapping (json-bool)
834 - "protocol": destination file(started with "file:") or destination file
835 descriptor (started with "fd:") (json-string)
836 - "begin": the starting physical address. It's optional, and should be specified
837 with length together (json-int)
838 - "length": the memory size, in bytes. It's optional, and should be specified
839 with begin together (json-int)
840 - "format": the format of guest memory dump. It's optional, and can be
841 elf|kdump-zlib|kdump-lzo|kdump-snappy, but non-elf formats will
842 conflict with paging and filter, ie. begin and length (json-string)
844 Example:
846 -> { "execute": "dump-guest-memory", "arguments": { "protocol": "fd:dump" } }
847 <- { "return": {} }
849 Notes:
851 (1) All boolean arguments default to false
853 EQMP
856 .name = "query-dump-guest-memory-capability",
857 .args_type = "",
858 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_dump_guest_memory_capability,
861 SQMP
862 query-dump-guest-memory-capability
863 ----------
865 Show available formats for 'dump-guest-memory'
867 Example:
869 -> { "execute": "query-dump-guest-memory-capability" }
870 <- { "return": { "formats":
871 ["elf", "kdump-zlib", "kdump-lzo", "kdump-snappy"] }
873 EQMP
876 .name = "netdev_add",
877 .args_type = "netdev:O",
878 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_netdev_add,
881 SQMP
882 netdev_add
883 ----------
885 Add host network device.
887 Arguments:
889 - "type": the device type, "tap", "user", ... (json-string)
890 - "id": the device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
891 - device options
893 Example:
895 -> { "execute": "netdev_add", "arguments": { "type": "user", "id": "netdev1" } }
896 <- { "return": {} }
898 Note: The supported device options are the same ones supported by the '-netdev'
899 command-line argument, which are listed in the '-help' output or QEMU's
900 manual
902 EQMP
905 .name = "netdev_del",
906 .args_type = "id:s",
907 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_netdev_del,
910 SQMP
911 netdev_del
912 ----------
914 Remove host network device.
916 Arguments:
918 - "id": the device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
920 Example:
922 -> { "execute": "netdev_del", "arguments": { "id": "netdev1" } }
923 <- { "return": {} }
926 EQMP
929 .name = "object-add",
930 .args_type = "qom-type:s,id:s,props:q?",
931 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_object_add,
934 SQMP
935 object-add
936 ----------
938 Create QOM object.
940 Arguments:
942 - "qom-type": the object's QOM type, i.e. the class name (json-string)
943 - "id": the object's ID, must be unique (json-string)
944 - "props": a dictionary of object property values (optional, json-dict)
946 Example:
948 -> { "execute": "object-add", "arguments": { "qom-type": "rng-random", "id": "rng1",
949 "props": { "filename": "/dev/hwrng" } } }
950 <- { "return": {} }
952 EQMP
955 .name = "object-del",
956 .args_type = "id:s",
957 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_object_del,
960 SQMP
961 object-del
962 ----------
964 Remove QOM object.
966 Arguments:
968 - "id": the object's ID (json-string)
970 Example:
972 -> { "execute": "object-del", "arguments": { "id": "rng1" } }
973 <- { "return": {} }
976 EQMP
980 .name = "block_resize",
981 .args_type = "device:s?,node-name:s?,size:o",
982 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_resize,
985 SQMP
986 block_resize
987 ------------
989 Resize a block image while a guest is running.
991 Arguments:
993 - "device": the device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
994 - "node-name": the node name in the block driver state graph (json-string)
995 - "size": new size
997 Example:
999 -> { "execute": "block_resize", "arguments": { "device": "scratch", "size": 1073741824 } }
1000 <- { "return": {} }
1002 EQMP
1005 .name = "block-stream",
1006 .args_type = "device:B,base:s?,speed:o?,backing-file:s?,on-error:s?",
1007 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_stream,
1010 SQMP
1011 block-stream
1012 ------------
1014 Copy data from a backing file into a block device.
1016 Arguments:
1018 - "device": The device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
1019 - "base": The file name of the backing image above which copying starts
1020 (json-string, optional)
1021 - "backing-file": The backing file string to write into the active layer. This
1022 filename is not validated.
1024 If a pathname string is such that it cannot be resolved by
1025 QEMU, that means that subsequent QMP or HMP commands must use
1026 node-names for the image in question, as filename lookup
1027 methods will fail.
1029 If not specified, QEMU will automatically determine the
1030 backing file string to use, or error out if there is no
1031 obvious choice. Care should be taken when specifying the
1032 string, to specify a valid filename or protocol.
1033 (json-string, optional) (Since 2.1)
1034 - "speed": the maximum speed, in bytes per second (json-int, optional)
1035 - "on-error": the action to take on an error (default 'report'). 'stop' and
1036 'enospc' can only be used if the block device supports io-status.
1037 (json-string, optional) (Since 2.1)
1039 Example:
1041 -> { "execute": "block-stream", "arguments": { "device": "virtio0",
1042 "base": "/tmp/master.qcow2" } }
1043 <- { "return": {} }
1045 EQMP
1048 .name = "block-commit",
1049 .args_type = "device:B,base:s?,top:s?,backing-file:s?,speed:o?",
1050 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_commit,
1053 SQMP
1054 block-commit
1055 ------------
1057 Live commit of data from overlay image nodes into backing nodes - i.e., writes
1058 data between 'top' and 'base' into 'base'.
1060 Arguments:
1062 - "device": The device's ID, must be unique (json-string)
1063 - "base": The file name of the backing image to write data into.
1064 If not specified, this is the deepest backing image
1065 (json-string, optional)
1066 - "top": The file name of the backing image within the image chain,
1067 which contains the topmost data to be committed down. If
1068 not specified, this is the active layer. (json-string, optional)
1070 - backing-file: The backing file string to write into the overlay
1071 image of 'top'. If 'top' is the active layer,
1072 specifying a backing file string is an error. This
1073 filename is not validated.
1075 If a pathname string is such that it cannot be
1076 resolved by QEMU, that means that subsequent QMP or
1077 HMP commands must use node-names for the image in
1078 question, as filename lookup methods will fail.
1080 If not specified, QEMU will automatically determine
1081 the backing file string to use, or error out if
1082 there is no obvious choice. Care should be taken
1083 when specifying the string, to specify a valid
1084 filename or protocol.
1085 (json-string, optional) (Since 2.1)
1087 If top == base, that is an error.
1088 If top == active, the job will not be completed by itself,
1089 user needs to complete the job with the block-job-complete
1090 command after getting the ready event. (Since 2.0)
1092 If the base image is smaller than top, then the base image
1093 will be resized to be the same size as top. If top is
1094 smaller than the base image, the base will not be
1095 truncated. If you want the base image size to match the
1096 size of the smaller top, you can safely truncate it
1097 yourself once the commit operation successfully completes.
1098 (json-string)
1099 - "speed": the maximum speed, in bytes per second (json-int, optional)
1102 Example:
1104 -> { "execute": "block-commit", "arguments": { "device": "virtio0",
1105 "top": "/tmp/snap1.qcow2" } }
1106 <- { "return": {} }
1108 EQMP
1111 .name = "drive-backup",
1112 .args_type = "sync:s,device:B,target:s,speed:i?,mode:s?,format:s?,"
1113 "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?",
1114 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_drive_backup,
1117 SQMP
1118 drive-backup
1119 ------------
1121 Start a point-in-time copy of a block device to a new destination. The
1122 status of ongoing drive-backup operations can be checked with
1123 query-block-jobs where the BlockJobInfo.type field has the value 'backup'.
1124 The operation can be stopped before it has completed using the
1125 block-job-cancel command.
1127 Arguments:
1129 - "device": the name of the device which should be copied.
1130 (json-string)
1131 - "target": the target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is a
1132 device, the existing file/device will be used as the new
1133 destination. If it does not exist, a new file will be created.
1134 (json-string)
1135 - "format": the format of the new destination, default is to probe if 'mode' is
1136 'existing', else the format of the source
1137 (json-string, optional)
1138 - "sync": what parts of the disk image should be copied to the destination;
1139 possibilities include "full" for all the disk, "top" for only the sectors
1140 allocated in the topmost image, or "none" to only replicate new I/O
1141 (MirrorSyncMode).
1142 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create a new image
1143 (NewImageMode, optional, default 'absolute-paths')
1144 - "speed": the maximum speed, in bytes per second (json-int, optional)
1145 - "on-source-error": the action to take on an error on the source, default
1146 'report'. 'stop' and 'enospc' can only be used
1147 if the block device supports io-status.
1148 (BlockdevOnError, optional)
1149 - "on-target-error": the action to take on an error on the target, default
1150 'report' (no limitations, since this applies to
1151 a different block device than device).
1152 (BlockdevOnError, optional)
1154 Example:
1155 -> { "execute": "drive-backup", "arguments": { "device": "drive0",
1156 "sync": "full",
1157 "target": "backup.img" } }
1158 <- { "return": {} }
1160 EQMP
1163 .name = "blockdev-backup",
1164 .args_type = "sync:s,device:B,target:B,speed:i?,"
1165 "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?",
1166 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_backup,
1169 SQMP
1170 blockdev-backup
1171 ---------------
1173 The device version of drive-backup: this command takes an existing named device
1174 as backup target.
1176 Arguments:
1178 - "device": the name of the device which should be copied.
1179 (json-string)
1180 - "target": the name of the backup target device. (json-string)
1181 - "sync": what parts of the disk image should be copied to the destination;
1182 possibilities include "full" for all the disk, "top" for only the
1183 sectors allocated in the topmost image, or "none" to only replicate
1184 new I/O (MirrorSyncMode).
1185 - "speed": the maximum speed, in bytes per second (json-int, optional)
1186 - "on-source-error": the action to take on an error on the source, default
1187 'report'. 'stop' and 'enospc' can only be used
1188 if the block device supports io-status.
1189 (BlockdevOnError, optional)
1190 - "on-target-error": the action to take on an error on the target, default
1191 'report' (no limitations, since this applies to
1192 a different block device than device).
