1 HXCOMM Use DEFHEADING() to define headings in both help text and texi
2 HXCOMM Text between STEXI and ETEXI are copied to texi version and
3 HXCOMM discarded from C version
4 HXCOMM DEF(command, args, callback, arg_string, help) is used to construct
5 HXCOMM monitor commands
6 HXCOMM HXCOMM can be used for comments, discarded from both texi and C
14 .args_type = "name:S?",
16 .help = "show the help",
17 .mhandler.cmd = do_help_cmd,
21 @item help or ? [@var{cmd}]
23 Show the help for all commands or just for command @var{cmd}.
28 .args_type = "device:B",
29 .params = "device|all",
30 .help = "commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used) or backing files",
31 .mhandler.cmd = do_commit,
37 Commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used) or backing files.
44 .help = "quit the emulator",
45 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
46 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_quit,
56 .name = "block_resize",
57 .args_type = "device:B,size:o",
58 .params = "device size",
59 .help = "resize a block image",
60 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_resize,
66 Resize a block image while a guest is running. Usually requires guest
67 action to see the updated size. Resize to a lower size is supported,
68 but should be used with extreme caution. Note that this command only
69 resizes image files, it can not resize block devices like LVM volumes.
73 .name = "block_stream",
74 .args_type = "device:B,speed:o?,base:s?",
75 .params = "device [speed [base]]",
76 .help = "copy data from a backing file into a block device",
77 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_stream,
83 Copy data from a backing file into a block device.
87 .name = "block_job_set_speed",
88 .args_type = "device:B,speed:o",
89 .params = "device speed",
90 .help = "set maximum speed for a background block operation",
91 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_job_set_speed,
95 @item block_job_set_speed
96 @findex block_job_set_speed
97 Set maximum speed for a background block operation.
101 .name = "block_job_cancel",
102 .args_type = "force:-f,device:B",
103 .params = "[-f] device",
104 .help = "stop an active background block operation (use -f"
105 "\n\t\t\t if the operation is currently paused)",
106 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_job_cancel,
110 @item block_job_cancel
111 @findex block_job_cancel
112 Stop an active background block operation (streaming, mirroring).
116 .name = "block_job_complete",
117 .args_type = "device:B",
119 .help = "stop an active background block operation",
120 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_job_complete,
124 @item block_job_complete
125 @findex block_job_complete
126 Manually trigger completion of an active background block operation.
127 For mirroring, this will switch the device to the destination path.
131 .name = "block_job_pause",
132 .args_type = "device:B",
134 .help = "pause an active background block operation",
135 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_job_pause,
139 @item block_job_pause
140 @findex block_job_pause
141 Pause an active block streaming operation.
145 .name = "block_job_resume",
146 .args_type = "device:B",
148 .help = "resume a paused background block operation",
149 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_job_resume,
153 @item block_job_resume
154 @findex block_job_resume
155 Resume a paused block streaming operation.
160 .args_type = "force:-f,device:B",
161 .params = "[-f] device",
162 .help = "eject a removable medium (use -f to force it)",
163 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_eject,
167 @item eject [-f] @var{device}
169 Eject a removable medium (use -f to force it).
176 .help = "remove host block device",
177 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
178 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_drive_del,
182 @item drive_del @var{device}
184 Remove host block device. The result is that guest generated IO is no longer
185 submitted against the host device underlying the disk. Once a drive has
186 been deleted, the QEMU Block layer returns -EIO which results in IO
187 errors in the guest for applications that are reading/writing to the device.
188 These errors are always reported to the guest, regardless of the drive's error
189 actions (drive options rerror, werror).
194 .args_type = "device:B,target:F,arg:s?",
195 .params = "device filename [format]",
196 .help = "change a removable medium, optional format",
197 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_change,
201 @item change @var{device} @var{setting}
204 Change the configuration of a device.
207 @item change @var{diskdevice} @var{filename} [@var{format}]
208 Change the medium for a removable disk device to point to @var{filename}. eg
211 (qemu) change ide1-cd0 /path/to/some.iso
214 @var{format} is optional.
216 @item change vnc @var{display},@var{options}
217 Change the configuration of the VNC server. The valid syntax for @var{display}
218 and @var{options} are described at @ref{sec_invocation}. eg
221 (qemu) change vnc localhost:1
224 @item change vnc password [@var{password}]
226 Change the password associated with the VNC server. If the new password is not
227 supplied, the monitor will prompt for it to be entered. VNC passwords are only
228 significant up to 8 letters. eg
231 (qemu) change vnc password
239 .name = "screendump",
240 .args_type = "filename:F",
241 .params = "filename",
242 .help = "save screen into PPM image 'filename'",
243 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_screen_dump,
247 @item screendump @var{filename}
249 Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}.
