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authorLaurent Vivier <laurent@vivier.eu>2019-09-06 10:38:12 +0200
committerGerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>2019-09-17 13:43:22 +0200
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ui: add an embedded Barrier client
This allows to receive mouse and keyboard events from a Barrier server. This is enabled by adding the following parameter on the command line ... -object input-barrier,id=$id,name=$name ... Where $name is the name declared in the screens section of barrier.conf The barrier server (barriers) must be configured and must run on the local host. For instance: section: screens localhost: ... VM-1: ... end section: links localhost: right = VM-1 VM-1: left = localhost end Then on the QEMU command line: ... -object input-barrier,id=barrie0,name=VM-1 ... When the mouse will move out of the screen of the local host on the right, the mouse and the keyboard will be grabbed and all related events will be send to the guest OS. This is usefull when qemu is configured without emulated graphic card but with a VFIO attached graphic card. More information about Barrier can be found at: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier This avoids to install the Barrier server in the guest OS, for instance when it is not supported or during the installation. Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <laurent@vivier.eu> Message-id: 20190906083812.29487-1-laurent@vivier.eu Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
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+ QEMU Barrier Client
+
+
+* About
+
+ Barrier is a KVM (Keyboard-Video-Mouse) software forked from Symless's
+ synergy 1.9 codebase.
+
+ See https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
+
+* QEMU usage
+
+ Generally, mouse and keyboard are grabbed through the QEMU video
+ interface emulation.
+
+ But when we want to use a video graphic adapter via a PCI passthrough
+ there is no way to provide the keyboard and mouse inputs to the VM
+ except by plugging a second set of mouse and keyboard to the host
+ or by installing a KVM software in the guest OS.
+
+ The QEMU Barrier client avoids this by implementing directly the Barrier
+ protocol into QEMU.
+
+ This protocol is enabled by adding an input-barrier object to QEMU.
+
+ Syntax: input-barrier,id=<object-id>,name=<guest display name>
+ [,server=<barrier server address>][,port=<barrier server port>]
+ [,x-origin=<x-origin>][,y-origin=<y-origin>]
+ [,width=<width>][,height=<height>]
+
+ The object can be added on the QEMU command line, for instance with:
+
+ ... -object input-barrier,id=barrier0,name=VM-1 ...
+
+ where VM-1 is the name the display configured int the Barrier server
+ on the host providing the mouse and the keyboard events.
+
+ by default <barrier server address> is "localhost", port is 24800,
+ <x-origin> and <y-origin> are set to 0, <width> and <height> to
+ 1920 and 1080.
+
+ If Barrier server is stopped QEMU needs to be reconnected manually,
+ by removing and re-adding the input-barrier object, for instance
+ with the help of the HMP monitor:
+
+ (qemu) object_del barrier0
+ (qemu) object_add input-barrier,id=barrier0,name=VM-1
+
+* Message format
+
+ Message format between the server and client is in two parts:
+
+ 1- the payload length is a 32bit integer in network endianness,
+ 2- the payload
+
+ The payload starts with a 4byte string (without NUL) which is the
+ command. The first command between the server and the client
+ is the only command not encoded on 4 bytes ("Barrier").
+ The remaining part of the payload is decoded according to the command.
+
+* Protocol Description (from barrier/src/lib/barrier/protocol_types.h)
+
+ - barrierCmdHello "Barrier"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int16_t minor, int16_t major }
+ Description:
+
+ Say hello to client
+ minor = protocol major version number supported by server
+ major = protocol minor version number supported by server
+
+ - barrierCmdHelloBack "Barrier"
+
+ Direction: client ->server
+ Parameters: { int16_t minor, int16_t major, char *name}
+ Description:
+
+ Respond to hello from server
+ minor = protocol major version number supported by client
+ major = protocol minor version number supported by client
+ name = client name
+
+ - barrierCmdDInfo "DINF"
+
+ Direction: client ->server
+ Parameters: { int16_t x_origin, int16_t y_origin, int16_t width, int16_t height, int16_t x, int16_t y}
+ Description:
+
+ The client screen must send this message in response to the
+ barrierCmdQInfo message. It must also send this message when the
+ screen's resolution changes. In this case, the client screen should
+ ignore any barrierCmdDMouseMove messages until it receives a
+ barrierCmdCInfoAck in order to prevent attempts to move the mouse off
+ the new screen area.
+
+ - barrierCmdCNoop "CNOP"
+
+ Direction: client -> server
+ Parameters: None
+ Description:
+
+ No operation
+
+ - barrierCmdCClose "CBYE"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: None
+ Description:
+
+ Close connection
+
+ - barrierCmdCEnter "CINN"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int16_t x, int16_t y, int32_t seq, int16_t modifier }
+ Description:
+
+ Enter screen.
+ x,y = entering screen absolute coordinates
+ seq = sequence number, which is used to order messages between
+ screens. the secondary screen must return this number
+ with some messages
+ modifier = modifier key mask. this will have bits set for each
+ toggle modifier key that is activated on entry to the
+ screen. the secondary screen should adjust its toggle
+ modifiers to reflect that state.
+
+ - barrierCmdCLeave "COUT"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: None
+ Description:
+
+ Leaving screen. the secondary screen should send clipboard data in
+ response to this message for those clipboards that it has grabbed
+ (i.e. has sent a barrierCmdCClipboard for and has not received a
+ barrierCmdCClipboard for with a greater sequence number) and that
+ were grabbed or have changed since the last leave.