1193 (BlockdevOnError, optional)
1195 Example:
1196 -> { "execute": "blockdev-backup", "arguments": { "device": "src-id",
1197 "sync": "full",
1198 "target": "tgt-id" } }
1199 <- { "return": {} }
1201 EQMP
1204 .name = "block-job-set-speed",
1205 .args_type = "device:B,speed:o",
1206 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_set_speed,
1210 .name = "block-job-cancel",
1211 .args_type = "device:B,force:b?",
1212 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_cancel,
1215 .name = "block-job-pause",
1216 .args_type = "device:B",
1217 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_pause,
1220 .name = "block-job-resume",
1221 .args_type = "device:B",
1222 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_resume,
1225 .name = "block-job-complete",
1226 .args_type = "device:B",
1227 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_complete,
1230 .name = "transaction",
1231 .args_type = "actions:q",
1232 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_transaction,
1235 SQMP
1236 transaction
1237 -----------
1239 Atomically operate on one or more block devices. The only supported operations
1240 for now are drive-backup, internal and external snapshotting. A list of
1241 dictionaries is accepted, that contains the actions to be performed.
1242 If there is any failure performing any of the operations, all operations
1243 for the group are abandoned.
1245 For external snapshots, the dictionary contains the device, the file to use for
1246 the new snapshot, and the format. The default format, if not specified, is
1247 qcow2.
1249 Each new snapshot defaults to being created by QEMU (wiping any
1250 contents if the file already exists), but it is also possible to reuse
1251 an externally-created file. In the latter case, you should ensure that
1252 the new image file has the same contents as the current one; QEMU cannot
1253 perform any meaningful check. Typically this is achieved by using the
1254 current image file as the backing file for the new image.
1256 On failure, the original disks pre-snapshot attempt will be used.
1258 For internal snapshots, the dictionary contains the device and the snapshot's
1259 name. If an internal snapshot matching name already exists, the request will
1260 be rejected. Only some image formats support it, for example, qcow2, rbd,
1261 and sheepdog.
1263 On failure, qemu will try delete the newly created internal snapshot in the
1264 transaction. When an I/O error occurs during deletion, the user needs to fix
1265 it later with qemu-img or other command.
1267 Arguments:
1269 actions array:
1270 - "type": the operation to perform. The only supported
1271 value is "blockdev-snapshot-sync". (json-string)
1272 - "data": a dictionary. The contents depend on the value
1273 of "type". When "type" is "blockdev-snapshot-sync":
1274 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1275 - "node-name": graph node name to snapshot (json-string)
1276 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
1277 - "snapshot-node-name": graph node name of the new snapshot (json-string)
1278 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
1279 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
1280 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
1281 When "type" is "blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync":
1282 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1283 - "name": name of the new snapshot (json-string)
1285 Example:
1287 -> { "execute": "transaction",
1288 "arguments": { "actions": [
1289 { "type": "blockdev-snapshot-sync", "data" : { "device": "ide-hd0",
1290 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image",
1291 "format": "qcow2" } },
1292 { "type": "blockdev-snapshot-sync", "data" : { "node-name": "myfile",
1293 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image2",
1294 "snapshot-node-name": "node3432",
1295 "mode": "existing",
1296 "format": "qcow2" } },
1297 { "type": "blockdev-snapshot-sync", "data" : { "device": "ide-hd1",
1298 "snapshot-file": "/some/place/my-image2",
1299 "mode": "existing",
1300 "format": "qcow2" } },
1301 { "type": "blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync", "data" : {
1302 "device": "ide-hd2",
1303 "name": "snapshot0" } } ] } }
1304 <- { "return": {} }
1306 EQMP
1309 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-sync",
1310 .args_type = "device:s?,node-name:s?,snapshot-file:s,snapshot-node-name:s?,format:s?,mode:s?",
1311 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_sync,
1314 SQMP
1315 blockdev-snapshot-sync
1316 ----------------------
1318 Synchronous snapshot of a block device. snapshot-file specifies the
1319 target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is a device, the
1320 snapshot will be created in the existing file/device. If does not
1321 exist, a new file will be created. format specifies the format of the
1322 snapshot image, default is qcow2.
1324 Arguments:
1326 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1327 - "node-name": graph node name to snapshot (json-string)
1328 - "snapshot-file": name of new image file (json-string)
1329 - "snapshot-node-name": graph node name of the new snapshot (json-string)
1330 - "mode": whether and how QEMU should create the snapshot file
1331 (NewImageMode, optional, default "absolute-paths")
1332 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
1334 Example:
1336 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-sync", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1337 "snapshot-file":
1338 "/some/place/my-image",
1339 "format": "qcow2" } }
1340 <- { "return": {} }
1342 EQMP
1345 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync",
1346 .args_type = "device:B,name:s",
1347 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_internal_sync,
1350 SQMP
1351 blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync
1352 -------------------------------
1354 Synchronously take an internal snapshot of a block device when the format of
1355 image used supports it. If the name is an empty string, or a snapshot with
1356 name already exists, the operation will fail.
1358 Arguments:
1360 - "device": device name to snapshot (json-string)
1361 - "name": name of the new snapshot (json-string)
1363 Example:
1365 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync",
1366 "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1367 "name": "snapshot0" }
1369 <- { "return": {} }
1371 EQMP
1374 .name = "blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync",
1375 .args_type = "device:B,id:s?,name:s?",
1376 .mhandler.cmd_new =
1377 qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_snapshot_delete_internal_sync,
1380 SQMP
1381 blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync
1382 --------------------------------------
1384 Synchronously delete an internal snapshot of a block device when the format of
1385 image used supports it. The snapshot is identified by name or id or both. One
1386 of name or id is required. If the snapshot is not found, the operation will
1387 fail.
1389 Arguments:
1391 - "device": device name (json-string)
1392 - "id": ID of the snapshot (json-string, optional)
1393 - "name": name of the snapshot (json-string, optional)
1395 Example:
1397 -> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync",
1398 "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1399 "name": "snapshot0" }
1401 <- { "return": {
1402 "id": "1",
1403 "name": "snapshot0",
1404 "vm-state-size": 0,
1405 "date-sec": 1000012,
1406 "date-nsec": 10,
1407 "vm-clock-sec": 100,
1408 "vm-clock-nsec": 20
1412 EQMP
1415 .name = "drive-mirror",
1416 .args_type = "sync:s,device:B,target:s,speed:i?,mode:s?,format:s?,"
1417 "node-name:s?,replaces:s?,"
1418 "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?,"
1419 "granularity:i?,buf-size:i?",
1420 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_drive_mirror,
1423 SQMP
1424 drive-mirror
1425 ------------
1427 Start mirroring a block device's writes to a new destination. target
1428 specifies the target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is
1429 a device, it will be used as the new destination for writes. If it does not
1430 exist, a new file will be created. format specifies the format of the
1431 mirror image, default is to probe if mode='existing', else the format
1432 of the source.
1434 Arguments:
1436 - "device": device name to operate on (json-string)
1437 - "target": name of new image file (json-string)
1438 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
1439 - "node-name": the name of the new block driver state in the node graph
1440 (json-string, optional)
1441 - "replaces": the block driver node name to replace when finished
1442 (json-string, optional)
1443 - "mode": how an image file should be created into the target
1444 file/device (NewImageMode, optional, default 'absolute-paths')
1445 - "speed": maximum speed of the streaming job, in bytes per second
1446 (json-int)
1447 - "granularity": granularity of the dirty bitmap, in bytes (json-int, optional)
1448 - "buf_size": maximum amount of data in flight from source to target, in bytes
1449 (json-int, default 10M)
1450 - "sync": what parts of the disk image should be copied to the destination;
1451 possibilities include "full" for all the disk, "top" for only the sectors
1452 allocated in the topmost image, or "none" to only replicate new I/O
1453 (MirrorSyncMode).
1454 - "on-source-error": the action to take on an error on the source
1455 (BlockdevOnError, default 'report')
1456 - "on-target-error": the action to take on an error on the target
1457 (BlockdevOnError, default 'report')
1459 The default value of the granularity is the image cluster size clamped
1460 between 4096 and 65536, if the image format defines one. If the format
1461 does not define a cluster size, the default value of the granularity
1462 is 65536.
1465 Example:
1467 -> { "execute": "drive-mirror", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
1468 "target": "/some/place/my-image",
1469 "sync": "full",
1470 "format": "qcow2" } }
1471 <- { "return": {} }
1473 EQMP
1476 .name = "change-backing-file",
1477 .args_type = "device:s,image-node-name:s,backing-file:s",
1478 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_change_backing_file,
1481 SQMP
1482 change-backing-file
1483 -------------------
1484 Since: 2.1
1486 Change the backing file in the image file metadata. This does not cause
1487 QEMU to reopen the image file to reparse the backing filename (it may,
1488 however, perform a reopen to change permissions from r/o -> r/w -> r/o,
1489 if needed). The new backing file string is written into the image file
1490 metadata, and the QEMU internal strings are updated.
1492 Arguments:
1494 - "image-node-name": The name of the block driver state node of the
1495 image to modify. The "device" is argument is used to
1496 verify "image-node-name" is in the chain described by
1497 "device".
1498 (json-string, optional)
1500 - "device": The name of the device.
1501 (json-string)
1503 - "backing-file": The string to write as the backing file. This string is
1504 not validated, so care should be taken when specifying
1505 the string or the image chain may not be able to be
1506 reopened again.
1507 (json-string)
1509 Returns: Nothing on success
1510 If "device" does not exist or cannot be determined, DeviceNotFound
1512 EQMP
1515 .name = "balloon",
1516 .args_type = "value:M",
1517 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_balloon,
1520 SQMP
1521 balloon
1522 -------
1524 Request VM to change its memory allocation (in bytes).
1526 Arguments:
1528 - "value": New memory allocation (json-int)
1530 Example:
1532 -> { "execute": "balloon", "arguments": { "value": 536870912 } }
1533 <- { "return": {} }
1535 EQMP
1538 .name = "set_link",
1539 .args_type = "name:s,up:b",
1540 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_set_link,
1543 SQMP
1544 set_link
1545 --------
1547 Change the link status of a network adapter.
1549 Arguments:
1551 - "name": network device name (json-string)
1552 - "up": status is up (json-bool)
1554 Example:
1556 -> { "execute": "set_link", "arguments": { "name": "e1000.0", "up": false } }
1557 <- { "return": {} }
1559 EQMP
1562 .name = "getfd",
1563 .args_type = "fdname:s",
1564 .params = "getfd name",
1565 .help = "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name",
1566 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_getfd,
1569 SQMP
1570 getfd
1571 -----
1573 Receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name.
1575 Arguments:
1577 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1579 Example:
1581 -> { "execute": "getfd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1582 <- { "return": {} }
1584 Notes:
1586 (1) If the name specified by the "fdname" argument already exists,
1587 the file descriptor assigned to it will be closed and replaced
1588 by the received file descriptor.
