QMP/qmp-events.txt - qemu - Git at Google

                    QEMU Monitor Protocol Events
                    ============================

 BLOCK_IO_ERROR
 --------------

 Emitted when a disk I/O error occurs.

 Data:

 - "device": device name (json-string)
 - "operation": I/O operation (json-string, "read" or "write")
 - "action": action that has been taken, it's one of the following (json-string):
     "ignore": error has been ignored
     "report": error has been reported to the device
     "stop": error caused VM to be stopped

 Example:

 { "event": "BLOCK_IO_ERROR",
     "data": { "device": "ide0-hd1",
               "operation": "write",
               "action": "stop" },
     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }

 Note: If action is "stop", a STOP event will eventually follow the
 BLOCK_IO_ERROR event.

 DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED
 -----------------

 It's emitted whenever the tray of a removable device is moved by the guest
 or by HMP/QMP commands.

 Data:

 - "device": device name (json-string)
 - "tray-open": true if the tray has been opened or false if it has been closed
                (json-bool)

 { "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
   "data": { "device": "ide1-cd0",
             "tray-open": true
   },
   "timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }

 RESET
 -----

 Emitted when the Virtual Machine is reseted.

 Data: None.

 Example:

 { "event": "RESET",
     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267041653, "microseconds": 9518 } }

 RESUME
 ------

 Emitted when the Virtual Machine resumes execution.

 Data: None.

 Example:

 { "event": "RESUME",
     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1271770767, "microseconds": 582542 } }

 RTC_CHANGE
 ----------

 Emitted when the guest changes the RTC time.

 Data:

 - "offset": delta against the host UTC in seconds (json-number)

 Example:

 { "event": "RTC_CHANGE",
     "data": { "offset": 78 },
     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267020223, "microseconds": 435656 } }

 SHUTDOWN
 --------

 Emitted when the Virtual Machine is powered down.

 Data: None.

 Example:

 { "event": "SHUTDOWN",
     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267040730, "microseconds": 682951 } }

 Note: If the command-line option "-no-shutdown" has been specified, a STOP
 event will eventually follow the SHUTDOWN event.

 STOP
 ----

 Emitted when the Virtual Machine is stopped.

 Data: None.

 Example:

 { "event": "STOP",
     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267041730, "microseconds": 281295 } }

 VNC_CONNECTED
 -------------

 Emitted when a VNC client establishes a connection.

 Data:

 - "server": Server information (json-object)
   - "host": IP address (json-string)
   - "service": port number (json-string)
   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
   - "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
 - "client": Client information (json-object)
   - "host": IP address (json-string)
   - "service": port number (json-string)
   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")

 Example:

 { "event": "VNC_CONNECTED",
     "data": {
         "server": { "auth": "sasl", "family": "ipv4",
                     "service": "5901", "host": "0.0.0.0" },
         "client": { "family": "ipv4", "service": "58425",
                     "host": "127.0.0.1" } },
     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1262976601, "microseconds": 975795 } }


 Note: This event is emitted before any authentication takes place, thus
 the authentication ID is not provided.

 VNC_DISCONNECTED
 ----------------

 Emitted when the connection is closed.

 Data:

 - "server": Server information (json-object)
   - "host": IP address (json-string)
   - "service": port number (json-string)
   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
   - "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
 - "client": Client information (json-object)
   - "host": IP address (json-string)
   - "service": port number (json-string)
   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
   - "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
   - "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)

 Example:

 { "event": "VNC_DISCONNECTED",
     "data": {
         "server": { "auth": "sasl", "family": "ipv4",
                     "service": "5901", "host": "0.0.0.0" },
         "client": { "family": "ipv4", "service": "58425",
                     "host": "127.0.0.1", "sasl_username": "luiz" } },
     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1262976601, "microseconds": 975795 } }

 VNC_INITIALIZED
 ---------------

 Emitted after authentication takes place (if any) and the VNC session is
 made active.

 Data:

 - "server": Server information (json-object)
   - "host": IP address (json-string)
   - "service": port number (json-string)
   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
   - "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
 - "client": Client information (json-object)
   - "host": IP address (json-string)
   - "service": port number (json-string)
   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
   - "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
   - "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)

 Example:

 { "event": "VNC_INITIALIZED",
     "data": {
         "server": { "auth": "sasl", "family": "ipv4",
                     "service": "5901", "host": "0.0.0.0"},
         "client": { "family": "ipv4", "service": "46089",
                     "host": "127.0.0.1", "sasl_username": "luiz" } },
         "timestamp": { "seconds": 1263475302, "microseconds": 150772 } }

 SPICE_CONNECTED, SPICE_DISCONNECTED
 -----------------------------------

 Emitted when a SPICE client connects or disconnects.

