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diff --git a/include/chardev/char-fe.h b/include/chardev/char-fe.h
index 2cbb262f66..71cd069478 100644
--- a/include/chardev/char-fe.h
+++ b/include/chardev/char-fe.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
#include "chardev/char.h"
typedef void IOEventHandler(void *opaque, int event);
+typedef int BackendChangeHandler(void *opaque);
/* This is the backend as seen by frontend, the actual backend is
* Chardev */
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ struct CharBackend {
IOEventHandler *chr_event;
IOCanReadHandler *chr_can_read;
IOReadHandler *chr_read;
+ BackendChangeHandler *chr_be_change;
void *opaque;
int tag;
int fe_open;
@@ -44,16 +46,35 @@ void qemu_chr_fe_deinit(CharBackend *b, bool del);
*
* Returns the driver associated with a CharBackend or NULL if no
* associated Chardev.
+ * Note: avoid this function as the driver should never be accessed directly,
+ * especially by the frontends that support chardevice hotswap.
+ * Consider qemu_chr_fe_backend_connected() to check for driver existence
*/
Chardev *qemu_chr_fe_get_driver(CharBackend *be);
/**
+ * @qemu_chr_fe_backend_connected:
+ *
+ * Returns true if there is a chardevice associated with @be.
+ */
+bool qemu_chr_fe_backend_connected(CharBackend *be);
+
+/**
+ * @qemu_chr_fe_backend_open:
+ *
+ * Returns true if chardevice associated with @be is open.
+ */
+bool qemu_chr_fe_backend_open(CharBackend *be);
+
+/**
* @qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers:
* @b: a CharBackend
* @fd_can_read: callback to get the amount of data the frontend may
* receive
* @fd_read: callback to receive data from char
* @fd_event: event callback
+ * @be_change: backend change callback; passing NULL means hot backend change
+ * is not supported and will not be attempted
* @opaque: an opaque pointer for the callbacks
* @context: a main loop context or NULL for the default
* @set_open: whether to call qemu_chr_fe_set_open() implicitely when
@@ -68,6 +89,7 @@ void qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(CharBackend *b,
IOCanReadHandler *fd_can_read,
IOReadHandler *fd_read,
IOEventHandler *fd_event,
+ BackendChangeHandler *be_change,
void *opaque,
GMainContext *context,
bool set_open);