1589 (2) The 'closefd' command can be used to explicitly close the file
1590 descriptor when it is no longer needed.
1592 EQMP
1595 .name = "closefd",
1596 .args_type = "fdname:s",
1597 .params = "closefd name",
1598 .help = "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights",
1599 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_closefd,
1602 SQMP
1603 closefd
1604 -------
1606 Close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights.
1608 Arguments:
1610 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1612 Example:
1614 -> { "execute": "closefd", "arguments": { "fdname": "fd1" } }
1615 <- { "return": {} }
1617 EQMP
1620 .name = "add-fd",
1621 .args_type = "fdset-id:i?,opaque:s?",
1622 .params = "add-fd fdset-id opaque",
1623 .help = "Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set",
1624 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_add_fd,
1627 SQMP
1628 add-fd
1629 -------
1631 Add a file descriptor, that was passed via SCM rights, to an fd set.
1633 Arguments:
1635 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set to add the file descriptor to.
1636 (json-int, optional)
1637 - "opaque": A free-form string that can be used to describe the fd.
1638 (json-string, optional)
1640 Return a json-object with the following information:
1642 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the fd was added to. (json-int)
1643 - "fd": The file descriptor that was received via SCM rights and added to the
1644 fd set. (json-int)
1646 Example:
1648 -> { "execute": "add-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1 } }
1649 <- { "return": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1651 Notes:
1653 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1654 (2) If "fdset-id" is not specified, a new fd set will be created.
1656 EQMP
1659 .name = "remove-fd",
1660 .args_type = "fdset-id:i,fd:i?",
1661 .params = "remove-fd fdset-id fd",
1662 .help = "Remove a file descriptor from an fd set",
1663 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_remove_fd,
1666 SQMP
1667 remove-fd
1668 ---------
1670 Remove a file descriptor from an fd set.
1672 Arguments:
1674 - "fdset-id": The ID of the fd set that the file descriptor belongs to.
1675 (json-int)
1676 - "fd": The file descriptor that is to be removed. (json-int, optional)
1678 Example:
1680 -> { "execute": "remove-fd", "arguments": { "fdset-id": 1, "fd": 3 } }
1681 <- { "return": {} }
1683 Notes:
1685 (1) The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1686 (2) If "fd" is not specified, all file descriptors in "fdset-id" will be
1687 removed.
1689 EQMP
1692 .name = "query-fdsets",
1693 .args_type = "",
1694 .help = "Return information describing all fd sets",
1695 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_fdsets,
1698 SQMP
1699 query-fdsets
1700 -------------
1702 Return information describing all fd sets.
1704 Arguments: None
1706 Example:
1708 -> { "execute": "query-fdsets" }
1709 <- { "return": [
1711 "fds": [
1713 "fd": 30,
1714 "opaque": "rdonly:/path/to/file"
1717 "fd": 24,
1718 "opaque": "rdwr:/path/to/file"
1721 "fdset-id": 1
1724 "fds": [
1726 "fd": 28
1729 "fd": 29
1732 "fdset-id": 0
1737 Note: The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
1739 EQMP
1742 .name = "block_passwd",
1743 .args_type = "device:s?,node-name:s?,password:s",
1744 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_passwd,
1747 SQMP
1748 block_passwd
1749 ------------
1751 Set the password of encrypted block devices.
1753 Arguments:
1755 - "device": device name (json-string)
1756 - "node-name": name in the block driver state graph (json-string)
1757 - "password": password (json-string)
1759 Example:
1761 -> { "execute": "block_passwd", "arguments": { "device": "ide0-hd0",
1762 "password": "12345" } }
1763 <- { "return": {} }
1765 EQMP
1768 .name = "block_set_io_throttle",
1769 .args_type = "device:B,bps:l,bps_rd:l,bps_wr:l,iops:l,iops_rd:l,iops_wr:l,bps_max:l?,bps_rd_max:l?,bps_wr_max:l?,iops_max:l?,iops_rd_max:l?,iops_wr_max:l?,iops_size:l?",
1770 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_set_io_throttle,
1773 SQMP
1774 block_set_io_throttle
1775 ------------
1777 Change I/O throttle limits for a block drive.
1779 Arguments:
1781 - "device": device name (json-string)
1782 - "bps": total throughput limit in bytes per second (json-int)
1783 - "bps_rd": read throughput limit in bytes per second (json-int)
1784 - "bps_wr": write throughput limit in bytes per second (json-int)
1785 - "iops": total I/O operations per second (json-int)
1786 - "iops_rd": read I/O operations per second (json-int)
1787 - "iops_wr": write I/O operations per second (json-int)
1788 - "bps_max": total max in bytes (json-int)
1789 - "bps_rd_max": read max in bytes (json-int)
1790 - "bps_wr_max": write max in bytes (json-int)
1791 - "iops_max": total I/O operations max (json-int)
1792 - "iops_rd_max": read I/O operations max (json-int)
1793 - "iops_wr_max": write I/O operations max (json-int)
1794 - "iops_size": I/O size in bytes when limiting (json-int)
1796 Example:
1798 -> { "execute": "block_set_io_throttle", "arguments": { "device": "virtio0",
1799 "bps": 1000000,
1800 "bps_rd": 0,
1801 "bps_wr": 0,
1802 "iops": 0,
1803 "iops_rd": 0,
1804 "iops_wr": 0,
1805 "bps_max": 8000000,
1806 "bps_rd_max": 0,
1807 "bps_wr_max": 0,
1808 "iops_max": 0,
1809 "iops_rd_max": 0,
1810 "iops_wr_max": 0,
1811 "iops_size": 0 } }
1812 <- { "return": {} }
1814 EQMP
1817 .name = "set_password",
1818 .args_type = "protocol:s,password:s,connected:s?",
1819 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_set_password,
1822 SQMP
1823 set_password
1824 ------------
1826 Set the password for vnc/spice protocols.
1828 Arguments:
1830 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1831 - "password": password (json-string)
1832 - "connected": [ keep | disconnect | fail ] (json-string, optional)
1834 Example:
1836 -> { "execute": "set_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1837 "password": "secret" } }
1838 <- { "return": {} }
1840 EQMP
1843 .name = "expire_password",
1844 .args_type = "protocol:s,time:s",
1845 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_expire_password,
1848 SQMP
1849 expire_password
1850 ---------------
1852 Set the password expire time for vnc/spice protocols.
1854 Arguments:
1856 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1857 - "time": [ now | never | +secs | secs ] (json-string)
1859 Example:
1861 -> { "execute": "expire_password", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1862 "time": "+60" } }
1863 <- { "return": {} }
1865 EQMP
1868 .name = "add_client",
1869 .args_type = "protocol:s,fdname:s,skipauth:b?,tls:b?",
1870 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_add_client,
1873 SQMP
1874 add_client
1875 ----------
1877 Add a graphics client
1879 Arguments:
1881 - "protocol": protocol name (json-string)
1882 - "fdname": file descriptor name (json-string)
1883 - "skipauth": whether to skip authentication (json-bool, optional)
1884 - "tls": whether to perform TLS (json-bool, optional)
1886 Example:
1888 -> { "execute": "add_client", "arguments": { "protocol": "vnc",
1889 "fdname": "myclient" } }
1890 <- { "return": {} }
1892 EQMP
1894 .name = "qmp_capabilities",
1895 .args_type = "",
1896 .params = "",
1897 .help = "enable QMP capabilities",
1898 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_qmp_capabilities,
1901 SQMP
1902 qmp_capabilities
1903 ----------------
1905 Enable QMP capabilities.
1907 Arguments: None.
1909 Example:
1911 -> { "execute": "qmp_capabilities" }
1912 <- { "return": {} }
1914 Note: This command must be issued before issuing any other command.
1916 EQMP
1919 .name = "human-monitor-command",
1920 .args_type = "command-line:s,cpu-index:i?",
1921 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_human_monitor_command,
1924 SQMP
1925 human-monitor-command
1926 ---------------------
1928 Execute a Human Monitor command.
1930 Arguments:
1932 - command-line: the command name and its arguments, just like the
1933 Human Monitor's shell (json-string)
1934 - cpu-index: select the CPU number to be used by commands which access CPU
1935 data, like 'info registers'. The Monitor selects CPU 0 if this
1936 argument is not provided (json-int, optional)
1938 Example:
1940 -> { "execute": "human-monitor-command", "arguments": { "command-line": "info kvm" } }
1941 <- { "return": "kvm support: enabled\r\n" }
1943 Notes:
1945 (1) The Human Monitor is NOT an stable interface, this means that command
1946 names, arguments and responses can change or be removed at ANY time.
1947 Applications that rely on long term stability guarantees should NOT
1948 use this command
1950 (2) Limitations:
1952 o This command is stateless, this means that commands that depend
1953 on state information (such as getfd) might not work
1955 o Commands that prompt the user for data (eg. 'cont' when the block
1956 device is encrypted) don't currently work
1958 3. Query Commands
1959 =================
1961 HXCOMM Each query command below is inside a SQMP/EQMP section, do NOT change
1962 HXCOMM this! We will possibly move query commands definitions inside those
1963 HXCOMM sections, just like regular commands.
1965 EQMP
1967 SQMP
1968 query-version
1969 -------------
1971 Show QEMU version.
1973 Return a json-object with the following information:
1975 - "qemu": A json-object containing three integer values:
1976 - "major": QEMU's major version (json-int)
1977 - "minor": QEMU's minor version (json-int)
1978 - "micro": QEMU's micro version (json-int)
1979 - "package": package's version (json-string)
1981 Example:
1983 -> { "execute": "query-version" }
1984 <- {
1985 "return":{
1986 "qemu":{
1987 "major":0,
1988 "minor":11,
1989 "micro":5
1991 "package":""
1995 EQMP
1998 .name = "query-version",
1999 .args_type = "",
2000 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_version,
2003 SQMP
2004 query-commands
2005 --------------
2007 List QMP available commands.
2009 Each command is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
2010 of all commands.
