1 files changed, 41 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index c6008c395a..b13f8d4cf7 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "hw/usb.h"
 #include "hw/baum.h"
 #include "hw/msmouse.h"
+#include "qemu-objects.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -2469,13 +2470,51 @@ void qemu_chr_close(CharDriverState *chr)
     qemu_free(chr);
 }
 
-void qemu_chr_info(Monitor *mon)
+static void qemu_chr_qlist_iter(QObject *obj, void *opaque)
 {
+    QDict *chr_dict;
+    Monitor *mon = opaque;
+
+    chr_dict = qobject_to_qdict(obj);
+    monitor_printf(mon, "%s: filename=%s\n", qdict_get_str(chr_dict, "label"),
+                                         qdict_get_str(chr_dict, "filename"));
+}
+
+void qemu_chr_info_print(Monitor *mon, const QObject *ret_data)
+{
+    qlist_iter(qobject_to_qlist(ret_data), qemu_chr_qlist_iter, mon);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qemu_chr_info(): Character devices information
+ *
+ * Each device is represented by a QDict. The returned QObject is a QList
+ * of all devices.
+ *
+ * The QDict contains the following:
+ *
+ * - "label": device's label
+ * - "filename": device's file
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ * [ { "label": "monitor", "filename", "stdio" },
+ *   { "label": "serial0", "filename": "vc" } ]
+ */
+void qemu_chr_info(Monitor *mon, QObject **ret_data)
+{
+    QList *chr_list;
     CharDriverState *chr;
 
+    chr_list = qlist_new();
+
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(chr, &chardevs, next) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "%s: filename=%s\n", chr->label, chr->filename);
+        QObject *obj = qobject_from_jsonf("{ 'label': %s, 'filename': %s }",
+                                          chr->label, chr->filename);
+        qlist_append_obj(chr_list, obj);
     }
+
+    *ret_data = QOBJECT(chr_list);
 }
 
 CharDriverState *qemu_chr_find(const char *name)