1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/monitor/monitor.c b/monitor/monitor.c
index 0f32892ad4..099c164c6d 100644
--- a/monitor/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor/monitor.c
@@ -66,13 +66,31 @@ MonitorList mon_list;
 int mon_refcount;
 static bool monitor_destroyed;
 
-__thread Monitor *cur_mon;
+static __thread Monitor *cur_monitor;
+
+Monitor *monitor_cur(void)
+{
+    return cur_monitor;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets a new current monitor and returns the old one.
+ */
+Monitor *monitor_set_cur(Monitor *mon)
+{
+    Monitor *old_monitor = cur_monitor;
+
+    cur_monitor = mon;
+    return old_monitor;
+}
 
 /**
  * Is the current monitor, if any, a QMP monitor?
  */
 bool monitor_cur_is_qmp(void)
 {
+    Monitor *cur_mon = monitor_cur();
+
     return cur_mon && monitor_is_qmp(cur_mon);
 }
 
@@ -209,6 +227,8 @@ int monitor_printf(Monitor *mon, const char *fmt, ...)
  */
 int error_vprintf(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
+    Monitor *cur_mon = monitor_cur();
+
     if (cur_mon && !monitor_cur_is_qmp()) {
         return monitor_vprintf(cur_mon, fmt, ap);
     }
@@ -217,6 +237,8 @@ int error_vprintf(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 
 int error_vprintf_unless_qmp(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
+    Monitor *cur_mon = monitor_cur();
+
     if (!cur_mon) {
         return vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
     }