254 .args_type = "filename:F",
255 .params = "filename",
256 .help = "output logs to 'filename'",
257 .mhandler.cmd = do_logfile,
261 @item logfile @var{filename}
263 Output logs to @var{filename}.
267 .name = "trace-event",
268 .args_type = "name:s,option:b",
269 .params = "name on|off",
270 .help = "changes status of a specific trace event",
271 .mhandler.cmd = do_trace_event_set_state,
277 changes status of a trace event
280 #if defined(CONFIG_TRACE_SIMPLE)
282 .name = "trace-file",
283 .args_type = "op:s?,arg:F?",
284 .params = "on|off|flush|set [arg]",
285 .help = "open, close, or flush trace file, or set a new file name",
286 .mhandler.cmd = do_trace_file,
290 @item trace-file on|off|flush
292 Open, close, or flush the trace file. If no argument is given, the status of the trace file is displayed.
298 .args_type = "items:s",
299 .params = "item1[,...]",
300 .help = "activate logging of the specified items",
301 .mhandler.cmd = do_log,
305 @item log @var{item1}[,...]
307 Activate logging of the specified items.
312 .args_type = "name:s?",
313 .params = "[tag|id]",
314 .help = "save a VM snapshot. If no tag or id are provided, a new snapshot is created",
315 .mhandler.cmd = do_savevm,
319 @item savevm [@var{tag}|@var{id}]
321 Create a snapshot of the whole virtual machine. If @var{tag} is
322 provided, it is used as human readable identifier. If there is already
323 a snapshot with the same tag or ID, it is replaced. More info at
329 .args_type = "name:s",
331 .help = "restore a VM snapshot from its tag or id",
332 .mhandler.cmd = do_loadvm,
336 @item loadvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
338 Set the whole virtual machine to the snapshot identified by the tag
339 @var{tag} or the unique snapshot ID @var{id}.
344 .args_type = "name:s",
346 .help = "delete a VM snapshot from its tag or id",
347 .mhandler.cmd = do_delvm,
351 @item delvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
353 Delete the snapshot identified by @var{tag} or @var{id}.
357 .name = "singlestep",
358 .args_type = "option:s?",
359 .params = "[on|off]",
360 .help = "run emulation in singlestep mode or switch to normal mode",
361 .mhandler.cmd = do_singlestep,
365 @item singlestep [off]
367 Run the emulation in single step mode.
368 If called with option off, the emulation returns to normal mode.
375 .help = "stop emulation",
376 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_stop,
389 .help = "resume emulation",
390 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_cont,
400 .name = "system_wakeup",
403 .help = "wakeup guest from suspend",
404 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_system_wakeup,
409 @findex system_wakeup
410 Wakeup guest from suspend.
415 .args_type = "device:s?",
416 .params = "[device]",
417 .help = "start gdbserver on given device (default 'tcp::1234'), stop with 'none'",
418 .mhandler.cmd = do_gdbserver,
422 @item gdbserver [@var{port}]
424 Start gdbserver session (default @var{port}=1234)
429 .args_type = "fmt:/,addr:l",
430 .params = "/fmt addr",
431 .help = "virtual memory dump starting at 'addr'",
432 .mhandler.cmd = do_memory_dump,
436 @item x/fmt @var{addr}
438 Virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
443 .args_type = "fmt:/,addr:l",
444 .params = "/fmt addr",
445 .help = "physical memory dump starting at 'addr'",
446 .mhandler.cmd = do_physical_memory_dump,
450 @item xp /@var{fmt} @var{addr}
452 Physical memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
454 @var{fmt} is a format which tells the command how to format the
455 data. Its syntax is: @option{/@{count@}@{format@}@{size@}}
459 is the number of items to be dumped.
462 can be x (hex), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal),
463 c (char) or i (asm instruction).
466 can be b (8 bits), h (16 bits), w (32 bits) or g (64 bits). On x86,
467 @code{h} or @code{w} can be specified with the @code{i} format to
468 respectively select 16 or 32 bit code instruction size.