 Data:

 - "server": Server information (json-object)
   - "host": IP address (json-string)
   - "port": port number (json-string)
   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
 - "client": Client information (json-object)
   - "host": IP address (json-string)
   - "port": port number (json-string)
   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")

 Example:

 { "timestamp": {"seconds": 1290688046, "microseconds": 388707},
   "event": "SPICE_CONNECTED",
   "data": {
     "server": { "port": "5920", "family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"},
     "client": {"port": "52873", "family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"}
 }}


 SPICE_INITIALIZED
 -----------------

 Emitted after initial handshake and authentication takes place (if any)
 and the SPICE channel is up'n'running

 Data:

 - "server": Server information (json-object)
   - "host": IP address (json-string)
   - "port": port number (json-string)
   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
   - "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
 - "client": Client information (json-object)
   - "host": IP address (json-string)
   - "port": port number (json-string)
   - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
   - "connection-id": spice connection id.  All channels with the same id
                      belong to the same spice session (json-int)
   - "channel-type": channel type.  "1" is the main control channel, filter for
                     this one if you want track spice sessions only (json-int)
   - "channel-id": channel id.  Usually "0", might be different needed when
                   multiple channels of the same type exist, such as multiple
                   display channels in a multihead setup (json-int)
   - "tls": whevener the channel is encrypted (json-bool)

 Example:

 { "timestamp": {"seconds": 1290688046, "microseconds": 417172},
   "event": "SPICE_INITIALIZED",
   "data": {"server": {"auth": "spice", "port": "5921",
                       "family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"},
            "client": {"port": "49004", "family": "ipv4", "channel-type": 3,
                       "connection-id": 1804289383, "host": "127.0.0.1",
                       "channel-id": 0, "tls": true}
 }}


 WATCHDOG
 --------

 Emitted when the watchdog device's timer is expired.

 Data:

 - "action": Action that has been taken, it's one of the following (json-string):
             "reset", "shutdown", "poweroff", "pause", "debug", or "none"

 Example:

 { "event": "WATCHDOG",
      "data": { "action": "reset" },
      "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267061043, "microseconds": 959568 } }

 Note: If action is "reset", "shutdown", or "pause" the WATCHDOG event is
 followed respectively by the RESET, SHUTDOWN, or STOP events.


 BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED
 -------------------

 Emitted when a block job has completed.

 Data:

 - "type":     Job type ("stream" for image streaming, json-string)
 - "device":   Device name (json-string)
 - "len":      Maximum progress value (json-int)
 - "offset":   Current progress value (json-int)
               On success this is equal to len.
               On failure this is less than len.
 - "speed":    Rate limit, bytes per second (json-int)
 - "error":    Error message (json-string, optional)
               Only present on failure.  This field contains a human-readable
               error message.  There are no semantics other than that streaming
               has failed and clients should not try to interpret the error
               string.

 Example:

 { "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED",
      "data": { "type": "stream", "device": "virtio-disk0",
                "len": 10737418240, "offset": 10737418240,
                "speed": 0 },
      "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267061043, "microseconds": 959568 } }


 BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED
 -------------------

 Emitted when a block job has been cancelled.

 Data:

 - "type":     Job type ("stream" for image streaming, json-string)
 - "device":   Device name (json-string)
 - "len":      Maximum progress value (json-int)
 - "offset":   Current progress value (json-int)
               On success this is equal to len.
               On failure this is less than len.
 - "speed":    Rate limit, bytes per second (json-int)

 Example:

 { "event": "BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED",
      "data": { "type": "stream", "device": "virtio-disk0",
                "len": 10737418240, "offset": 134217728,
                "speed": 0 },
      "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267061043, "microseconds": 959568 } }


 BALLOON_CHANGE
 ----------

 Emitted when the guest changes the actual BALLOON level. This
 value is equivalent to the 'actual' field return by the
 'query-balloon' command

 Data:

 - "actual": actual level of the guest memory balloon in bytes (json-number)

 Example:

 { "event": "BALLOON_CHANGE",
     "data": { "actual": 944766976 },
     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1267020223, "microseconds": 435656 } }
	QEMU Monitor Protocol Events
	============================

	BLOCK_IO_ERROR
	--------------

	Emitted when a disk I/O error occurs.

