5 # == Block device exports
8 { 'include': 'sockets.json' }
9 { 'include': 'block-core.json' }
14 # Keep this type consistent with the nbd-server-start arguments. The only
15 # intended difference is using SocketAddress instead of SocketAddressLegacy.
17 # @addr: Address on which to listen.
18 # @tls-creds: ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6).
19 # @tls-authz: ID of the QAuthZ authorization object used to validate
20 # the client's x509 distinguished name. This object is
21 # is only resolved at time of use, so can be deleted and
22 # recreated on the fly while the NBD server is active.
23 # If missing, it will default to denying access (since 4.0).
24 # @max-connections: The maximum number of connections to allow at the same
25 # time, 0 for unlimited. Setting this to 1 also stops
26 # the server from advertising multiple client support
27 # (since 5.2; default: 0)
31 { 'struct': 'NbdServerOptions',
32 'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddress',
35 '*max-connections': 'uint32' } }
40 # Start an NBD server listening on the given host and port. Block
41 # devices can then be exported using @nbd-server-add. The NBD
42 # server will present them as named exports; for example, another
43 # QEMU instance could refer to them as "nbd:HOST:PORT:exportname=NAME".
45 # Keep this type consistent with the NbdServerOptions type. The only intended
46 # difference is using SocketAddressLegacy instead of SocketAddress.
48 # @addr: Address on which to listen.
49 # @tls-creds: ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6).
50 # @tls-authz: ID of the QAuthZ authorization object used to validate
51 # the client's x509 distinguished name. This object is
52 # is only resolved at time of use, so can be deleted and
53 # recreated on the fly while the NBD server is active.
54 # If missing, it will default to denying access (since 4.0).
55 # @max-connections: The maximum number of connections to allow at the same
56 # time, 0 for unlimited. Setting this to 1 also stops
57 # the server from advertising multiple client support
58 # (since 5.2; default: 0).
60 # Returns: error if the server is already running.
64 { 'command': 'nbd-server-start',
65 'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
68 '*max-connections': 'uint32' },
69 'allow-preconfig': true }
72 # @BlockExportOptionsNbdBase:
74 # An NBD block export (common options shared between nbd-server-add and
75 # the NBD branch of block-export-add).
77 # @name: Export name. If unspecified, the @device parameter is used as the
78 # export name. (Since 2.12)
80 # @description: Free-form description of the export, up to 4096 bytes.
85 { 'struct': 'BlockExportOptionsNbdBase',
86 'data': { '*name': 'str', '*description': 'str' } }
89 # @BlockExportOptionsNbd:
91 # An NBD block export (distinct options used in the NBD branch of
94 # @bitmaps: Also export each of the named dirty bitmaps reachable from
95 # @device, so the NBD client can use NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT with
96 # the metadata context name "qemu:dirty-bitmap:BITMAP" to inspect
98 # Since 7.1 bitmap may be specified by node/name pair.
100 # @allocation-depth: Also export the allocation depth map for @device, so
101 # the NBD client can use NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT with
102 # the metadata context name "qemu:allocation-depth" to
103 # inspect allocation details. (since 5.2)
107 { 'struct': 'BlockExportOptionsNbd',
108 'base': 'BlockExportOptionsNbdBase',
109 'data': { '*bitmaps': ['BlockDirtyBitmapOrStr'],
110 '*allocation-depth': 'bool' } }
113 # @BlockExportOptionsVhostUserBlk:
115 # A vhost-user-blk block export.
117 # @addr: The vhost-user socket on which to listen. Both 'unix' and 'fd'
118 # SocketAddress types are supported. Passed fds must be UNIX domain
120 # @logical-block-size: Logical block size in bytes. Defaults to 512 bytes.
121 # @num-queues: Number of request virtqueues. Must be greater than 0. Defaults
126 { 'struct': 'BlockExportOptionsVhostUserBlk',
127 'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddress',
128 '*logical-block-size': 'size',
129 '*num-queues': 'uint16'} }
132 # @FuseExportAllowOther:
134 # Possible allow_other modes for FUSE exports.
136 # @off: Do not pass allow_other as a mount option.
138 # @on: Pass allow_other as a mount option.
140 # @auto: Try mounting with allow_other first, and if that fails, retry
141 # without allow_other.
145 { 'enum': 'FuseExportAllowOther',
146 'data': ['off', 'on', 'auto'] }
149 # @BlockExportOptionsFuse:
151 # Options for exporting a block graph node on some (file) mountpoint
154 # @mountpoint: Path on which to export the block device via FUSE.
155 # This must point to an existing regular file.
157 # @growable: Whether writes beyond the EOF should grow the block node
158 # accordingly. (default: false)
160 # @allow-other: If this is off, only qemu's user is allowed access to
161 # this export. That cannot be changed even with chmod or
163 # Enabling this option will allow other users access to
164 # the export with the FUSE mount option "allow_other".
165 # Note that using allow_other as a non-root user requires
166 # user_allow_other to be enabled in the global fuse.conf
167 # configuration file.
168 # In auto mode (the default), the FUSE export driver will
169 # first attempt to mount the export with allow_other, and
170 # if that fails, try again without.
171 # (since 6.1; default: auto)
175 { 'struct': 'BlockExportOptionsFuse',
176 'data': { 'mountpoint': 'str',
178 '*allow-other': 'FuseExportAllowOther' },
179 'if': 'CONFIG_FUSE' }
182 # @NbdServerAddOptions:
184 # An NBD block export, per legacy nbd-server-add command.
186 # @device: The device name or node name of the node to be exported
188 # @writable: Whether clients should be able to write to the device via the
189 # NBD connection (default false).