475 Dump 10 instructions at the current instruction pointer:
480 0x90107065: lea 0x0(%esi,1),%esi
481 0x90107069: lea 0x0(%edi,1),%edi
483 0x90107071: jmp 0x90107080
491 Dump 80 16 bit values at the start of the video memory.
493 (qemu) xp/80hx 0xb8000
494 0x000b8000: 0x0b50 0x0b6c 0x0b65 0x0b78 0x0b38 0x0b36 0x0b2f 0x0b42
495 0x000b8010: 0x0b6f 0x0b63 0x0b68 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b56 0x0b47 0x0b41
496 0x000b8020: 0x0b42 0x0b69 0x0b6f 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b63 0x0b75 0x0b72
497 0x000b8030: 0x0b72 0x0b65 0x0b6e 0x0b74 0x0b2d 0x0b63 0x0b76 0x0b73
498 0x000b8040: 0x0b20 0x0b30 0x0b35 0x0b20 0x0b4e 0x0b6f 0x0b76 0x0b20
499 0x000b8050: 0x0b32 0x0b30 0x0b30 0x0b33 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
500 0x000b8060: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
501 0x000b8070: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
502 0x000b8080: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
503 0x000b8090: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
510 .args_type = "fmt:/,val:l",
511 .params = "/fmt expr",
512 .help = "print expression value (use $reg for CPU register access)",
513 .mhandler.cmd = do_print,
517 @item p or print/@var{fmt} @var{expr}
520 Print expression value. Only the @var{format} part of @var{fmt} is
526 .args_type = "fmt:/,addr:i,index:i.",
527 .params = "/fmt addr",
528 .help = "I/O port read",
529 .mhandler.cmd = do_ioport_read,
538 .args_type = "fmt:/,addr:i,val:i",
539 .params = "/fmt addr value",
540 .help = "I/O port write",
541 .mhandler.cmd = do_ioport_write,
550 .args_type = "keys:s,hold-time:i?",
551 .params = "keys [hold_ms]",
552 .help = "send keys to the VM (e.g. 'sendkey ctrl-alt-f1', default hold time=100 ms)",
553 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_send_key,
557 @item sendkey @var{keys}
560 Send @var{keys} to the guest. @var{keys} could be the name of the
561 key or the raw value in hexadecimal format. Use @code{-} to press
562 several keys simultaneously. Example:
567 This command is useful to send keys that your graphical user interface
568 intercepts at low level, such as @code{ctrl-alt-f1} in X Window.
572 .name = "system_reset",
575 .help = "reset the system",
576 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_system_reset,
587 .name = "system_powerdown",
590 .help = "send system power down event",
591 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_system_powerdown,
595 @item system_powerdown
596 @findex system_powerdown
598 Power down the system (if supported).
603 .args_type = "start:i,size:i",
604 .params = "addr size",
605 .help = "compute the checksum of a memory region",
606 .mhandler.cmd = do_sum,
610 @item sum @var{addr} @var{size}
613 Compute the checksum of a memory region.
618 .args_type = "devname:s",
620 .help = "add USB device (e.g. 'host:bus.addr' or 'host:vendor_id:product_id')",
621 .mhandler.cmd = do_usb_add,
625 @item usb_add @var{devname}
628 Add the USB device @var{devname}. For details of available devices see
634 .args_type = "devname:s",
636 .help = "remove USB device 'bus.addr'",
637 .mhandler.cmd = do_usb_del,
641 @item usb_del @var{devname}
644 Remove the USB device @var{devname} from the QEMU virtual USB
645 hub. @var{devname} has the syntax @code{bus.addr}. Use the monitor
646 command @code{info usb} to see the devices you can remove.
650 .name = "device_add",
651 .args_type = "device:O",
652 .params = "driver[,prop=value][,...]",
653 .help = "add device, like -device on the command line",
654 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
655 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_device_add,
659 @item device_add @var{config}
666 .name = "device_del",
669 .help = "remove device",
670 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_device_del,
674 @item device_del @var{id}
677 Remove device @var{id}.
682 .args_type = "index:i",
684 .help = "set the default CPU",
685 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_cpu,
689 @item cpu @var{index}
695 .name = "mouse_move",
696 .args_type = "dx_str:s,dy_str:s,dz_str:s?",
697 .params = "dx dy [dz]",
698 .help = "send mouse move events",
699 .mhandler.cmd = do_mouse_move,
703 @item mouse_move @var{dx} @var{dy} [@var{dz}]
705 Move the active mouse to the specified coordinates @var{dx} @var{dy}
706 with optional scroll axis @var{dz}.
710 .name = "mouse_button",
711 .args_type = "button_state:i",
713 .help = "change mouse button state (1=L, 2=M, 4=R)",
714 .mhandler.cmd = do_mouse_button,
718 @item mouse_button @var{val}
720 Change the active mouse button state @var{val} (1=L, 2=M, 4=R).
725 .args_type = "index:i",
727 .help = "set which mouse device receives events",
728 .mhandler.cmd = do_mouse_set,
732 @item mouse_set @var{index}
734 Set which mouse device receives events at given @var{index}, index
742 .name = "wavcapture",
743 .args_type = "path:F,freq:i?,bits:i?,nchannels:i?",
744 .params = "path [frequency [bits [channels]]]",
745 .help = "capture audio to a wave file (default frequency=44100 bits=16 channels=2)",
746 .mhandler.cmd = do_wav_capture,
749 @item wavcapture @var{filename} [@var{frequency} [@var{bits} [@var{channels}]]]
751 Capture audio into @var{filename}. Using sample rate @var{frequency}
752 bits per sample @var{bits} and number of channels @var{channels}.
756 @item Sample rate = 44100 Hz - CD quality
758 @item Number of channels = 2 - Stereo
763 .name = "stopcapture",
765 .params = "capture index",
766 .help = "stop capture",
767 .mhandler.cmd = do_stop_capture,
770 @item stopcapture @var{index}
772 Stop capture with a given @var{index}, index can be obtained with
780 .args_type = "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
781 .params = "addr size file",
782 .help = "save to disk virtual memory dump starting at 'addr' of size 'size'",
783 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_memsave,
787 @item memsave @var{addr} @var{size} @var{file}
789 save to disk virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr} of size @var{size}.
