QGA documentation patches for 2025-07-28

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Merge tag 'pull-qga-2025-07-28' of https://repo.or.cz/qemu/armbru into staging

QGA documentation patches for 2025-07-28

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* tag 'pull-qga-2025-07-28' of https://repo.or.cz/qemu/armbru:
  qga: Add cross-references
  qga: Rephrase return docs to avoid type name
  qga: Remove trivial "Returns:" sections
  qga: Fix guest-network-get-route return value documentation

Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
This commit is contained in:
Stefan Hajnoczi 2025-07-28 09:31:19 -04:00
commit 92c05be4df

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@ -96,11 +96,11 @@
# In cases where a partial stale response was previously received by
# the client, this cannot always be done reliably. One particular
# scenario being if qemu-ga responses are fed character-by-character
# into a JSON parser. In these situations, using guest-sync-delimited
# into a JSON parser. In these situations, using `guest-sync-delimited`
# may be optimal.
#
# For clients that fetch responses line by line and convert them to
# JSON objects, guest-sync should be sufficient, but note that in
# JSON objects, `guest-sync` should be sufficient, but note that in
# cases where the channel is dirty some attempts at parsing the
# response may result in a parser error.
#
@ -202,8 +202,6 @@
#
# Get some information about the guest agent.
#
# Returns: @GuestAgentInfo
#
# Since: 0.15.0
##
{ 'command': 'guest-info',
@ -219,7 +217,7 @@
#
# This command does NOT return a response on success. Success
# condition is indicated by the VM exiting with a zero exit status or,
# when running with --no-shutdown, by issuing the query-status QMP
# when running with --no-shutdown, by issuing the `query-status` QMP
# command to confirm the VM status is "shutdown".
#
# Since: 0.15.0
@ -249,7 +247,7 @@
#
# Close an open file in the guest
#
# @handle: filehandle returned by guest-file-open
# @handle: filehandle returned by `guest-file-open`
#
# Since: 0.15.0
##
@ -280,13 +278,11 @@
# As this command is just for limited, ad-hoc debugging, such as log
# file access, the number of bytes to read is limited to 48 MB.
#
# @handle: filehandle returned by guest-file-open
# @handle: filehandle returned by `guest-file-open`
#
# @count: maximum number of bytes to read (default is 4KB, maximum is
# 48MB)
#
# Returns: @GuestFileRead
#
# Since: 0.15.0
##
{ 'command': 'guest-file-read',
@ -313,15 +309,13 @@
#
# Write to an open file in the guest.
#
# @handle: filehandle returned by guest-file-open
# @handle: filehandle returned by `guest-file-open`
#
# @buf-b64: base64-encoded string representing data to be written
#
# @count: bytes to write (actual bytes, after base64-decode), default
# is all content in buf-b64 buffer after base64 decoding
#
# Returns: @GuestFileWrite
#
# Since: 0.15.0
##
{ 'command': 'guest-file-write',
@ -346,7 +340,7 @@
##
# @QGASeek:
#
# Symbolic names for use in @guest-file-seek
# Symbolic names for use in `guest-file-seek`
#
# @set: Set to the specified offset (same effect as 'whence':0)
#
@ -361,7 +355,7 @@
##
# @GuestFileWhence:
#
# Controls the meaning of offset to @guest-file-seek.
# Controls the meaning of offset to `guest-file-seek`.
#
# @value: Integral value (0 for set, 1 for cur, 2 for end), available
# for historical reasons, and might differ from the host's or
@ -381,14 +375,12 @@
# current file position afterward. Also encapsulates ftell()'s
# functionality, with offset=0 and whence=1.
#
# @handle: filehandle returned by guest-file-open
# @handle: filehandle returned by `guest-file-open`
#
# @offset: bytes to skip over in the file stream
#
# @whence: Symbolic or numeric code for interpreting offset
#
# Returns: @GuestFileSeek
#
# Since: 0.15.0
##
{ 'command': 'guest-file-seek',
@ -401,7 +393,7 @@
#
# Write file changes buffered in userspace to disk/kernel buffers
#
# @handle: filehandle returned by guest-file-open
# @handle: filehandle returned by `guest-file-open`
#
# Since: 0.15.0
##
@ -428,9 +420,6 @@
#
# Get guest fsfreeze state.
#
# Returns: GuestFsfreezeStatus ("thawed", "frozen", etc., as defined
# below)
#
# .. note:: This may fail to properly report the current state as a
# result of some other guest processes having issued an fs
# freeze/thaw.
@ -445,12 +434,12 @@