2012 Each json-object contain:
2014 - "name": command's name (json-string)
2016 Example:
2018 -> { "execute": "query-commands" }
2019 <- {
2020 "return":[
2022 "name":"query-balloon"
2025 "name":"system_powerdown"
2030 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
2032 EQMP
2035 .name = "query-commands",
2036 .args_type = "",
2037 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_commands,
2040 SQMP
2041 query-events
2042 --------------
2044 List QMP available events.
2046 Each event is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
2047 of all events.
2049 Each json-object contains:
2051 - "name": event's name (json-string)
2053 Example:
2055 -> { "execute": "query-events" }
2056 <- {
2057 "return":[
2059 "name":"SHUTDOWN"
2062 "name":"RESET"
2067 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
2069 EQMP
2072 .name = "query-events",
2073 .args_type = "",
2074 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_events,
2077 SQMP
2078 query-chardev
2079 -------------
2081 Each device is represented by a json-object. The returned value is a json-array
2082 of all devices.
2084 Each json-object contain the following:
2086 - "label": device's label (json-string)
2087 - "filename": device's file (json-string)
2088 - "frontend-open": open/closed state of the frontend device attached to this
2089 backend (json-bool)
2091 Example:
2093 -> { "execute": "query-chardev" }
2094 <- {
2095 "return": [
2097 "label": "charchannel0",
2098 "filename": "unix:/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/seabios.rhel6.agent,server",
2099 "frontend-open": false
2102 "label": "charmonitor",
2103 "filename": "unix:/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/seabios.rhel6.monitor,server",
2104 "frontend-open": true
2107 "label": "charserial0",
2108 "filename": "pty:/dev/pts/2",
2109 "frontend-open": true
2114 EQMP
2117 .name = "query-chardev",
2118 .args_type = "",
2119 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_chardev,
2122 SQMP
2123 query-chardev-backends
2124 -------------
2126 List available character device backends.
2128 Each backend is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
2129 of all backends.
2131 Each json-object contains:
2133 - "name": backend name (json-string)
2135 Example:
2137 -> { "execute": "query-chardev-backends" }
2138 <- {
2139 "return":[
2141 "name":"udp"
2144 "name":"tcp"
2147 "name":"unix"
2150 "name":"spiceport"
2155 EQMP
2158 .name = "query-chardev-backends",
2159 .args_type = "",
2160 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_chardev_backends,
2163 SQMP
2164 query-block
2165 -----------
2167 Show the block devices.
2169 Each block device information is stored in a json-object and the returned value
2170 is a json-array of all devices.
2172 Each json-object contain the following:
2174 - "device": device name (json-string)
2175 - "type": device type (json-string)
2176 - deprecated, retained for backward compatibility
2177 - Possible values: "unknown"
2178 - "removable": true if the device is removable, false otherwise (json-bool)
2179 - "locked": true if the device is locked, false otherwise (json-bool)
2180 - "tray_open": only present if removable, true if the device has a tray,
2181 and it is open (json-bool)
2182 - "inserted": only present if the device is inserted, it is a json-object
2183 containing the following:
2184 - "file": device file name (json-string)
2185 - "ro": true if read-only, false otherwise (json-bool)
2186 - "drv": driver format name (json-string)
2187 - Possible values: "blkdebug", "bochs", "cloop", "dmg",
2188 "file", "file", "ftp", "ftps", "host_cdrom",
2189 "host_device", "http", "https",
2190 "nbd", "parallels", "qcow", "qcow2", "raw",
2191 "tftp", "vdi", "vmdk", "vpc", "vvfat"
2192 - "backing_file": backing file name (json-string, optional)
2193 - "backing_file_depth": number of files in the backing file chain (json-int)
2194 - "encrypted": true if encrypted, false otherwise (json-bool)
2195 - "bps": limit total bytes per second (json-int)
2196 - "bps_rd": limit read bytes per second (json-int)
2197 - "bps_wr": limit write bytes per second (json-int)
2198 - "iops": limit total I/O operations per second (json-int)
2199 - "iops_rd": limit read operations per second (json-int)
2200 - "iops_wr": limit write operations per second (json-int)
2201 - "bps_max": total max in bytes (json-int)
2202 - "bps_rd_max": read max in bytes (json-int)
2203 - "bps_wr_max": write max in bytes (json-int)
2204 - "iops_max": total I/O operations max (json-int)
2205 - "iops_rd_max": read I/O operations max (json-int)
2206 - "iops_wr_max": write I/O operations max (json-int)
2207 - "iops_size": I/O size when limiting by iops (json-int)
2208 - "detect_zeroes": detect and optimize zero writing (json-string)
2209 - Possible values: "off", "on", "unmap"
2210 - "write_threshold": write offset threshold in bytes, a event will be
2211 emitted if crossed. Zero if disabled (json-int)
2212 - "image": the detail of the image, it is a json-object containing
2213 the following:
2214 - "filename": image file name (json-string)
2215 - "format": image format (json-string)
2216 - "virtual-size": image capacity in bytes (json-int)
2217 - "dirty-flag": true if image is not cleanly closed, not present
2218 means clean (json-bool, optional)
2219 - "actual-size": actual size on disk in bytes of the image, not
2220 present when image does not support thin
2221 provision (json-int, optional)
2222 - "cluster-size": size of a cluster in bytes, not present if image
2223 format does not support it (json-int, optional)
2224 - "encrypted": true if the image is encrypted, not present means
2225 false or the image format does not support
2226 encryption (json-bool, optional)
2227 - "backing_file": backing file name, not present means no backing
2228 file is used or the image format does not
2229 support backing file chain
2230 (json-string, optional)
2231 - "full-backing-filename": full path of the backing file, not
2232 present if it equals backing_file or no
2233 backing file is used
2234 (json-string, optional)
2235 - "backing-filename-format": the format of the backing file, not
2236 present means unknown or no backing
2237 file (json-string, optional)
2238 - "snapshots": the internal snapshot info, it is an optional list
2239 of json-object containing the following:
2240 - "id": unique snapshot id (json-string)
2241 - "name": snapshot name (json-string)
2242 - "vm-state-size": size of the VM state in bytes (json-int)
2243 - "date-sec": UTC date of the snapshot in seconds (json-int)
2244 - "date-nsec": fractional part in nanoseconds to be used with
2245 date-sec (json-int)
2246 - "vm-clock-sec": VM clock relative to boot in seconds
2247 (json-int)
2248 - "vm-clock-nsec": fractional part in nanoseconds to be used
2249 with vm-clock-sec (json-int)
2250 - "backing-image": the detail of the backing image, it is an
2251 optional json-object only present when a
2252 backing image present for this image
2254 - "io-status": I/O operation status, only present if the device supports it
2255 and the VM is configured to stop on errors. It's always reset
2256 to "ok" when the "cont" command is issued (json_string, optional)
2257 - Possible values: "ok", "failed", "nospace"
2259 Example:
2261 -> { "execute": "query-block" }
2262 <- {
2263 "return":[
2265 "io-status": "ok",
2266 "device":"ide0-hd0",
2267 "locked":false,
2268 "removable":false,
2269 "inserted":{
2270 "ro":false,
2271 "drv":"qcow2",
2272 "encrypted":false,
2273 "file":"disks/test.qcow2",
2274 "backing_file_depth":1,
2275 "bps":1000000,
2276 "bps_rd":0,
2277 "bps_wr":0,
2278 "iops":1000000,
2279 "iops_rd":0,
2280 "iops_wr":0,
2281 "bps_max": 8000000,
2282 "bps_rd_max": 0,
2283 "bps_wr_max": 0,
2284 "iops_max": 0,
2285 "iops_rd_max": 0,
2286 "iops_wr_max": 0,
2287 "iops_size": 0,
2288 "detect_zeroes": "on",
2289 "write_threshold": 0,
2290 "image":{
2291 "filename":"disks/test.qcow2",
2292 "format":"qcow2",
2293 "virtual-size":2048000,
2294 "backing_file":"base.qcow2",
2295 "full-backing-filename":"disks/base.qcow2",
2296 "backing-filename-format:"qcow2",
2297 "snapshots":[
2299 "id": "1",
2300 "name": "snapshot1",
2301 "vm-state-size": 0,
2302 "date-sec": 10000200,
2303 "date-nsec": 12,
2304 "vm-clock-sec": 206,
2305 "vm-clock-nsec": 30
2308 "backing-image":{
2309 "filename":"disks/base.qcow2",
2310 "format":"qcow2",
2311 "virtual-size":2048000
2315 "type":"unknown"
2318 "io-status": "ok",
2319 "device":"ide1-cd0",
2320 "locked":false,
2321 "removable":true,
2322 "type":"unknown"
2325 "device":"floppy0",
2326 "locked":false,
2327 "removable":true,
2328 "type":"unknown"
2331 "device":"sd0",
2332 "locked":false,
2333 "removable":true,
2334 "type":"unknown"
2339 EQMP
2342 .name = "query-block",
2343 .args_type = "",
2344 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_block,
2347 SQMP
2348 query-blockstats
2349 ----------------
2351 Show block device statistics.
2353 Each device statistic information is stored in a json-object and the returned
2354 value is a json-array of all devices.