794 .args_type = "val:l,size:i,filename:s",
795 .params = "addr size file",
796 .help = "save to disk physical memory dump starting at 'addr' of size 'size'",
797 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_pmemsave,
801 @item pmemsave @var{addr} @var{size} @var{file}
803 save to disk physical memory dump starting at @var{addr} of size @var{size}.
808 .args_type = "bootdevice:s",
809 .params = "bootdevice",
810 .help = "define new values for the boot device list",
811 .mhandler.cmd = do_boot_set,
815 @item boot_set @var{bootdevicelist}
818 Define new values for the boot device list. Those values will override
819 the values specified on the command line through the @code{-boot} option.
821 The values that can be specified here depend on the machine type, but are
822 the same that can be specified in the @code{-boot} command line option.
825 #if defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_S390X)
830 .help = "inject an NMI on all guest's CPUs",
831 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_inject_nmi,
837 Inject an NMI (x86) or RESTART (s390x) on the given CPU.
842 .name = "ringbuf_write",
843 .args_type = "device:s,data:s",
844 .params = "device data",
845 .help = "Write to a ring buffer character device",
846 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_ringbuf_write,
850 @item ringbuf_write @var{device} @var{data}
851 @findex ringbuf_write
852 Write @var{data} to ring buffer character device @var{device}.
853 @var{data} must be a UTF-8 string.
858 .name = "ringbuf_read",
859 .args_type = "device:s,size:i",
860 .params = "device size",
861 .help = "Read from a ring buffer character device",
862 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_ringbuf_read,
866 @item ringbuf_read @var{device}
868 Read and print up to @var{size} bytes from ring buffer character
870 Certain non-printable characters are printed \uXXXX, where XXXX is the
871 character code in hexadecimal. Character \ is printed \\.
872 Bug: can screw up when the buffer contains invalid UTF-8 sequences,
873 NUL characters, after the ring buffer lost data, and when reading
874 stops because the size limit is reached.
880 .args_type = "detach:-d,blk:-b,inc:-i,uri:s",
881 .params = "[-d] [-b] [-i] uri",
882 .help = "migrate to URI (using -d to not wait for completion)"
883 "\n\t\t\t -b for migration without shared storage with"
884 " full copy of disk\n\t\t\t -i for migration without "
885 "shared storage with incremental copy of disk "
886 "(base image shared between src and destination)",
887 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_migrate,
892 @item migrate [-d] [-b] [-i] @var{uri}
894 Migrate to @var{uri} (using -d to not wait for completion).
895 -b for migration with full copy of disk
896 -i for migration with incremental copy of disk (base image is shared)
900 .name = "migrate_cancel",
903 .help = "cancel the current VM migration",
904 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_migrate_cancel,
909 @findex migrate_cancel
910 Cancel the current VM migration.
915 .name = "migrate_set_cache_size",
916 .args_type = "value:o",
918 .help = "set cache size (in bytes) for XBZRLE migrations,"
919 "the cache size will be rounded down to the nearest "
921 "The cache size affects the number of cache misses."
922 "In case of a high cache miss ratio you need to increase"
924 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_migrate_set_cache_size,
928 @item migrate_set_cache_size @var{value}
929 @findex migrate_set_cache_size
930 Set cache size to @var{value} (in bytes) for xbzrle migrations.
934 .name = "migrate_set_speed",
935 .args_type = "value:o",
937 .help = "set maximum speed (in bytes) for migrations. "
938 "Defaults to MB if no size suffix is specified, ie. B/K/M/G/T",
939 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_migrate_set_speed,
943 @item migrate_set_speed @var{value}
944 @findex migrate_set_speed
945 Set maximum speed to @var{value} (in bytes) for migrations.
949 .name = "migrate_set_downtime",
950 .args_type = "value:T",
952 .help = "set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations",
953 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_migrate_set_downtime,
957 @item migrate_set_downtime @var{second}
958 @findex migrate_set_downtime
959 Set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migration.
963 .name = "migrate_set_capability",
964 .args_type = "capability:s,state:b",
965 .params = "capability state",
966 .help = "Enable/Disable the usage of a capability for migration",
967 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_migrate_set_capability,
971 @item migrate_set_capability @var{capability} @var{state}
972 @findex migrate_set_capability
973 Enable/Disable the usage of a capability @var{capability} for migration.
977 .name = "client_migrate_info",
978 .args_type = "protocol:s,hostname:s,port:i?,tls-port:i?,cert-subject:s?",
979 .params = "protocol hostname port tls-port cert-subject",
980 .help = "send migration info to spice/vnc client",
981 .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
982 .mhandler.cmd_async = client_migrate_info,
983 .flags = MONITOR_CMD_ASYNC,
987 @item client_migrate_info @var{protocol} @var{hostname} @var{port} @var{tls-port} @var{cert-subject}
988 @findex client_migrate_info
989 Set the spice/vnc connection info for the migration target. The spice/vnc
990 server will ask the spice/vnc client to automatically reconnect using the
991 new parameters (if specified) once the vm migration finished successfully.
