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18 # Enumeration of statistics types
20 # @cumulative: stat is cumulative; value can only increase.
22 # @instant: stat is instantaneous; value can increase or decrease.
24 # @peak: stat is the peak value; value can only increase.
26 # @linear-histogram: stat is a linear histogram.
28 # @log2-histogram: stat is a logarithmic histogram, with one bucket
29 # for each power of two.
33 { 'enum' : 'StatsType',
34 'data' : [ 'cumulative', 'instant', 'peak', 'linear-histogram',
40 # Enumeration of unit of measurement for statistics
42 # @bytes: stat reported in bytes.
44 # @seconds: stat reported in seconds.
46 # @cycles: stat reported in clock cycles.
48 # @boolean: stat is a boolean value.
52 { 'enum' : 'StatsUnit',
53 'data' : [ 'bytes', 'seconds', 'cycles', 'boolean' ] }
58 # Enumeration of statistics providers.
62 # @cryptodev: since 8.0
66 { 'enum': 'StatsProvider',
67 'data': [ 'kvm', 'cryptodev' ] }
72 # The kinds of objects on which one can request statistics.
74 # @vm: statistics that apply to the entire virtual machine or the
75 # entire QEMU process.
77 # @vcpu: statistics that apply to a single virtual CPU.
79 # @cryptodev: statistics that apply to a crypto device (since 8.0)
83 { 'enum': 'StatsTarget',
84 'data': [ 'vm', 'vcpu', 'cryptodev' ] }
89 # Indicates a set of statistics that should be returned by
92 # @provider: provider for which to return statistics.
94 # @names: statistics to be returned (all if omitted).
98 { 'struct': 'StatsRequest',
99 'data': { 'provider': 'StatsProvider',
100 '*names': [ 'str' ] } }
105 # @vcpus: list of QOM paths for the desired vCPU objects.
109 { 'struct': 'StatsVCPUFilter',
110 'data': { '*vcpus': [ 'str' ] } }
115 # The arguments to the query-stats command; specifies a target for
116 # which to request statistics and optionally the required subset of
117 # information for that target:
119 # - which vCPUs to request statistics for
120 # - which providers to request statistics from
121 # - which named values to return within each provider
125 { 'union': 'StatsFilter',
127 'target': 'StatsTarget',
128 '*providers': [ 'StatsRequest' ] },
129 'discriminator': 'target',
130 'data': { 'vcpu': 'StatsVCPUFilter' } }
135 # @scalar: single unsigned 64-bit integers.
137 # @list: list of unsigned 64-bit integers (used for histograms).
141 { 'alternate': 'StatsValue',
142 'data': { 'scalar': 'uint64',
144 'list': [ 'uint64' ] } }
149 # @name: name of stat.
151 # @value: stat value.
156 'data': { 'name': 'str',
157 'value' : 'StatsValue' } }
162 # @provider: provider for this set of statistics.
164 # @qom-path: Path to the object for which the statistics are returned,
165 # if the object is exposed in the QOM tree
167 # @stats: list of statistics.
171 { 'struct': 'StatsResult',
172 'data': { 'provider': 'StatsProvider',
174 'stats': [ 'Stats' ] } }
179 # Return runtime-collected statistics for objects such as the VM or
182 # The arguments are a StatsFilter and specify the provider and objects
183 # to return statistics about.
185 # Returns: a list of StatsResult, one for each provider and object
186 # (e.g., for each vCPU).
190 { 'command': 'query-stats',
191 'data': 'StatsFilter',
193 'returns': [ 'StatsResult' ] }
198 # Schema for a single statistic.
200 # @name: name of the statistic; each element of the schema is uniquely
201 # identified by a target, a provider (both available in
202 # @StatsSchema) and the name.
204 # @type: kind of statistic.
206 # @unit: basic unit of measure for the statistic; if missing, the
207 # statistic is a simple number or counter.
209 # @base: base for the multiple of @unit in which the statistic is
210 # measured. Only present if @exponent is non-zero; @base and
211 # @exponent together form a SI prefix (e.g., _nano-_ for
212 # ``base=10`` and ``exponent=-9``) or IEC binary prefix (e.g.
213 # _kibi-_ for ``base=2`` and ``exponent=10``)
215 # @exponent: exponent for the multiple of @unit in which the statistic
216 # is expressed, or 0 for the basic unit
218 # @bucket-size: Present when @type is "linear-histogram", contains the
219 # width of each bucket of the histogram.
223 { 'struct': 'StatsSchemaValue',
224 'data': { 'name': 'str',
226 '*unit': 'StatsUnit',
229 '*bucket-size': 'uint32' } }
234 # Schema for all available statistics for a provider and target.
236 # @provider: provider for this set of statistics.
238 # @target: the kind of object that can be queried through the
241 # @stats: list of statistics.
245 { 'struct': 'StatsSchema',
246 'data': { 'provider': 'StatsProvider',
247 'target': 'StatsTarget',
248 'stats': [ 'StatsSchemaValue' ] } }
251 # @query-stats-schemas:
253 # Return the schema for all available runtime-collected statistics.
255 # Note: runtime-collected statistics and their names fall outside
256 # QEMU's usual deprecation policies. QEMU will try to keep the
257 # set of available data stable, together with their names, but
258 # will not guarantee stability at all costs; the same is true of
259 # providers that source statistics externally, e.g. from Linux.
260 # For example, if the same value is being tracked with different
261 # names on different architectures or by different providers, one
262 # of them might be renamed. A statistic might go away if an
263 # algorithm is changed or some code is removed; changing a default
264 # might cause previously useful statistics to always report 0.
265 # Such changes, however, are expected to be rare.
269 { 'command': 'query-stats-schemas',
270 'data': { '*provider': 'StatsProvider' },
271 'returns': [ 'StatsSchema' ] }