2356 Each json-object contain the following:
2358 - "device": device name (json-string)
2359 - "stats": A json-object with the statistics information, it contains:
2360 - "rd_bytes": bytes read (json-int)
2361 - "wr_bytes": bytes written (json-int)
2362 - "rd_operations": read operations (json-int)
2363 - "wr_operations": write operations (json-int)
2364 - "flush_operations": cache flush operations (json-int)
2365 - "wr_total_time_ns": total time spend on writes in nano-seconds (json-int)
2366 - "rd_total_time_ns": total time spend on reads in nano-seconds (json-int)
2367 - "flush_total_time_ns": total time spend on cache flushes in nano-seconds (json-int)
2368 - "wr_highest_offset": Highest offset of a sector written since the
2369 BlockDriverState has been opened (json-int)
2370 - "rd_merged": number of read requests that have been merged into
2371 another request (json-int)
2372 - "wr_merged": number of write requests that have been merged into
2373 another request (json-int)
2374 - "parent": Contains recursively the statistics of the underlying
2375 protocol (e.g. the host file for a qcow2 image). If there is
2376 no underlying protocol, this field is omitted
2377 (json-object, optional)
2379 Example:
2381 -> { "execute": "query-blockstats" }
2382 <- {
2383 "return":[
2385 "device":"ide0-hd0",
2386 "parent":{
2387 "stats":{
2388 "wr_highest_offset":3686448128,
2389 "wr_bytes":9786368,
2390 "wr_operations":751,
2391 "rd_bytes":122567168,
2392 "rd_operations":36772
2393 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
2394 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
2395 "flush_total_times_ns":49653
2396 "flush_operations":61,
2397 "rd_merged":0,
2398 "wr_merged":0
2401 "stats":{
2402 "wr_highest_offset":2821110784,
2403 "wr_bytes":9786368,
2404 "wr_operations":692,
2405 "rd_bytes":122739200,
2406 "rd_operations":36604
2407 "flush_operations":51,
2408 "wr_total_times_ns":313253456
2409 "rd_total_times_ns":3465673657
2410 "flush_total_times_ns":49653,
2411 "rd_merged":0,
2412 "wr_merged":0
2416 "device":"ide1-cd0",
2417 "stats":{
2418 "wr_highest_offset":0,
2419 "wr_bytes":0,
2420 "wr_operations":0,
2421 "rd_bytes":0,
2422 "rd_operations":0
2423 "flush_operations":0,
2424 "wr_total_times_ns":0
2425 "rd_total_times_ns":0
2426 "flush_total_times_ns":0,
2427 "rd_merged":0,
2428 "wr_merged":0
2432 "device":"floppy0",
2433 "stats":{
2434 "wr_highest_offset":0,
2435 "wr_bytes":0,
2436 "wr_operations":0,
2437 "rd_bytes":0,
2438 "rd_operations":0
2439 "flush_operations":0,
2440 "wr_total_times_ns":0
2441 "rd_total_times_ns":0
2442 "flush_total_times_ns":0,
2443 "rd_merged":0,
2444 "wr_merged":0
2448 "device":"sd0",
2449 "stats":{
2450 "wr_highest_offset":0,
2451 "wr_bytes":0,
2452 "wr_operations":0,
2453 "rd_bytes":0,
2454 "rd_operations":0
2455 "flush_operations":0,
2456 "wr_total_times_ns":0
2457 "rd_total_times_ns":0
2458 "flush_total_times_ns":0,
2459 "rd_merged":0,
2460 "wr_merged":0
2466 EQMP
2469 .name = "query-blockstats",
2470 .args_type = "query-nodes:b?",
2471 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_blockstats,
2474 SQMP
2475 query-cpus
2476 ----------
2478 Show CPU information.
2480 Return a json-array. Each CPU is represented by a json-object, which contains:
2482 - "CPU": CPU index (json-int)
2483 - "current": true if this is the current CPU, false otherwise (json-bool)
2484 - "halted": true if the cpu is halted, false otherwise (json-bool)
2485 - Current program counter. The key's name depends on the architecture:
2486 "pc": i386/x86_64 (json-int)
2487 "nip": PPC (json-int)
2488 "pc" and "npc": sparc (json-int)
2489 "PC": mips (json-int)
2490 - "thread_id": ID of the underlying host thread (json-int)
2492 Example:
2494 -> { "execute": "query-cpus" }
2495 <- {
2496 "return":[
2498 "CPU":0,
2499 "current":true,
2500 "halted":false,
2501 "pc":3227107138
2502 "thread_id":3134
2505 "CPU":1,
2506 "current":false,
2507 "halted":true,
2508 "pc":7108165
2509 "thread_id":3135
2514 EQMP
2517 .name = "query-cpus",
2518 .args_type = "",
2519 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpus,
2522 SQMP
2523 query-iothreads
2524 ---------------
2526 Returns a list of information about each iothread.
2528 Note this list excludes the QEMU main loop thread, which is not declared
2529 using the -object iothread command-line option. It is always the main thread
2530 of the process.
2532 Return a json-array. Each iothread is represented by a json-object, which contains:
2534 - "id": name of iothread (json-str)
2535 - "thread-id": ID of the underlying host thread (json-int)
2537 Example:
2539 -> { "execute": "query-iothreads" }
2540 <- {
2541 "return":[
2543 "id":"iothread0",
2544 "thread-id":3134
2547 "id":"iothread1",
2548 "thread-id":3135
2553 EQMP
2556 .name = "query-iothreads",
2557 .args_type = "",
2558 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_iothreads,
2561 SQMP
2562 query-pci
2563 ---------
2565 PCI buses and devices information.
2567 The returned value is a json-array of all buses. Each bus is represented by
2568 a json-object, which has a key with a json-array of all PCI devices attached
2569 to it. Each device is represented by a json-object.
2571 The bus json-object contains the following:
2573 - "bus": bus number (json-int)
2574 - "devices": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
2575 PCI device
2577 The PCI device json-object contains the following:
2579 - "bus": identical to the parent's bus number (json-int)
2580 - "slot": slot number (json-int)
2581 - "function": function number (json-int)
2582 - "class_info": a json-object containing:
2583 - "desc": device class description (json-string, optional)
2584 - "class": device class number (json-int)
2585 - "id": a json-object containing:
2586 - "device": device ID (json-int)
2587 - "vendor": vendor ID (json-int)
2588 - "irq": device's IRQ if assigned (json-int, optional)
2589 - "qdev_id": qdev id string (json-string)
2590 - "pci_bridge": It's a json-object, only present if this device is a
2591 PCI bridge, contains:
2592 - "bus": bus number (json-int)
2593 - "secondary": secondary bus number (json-int)
2594 - "subordinate": subordinate bus number (json-int)
2595 - "io_range": I/O memory range information, a json-object with the
2596 following members:
2597 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
2598 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
2599 - "memory_range": memory range information, a json-object with the
2600 following members:
2601 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
2602 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
2603 - "prefetchable_range": Prefetchable memory range information, a
2604 json-object with the following members:
2605 - "base": base address, in bytes (json-int)
2606 - "limit": limit address, in bytes (json-int)
2607 - "devices": a json-array of PCI devices if there's any attached, each
2608 each element is represented by a json-object, which contains
2609 the same members of the 'PCI device json-object' described
2610 above (optional)
2611 - "regions": a json-array of json-objects, each json-object represents a
2612 memory region of this device
2614 The memory range json-object contains the following:
2616 - "base": base memory address (json-int)
2617 - "limit": limit value (json-int)
2619 The region json-object can be an I/O region or a memory region, an I/O region
2620 json-object contains the following:
2622 - "type": "io" (json-string, fixed)
2623 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
2624 - "address": memory address (json-int)
2625 - "size": memory size (json-int)
2627 A memory region json-object contains the following:
2629 - "type": "memory" (json-string, fixed)
2630 - "bar": BAR number (json-int)
2631 - "address": memory address (json-int)
2632 - "size": memory size (json-int)
2633 - "mem_type_64": true or false (json-bool)
2634 - "prefetch": true or false (json-bool)
2636 Example:
2638 -> { "execute": "query-pci" }
2639 <- {
2640 "return":[
2642 "bus":0,
2643 "devices":[
2645 "bus":0,
2646 "qdev_id":"",
2647 "slot":0,
2648 "class_info":{
2649 "class":1536,
2650 "desc":"Host bridge"
2652 "id":{
2653 "device":32902,
2654 "vendor":4663
2656 "function":0,
2657 "regions":[
2662 "bus":0,
2663 "qdev_id":"",
2664 "slot":1,
2665 "class_info":{
2666 "class":1537,
2667 "desc":"ISA bridge"
2669 "id":{
2670 "device":32902,
2671 "vendor":28672
2673 "function":0,
2674 "regions":[
2679 "bus":0,
2680 "qdev_id":"",
2681 "slot":1,
2682 "class_info":{
2683 "class":257,
2684 "desc":"IDE controller"
2686 "id":{
2687 "device":32902,
2688 "vendor":28688
2690 "function":1,
2691 "regions":[
2693 "bar":4,
2694 "size":16,
2695 "address":49152,
2696 "type":"io"
2701 "bus":0,
2702 "qdev_id":"",
2703 "slot":2,
2704 "class_info":{
2705 "class":768,
2706 "desc":"VGA controller"
2708 "id":{
2709 "device":4115,
2710 "vendor":184
2712 "function":0,
2713 "regions":[
2715 "prefetch":true,
2716 "mem_type_64":false,
2717 "bar":0,
2718 "size":33554432,
2719 "address":4026531840,
2720 "type":"memory"
2723 "prefetch":false,
2724 "mem_type_64":false,
2725 "bar":1,
2726 "size":4096,
2727 "address":4060086272,
2728 "type":"memory"
2731 "prefetch":false,
2732 "mem_type_64":false,
2733 "bar":6,
2734 "size":65536,
2735 "address":-1,
2736 "type":"memory"
2741 "bus":0,
2742 "qdev_id":"",
2743 "irq":11,
2744 "slot":4,
2745 "class_info":{
2746 "class":1280,
2747 "desc":"RAM controller"
2749 "id":{
2750 "device":6900,
2751 "vendor":4098
2753 "function":0,
2754 "regions":[
2756 "bar":0,
2757 "size":32,
2758 "address":49280,
2759 "type":"io"
2768 Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too long.