995 .name = "dump-guest-memory",
996 .args_type = "paging:-p,filename:F,begin:i?,length:i?",
997 .params = "[-p] filename [begin] [length]",
998 .help = "dump guest memory to file"
999 "\n\t\t\t begin(optional): the starting physical address"
1000 "\n\t\t\t length(optional): the memory size, in bytes",
1001 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_dump_guest_memory,
1006 @item dump-guest-memory [-p] @var{protocol} @var{begin} @var{length}
1007 @findex dump-guest-memory
1008 Dump guest memory to @var{protocol}. The file can be processed with crash or
1010 filename: dump file name
1011 paging: do paging to get guest's memory mapping
1012 begin: the starting physical address. It's optional, and should be
1013 specified with length together.
1014 length: the memory size, in bytes. It's optional, and should be specified
1015 with begin together.
1019 .name = "snapshot_blkdev",
1020 .args_type = "reuse:-n,device:B,snapshot-file:s?,format:s?",
1021 .params = "[-n] device [new-image-file] [format]",
1022 .help = "initiates a live snapshot\n\t\t\t"
1023 "of device. If a new image file is specified, the\n\t\t\t"
1024 "new image file will become the new root image.\n\t\t\t"
1025 "If format is specified, the snapshot file will\n\t\t\t"
1026 "be created in that format.\n\t\t\t"
1027 "The default format is qcow2. The -n flag requests QEMU\n\t\t\t"
1028 "to reuse the image found in new-image-file, instead of\n\t\t\t"
1029 "recreating it from scratch.",
1030 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_snapshot_blkdev,
1034 @item snapshot_blkdev
1035 @findex snapshot_blkdev
1036 Snapshot device, using snapshot file as target if provided
1040 .name = "snapshot_blkdev_internal",
1041 .args_type = "device:B,name:s",
1042 .params = "device name",
1043 .help = "take an internal snapshot of device.\n\t\t\t"
1044 "The format of the image used by device must\n\t\t\t"
1045 "support it, such as qcow2.\n\t\t\t",
1046 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_snapshot_blkdev_internal,
1050 @item snapshot_blkdev_internal
1051 @findex snapshot_blkdev_internal
1052 Take an internal snapshot on device if it support
1056 .name = "snapshot_delete_blkdev_internal",
1057 .args_type = "device:B,name:s,id:s?",
1058 .params = "device name [id]",
1059 .help = "delete an internal snapshot of device.\n\t\t\t"
1060 "If id is specified, qemu will try delete\n\t\t\t"
1061 "the snapshot matching both id and name.\n\t\t\t"
1062 "The format of the image used by device must\n\t\t\t"
1063 "support it, such as qcow2.\n\t\t\t",
1064 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_snapshot_delete_blkdev_internal,
1068 @item snapshot_delete_blkdev_internal
1069 @findex snapshot_delete_blkdev_internal
1070 Delete an internal snapshot on device if it support
1074 .name = "drive_mirror",
1075 .args_type = "reuse:-n,full:-f,device:B,target:s,format:s?",
1076 .params = "[-n] [-f] device target [format]",
1077 .help = "initiates live storage\n\t\t\t"
1078 "migration for a device. The device's contents are\n\t\t\t"
1079 "copied to the new image file, including data that\n\t\t\t"
1080 "is written after the command is started.\n\t\t\t"
1081 "The -n flag requests QEMU to reuse the image found\n\t\t\t"
1082 "in new-image-file, instead of recreating it from scratch.\n\t\t\t"
1083 "The -f flag requests QEMU to copy the whole disk,\n\t\t\t"
1084 "so that the result does not need a backing file.\n\t\t\t",
1085 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_drive_mirror,
1089 @findex drive_mirror
1090 Start mirroring a block device's writes to a new destination,
1091 using the specified target.
1095 .name = "drive_backup",
1096 .args_type = "reuse:-n,full:-f,device:B,target:s,format:s?",
1097 .params = "[-n] [-f] device target [format]",
1098 .help = "initiates a point-in-time\n\t\t\t"
1099 "copy for a device. The device's contents are\n\t\t\t"
1100 "copied to the new image file, excluding data that\n\t\t\t"
1101 "is written after the command is started.\n\t\t\t"
1102 "The -n flag requests QEMU to reuse the image found\n\t\t\t"
1103 "in new-image-file, instead of recreating it from scratch.\n\t\t\t"
1104 "The -f flag requests QEMU to copy the whole disk,\n\t\t\t"