	Data:

	- "device": device name (json-string)
	- "operation": I/O operation (json-string, "read" or "write")
	- "action": action that has been taken, it's one of the following (json-string):
	"ignore": error has been ignored
	"report": error has been reported to the device
	"stop": error caused VM to be stopped

	Example:

	{ "event": "BLOCK_IO_ERROR",
	"data": { "device": "ide0-hd1",
	"operation": "write",
	"action": "stop" },
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }

	Note: If action is "stop", a STOP event will eventually follow the
	BLOCK_IO_ERROR event.

	DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED
	-----------------

	It's emitted whenever the tray of a removable device is moved by the guest
	or by HMP/QMP commands.

	Data:

	- "device": device name (json-string)
	- "tray-open": true if the tray has been opened or false if it has been closed
	(json-bool)

	{ "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
	"data": { "device": "ide1-cd0",
	"tray-open": true
	},
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }

	RESET
	-----

	Emitted when the Virtual Machine is reseted.

	Data: None.

	Example:

	{ "event": "RESET",
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1267041653, "microseconds": 9518 } }

	RESUME
	------

	Emitted when the Virtual Machine resumes execution.

	Data: None.

	Example:

	{ "event": "RESUME",
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1271770767, "microseconds": 582542 } }

	RTC_CHANGE
	----------

	Emitted when the guest changes the RTC time.

	Data:

	- "offset": delta against the host UTC in seconds (json-number)

	Example:

	{ "event": "RTC_CHANGE",
	"data": { "offset": 78 },
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1267020223, "microseconds": 435656 } }

	SHUTDOWN
	--------

	Emitted when the Virtual Machine is powered down.

	Data: None.

	Example:

	{ "event": "SHUTDOWN",
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1267040730, "microseconds": 682951 } }

	Note: If the command-line option "-no-shutdown" has been specified, a STOP
	event will eventually follow the SHUTDOWN event.

	STOP
	----

	Emitted when the Virtual Machine is stopped.

	Data: None.

	Example:

	{ "event": "STOP",
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1267041730, "microseconds": 281295 } }

	VNC_CONNECTED
	-------------

	Emitted when a VNC client establishes a connection.

	Data:

	- "server": Server information (json-object)
	- "host": IP address (json-string)
	- "service": port number (json-string)
	- "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
	- "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
	- "client": Client information (json-object)
	- "host": IP address (json-string)
	- "service": port number (json-string)
	- "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")

	Example:

	{ "event": "VNC_CONNECTED",
	"data": {
	"server": { "auth": "sasl", "family": "ipv4",
	"service": "5901", "host": "0.0.0.0" },
	"client": { "family": "ipv4", "service": "58425",
	"host": "127.0.0.1" } },
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1262976601, "microseconds": 975795 } }


	Note: This event is emitted before any authentication takes place, thus
	the authentication ID is not provided.

	VNC_DISCONNECTED
	----------------

	Emitted when the connection is closed.

	Data:

	- "server": Server information (json-object)
	- "host": IP address (json-string)
	- "service": port number (json-string)
	- "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
	- "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
	- "client": Client information (json-object)
	- "host": IP address (json-string)
	- "service": port number (json-string)
	- "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
	- "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
	- "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)

	Example:

	{ "event": "VNC_DISCONNECTED",
	"data": {
	"server": { "auth": "sasl", "family": "ipv4",
	"service": "5901", "host": "0.0.0.0" },
	"client": { "family": "ipv4", "service": "58425",
	"host": "127.0.0.1", "sasl_username": "luiz" } },
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1262976601, "microseconds": 975795 } }

	VNC_INITIALIZED
	---------------

	Emitted after authentication takes place (if any) and the VNC session is
	made active.

	Data:

	- "server": Server information (json-object)
	- "host": IP address (json-string)
	- "service": port number (json-string)
	- "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
	- "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
	- "client": Client information (json-object)
	- "host": IP address (json-string)
	- "service": port number (json-string)
	- "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
	- "x509_dname": TLS dname (json-string, optional)
	- "sasl_username": SASL username (json-string, optional)

	Example:

	{ "event": "VNC_INITIALIZED",
	"data": {
	"server": { "auth": "sasl", "family": "ipv4",
	"service": "5901", "host": "0.0.0.0"},
	"client": { "family": "ipv4", "service": "46089",
	"host": "127.0.0.1", "sasl_username": "luiz" } },
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1263475302, "microseconds": 150772 } }

	SPICE_CONNECTED, SPICE_DISCONNECTED
	-----------------------------------

	Emitted when a SPICE client connects or disconnects.