2770 EQMP
2773 .name = "query-pci",
2774 .args_type = "",
2775 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_pci,
2778 SQMP
2779 query-kvm
2780 ---------
2782 Show KVM information.
2784 Return a json-object with the following information:
2786 - "enabled": true if KVM support is enabled, false otherwise (json-bool)
2787 - "present": true if QEMU has KVM support, false otherwise (json-bool)
2789 Example:
2791 -> { "execute": "query-kvm" }
2792 <- { "return": { "enabled": true, "present": true } }
2794 EQMP
2797 .name = "query-kvm",
2798 .args_type = "",
2799 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_kvm,
2802 SQMP
2803 query-status
2804 ------------
2806 Return a json-object with the following information:
2808 - "running": true if the VM is running, or false if it is paused (json-bool)
2809 - "singlestep": true if the VM is in single step mode,
2810 false otherwise (json-bool)
2811 - "status": one of the following values (json-string)
2812 "debug" - QEMU is running on a debugger
2813 "inmigrate" - guest is paused waiting for an incoming migration
2814 "internal-error" - An internal error that prevents further guest
2815 execution has occurred
2816 "io-error" - the last IOP has failed and the device is configured
2817 to pause on I/O errors
2818 "paused" - guest has been paused via the 'stop' command
2819 "postmigrate" - guest is paused following a successful 'migrate'
2820 "prelaunch" - QEMU was started with -S and guest has not started
2821 "finish-migrate" - guest is paused to finish the migration process
2822 "restore-vm" - guest is paused to restore VM state
2823 "running" - guest is actively running
2824 "save-vm" - guest is paused to save the VM state
2825 "shutdown" - guest is shut down (and -no-shutdown is in use)
2826 "watchdog" - the watchdog action is configured to pause and
2827 has been triggered
2829 Example:
2831 -> { "execute": "query-status" }
2832 <- { "return": { "running": true, "singlestep": false, "status": "running" } }
2834 EQMP
2837 .name = "query-status",
2838 .args_type = "",
2839 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_status,
2842 SQMP
2843 query-mice
2844 ----------
2846 Show VM mice information.
2848 Each mouse is represented by a json-object, the returned value is a json-array
2849 of all mice.
2851 The mouse json-object contains the following:
2853 - "name": mouse's name (json-string)
2854 - "index": mouse's index (json-int)
2855 - "current": true if this mouse is receiving events, false otherwise (json-bool)
2856 - "absolute": true if the mouse generates absolute input events (json-bool)
2858 Example:
2860 -> { "execute": "query-mice" }
2861 <- {
2862 "return":[
2864 "name":"QEMU Microsoft Mouse",
2865 "index":0,
2866 "current":false,
2867 "absolute":false
2870 "name":"QEMU PS/2 Mouse",
2871 "index":1,
2872 "current":true,
2873 "absolute":true
2878 EQMP
2881 .name = "query-mice",
2882 .args_type = "",
2883 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_mice,
2886 SQMP
2887 query-vnc
2888 ---------
2890 Show VNC server information.
2892 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
2893 as a json-array of json-objects.
2895 The main json-object contains the following:
2897 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
2898 - "host": server's IP address (json-string)
2899 - "family": address family (json-string)
2900 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2901 - "service": server's port number (json-string)
2902 - "auth": authentication method (json-string)
2903 - Possible values: "invalid", "none", "ra2", "ra2ne", "sasl", "tight",
2904 "tls", "ultra", "unknown", "vencrypt", "vencrypt",
2905 "vencrypt+plain", "vencrypt+tls+none",
2906 "vencrypt+tls+plain", "vencrypt+tls+sasl",
2907 "vencrypt+tls+vnc", "vencrypt+x509+none",
2908 "vencrypt+x509+plain", "vencrypt+x509+sasl",
2909 "vencrypt+x509+vnc", "vnc"
2910 - "clients": a json-array of all connected clients
2912 Clients are described by a json-object, each one contain the following:
2914 - "host": client's IP address (json-string)
2915 - "family": address family (json-string)
2916 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2917 - "service": client's port number (json-string)
2918 - "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
2919 - "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)
2921 Example:
2923 -> { "execute": "query-vnc" }
2924 <- {
2925 "return":{
2926 "enabled":true,
2927 "host":"0.0.0.0",
2928 "service":"50402",
2929 "auth":"vnc",
2930 "family":"ipv4",
2931 "clients":[
2933 "host":"127.0.0.1",
2934 "service":"50401",
2935 "family":"ipv4"
2941 EQMP
2944 .name = "query-vnc",
2945 .args_type = "",
2946 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_vnc,
2949 .name = "query-vnc-servers",
2950 .args_type = "",
2951 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_vnc_servers,
2954 SQMP
2955 query-spice
2956 -----------
2958 Show SPICE server information.
2960 Return a json-object with server information. Connected clients are returned
2961 as a json-array of json-objects.
2963 The main json-object contains the following:
2965 - "enabled": true or false (json-bool)
2966 - "host": server's IP address (json-string)
2967 - "port": server's port number (json-int, optional)
2968 - "tls-port": server's port number (json-int, optional)
2969 - "auth": authentication method (json-string)
2970 - Possible values: "none", "spice"
2971 - "channels": a json-array of all active channels clients
2973 Channels are described by a json-object, each one contain the following:
2975 - "host": client's IP address (json-string)
2976 - "family": address family (json-string)
2977 - Possible values: "ipv4", "ipv6", "unix", "unknown"
2978 - "port": client's port number (json-string)
2979 - "connection-id": spice connection id. All channels with the same id
2980 belong to the same spice session (json-int)
2981 - "channel-type": channel type. "1" is the main control channel, filter for
2982 this one if you want track spice sessions only (json-int)
2983 - "channel-id": channel id. Usually "0", might be different needed when
2984 multiple channels of the same type exist, such as multiple
2985 display channels in a multihead setup (json-int)
2986 - "tls": whether the channel is encrypted (json-bool)
2988 Example:
2990 -> { "execute": "query-spice" }
2991 <- {
2992 "return": {
2993 "enabled": true,
2994 "auth": "spice",
2995 "port": 5920,
2996 "tls-port": 5921,
2997 "host": "0.0.0.0",
2998 "channels": [
3000 "port": "54924",
3001 "family": "ipv4",
3002 "channel-type": 1,
3003 "connection-id": 1804289383,
3004 "host": "127.0.0.1",
3005 "channel-id": 0,
3006 "tls": true
3009 "port": "36710",
3010 "family": "ipv4",
3011 "channel-type": 4,
3012 "connection-id": 1804289383,
3013 "host": "127.0.0.1",
3014 "channel-id": 0,
3015 "tls": false
3017 [ ... more channels follow ... ]
3022 EQMP
3024 #if defined(CONFIG_SPICE)
3026 .name = "query-spice",
3027 .args_type = "",
3028 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_spice,
3030 #endif
3032 SQMP
3033 query-name
3034 ----------
3036 Show VM name.
3038 Return a json-object with the following information:
3040 - "name": VM's name (json-string, optional)
3042 Example:
3044 -> { "execute": "query-name" }
3045 <- { "return": { "name": "qemu-name" } }
3047 EQMP
3050 .name = "query-name",
3051 .args_type = "",
3052 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_name,
3055 SQMP
3056 query-uuid
3057 ----------
3059 Show VM UUID.
3061 Return a json-object with the following information:
3063 - "UUID": Universally Unique Identifier (json-string)
3065 Example:
3067 -> { "execute": "query-uuid" }
3068 <- { "return": { "UUID": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" } }
3070 EQMP
3073 .name = "query-uuid",
3074 .args_type = "",
3075 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_uuid,
3078 SQMP
3079 query-command-line-options
3080 --------------------------
3082 Show command line option schema.
3084 Return a json-array of command line option schema for all options (or for
3085 the given option), returning an error if the given option doesn't exist.
3087 Each array entry contains the following:
3089 - "option": option name (json-string)
3090 - "parameters": a json-array describes all parameters of the option:
3091 - "name": parameter name (json-string)
3092 - "type": parameter type (one of 'string', 'boolean', 'number',
3093 or 'size')
3094 - "help": human readable description of the parameter
3095 (json-string, optional)
3096 - "default": default value string for the parameter
3097 (json-string, optional)
3099 Example:
3101 -> { "execute": "query-command-line-options", "arguments": { "option": "option-rom" } }
3102 <- { "return": [
3104 "parameters": [
3106 "name": "romfile",
3107 "type": "string"
3110 "name": "bootindex",
3111 "type": "number"
3114 "option": "option-rom"
3119 EQMP
3122 .name = "query-command-line-options",
3123 .args_type = "option:s?",
3124 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_command_line_options,
3127 SQMP
3128 query-migrate
3129 -------------
3131 Migration status.
3133 Return a json-object. If migration is active there will be another json-object
3134 with RAM migration status and if block migration is active another one with
3135 block migration status.
3137 The main json-object contains the following:
3139 - "status": migration status (json-string)
3140 - Possible values: "setup", "active", "completed", "failed", "cancelled"
3141 - "total-time": total amount of ms since migration started. If
3142 migration has ended, it returns the total migration
3143 time (json-int)
3144 - "setup-time" amount of setup time in milliseconds _before_ the
3145 iterations begin but _after_ the QMP command is issued.
3146 This is designed to provide an accounting of any activities
3147 (such as RDMA pinning) which may be expensive, but do not
3148 actually occur during the iterative migration rounds
3149 themselves. (json-int)
3150 - "downtime": only present when migration has finished correctly
3151 total amount in ms for downtime that happened (json-int)
3152 - "expected-downtime": only present while migration is active
3153 total amount in ms for downtime that was calculated on
3154 the last bitmap round (json-int)
3155 - "ram": only present if "status" is "active", it is a json-object with the
3156 following RAM information:
3157 - "transferred": amount transferred in bytes (json-int)
3158 - "remaining": amount remaining to transfer in bytes (json-int)
3159 - "total": total amount of memory in bytes (json-int)
3160 - "duplicate": number of pages filled entirely with the same
3161 byte (json-int)
3162 These are sent over the wire much more efficiently.
3163 - "skipped": number of skipped zero pages (json-int)
3164 - "normal" : number of whole pages transferred. I.e. they
3165 were not sent as duplicate or xbzrle pages (json-int)
3166 - "normal-bytes" : number of bytes transferred in whole
3167 pages. This is just normal pages times size of one page,
3168 but this way upper levels don't need to care about page
3169 size (json-int)
3170 - "dirty-sync-count": times that dirty ram was synchronized (json-int)
3171 - "disk": only present if "status" is "active" and it is a block migration,
3172 it is a json-object with the following disk information:
3173 - "transferred": amount transferred in bytes (json-int)
3174 - "remaining": amount remaining to transfer in bytes json-int)
3175 - "total": total disk size in bytes (json-int)
3176 - "xbzrle-cache": only present if XBZRLE is active.