1105 "so that the result does not need a backing file.\n\t\t\t",
1106 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_drive_backup,
1110 @findex drive_backup
1111 Start a point-in-time copy of a block device to a specificed target.
1115 .name = "drive_add",
1116 .args_type = "pci_addr:s,opts:s",
1117 .params = "[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot>\n"
1118 "[file=file][,if=type][,bus=n]\n"
1119 "[,unit=m][,media=d][,index=i]\n"
1120 "[,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]]\n"
1121 "[,snapshot=on|off][,cache=on|off]\n"
1122 "[,readonly=on|off][,copy-on-read=on|off]",
1123 .help = "add drive to PCI storage controller",
1124 .mhandler.cmd = drive_hot_add,
1130 Add drive to PCI storage controller.
1133 #if defined(CONFIG_PCI_HOTPLUG_OLD)
1136 .args_type = "pci_addr:s,type:s,opts:s?",
1137 .params = "auto|[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot> nic|storage [[vlan=n][,macaddr=addr][,model=type]] [file=file][,if=type][,bus=nr]...",
1138 .help = "hot-add PCI device",
1139 .mhandler.cmd = pci_device_hot_add,
1149 #if defined(CONFIG_PCI_HOTPLUG_OLD)
1152 .args_type = "pci_addr:s",
1153 .params = "[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot>",
1154 .help = "hot remove PCI device",
1155 .mhandler.cmd = do_pci_device_hot_remove,
1162 Hot remove PCI device.
1166 .name = "pcie_aer_inject_error",
1167 .args_type = "advisory_non_fatal:-a,correctable:-c,"
1168 "id:s,error_status:s,"
1169 "header0:i?,header1:i?,header2:i?,header3:i?,"
1170 "prefix0:i?,prefix1:i?,prefix2:i?,prefix3:i?",
1171 .params = "[-a] [-c] id "
1172 "<error_status> [<tlp header> [<tlp header prefix>]]",
1173 .help = "inject pcie aer error\n\t\t\t"
1174 " -a for advisory non fatal error\n\t\t\t"
1175 " -c for correctable error\n\t\t\t"
1176 "<id> = qdev device id\n\t\t\t"
1177 "<error_status> = error string or 32bit\n\t\t\t"
1178 "<tlb header> = 32bit x 4\n\t\t\t"
1179 "<tlb header prefix> = 32bit x 4",
1180 .user_print = pcie_aer_inject_error_print,
1181 .mhandler.cmd_new = do_pcie_aer_inject_error,
1185 @item pcie_aer_inject_error
1186 @findex pcie_aer_inject_error
1187 Inject PCIe AER error
1191 .name = "host_net_add",
1192 .args_type = "device:s,opts:s?",
1193 .params = "tap|user|socket|vde|dump [options]",
1194 .help = "add host VLAN client",
1195 .mhandler.cmd = net_host_device_add,
1200 @findex host_net_add
1201 Add host VLAN client.
1205 .name = "host_net_remove",
1206 .args_type = "vlan_id:i,device:s",
1207 .params = "vlan_id name",
1208 .help = "remove host VLAN client",
1209 .mhandler.cmd = net_host_device_remove,
1213 @item host_net_remove
1214 @findex host_net_remove
1215 Remove host VLAN client.
1219 .name = "netdev_add",
1220 .args_type = "netdev:O",
1221 .params = "[user|tap|socket|hubport],id=str[,prop=value][,...]",
1222 .help = "add host network device",
1223 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_netdev_add,
1229 Add host network device.
1233 .name = "netdev_del",
1234 .args_type = "id:s",
1236 .help = "remove host network device",
1237 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_netdev_del,
1243 Remove host network device.
1248 .name = "hostfwd_add",
1249 .args_type = "arg1:s,arg2:s?,arg3:s?",
1250 .params = "[vlan_id name] [tcp|udp]:[hostaddr]:hostport-[guestaddr]:guestport",
1251 .help = "redirect TCP or UDP connections from host to guest (requires -net user)",
1252 .mhandler.cmd = net_slirp_hostfwd_add,
1258 Redirect TCP or UDP connections from host to guest (requires -net user).
1263 .name = "hostfwd_remove",
1264 .args_type = "arg1:s,arg2:s?,arg3:s?",
1265 .params = "[vlan_id name] [tcp|udp]:[hostaddr]:hostport",
1266 .help = "remove host-to-guest TCP or UDP redirection",
1267 .mhandler.cmd = net_slirp_hostfwd_remove,
1272 @item hostfwd_remove
1273 @findex hostfwd_remove
1274 Remove host-to-guest TCP or UDP redirection.
1279 .args_type = "value:M",
1281 .help = "request VM to change its memory allocation (in MB)",
1282 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_balloon,
1286 @item balloon @var{value}
1288 Request VM to change its memory allocation to @var{value} (in MB).
1293 .args_type = "name:s,up:b",
1294 .params = "name on|off",
1295 .help = "change the link status of a network adapter",
1296 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_set_link,
1300 @item set_link @var{name} [on|off]
1302 Switch link @var{name} on (i.e. up) or off (i.e. down).
1306 .name = "watchdog_action",
1307 .args_type = "action:s",
1308 .params = "[reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none]",
1309 .help = "change watchdog action",
1310 .mhandler.cmd = do_watchdog_action,
1314 @item watchdog_action
1315 @findex watchdog_action
1316 Change watchdog action.
1321 .args_type = "aclname:s",
1322 .params = "aclname",
1323 .help = "list rules in the access control list",
1324 .mhandler.cmd = do_acl_show,
1328 @item acl_show @var{aclname}
1330 List all the matching rules in the access control list, and the default
1331 policy. There are currently two named access control lists,
1332 @var{vnc.x509dname} and @var{vnc.username} matching on the x509 client
1333 certificate distinguished name, and SASL username respectively.
