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1# -*- Mode: Python -*-
2# vim: filetype=python
3
4##
5# == Block device exports
6##
7
8{ 'include': 'sockets.json' }
9
10##
11# @NbdServerOptions:
12#
13# Keep this type consistent with the nbd-server-start arguments. The only
14# intended difference is using SocketAddress instead of SocketAddressLegacy.
15#
16# @addr: Address on which to listen.
17# @tls-creds: ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6).
18# @tls-authz: ID of the QAuthZ authorization object used to validate
19#             the client's x509 distinguished name. This object is
20#             is only resolved at time of use, so can be deleted and
21#             recreated on the fly while the NBD server is active.
22#             If missing, it will default to denying access (since 4.0).
23# @max-connections: The maximum number of connections to allow at the same
24#                   time, 0 for unlimited. (since 5.2; default: 0)
25#
26# Since: 4.2
27##
28{ 'struct': 'NbdServerOptions',
29  'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddress',
30            '*tls-creds': 'str',
31            '*tls-authz': 'str',
32            '*max-connections': 'uint32' } }
33
34##
35# @nbd-server-start:
36#
37# Start an NBD server listening on the given host and port.  Block
38# devices can then be exported using @nbd-server-add.  The NBD
39# server will present them as named exports; for example, another
40# QEMU instance could refer to them as "nbd:HOST:PORT:exportname=NAME".
41#
42# Keep this type consistent with the NbdServerOptions type. The only intended
43# difference is using SocketAddressLegacy instead of SocketAddress.
44#
45# @addr: Address on which to listen.
46# @tls-creds: ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6).
47# @tls-authz: ID of the QAuthZ authorization object used to validate
48#             the client's x509 distinguished name. This object is
49#             is only resolved at time of use, so can be deleted and
50#             recreated on the fly while the NBD server is active.
51#             If missing, it will default to denying access (since 4.0).
52# @max-connections: The maximum number of connections to allow at the same
53#                   time, 0 for unlimited. (since 5.2; default: 0)
54#
55# Returns: error if the server is already running.
56#
57# Since: 1.3.0
58##
59{ 'command': 'nbd-server-start',
60  'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
61            '*tls-creds': 'str',
62            '*tls-authz': 'str',
63            '*max-connections': 'uint32' } }
64
65##
66# @BlockExportOptionsNbd:
67#
68# An NBD block export.
69#
70# @device: The device name or node name of the node to be exported
71#
72# @name: Export name. If unspecified, the @device parameter is used as the
73#        export name. (Since 2.12)
74#
75# @description: Free-form description of the export, up to 4096 bytes.
76#               (Since 5.0)
77#
78# @writable: Whether clients should be able to write to the device via the
79#            NBD connection (default false).
80#
81# @bitmap: Also export the dirty bitmap reachable from @device, so the
82#          NBD client can use NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT with
83#          "qemu:dirty-bitmap:NAME" to inspect the bitmap. (since 4.0)
84#
85# Since: 5.0
86##
87{ 'struct': 'BlockExportOptionsNbd',
88  'data': {'device': 'str', '*name': 'str', '*description': 'str',
89           '*writable': 'bool', '*bitmap': 'str' } }
90
91##
92# @nbd-server-add:
93#
94# Export a block node to QEMU's embedded NBD server.
95#
96# Returns: error if the server is not running, or export with the same name
97#          already exists.
98#
99# Since: 1.3.0
100##
101{ 'command': 'nbd-server-add',
102  'data': 'BlockExportOptionsNbd', 'boxed': true }
103
104##
105# @NbdServerRemoveMode:
106#
107# Mode for removing an NBD export.
108#
109# @safe: Remove export if there are no existing connections, fail otherwise.
110#
111# @hard: Drop all connections immediately and remove export.
112#
113# Potential additional modes to be added in the future:
114#
115# hide: Just hide export from new clients, leave existing connections as is.
116# Remove export after all clients are disconnected.
117#
118# soft: Hide export from new clients, answer with ESHUTDOWN for all further
119# requests from existing clients.
120#
121# Since: 2.12
122##
123{'enum': 'NbdServerRemoveMode', 'data': ['safe', 'hard']}
124
125##
126# @nbd-server-remove:
127#
128# Remove NBD export by name.
129#
130# @name: Export name.
131#
132# @mode: Mode of command operation. See @NbdServerRemoveMode description.
133#        Default is 'safe'.
134#
135# Returns: error if
136#            - the server is not running
137#            - export is not found
138#            - mode is 'safe' and there are existing connections
139#
140# Since: 2.12
141##
142{ 'command': 'nbd-server-remove',
143  'data': {'name': 'str', '*mode': 'NbdServerRemoveMode'} }
144
145##
146# @nbd-server-stop:
147#
148# Stop QEMU's embedded NBD server, and unregister all devices previously
149# added via @nbd-server-add.
150#
151# Since: 1.3.0
152##
153{ 'command': 'nbd-server-stop' }
154
155##
156# @BlockExportType:
157#
158# An enumeration of block export types
159#
160# @nbd: NBD export
161#
162# Since: 4.2
163##
164{ 'enum': 'BlockExportType',
165  'data': [ 'nbd' ] }
166
167##
168# @BlockExportOptions:
169#
170# Describes a block export, i.e. how single node should be exported on an
171# external interface.
172#
173# @writethrough: If true, caches are flushed after every write request to the
174#                export before completion is signalled. (since: 5.2;
175#                default: false)
176#
177# Since: 4.2
178##
179{ 'union': 'BlockExportOptions',
180  'base': { 'type': 'BlockExportType',
181            '*writethrough': 'bool' },
182  'discriminator': 'type',
183  'data': {
184      'nbd': 'BlockExportOptionsNbd'
185   } }
186
187##
188# @block-export-add:
189#
190# Creates a new block export.
191#
192# Since: 5.2
193##
194{ 'command': 'block-export-add',
195  'data': 'BlockExportOptions', 'boxed': true }
196