3177 It is a json-object with the following XBZRLE information:
3178 - "cache-size": XBZRLE cache size in bytes
3179 - "bytes": number of bytes transferred for XBZRLE compressed pages
3180 - "pages": number of XBZRLE compressed pages
3181 - "cache-miss": number of XBRZRLE page cache misses
3182 - "cache-miss-rate": rate of XBRZRLE page cache misses
3183 - "overflow": number of times XBZRLE overflows. This means
3184 that the XBZRLE encoding was bigger than just sent the
3185 whole page, and then we sent the whole page instead (as as
3186 normal page).
3188 Examples:
3190 1. Before the first migration
3192 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
3193 <- { "return": {} }
3195 2. Migration is done and has succeeded
3197 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
3198 <- { "return": {
3199 "status": "completed",
3200 "ram":{
3201 "transferred":123,
3202 "remaining":123,
3203 "total":246,
3204 "total-time":12345,
3205 "setup-time":12345,
3206 "downtime":12345,
3207 "duplicate":123,
3208 "normal":123,
3209 "normal-bytes":123456,
3210 "dirty-sync-count":15
3215 3. Migration is done and has failed
3217 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
3218 <- { "return": { "status": "failed" } }
3220 4. Migration is being performed and is not a block migration:
3222 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
3223 <- {
3224 "return":{
3225 "status":"active",
3226 "ram":{
3227 "transferred":123,
3228 "remaining":123,
3229 "total":246,
3230 "total-time":12345,
3231 "setup-time":12345,
3232 "expected-downtime":12345,
3233 "duplicate":123,
3234 "normal":123,
3235 "normal-bytes":123456,
3236 "dirty-sync-count":15
3241 5. Migration is being performed and is a block migration:
3243 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
3244 <- {
3245 "return":{
3246 "status":"active",
3247 "ram":{
3248 "total":1057024,
3249 "remaining":1053304,
3250 "transferred":3720,
3251 "total-time":12345,
3252 "setup-time":12345,
3253 "expected-downtime":12345,
3254 "duplicate":123,
3255 "normal":123,
3256 "normal-bytes":123456,
3257 "dirty-sync-count":15
3259 "disk":{
3260 "total":20971520,
3261 "remaining":20880384,
3262 "transferred":91136
3267 6. Migration is being performed and XBZRLE is active:
3269 -> { "execute": "query-migrate" }
3270 <- {
3271 "return":{
3272 "status":"active",
3273 "capabilities" : [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state" : true } ],
3274 "ram":{
3275 "total":1057024,
3276 "remaining":1053304,
3277 "transferred":3720,
3278 "total-time":12345,
3279 "setup-time":12345,
3280 "expected-downtime":12345,
3281 "duplicate":10,
3282 "normal":3333,
3283 "normal-bytes":3412992,
3284 "dirty-sync-count":15
3286 "xbzrle-cache":{
3287 "cache-size":67108864,
3288 "bytes":20971520,
3289 "pages":2444343,
3290 "cache-miss":2244,
3291 "cache-miss-rate":0.123,
3292 "overflow":34434
3297 EQMP
3300 .name = "query-migrate",
3301 .args_type = "",
3302 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate,
3305 SQMP
3306 migrate-set-capabilities
3307 ------------------------
3309 Enable/Disable migration capabilities
3311 - "xbzrle": XBZRLE support
3312 - "rdma-pin-all": pin all pages when using RDMA during migration
3313 - "auto-converge": throttle down guest to help convergence of migration
3314 - "zero-blocks": compress zero blocks during block migration
3316 Arguments:
3318 Example:
3320 -> { "execute": "migrate-set-capabilities" , "arguments":
3321 { "capabilities": [ { "capability": "xbzrle", "state": true } ] } }
3323 EQMP
3326 .name = "migrate-set-capabilities",
3327 .args_type = "capabilities:q",
3328 .params = "capability:s,state:b",
3329 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_migrate_set_capabilities,
3331 SQMP
3332 query-migrate-capabilities
3333 --------------------------
3335 Query current migration capabilities
3337 - "capabilities": migration capabilities state
3338 - "xbzrle" : XBZRLE state (json-bool)
3339 - "rdma-pin-all" : RDMA Pin Page state (json-bool)
3340 - "auto-converge" : Auto Converge state (json-bool)
3341 - "zero-blocks" : Zero Blocks state (json-bool)
3343 Arguments:
3345 Example:
3347 -> { "execute": "query-migrate-capabilities" }
3348 <- { "return": [ { "state": false, "capability": "xbzrle" } ] }
3350 EQMP
3353 .name = "query-migrate-capabilities",
3354 .args_type = "",
3355 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_migrate_capabilities,
3358 SQMP
3359 query-balloon
3360 -------------
3362 Show balloon information.
3364 Make an asynchronous request for balloon info. When the request completes a
3365 json-object will be returned containing the following data:
3367 - "actual": current balloon value in bytes (json-int)
3369 Example:
3371 -> { "execute": "query-balloon" }
3372 <- {
3373 "return":{
3374 "actual":1073741824,
3378 EQMP
3381 .name = "query-balloon",
3382 .args_type = "",
3383 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_balloon,
3387 .name = "query-block-jobs",
3388 .args_type = "",
3389 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_block_jobs,
3393 .name = "qom-list",
3394 .args_type = "path:s",
3395 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_qom_list,
3399 .name = "qom-set",
3400 .args_type = "path:s,property:s,value:q",
3401 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_qom_set,
3405 .name = "qom-get",
3406 .args_type = "path:s,property:s",
3407 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_qom_get,
3411 .name = "nbd-server-start",
3412 .args_type = "addr:q",
3413 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_start,
3416 .name = "nbd-server-add",
3417 .args_type = "device:B,writable:b?",
3418 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_add,
3421 .name = "nbd-server-stop",
3422 .args_type = "",
3423 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_nbd_server_stop,
3427 .name = "change-vnc-password",
3428 .args_type = "password:s",
3429 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_change_vnc_password,
3432 .name = "qom-list-types",
3433 .args_type = "implements:s?,abstract:b?",
3434 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_qom_list_types,
3438 .name = "device-list-properties",
3439 .args_type = "typename:s",
3440 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_device_list_properties,
3444 .name = "query-machines",
3445 .args_type = "",
3446 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_machines,
3450 .name = "query-cpu-definitions",
3451 .args_type = "",
3452 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_cpu_definitions,
3456 .name = "query-target",
3457 .args_type = "",
3458 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_target,
3462 .name = "query-tpm",
3463 .args_type = "",
3464 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_tpm,
3467 SQMP
3468 query-tpm
3469 ---------
3471 Return information about the TPM device.
3473 Arguments: None
3475 Example:
3477 -> { "execute": "query-tpm" }
3478 <- { "return":
3480 { "model": "tpm-tis",
3481 "options":
3482 { "type": "passthrough",
3483 "data":
3484 { "cancel-path": "/sys/class/misc/tpm0/device/cancel",
3485 "path": "/dev/tpm0"
3488 "id": "tpm0"
3493 EQMP
3496 .name = "query-tpm-models",
3497 .args_type = "",
3498 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_tpm_models,
3501 SQMP
3502 query-tpm-models
3503 ----------------
3505 Return a list of supported TPM models.
3507 Arguments: None
3509 Example:
3511 -> { "execute": "query-tpm-models" }
3512 <- { "return": [ "tpm-tis" ] }
3514 EQMP
3517 .name = "query-tpm-types",
3518 .args_type = "",
3519 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_tpm_types,
3522 SQMP
3523 query-tpm-types
3524 ---------------
3526 Return a list of supported TPM types.
3528 Arguments: None
3530 Example:
3532 -> { "execute": "query-tpm-types" }
3533 <- { "return": [ "passthrough" ] }
3535 EQMP
3538 .name = "chardev-add",
3539 .args_type = "id:s,backend:q",
3540 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_chardev_add,
3543 SQMP
3544 chardev-add
3545 ----------------
3547 Add a chardev.
3549 Arguments:
3551 - "id": the chardev's ID, must be unique (json-string)
3552 - "backend": chardev backend type + parameters
3554 Examples:
3556 -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
3557 "arguments" : { "id" : "foo",
3558 "backend" : { "type" : "null", "data" : {} } } }
3559 <- { "return": {} }
3561 -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
3562 "arguments" : { "id" : "bar",
3563 "backend" : { "type" : "file",
3564 "data" : { "out" : "/tmp/bar.log" } } } }
3565 <- { "return": {} }
3567 -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
3568 "arguments" : { "id" : "baz",
3569 "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
3570 <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
3572 EQMP
3575 .name = "chardev-remove",
3576 .args_type = "id:s",
3577 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_chardev_remove,
3581 SQMP
3582 chardev-remove
3583 --------------
3585 Remove a chardev.
3587 Arguments:
3589 - "id": the chardev's ID, must exist and not be in use (json-string)
3591 Example:
3593 -> { "execute": "chardev-remove", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
3594 <- { "return": {} }
3596 EQMP
3598 .name = "query-rx-filter",
3599 .args_type = "name:s?",
3600 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_rx_filter,
3603 SQMP
3604 query-rx-filter
3605 ---------------
3607 Show rx-filter information.
3609 Returns a json-array of rx-filter information for all NICs (or for the
3610 given NIC), returning an error if the given NIC doesn't exist, or
3611 given NIC doesn't support rx-filter querying, or given net client
3612 isn't a NIC.
3614 The query will clear the event notification flag of each NIC, then qemu
3615 will start to emit event to QMP monitor.