1337 .name = "acl_policy",
1338 .args_type = "aclname:s,policy:s",
1339 .params = "aclname allow|deny",
1340 .help = "set default access control list policy",
1341 .mhandler.cmd = do_acl_policy,
1345 @item acl_policy @var{aclname} @code{allow|deny}
1347 Set the default access control list policy, used in the event that
1348 none of the explicit rules match. The default policy at startup is
1354 .args_type = "aclname:s,match:s,policy:s,index:i?",
1355 .params = "aclname match allow|deny [index]",
1356 .help = "add a match rule to the access control list",
1357 .mhandler.cmd = do_acl_add,
1361 @item acl_add @var{aclname} @var{match} @code{allow|deny} [@var{index}]
1363 Add a match rule to the access control list, allowing or denying access.
1364 The match will normally be an exact username or x509 distinguished name,
1365 but can optionally include wildcard globs. eg @code{*@@EXAMPLE.COM} to
1366 allow all users in the @code{EXAMPLE.COM} kerberos realm. The match will
1367 normally be appended to the end of the ACL, but can be inserted
1368 earlier in the list if the optional @var{index} parameter is supplied.
1372 .name = "acl_remove",
1373 .args_type = "aclname:s,match:s",
1374 .params = "aclname match",
1375 .help = "remove a match rule from the access control list",
1376 .mhandler.cmd = do_acl_remove,
1380 @item acl_remove @var{aclname} @var{match}
1382 Remove the specified match rule from the access control list.
1386 .name = "acl_reset",
1387 .args_type = "aclname:s",
1388 .params = "aclname",
1389 .help = "reset the access control list",
1390 .mhandler.cmd = do_acl_reset,
1394 @item acl_reset @var{aclname}
1396 Remove all matches from the access control list, and set the default
1397 policy back to @code{deny}.
1401 .name = "nbd_server_start",
1402 .args_type = "all:-a,writable:-w,uri:s",
1403 .params = "nbd_server_start [-a] [-w] host:port",
1404 .help = "serve block devices on the given host and port",
1405 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_nbd_server_start,
1408 @item nbd_server_start @var{host}:@var{port}
1409 @findex nbd_server_start
1410 Start an NBD server on the given host and/or port. If the @option{-a}
1411 option is included, all of the virtual machine's block devices that
1412 have an inserted media on them are automatically exported; in this case,
1413 the @option{-w} option makes the devices writable too.
1417 .name = "nbd_server_add",
1418 .args_type = "writable:-w,device:B",
1419 .params = "nbd_server_add [-w] device",
1420 .help = "export a block device via NBD",
1421 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_nbd_server_add,
1424 @item nbd_server_add @var{device}
1425 @findex nbd_server_add
1426 Export a block device through QEMU's NBD server, which must be started
1427 beforehand with @command{nbd_server_start}. The @option{-w} option makes the
1428 exported device writable too.
1432 .name = "nbd_server_stop",
1434 .params = "nbd_server_stop",
1435 .help = "stop serving block devices using the NBD protocol",
1436 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_nbd_server_stop,
1439 @item nbd_server_stop
1440 @findex nbd_server_stop
1441 Stop the QEMU embedded NBD server.
1445 #if defined(TARGET_I386)
1449 .args_type = "broadcast:-b,cpu_index:i,bank:i,status:l,mcg_status:l,addr:l,misc:l",
1450 .params = "[-b] cpu bank status mcgstatus addr misc",
1451 .help = "inject a MCE on the given CPU [and broadcast to other CPUs with -b option]",
1452 .mhandler.cmd = do_inject_mce,
1457 @item mce @var{cpu} @var{bank} @var{status} @var{mcgstatus} @var{addr} @var{misc}
1459 Inject an MCE on the given CPU (x86 only).
1464 .args_type = "fdname:s",
1465 .params = "getfd name",
1466 .help = "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name",
1467 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_getfd,
1471 @item getfd @var{fdname}
1473 If a file descriptor is passed alongside this command using the SCM_RIGHTS
1474 mechanism on unix sockets, it is stored using the name @var{fdname} for
1475 later use by other monitor commands.
