qemu/qapi/block-export.json

# -*- Mode: Python -*-
# vim: filetype=python

##
# == Block device exports
##

{ 'include': 'sockets.json' }

##
# @NbdServerOptions:
#
# Keep this type consistent with the nbd-server-start arguments. The only
# intended difference is using SocketAddress instead of SocketAddressLegacy.
#
# @addr: Address on which to listen.
# @tls-creds: ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6).
# @tls-authz: ID of the QAuthZ authorization object used to validate
#             the client's x509 distinguished name. This object is
#             is only resolved at time of use, so can be deleted and
#             recreated on the fly while the NBD server is active.
#             If missing, it will default to denying access (since 4.0).
# @max-connections: The maximum number of connections to allow at the same
#                   time, 0 for unlimited. (since 5.2; default: 0)
#
# Since: 4.2
##
{ 'struct': 'NbdServerOptions',
  'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddress',
            '*tls-creds': 'str',
            '*tls-authz': 'str',
            '*max-connections': 'uint32' } }

##
# @nbd-server-start:
#
# Start an NBD server listening on the given host and port.  Block
# devices can then be exported using @nbd-server-add.  The NBD
# server will present them as named exports; for example, another
# QEMU instance could refer to them as "nbd:HOST:PORT:exportname=NAME".
#
# Keep this type consistent with the NbdServerOptions type. The only intended
# difference is using SocketAddressLegacy instead of SocketAddress.
#
# @addr: Address on which to listen.
# @tls-creds: ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6).
# @tls-authz: ID of the QAuthZ authorization object used to validate
#             the client's x509 distinguished name. This object is
#             is only resolved at time of use, so can be deleted and
#             recreated on the fly while the NBD server is active.
#             If missing, it will default to denying access (since 4.0).
# @max-connections: The maximum number of connections to allow at the same
#                   time, 0 for unlimited. (since 5.2; default: 0)
#
# Returns: error if the server is already running.
#
# Since: 1.3.0
##
{ 'command': 'nbd-server-start',
  'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
            '*tls-creds': 'str',
            '*tls-authz': 'str',
            '*max-connections': 'uint32' } }

##
# @BlockExportOptionsNbd:
#
# An NBD block export.
#
# @device: The device name or node name of the node to be exported
#
# @name: Export name. If unspecified, the @device parameter is used as the
#        export name. (Since 2.12)
#
# @description: Free-form description of the export, up to 4096 bytes.
#               (Since 5.0)
#
# @writable: Whether clients should be able to write to the device via the
#            NBD connection (default false).
#
# @bitmap: Also export the dirty bitmap reachable from @device, so the
#          NBD client can use NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT with
#          "qemu:dirty-bitmap:NAME" to inspect the bitmap. (since 4.0)
#
# Since: 5.0
##
{ 'struct': 'BlockExportOptionsNbd',
  'data': {'device': 'str', '*name': 'str', '*description': 'str',
           '*writable': 'bool', '*bitmap': 'str' } }

##
# @nbd-server-add:
#
# Export a block node to QEMU's embedded NBD server.
#
# Returns: error if the server is not running, or export with the same name
#          already exists.
#
# Since: 1.3.0
##
{ 'command': 'nbd-server-add',
  'data': 'BlockExportOptionsNbd', 'boxed': true }

##
# @NbdServerRemoveMode:
#
# Mode for removing an NBD export.
#
# @safe: Remove export if there are no existing connections, fail otherwise.
#
# @hard: Drop all connections immediately and remove export.
#
# Potential additional modes to be added in the future:
#
# hide: Just hide export from new clients, leave existing connections as is.
# Remove export after all clients are disconnected.
#
# soft: Hide export from new clients, answer with ESHUTDOWN for all further
# requests from existing clients.
#
# Since: 2.12
##
{'enum': 'NbdServerRemoveMode', 'data': ['safe', 'hard']}

##
# @nbd-server-remove:
#
# Remove NBD export by name.
#
# @name: Export name.
#
# @mode: Mode of command operation. See @NbdServerRemoveMode description.
#        Default is 'safe'.
#
# Returns: error if
#            - the server is not running
#            - export is not found
#            - mode is 'safe' and there are existing connections
#
# Since: 2.12
##
{ 'command': 'nbd-server-remove',
  'data': {'name': 'str', '*mode': 'NbdServerRemoveMode'} }

##
# @nbd-server-stop:
#
# Stop QEMU's embedded NBD server, and unregister all devices previously
# added via @nbd-server-add.
#
# Since: 1.3.0
##
{ 'command': 'nbd-server-stop' }

##
# @BlockExportType:
#
# An enumeration of block export types
#
# @nbd: NBD export
#
# Since: 4.2
##
{ 'enum': 'BlockExportType',
  'data': [ 'nbd' ] }

##
# @BlockExportOptions:
#
# Describes a block export, i.e. how single node should be exported on an
# external interface.
#
# @writethrough: If true, caches are flushed after every write request to the
#                export before completion is signalled. (since: 5.2;
#                default: false)
#
# Since: 4.2
##
{ 'union': 'BlockExportOptions',
  'base': { 'type': 'BlockExportType',
            '*writethrough': 'bool' },
  'discriminator': 'type',
  'data': {
      'nbd': 'BlockExportOptionsNbd'
   } }

##
# @block-export-add:
#
# Creates a new block export.
#
# Since: 5.2
##
{ 'command': 'block-export-add',
  'data': 'BlockExportOptions', 'boxed': true }