191 # @bitmap: Also export a single dirty bitmap reachable from @device, so the
192 # NBD client can use NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT with the metadata
193 # context name "qemu:dirty-bitmap:BITMAP" to inspect the bitmap
198 { 'struct': 'NbdServerAddOptions',
199 'base': 'BlockExportOptionsNbdBase',
200 'data': { 'device': 'str',
201 '*writable': 'bool', '*bitmap': 'str' } }
206 # Export a block node to QEMU's embedded NBD server.
208 # The export name will be used as the id for the resulting block export.
211 # @deprecated: This command is deprecated. Use @block-export-add instead.
213 # Returns: error if the server is not running, or export with the same name
218 { 'command': 'nbd-server-add',
219 'data': 'NbdServerAddOptions', 'boxed': true, 'features': ['deprecated'],
220 'allow-preconfig': true }
223 # @BlockExportRemoveMode:
225 # Mode for removing a block export.
227 # @safe: Remove export if there are no existing connections, fail otherwise.
229 # @hard: Drop all connections immediately and remove export.
231 # TODO: Potential additional modes to be added in the future:
233 # hide: Just hide export from new clients, leave existing connections as is.
234 # Remove export after all clients are disconnected.
236 # soft: Hide export from new clients, answer with ESHUTDOWN for all further
237 # requests from existing clients.
241 {'enum': 'BlockExportRemoveMode', 'data': ['safe', 'hard']}
244 # @nbd-server-remove:
246 # Remove NBD export by name.
248 # @name: Block export id.
250 # @mode: Mode of command operation. See @BlockExportRemoveMode description.
254 # @deprecated: This command is deprecated. Use @block-export-del instead.
257 # - the server is not running
258 # - export is not found
259 # - mode is 'safe' and there are existing connections
263 { 'command': 'nbd-server-remove',
264 'data': {'name': 'str', '*mode': 'BlockExportRemoveMode'},
265 'features': ['deprecated'],
266 'allow-preconfig': true }
271 # Stop QEMU's embedded NBD server, and unregister all devices previously
272 # added via @nbd-server-add.
276 { 'command': 'nbd-server-stop',
277 'allow-preconfig': true }
282 # An enumeration of block export types
285 # @vhost-user-blk: vhost-user-blk export (since 5.2)
286 # @fuse: FUSE export (since: 6.0)
290 { 'enum': 'BlockExportType',
292 { 'name': 'vhost-user-blk',
293 'if': 'CONFIG_VHOST_USER_BLK_SERVER' },
294 { 'name': 'fuse', 'if': 'CONFIG_FUSE' } ] }
297 # @BlockExportOptions:
299 # Describes a block export, i.e. how single node should be exported on an
300 # external interface.
302 # @id: A unique identifier for the block export (across all export types)
304 # @node-name: The node name of the block node to be exported (since: 5.2)
306 # @writable: True if clients should be able to write to the export
309 # @writethrough: If true, caches are flushed after every write request to the
310 # export before completion is signalled. (since: 5.2;
313 # @iothread: The name of the iothread object where the export will run. The
314 # default is to use the thread currently associated with the
315 # block node. (since: 5.2)
317 # @fixed-iothread: True prevents the block node from being moved to another
318 # thread while the export is active. If true and @iothread is
319 # given, export creation fails if the block node cannot be
320 # moved to the iothread. The default is false. (since: 5.2)
324 { 'union': 'BlockExportOptions',
325 'base': { 'type': 'BlockExportType',
327 '*fixed-iothread': 'bool',
331 '*writethrough': 'bool' },
332 'discriminator': 'type',
334 'nbd': 'BlockExportOptionsNbd',
335 'vhost-user-blk': { 'type': 'BlockExportOptionsVhostUserBlk',
336 'if': 'CONFIG_VHOST_USER_BLK_SERVER' },
337 'fuse': { 'type': 'BlockExportOptionsFuse',
338 'if': 'CONFIG_FUSE' }
344 # Creates a new block export.
348 { 'command': 'block-export-add',
349 'data': 'BlockExportOptions', 'boxed': true,
350 'allow-preconfig': true }
355 # Request to remove a block export. This drops the user's reference to the
356 # export, but the export may still stay around after this command returns until
357 # the shutdown of the export has completed.
359 # @id: Block export id.
361 # @mode: Mode of command operation. See @BlockExportRemoveMode description.
364 # Returns: Error if the export is not found or @mode is 'safe' and the export
365 # is still in use (e.g. by existing client connections)
369 { 'command': 'block-export-del',
370 'data': { 'id': 'str', '*mode': 'BlockExportRemoveMode' },
371 'allow-preconfig': true }
374 # @BLOCK_EXPORT_DELETED:
376 # Emitted when a block export is removed and its id can be reused.
378 # @id: Block export id.
382 { 'event': 'BLOCK_EXPORT_DELETED',
383 'data': { 'id': 'str' } }
388 # Information about a single block export.
390 # @id: The unique identifier for the block export
392 # @type: The block export type
394 # @node-name: The node name of the block node that is exported
396 # @shutting-down: True if the export is shutting down (e.g. after a
397 # block-export-del command, but before the shutdown has
402 { 'struct': 'BlockExportInfo',
403 'data': { 'id': 'str',
404 'type': 'BlockExportType',
406 'shutting-down': 'bool' } }
409 # @query-block-exports:
411 # Returns: A list of BlockExportInfo describing all block exports
415 { 'command': 'query-block-exports', 'returns': ['BlockExportInfo'],
416 'allow-preconfig': true }