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diff --git a/qapi/machine-target.json b/qapi/machine-target.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5d7480f6ab --- /dev/null +++ b/qapi/machine-target.json @@ -0,0 +1,318 @@ +# -*- Mode: Python -*- +# +# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later. +# See the COPYING file in the top-level directory. + +## +# @CpuModelInfo: +# +# Virtual CPU model. +# +# A CPU model consists of the name of a CPU definition, to which +# delta changes are applied (e.g. features added/removed). Most magic values +# that an architecture might require should be hidden behind the name. +# However, if required, architectures can expose relevant properties. +# +# @name: the name of the CPU definition the model is based on +# @props: a dictionary of QOM properties to be applied +# +# Since: 2.8.0 +## +{ 'struct': 'CpuModelInfo', + 'data': { 'name': 'str', + '*props': 'any' } } + +## +# @CpuModelExpansionType: +# +# An enumeration of CPU model expansion types. +# +# @static: Expand to a static CPU model, a combination of a static base +# model name and property delta changes. As the static base model will +# never change, the expanded CPU model will be the same, independent of +# QEMU version, machine type, machine options, and accelerator options. +# Therefore, the resulting model can be used by tooling without having +# to specify a compatibility machine - e.g. when displaying the "host" +# model. The @static CPU models are migration-safe. + +# @full: Expand all properties. The produced model is not guaranteed to be +# migration-safe, but allows tooling to get an insight and work with +# model details. +# +# Note: When a non-migration-safe CPU model is expanded in static mode, some +# features enabled by the CPU model may be omitted, because they can't be +# implemented by a static CPU model definition (e.g. cache info passthrough and +# PMU passthrough in x86). If you need an accurate representation of the +# features enabled by a non-migration-safe CPU model, use @full. If you need a +# static representation that will keep ABI compatibility even when changing QEMU +# version or machine-type, use @static (but keep in mind that some features may +# be omitted). +# +# Since: 2.8.0 +## +{ 'enum': 'CpuModelExpansionType', + 'data': [ 'static', 'full' ] } + + +## +# @CpuModelCompareResult: +# +# An enumeration of CPU model comparison results. The result is usually +# calculated using e.g. CPU features or CPU generations. +# +# @incompatible: If model A is incompatible to model B, model A is not +# guaranteed to run where model B runs and the other way around. +# +# @identical: If model A is identical to model B, model A is guaranteed to run +# where model B runs and the other way around. +# +# @superset: If model A is a superset of model B, model B is guaranteed to run +# where model A runs. There are no guarantees about the other way. +# +# @subset: If model A is a subset of model B, model A is guaranteed to run +# where model B runs. There are no guarantees about the other way. +# +# Since: 2.8.0 +## +{ 'enum': 'CpuModelCompareResult', + 'data': [ 'incompatible', 'identical', 'superset', 'subset' ] } + +## +# @CpuModelBaselineInfo: +# +# The result of a CPU model baseline. +# +# @model: the baselined CpuModelInfo. +# +# Since: 2.8.0 +## +{ 'struct': 'CpuModelBaselineInfo', + 'data': { 'model': 'CpuModelInfo' }, + 'if': 'defined(TARGET_S390X)' } + +## +# @CpuModelCompareInfo: +# +# The result of a CPU model comparison. +# +# @result: The result of the compare operation. +# @responsible-properties: List of properties that led to the comparison result +# not being identical. +# +# @responsible-properties is a list of QOM property names that led to +# both CPUs not being detected as identical. For identical models, this +# list is empty. +# If a QOM property is read-only, that means there's no known way to make the +# CPU models identical. If the special property name "type" is included, the +# models are by definition not identical and cannot be made identical. +# +# Since: 2.8.0 +## +{ 'struct': 'CpuModelCompareInfo', + 'data': { 'result': 'CpuModelCompareResult', + 'responsible-properties': ['str'] }, + 'if': 'defined(TARGET_S390X)' } + +## +# @query-cpu-model-comparison: +# +# Compares two CPU models, returning how they compare in a specific +# configuration. The results indicates how both models compare regarding +# runnability. This result can be used by tooling to make decisions if a +# certain CPU model will run in a certain configuration or if a compatible +# CPU model has to be created by baselining. +# +# Usually, a CPU model is compared against the maximum possible CPU model +# of a certain configuration (e.g. the "host" model for KVM). If that CPU +# model is identical or a subset, it will run in that configuration. +# +# The result returned by this command may be affected by: +# +# * QEMU version: CPU models may look different depending on the QEMU version. +# (Except for CPU models reported as "static" in query-cpu-definitions.) +# * machine-type: CPU model may look different depending on the machine-type. +# (Except for CPU models reported as "static" in query-cpu-definitions.) +# * machine options (including accelerator): in some architectures, CPU models +# may look different depending on machine and accelerator options. (Except for +# CPU models reported as "static" in query-cpu-definitions.) +# * "-cpu" arguments and global properties: arguments to the -cpu option and +# global properties may affect expansion of CPU models. Using +# query-cpu-model-expansion while using these is not advised. +# +# Some architectures may not support comparing CPU models. s390x supports +# comparing CPU models. +# +# Returns: a CpuModelBaselineInfo. Returns an error if comparing CPU models is +# not supported, if a model cannot be used, if a model contains +# an unknown cpu definition name, unknown properties or properties +# with wrong types. +# +# Note: this command isn't specific to s390x, but is only implemented +# on this architecture currently. +# +# Since: 2.8.0 +## +{ 'command': 'query-cpu-model-comparison', + 'data': { 'modela': 'CpuModelInfo', 'modelb': 'CpuModelInfo' }, + 'returns': 'CpuModelCompareInfo', + 'if': 'defined(TARGET_S390X)' } + +## +# @query-cpu-model-baseline: +# +# Baseline two CPU models, creating a compatible third model. The created +# model will always be a static, migration-safe CPU model (see "static" +# CPU model expansion for details). +# +# This interface can be used by tooling to create a compatible CPU model out +# two CPU models. The created CPU model will be identical to or a subset of +# both CPU models when comparing them. Therefore, the created CPU model is +# guaranteed to run where the given CPU models run. +# +# The result returned by this command may be affected by: +# +# * QEMU version: CPU models may look different depending on the QEMU version. +# (Except for CPU models reported as "static" in query-cpu-definitions.) +# * machine-type: CPU model may look different depending on the machine-type. +# (Except for CPU models reported as "static" in query-cpu-definitions.) +# * machine options (including accelerator): in some architectures, CPU models +# may look different depending on machine and accelerator options. (Except for +# CPU models reported as "static" in query-cpu-definitions.) +# * "-cpu" arguments and global properties: arguments to the -cpu option and +# global properties may affect expansion of CPU models. Using +# query-cpu-model-expansion while using these is not advised. +# +# Some architectures may not support baselining CPU models. s390x supports +# baselining CPU models. +# +# Returns: a CpuModelBaselineInfo. Returns an error if baselining CPU models is +# not supported, if a model cannot be used, if a model contains +# an unknown cpu definition name, unknown properties or properties +# with wrong types. +# +# Note: this command isn't specific to s390x, but is only implemented +# on this architecture currently. +# +# Since: 2.8.0 +## +{ 'command': 'query-cpu-model-baseline', + 'data': { 'modela': 'CpuModelInfo', + 'modelb': 'CpuModelInfo' }, + 'returns': 'CpuModelBaselineInfo', + 'if': 'defined(TARGET_S390X)' } + +## +# @CpuModelExpansionInfo: +# +# The result of a cpu model expansion. +# +# @model: the expanded CpuModelInfo. +# +# Since: 2.8.0 +## +{ 'struct': 'CpuModelExpansionInfo', + 'data': { 'model': 'CpuModelInfo' }, + 'if': 'defined(TARGET_S390X) || defined(TARGET_I386)' } + +## +# @query-cpu-model-expansion: +# +# Expands a given CPU model (or a combination of CPU model + additional options) +# to different granularities, allowing tooling to get an understanding what a +# specific CPU model looks like in QEMU under a certain configuration. +# +# This interface can be used to query the "host" CPU model. +# +# The data returned by this command may be affected by: +# +# * QEMU version: CPU models may look different depending on the QEMU version. +# (Except for CPU models reported as "static" in query-cpu-definitions.) +# * machine-type: CPU model may look different depending on the machine-type. +# (Except for CPU models reported as "static" in query-cpu-definitions.) +# * machine options (including accelerator): in some architectures, CPU models +# may look different depending on machine and accelerator options. (Except for +# CPU models reported as "static" in query-cpu-definitions.) +# * "-cpu" arguments and global properties: arguments to the -cpu option and +# global properties may affect expansion of CPU models. Using +# query-cpu-model-expansion while using these is not advised. +# +# Some architectures may not support all expansion types. s390x supports +# "full" and "static". +# +# Returns: a CpuModelExpansionInfo. Returns an error if expanding CPU models is +# not supported, if the model cannot be expanded, if the model contains +# an unknown CPU definition name, unknown properties or properties +# with a wrong type. Also returns an error if an expansion type is +# not supported. +# +# Since: 2.8.0 +## +{ 'command': 'query-cpu-model-expansion', + 'data': { 'type': 'CpuModelExpansionType', + 'model': 'CpuModelInfo' }, + 'returns': 'CpuModelExpansionInfo', + 'if': 'defined(TARGET_S390X) || defined(TARGET_I386)' } + +## +# @CpuDefinitionInfo: +# +# Virtual CPU definition. +# +# @name: the name of the CPU definition +# +# @migration-safe: whether a CPU definition can be safely used for +# migration in combination with a QEMU compatibility machine +# when migrating between different QEMU versions and between +# hosts with different sets of (hardware or software) +# capabilities. If not provided, information is not available +# and callers should not assume the CPU definition to be +# migration-safe. (since 2.8) +# +# @static: whether a CPU definition is static and will not change depending on +# QEMU version, machine type, machine options and accelerator options. +# A static model is always migration-safe. (since 2.8) +# +# @unavailable-features: List of properties that prevent +# the CPU model from running in the current +# host. (since 2.8) +# @typename: Type name that can be used as argument to @device-list-properties, +# to introspect properties configurable using -cpu or -global. +# (since 2.9) +# +# @unavailable-features is a list of QOM property names that +# represent CPU model attributes that prevent the CPU from running. +# If the QOM property is read-only, that means there's no known +# way to make the CPU model run in the current host. Implementations +# that choose not to provide specific information return the +# property name "type". +# If the property is read-write, it means that it MAY be possible +# to run the CPU model in the current host if that property is +# changed. Management software can use it as hints to suggest or +# choose an alternative for the user, or just to generate meaningful +# error messages explaining why the CPU model can't be used. +# If @unavailable-features is an empty list, the CPU model is +# runnable using the current host and machine-type. +# If @unavailable-features is not present, runnability +# information for the CPU is not available. +# +# Since: 1.2.0 +## +{ 'struct': 'CpuDefinitionInfo', + 'data': { 'name': 'str', + '*migration-safe': 'bool', + 'static': 'bool', + '*unavailable-features': [ 'str' ], + 'typename': 'str' }, + 'if': 'defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_S390X) || defined(TARGET_MIPS)' } + +## +# @query-cpu-definitions: +# +# Return a list of supported virtual CPU definitions +# +# Returns: a list of CpuDefInfo +# +# Since: 1.2.0 +## +{ 'command': 'query-cpu-definitions', 'returns': ['CpuDefinitionInfo'], + 'if': 'defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_S390X) || defined(TARGET_MIPS)' } |