1480 .args_type = "fdname:s",
1481 .params = "closefd name",
1482 .help = "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights",
1483 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_closefd,
1487 @item closefd @var{fdname}
1489 Close the file descriptor previously assigned to @var{fdname} using the
1490 @code{getfd} command. This is only needed if the file descriptor was never
1491 used by another monitor command.
1495 .name = "block_passwd",
1496 .args_type = "device:B,password:s",
1497 .params = "block_passwd device password",
1498 .help = "set the password of encrypted block devices",
1499 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_passwd,
1503 @item block_set_io_throttle @var{device} @var{bps} @var{bps_rd} @var{bps_wr} @var{iops} @var{iops_rd} @var{iops_wr}
1504 @findex block_set_io_throttle
1505 Change I/O throttle limits for a block drive to @var{bps} @var{bps_rd} @var{bps_wr} @var{iops} @var{iops_rd} @var{iops_wr}
1509 .name = "block_set_io_throttle",
1510 .args_type = "device:B,bps:l,bps_rd:l,bps_wr:l,iops:l,iops_rd:l,iops_wr:l",
1511 .params = "device bps bps_rd bps_wr iops iops_rd iops_wr",
1512 .help = "change I/O throttle limits for a block drive",
1513 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_set_io_throttle,
1517 @item block_passwd @var{device} @var{password}
1518 @findex block_passwd
1519 Set the encrypted device @var{device} password to @var{password}
1523 .name = "set_password",
1524 .args_type = "protocol:s,password:s,connected:s?",
1525 .params = "protocol password action-if-connected",
1526 .help = "set spice/vnc password",
1527 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_set_password,
1531 @item set_password [ vnc | spice ] password [ action-if-connected ]
1532 @findex set_password
1534 Change spice/vnc password. Use zero to make the password stay valid
1535 forever. @var{action-if-connected} specifies what should happen in
1536 case a connection is established: @var{fail} makes the password change
1537 fail. @var{disconnect} changes the password and disconnects the
1538 client. @var{keep} changes the password and keeps the connection up.
1539 @var{keep} is the default.
1543 .name = "expire_password",
1544 .args_type = "protocol:s,time:s",
1545 .params = "protocol time",
1546 .help = "set spice/vnc password expire-time",
1547 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_expire_password,
1551 @item expire_password [ vnc | spice ] expire-time
1552 @findex expire_password
1554 Specify when a password for spice/vnc becomes
1555 invalid. @var{expire-time} accepts:
1559 Invalidate password instantly.
1562 Password stays valid forever.
1565 Password stays valid for @var{nsec} seconds starting now.
1568 Password is invalidated at the given time. @var{nsec} are the seconds
1569 passed since 1970, i.e. unix epoch.
1575 .name = "chardev-add",
1576 .args_type = "args:s",
1578 .help = "add chardev",
1579 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_chardev_add,
1583 @item chardev_add args
1586 chardev_add accepts the same parameters as the -chardev command line switch.
1591 .name = "chardev-remove",
1592 .args_type = "id:s",
1594 .help = "remove chardev",
1595 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_chardev_remove,
1599 @item chardev_remove id
1600 @findex chardev_remove
1602 Removes the chardev @var{id}.
1608 .args_type = "device:B,command:s",
1609 .params = "[device] \"[command]\"",
1610 .help = "run a qemu-io command on a block device",
1611 .mhandler.cmd = hmp_qemu_io,
1615 @item qemu-io @var{device} @var{command}
1618 Executes a qemu-io command on the given block device.
1624 .args_type = "item:s?",
1625 .params = "[subcommand]",
1626 .help = "show various information about the system state",
1627 .mhandler.cmd = do_info_help,
1628 .sub_table = info_cmds,
1632 @item info @var{subcommand}
1634 Show various information about the system state.
1638 show the version of QEMU
1640 show the various VLANs and the associated devices
1642 show the character devices
1644 show the block devices
1645 @item info blockstats
1646 show block device statistics
1647 @item info registers
1648 show the cpu registers
1650 show infos for each CPU
1652 show the command line history
1654 show the interrupts statistics (if available)
1656 show i8259 (PIC) state
1658 show emulated PCI device info
1660 show virtual to physical memory mappings (i386, SH4, SPARC, PPC, and Xtensa only)
1662 show the active virtual memory mappings (i386 only)
1664 show dynamic compiler info
1666 show NUMA information
1668 show KVM information
1670 show USB devices plugged on the virtual USB hub
1672 show all USB host devices
1674 show profiling information
1676 show information about active capturing
1677 @item info snapshots
1678 show list of VM snapshots
1680 show the current VM status (running|paused)
1682 show guest PCMCIA status
1684 show which guest mouse is receiving events
1686 show the vnc server status
1688 show the current VM name
1690 show the current VM UUID
1694 show user network stack connection states
1696 show migration status
1697 @item info migrate_capabilities
1698 show current migration capabilities
1699 @item info migrate_cache_size
1700 show current migration XBZRLE cache size
1702 show balloon information
1706 show qdev device model list
1715 @item info trace-events
1716 show available trace events and their state