	Data:

	- "server": Server information (json-object)
	- "host": IP address (json-string)
	- "port": port number (json-string)
	- "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
	- "client": Client information (json-object)
	- "host": IP address (json-string)
	- "port": port number (json-string)
	- "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")

	Example:

	{ "timestamp": {"seconds": 1290688046, "microseconds": 388707},
	"event": "SPICE_CONNECTED",
	"data": {
	"server": { "port": "5920", "family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"},
	"client": {"port": "52873", "family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"}
	}}


	SPICE_INITIALIZED
	-----------------

	Emitted after initial handshake and authentication takes place (if any)
	and the SPICE channel is up'n'running

	Data:

	- "server": Server information (json-object)
	- "host": IP address (json-string)
	- "port": port number (json-string)
	- "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
	- "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
	- "client": Client information (json-object)
	- "host": IP address (json-string)
	- "port": port number (json-string)
	- "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
	- "connection-id": spice connection id. All channels with the same id
	belong to the same spice session (json-int)
	- "channel-type": channel type. "1" is the main control channel, filter for
	this one if you want track spice sessions only (json-int)
	- "channel-id": channel id. Usually "0", might be different needed when
	multiple channels of the same type exist, such as multiple
	display channels in a multihead setup (json-int)
	- "tls": whevener the channel is encrypted (json-bool)

	Example:

	{ "timestamp": {"seconds": 1290688046, "microseconds": 417172},
	"event": "SPICE_INITIALIZED",
	"data": {"server": {"auth": "spice", "port": "5921",
	"family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"},
	"client": {"port": "49004", "family": "ipv4", "channel-type": 3,
	"connection-id": 1804289383, "host": "127.0.0.1",
	"channel-id": 0, "tls": true}
	}}


	WATCHDOG
	--------

	Emitted when the watchdog device's timer is expired.

	Data:

	- "action": Action that has been taken, it's one of the following (json-string):
	"reset", "shutdown", "poweroff", "pause", "debug", or "none"

	Example:

	{ "event": "WATCHDOG",
	"data": { "action": "reset" },
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1267061043, "microseconds": 959568 } }

	Note: If action is "reset", "shutdown", or "pause" the WATCHDOG event is
	followed respectively by the RESET, SHUTDOWN, or STOP events.


	BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED
	-------------------

	Emitted when a block job has completed.

	Data:

	- "type": Job type ("stream" for image streaming, json-string)
	- "device": Device name (json-string)
	- "len": Maximum progress value (json-int)
	- "offset": Current progress value (json-int)
	On success this is equal to len.
	On failure this is less than len.
	- "speed": Rate limit, bytes per second (json-int)
	- "error": Error message (json-string, optional)
	Only present on failure. This field contains a human-readable
	error message. There are no semantics other than that streaming
	has failed and clients should not try to interpret the error
	string.

	Example:

	{ "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED",
	"data": { "type": "stream", "device": "virtio-disk0",
	"len": 10737418240, "offset": 10737418240,
	"speed": 0 },
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1267061043, "microseconds": 959568 } }


	BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED
	-------------------

	Emitted when a block job has been cancelled.

	Data:

	- "type": Job type ("stream" for image streaming, json-string)
	- "device": Device name (json-string)
	- "len": Maximum progress value (json-int)
	- "offset": Current progress value (json-int)
	On success this is equal to len.
	On failure this is less than len.
	- "speed": Rate limit, bytes per second (json-int)

	Example:

	{ "event": "BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED",
	"data": { "type": "stream", "device": "virtio-disk0",
	"len": 10737418240, "offset": 134217728,
	"speed": 0 },
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1267061043, "microseconds": 959568 } }


	BALLOON_CHANGE
	----------

	Emitted when the guest changes the actual BALLOON level. This
	value is equivalent to the 'actual' field return by the
	'query-balloon' command

	Data:

	- "actual": actual level of the guest memory balloon in bytes (json-number)

	Example:

	{ "event": "BALLOON_CHANGE",
	"data": { "actual": 944766976 },
	"timestamp": { "seconds": 1267020223, "microseconds": 435656 } }