6 # = QMP monitor control
12 # Enable QMP capabilities.
14 # @enable: An optional list of QMPCapability values to enable. The
15 # client must not enable any capability that is not mentioned in
16 # the QMP greeting message. If the field is not provided, it
17 # means no QMP capabilities will be enabled. (since 2.12)
21 # -> { "execute": "qmp_capabilities",
22 # "arguments": { "enable": [ "oob" ] } }
25 # Notes: This command is valid exactly when first connecting: it must
26 # be issued before any other command will be accepted, and will
27 # fail once the monitor is accepting other commands. (see qemu
28 # docs/interop/qmp-spec.rst)
30 # The QMP client needs to explicitly enable QMP capabilities,
31 # otherwise all the QMP capabilities will be turned off by
36 { 'command': 'qmp_capabilities',
37 'data': { '*enable': [ 'QMPCapability' ] },
38 'allow-preconfig': true }
43 # Enumeration of capabilities to be advertised during initial client
44 # connection, used for agreeing on particular QMP extension behaviors.
46 # @oob: QMP ability to support out-of-band requests. (Please refer to
47 # qmp-spec.rst for more information on OOB)
51 { 'enum': 'QMPCapability',
57 # A three-part version number.
59 # @major: The major version number.
61 # @minor: The minor version number.
63 # @micro: The micro version number.
67 { 'struct': 'VersionTriple',
68 'data': {'major': 'int', 'minor': 'int', 'micro': 'int'} }
73 # A description of QEMU's version.
75 # @qemu: The version of QEMU. By current convention, a micro version
76 # of 50 signifies a development branch. A micro version greater
77 # than or equal to 90 signifies a release candidate for the next
78 # minor version. A micro version of less than 50 signifies a
81 # @package: QEMU will always set this field to an empty string.
82 # Downstream versions of QEMU should set this to a non-empty
83 # string. The exact format depends on the downstream however it
84 # highly recommended that a unique name is used.
88 { 'struct': 'VersionInfo',
89 'data': {'qemu': 'VersionTriple', 'package': 'str'} }
94 # Returns the current version of QEMU.
96 # Returns: A @VersionInfo object describing the current version of
103 # -> { "execute": "query-version" }
115 { 'command': 'query-version', 'returns': 'VersionInfo',
116 'allow-preconfig': true }
121 # Information about a QMP command
123 # @name: The command name
127 { 'struct': 'CommandInfo', 'data': {'name': 'str'} }
132 # Return a list of supported QMP commands by this server
134 # Returns: A list of @CommandInfo for all supported commands
140 # -> { "execute": "query-commands" }
144 # "name":"query-balloon"
147 # "name":"system_powerdown"
152 # Note: This example has been shortened as the real response is too
155 { 'command': 'query-commands', 'returns': ['CommandInfo'],
156 'allow-preconfig': true }
161 # This command will cause the QEMU process to exit gracefully. While
162 # every attempt is made to send the QMP response before terminating,
163 # this is not guaranteed. When using this interface, a premature EOF
164 # would not be unexpected.
170 # -> { "execute": "quit" }
171 # <- { "return": {} }
174 'allow-preconfig': true }
179 # An enumeration of monitor modes.
181 # @readline: HMP monitor (human-oriented command line interface)
183 # @control: QMP monitor (JSON-based machine interface)
187 { 'enum': 'MonitorMode', 'data': [ 'readline', 'control' ] }
192 # Options to be used for adding a new monitor.
194 # @id: Name of the monitor
196 # @mode: Selects the monitor mode (default: readline in the system
197 # emulator, control in qemu-storage-daemon)
199 # @pretty: Enables pretty printing (QMP only)
201 # @chardev: Name of a character device to expose the monitor on
205 { 'struct': 'MonitorOptions',
208 '*mode': 'MonitorMode',