3617 Each array entry contains the following:
3619 - "name": net client name (json-string)
3620 - "promiscuous": promiscuous mode is enabled (json-bool)
3621 - "multicast": multicast receive state (one of 'normal', 'none', 'all')
3622 - "unicast": unicast receive state (one of 'normal', 'none', 'all')
3623 - "vlan": vlan receive state (one of 'normal', 'none', 'all') (Since 2.0)
3624 - "broadcast-allowed": allow to receive broadcast (json-bool)
3625 - "multicast-overflow": multicast table is overflowed (json-bool)
3626 - "unicast-overflow": unicast table is overflowed (json-bool)
3627 - "main-mac": main macaddr string (json-string)
3628 - "vlan-table": a json-array of active vlan id
3629 - "unicast-table": a json-array of unicast macaddr string
3630 - "multicast-table": a json-array of multicast macaddr string
3632 Example:
3634 -> { "execute": "query-rx-filter", "arguments": { "name": "vnet0" } }
3635 <- { "return": [
3637 "promiscuous": true,
3638 "name": "vnet0",
3639 "main-mac": "52:54:00:12:34:56",
3640 "unicast": "normal",
3641 "vlan": "normal",
3642 "vlan-table": [
3646 "unicast-table": [
3648 "multicast": "normal",
3649 "multicast-overflow": false,
3650 "unicast-overflow": false,
3651 "multicast-table": [
3652 "01:00:5e:00:00:01",
3653 "33:33:00:00:00:01",
3654 "33:33:ff:12:34:56"
3656 "broadcast-allowed": false
3661 EQMP
3664 .name = "blockdev-add",
3665 .args_type = "options:q",
3666 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_blockdev_add,
3669 SQMP
3670 blockdev-add
3671 ------------
3673 Add a block device.
3675 This command is still a work in progress. It doesn't support all
3676 block drivers, it lacks a matching blockdev-del, and more. Stay away
3677 from it unless you want to help with its development.
3679 Arguments:
3681 - "options": block driver options
3683 Example (1):
3685 -> { "execute": "blockdev-add",
3686 "arguments": { "options" : { "driver": "qcow2",
3687 "file": { "driver": "file",
3688 "filename": "test.qcow2" } } } }
3689 <- { "return": {} }
3691 Example (2):
3693 -> { "execute": "blockdev-add",
3694 "arguments": {
3695 "options": {
3696 "driver": "qcow2",
3697 "id": "my_disk",
3698 "discard": "unmap",
3699 "cache": {
3700 "direct": true,
3701 "writeback": true
3703 "file": {
3704 "driver": "file",
3705 "filename": "/tmp/test.qcow2"
3707 "backing": {
3708 "driver": "raw",
3709 "file": {
3710 "driver": "file",
3711 "filename": "/dev/fdset/4"
3718 <- { "return": {} }
3720 EQMP
3723 .name = "query-named-block-nodes",
3724 .args_type = "",
3725 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_named_block_nodes,
3728 SQMP
3729 @query-named-block-nodes
3730 ------------------------
3732 Return a list of BlockDeviceInfo for all the named block driver nodes
3734 Example:
3736 -> { "execute": "query-named-block-nodes" }
3737 <- { "return": [ { "ro":false,
3738 "drv":"qcow2",
3739 "encrypted":false,
3740 "file":"disks/test.qcow2",
3741 "node-name": "my-node",
3742 "backing_file_depth":1,
3743 "bps":1000000,
3744 "bps_rd":0,
3745 "bps_wr":0,
3746 "iops":1000000,
3747 "iops_rd":0,
3748 "iops_wr":0,
3749 "bps_max": 8000000,
3750 "bps_rd_max": 0,
3751 "bps_wr_max": 0,
3752 "iops_max": 0,
3753 "iops_rd_max": 0,
3754 "iops_wr_max": 0,
3755 "iops_size": 0,
3756 "write_threshold": 0,
3757 "image":{
3758 "filename":"disks/test.qcow2",
3759 "format":"qcow2",
3760 "virtual-size":2048000,
3761 "backing_file":"base.qcow2",
3762 "full-backing-filename":"disks/base.qcow2",
3763 "backing-filename-format:"qcow2",
3764 "snapshots":[
3766 "id": "1",
3767 "name": "snapshot1",
3768 "vm-state-size": 0,
3769 "date-sec": 10000200,
3770 "date-nsec": 12,
3771 "vm-clock-sec": 206,
3772 "vm-clock-nsec": 30
3775 "backing-image":{
3776 "filename":"disks/base.qcow2",
3777 "format":"qcow2",
3778 "virtual-size":2048000
3780 } } ] }
3782 EQMP
3785 .name = "query-memdev",
3786 .args_type = "",
3787 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_memdev,
3790 SQMP
3791 query-memdev
3792 ------------
3794 Show memory devices information.
3797 Example (1):
3799 -> { "execute": "query-memdev" }
3800 <- { "return": [
3802 "size": 536870912,
3803 "merge": false,
3804 "dump": true,
3805 "prealloc": false,
3806 "host-nodes": [0, 1],
3807 "policy": "bind"
3810 "size": 536870912,
3811 "merge": false,
3812 "dump": true,
3813 "prealloc": true,
3814 "host-nodes": [2, 3],
3815 "policy": "preferred"
3820 EQMP
3823 .name = "query-memory-devices",
3824 .args_type = "",
3825 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_memory_devices,
3828 SQMP
3829 @query-memory-devices
3830 --------------------
3832 Return a list of memory devices.
3834 Example:
3835 -> { "execute": "query-memory-devices" }
3836 <- { "return": [ { "data":
3837 { "addr": 5368709120,
3838 "hotpluggable": true,
3839 "hotplugged": true,
3840 "id": "d1",
3841 "memdev": "/objects/memX",
3842 "node": 0,
3843 "size": 1073741824,
3844 "slot": 0},
3845 "type": "dimm"
3846 } ] }
3847 EQMP
3850 .name = "query-acpi-ospm-status",
3851 .args_type = "",
3852 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_acpi_ospm_status,
3855 SQMP
3856 @query-acpi-ospm-status
3857 --------------------
3859 Return list of ACPIOSTInfo for devices that support status reporting
3860 via ACPI _OST method.
3862 Example:
3863 -> { "execute": "query-acpi-ospm-status" }
3864 <- { "return": [ { "device": "d1", "slot": "0", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 1, "status": 0},
3865 { "slot": "1", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 0, "status": 0},
3866 { "slot": "2", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 0, "status": 0},
3867 { "slot": "3", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 0, "status": 0}
3869 EQMP
3871 #if defined TARGET_I386
3873 .name = "rtc-reset-reinjection",
3874 .args_type = "",
3875 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_rtc_reset_reinjection,
3877 #endif
3879 SQMP
3880 rtc-reset-reinjection
3881 ---------------------
3883 Reset the RTC interrupt reinjection backlog.
3885 Arguments: None.
3887 Example:
3889 -> { "execute": "rtc-reset-reinjection" }
3890 <- { "return": {} }
3891 EQMP
3894 .name = "trace-event-get-state",
3895 .args_type = "name:s",
3896 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_trace_event_get_state,
3899 SQMP
3900 trace-event-get-state
3901 ---------------------
3903 Query the state of events.
3905 Example:
3907 -> { "execute": "trace-event-get-state", "arguments": { "name": "qemu_memalign" } }
3908 <- { "return": [ { "name": "qemu_memalign", "state": "disabled" } ] }
3909 EQMP
3912 .name = "trace-event-set-state",
3913 .args_type = "name:s,enable:b,ignore-unavailable:b?",
3914 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_trace_event_set_state,
3917 SQMP
3918 trace-event-set-state
3919 ---------------------
3921 Set the state of events.
3923 Example:
3925 -> { "execute": "trace-event-set-state", "arguments": { "name": "qemu_memalign", "enable": "true" } }
3926 <- { "return": {} }
3927 EQMP
3930 .name = "x-input-send-event",
3931 .args_type = "console:i?,events:q",
3932 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_x_input_send_event,
3935 SQMP
3936 @x-input-send-event
3937 -----------------
3939 Send input event to guest.
3941 Arguments:
3943 - "console": console index. (json-int, optional)
3944 - "events": list of input events.
3946 The consoles are visible in the qom tree, under
3947 /backend/console[$index]. They have a device link and head property, so
3948 it is possible to map which console belongs to which device and display.
3950 Note: this command is experimental, and not a stable API.
3952 Example (1):
3954 Press left mouse button.
3956 -> { "execute": "x-input-send-event",
3957 "arguments": { "console": 0,
3958 "events": [ { "type": "btn",
3959 "data" : { "down": true, "button": "Left" } } ] } }
3960 <- { "return": {} }
3962 -> { "execute": "x-input-send-event",
3963 "arguments": { "console": 0,
3964 "events": [ { "type": "btn",
3965 "data" : { "down": false, "button": "Left" } } ] } }
3966 <- { "return": {} }
3968 Example (2):
3970 Press ctrl-alt-del.
3972 -> { "execute": "x-input-send-event",
3973 "arguments": { "console": 0, "events": [
3974 { "type": "key", "data" : { "down": true,
3975 "key": {"type": "qcode", "data": "ctrl" } } },
3976 { "type": "key", "data" : { "down": true,
3977 "key": {"type": "qcode", "data": "alt" } } },
3978 { "type": "key", "data" : { "down": true,
3979 "key": {"type": "qcode", "data": "delete" } } } ] } }
3980 <- { "return": {} }
3982 Example (3):
3984 Move mouse pointer to absolute coordinates (20000, 400).
3986 -> { "execute": "x-input-send-event" ,
3987 "arguments": { "console": 0, "events": [
3988 { "type": "abs", "data" : { "axis": "X", "value" : 20000 } },
3989 { "type": "abs", "data" : { "axis": "Y", "value" : 400 } } ] } }
3990 <- { "return": {} }
3992 EQMP
3995 .name = "block-set-write-threshold",
3996 .args_type = "node-name:s,write-threshold:l",
3997 .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_set_write_threshold,
4000 SQMP
4001 block-set-write-threshold
4002 ------------
4004 Change the write threshold for a block drive. The threshold is an offset,
4005 thus must be non-negative. Default is no write threshold.
4006 Setting the threshold to zero disables it.
4008 Arguments:
4010 - "node-name": the node name in the block driver state graph (json-string)
4011 - "write-threshold": the write threshold in bytes (json-int)
4013 Example:
4015 -> { "execute": "block-set-write-threshold",
4016 "arguments": { "node-name": "mydev",
4017 "write-threshold": 17179869184 } }
4018 <- { "return": {} }
4020 EQMP