+
+ - barrierCmdCClipboard "CCLP"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int8_t id, int32_t seq }
+ Description:
+
+ Grab clipboard. Sent by screen when some other app on that screen
+ grabs a clipboard.
+ id = the clipboard identifier
+ seq = sequence number. Client must use the sequence number passed in
+ the most recent barrierCmdCEnter. the server always sends 0.
+
+ - barrierCmdCScreenSaver "CSEC"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int8_t started }
+ Description:
+
+ Screensaver change.
+ started = Screensaver on primary has started (1) or closed (0)
+
+ - barrierCmdCResetOptions "CROP"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: None
+ Description:
+
+ Reset options. Client should reset all of its options to their
+ defaults.
+
+ - barrierCmdCInfoAck "CIAK"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: None
+ Description:
+
+ Resolution change acknowledgment. Sent by server in response to a
+ client screen's barrierCmdDInfo. This is sent for every
+ barrierCmdDInfo, whether or not the server had sent a barrierCmdQInfo.
+
+ - barrierCmdCKeepAlive "CALV"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: None
+ Description:
+
+ Keep connection alive. Sent by the server periodically to verify
+ that connections are still up and running. clients must reply in
+ kind on receipt. if the server gets an error sending the message or
+ does not receive a reply within a reasonable time then the server
+ disconnects the client. if the client doesn't receive these (or any
+ message) periodically then it should disconnect from the server. the
+ appropriate interval is defined by an option.
+
+ - barrierCmdDKeyDown "DKDN"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int16_t keyid, int16_t modifier [,int16_t button] }
+ Description:
+
+ Key pressed.
+ keyid = X11 key id
+ modified = modified mask
+ button = X11 Xkb keycode (optional)
+
+ - barrierCmdDKeyRepeat "DKRP"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int16_t keyid, int16_t modifier, int16_t repeat [,int16_t button] }
+ Description:
+
+ Key auto-repeat.
+ keyid = X11 key id
+ modified = modified mask
+ repeat = number of repeats
+ button = X11 Xkb keycode (optional)
+
+ - barrierCmdDKeyUp "DKUP"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int16_t keyid, int16_t modifier [,int16_t button] }
+ Description:
+
+ Key released.
+ keyid = X11 key id
+ modified = modified mask
+ button = X11 Xkb keycode (optional)
+
+ - barrierCmdDMouseDown "DMDN"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int8_t button }
+ Description:
+
+ Mouse button pressed.
+ button = button id
+
+ - barrierCmdDMouseUp "DMUP"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int8_t button }
+ Description:
+
+ Mouse button release.
+ button = button id
+
+ - barrierCmdDMouseMove "DMMV"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int16_t x, int16_t y }
+ Description:
+
+ Absolute mouse moved.
+ x,y = absolute screen coordinates
+
+ - barrierCmdDMouseRelMove "DMRM"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int16_t x, int16_t y }
+ Description:
+
+ Relative mouse moved.
+ x,y = r relative screen coordinates
+
+ - barrierCmdDMouseWheel "DMWM"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int16_t x , int16_t y } or { int16_t y }
+ Description:
+
+ Mouse scroll. The delta should be +120 for one tick forward (away
+ from the user) or right and -120 for one tick backward (toward the
+ user) or left.
+ x = x delta
+ y = y delta
+
+ - barrierCmdDClipboard "DCLP"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int8_t id, int32_t seq, int8_t mark, char *data }
+ Description:
+
+ Clipboard data.
+ id = clipboard id
+ seq = sequence number. The sequence number is 0 when sent by the
+ server. Client screens should use the/ sequence number from
+ the most recent barrierCmdCEnter.
+
+ - barrierCmdDSetOptions "DSOP"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int32 t nb, { int32_t id, int32_t val }[] }
+ Description:
+
+ Set options. Client should set the given option/value pairs.
+ nb = numbers of { id, val } entries
+ id = option id
+ val = option new value
+
+ - barrierCmdDFileTransfer "DFTR"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int8_t mark, char *content }
+ Description:
+
+ Transfer file data.
+ mark = 0 means the content followed is the file size
+ 1 means the content followed is the chunk data
+ 2 means the file transfer is finished
+
+ - barrierCmdDDragInfo "DDRG" int16_t char *
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int16_t nb, char *content }
+ Description:
+
+ Drag information.
+ nb = number of dragging objects
+ content = object's directory
+
+ - barrierCmdQInfo "QINF"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: None
+ Description:
+
+ Query screen info
+ Client should reply with a barrierCmdDInfo
+
+ - barrierCmdEIncompatible "EICV"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: { int16_t nb, major *minor }
+ Description:
+
+ Incompatible version.
+ major = major version
+ minor = minor version
+
+ - barrierCmdEBusy "EBSY"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: None
+ Description:
+
+ Name provided when connecting is already in use.
+
+ - barrierCmdEUnknown "EUNK"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: None
+ Description:
+
+ Unknown client. Name provided when connecting is not in primary's
+ screen configuration map.
+
+ - barrierCmdEBad "EBAD"
+
+ Direction: server -> client
+ Parameters: None
+ Description:
+
+ Protocol violation. Server should disconnect after sending this
+ message.
+
+* TO DO
+
+ - Enable SSL
+ - Manage SetOptions/ResetOptions commands
+