# @guest-fsfreeze-freeze:
#
# Sync and freeze all freezable, local guest filesystems. If this
# command succeeded, you may call @guest-fsfreeze-thaw later to
# command succeeded, you may call `guest-fsfreeze-thaw` later to
# unfreeze.
#
# On error, all filesystems will be thawed. If no filesystems are
# frozen as a result of this call, then @guest-fsfreeze-status will
# remain "thawed" and calling @guest-fsfreeze-thaw is not necessary.
# frozen as a result of this call, then `guest-fsfreeze-status` will
# remain "thawed" and calling `guest-fsfreeze-thaw` is not necessary.
#
# Returns: Number of file systems currently frozen.
#
@ -468,7 +457,7 @@
# @guest-fsfreeze-freeze-list:
#
# Sync and freeze specified guest filesystems. See also
# @guest-fsfreeze-freeze.
# `guest-fsfreeze-freeze`.
#
# On error, all filesystems will be thawed.
#
@ -493,7 +482,7 @@
# Returns: Number of file systems thawed by this call
#
# .. note:: If the return value does not match the previous call to
# guest-fsfreeze-freeze, this likely means some freezable filesystems
# `guest-fsfreeze-freeze`, this likely means some freezable filesystems
# were unfrozen before this call, and that the filesystem state may
# have changed before issuing this command.
#
@ -524,7 +513,7 @@
##
# @GuestFilesystemTrimResponse:
#
# @paths: list of @GuestFilesystemTrimResult per path that was trimmed
# @paths: list of `GuestFilesystemTrimResult` per path that was trimmed
#
# Since: 2.4
##
@ -545,8 +534,7 @@
# discarded. The default value is zero, meaning "discard every
# free block".
#
# Returns: A @GuestFilesystemTrimResponse which contains the status of
# all trimmed paths. (since 2.4)
# Returns: status of all trimmed paths. (since 2.4)
#
# Since: 1.2
##
@ -569,7 +557,7 @@
#
# This command does NOT return a response on success. There is a high
# chance the command succeeded if the VM exits with a zero exit status
# or, when running with --no-shutdown, by issuing the query-status QMP
# or, when running with --no-shutdown, by issuing the `query-status` QMP
# command to to confirm the VM status is "shutdown". However, the VM
# could also exit (or set its status to "shutdown") due to other
# reasons.
@ -577,7 +565,7 @@
# Errors:
# - If suspend to disk is not supported, Unsupported
#
# .. note:: It's strongly recommended to issue the guest-sync command
# .. note:: It's strongly recommended to issue the `guest-sync` command
# before sending commands when the guest resumes.
#
# Since: 1.1
@ -597,8 +585,8 @@
# - pm-utils (via pm-hibernate)
# - manual write into sysfs
#
# IMPORTANT: guest-suspend-ram requires working wakeup support in
# QEMU. You should check QMP command query-current-machine returns
# IMPORTANT: `guest-suspend-ram` requires working wakeup support in
# QEMU. You should check QMP command `query-current-machine` returns
# wakeup-suspend-support: true before issuing this command. Failure
# in doing so can result in a suspended guest that QEMU will not be
# able to awaken, forcing the user to power cycle the guest to bring
@ -607,14 +595,14 @@
# This command does NOT return a response on success. There are two
# options to check for success:
#
# 1. Wait for the SUSPEND QMP event from QEMU
# 2. Issue the query-status QMP command to confirm the VM status is
# 1. Wait for the `SUSPEND` QMP event from QEMU
# 2. Issue the `query-status` QMP command to confirm the VM status is
# "suspended"
#
# Errors:
# - If suspend to ram is not supported, Unsupported
#
# .. note:: It's strongly recommended to issue the guest-sync command
# .. note:: It's strongly recommended to issue the `guest-sync` command
# before sending commands when the guest resumes.
#
# Since: 1.1
@ -633,8 +621,8 @@
# - systemd hybrid-sleep
# - pm-utils (via pm-suspend-hybrid)
#
# IMPORTANT: guest-suspend-hybrid requires working wakeup support in
# QEMU. You should check QMP command query-current-machine returns
# IMPORTANT: `guest-suspend-hybrid` requires working wakeup support in
# QEMU. You should check QMP command `query-current-machine` returns
# wakeup-suspend-support: true before issuing this command. Failure
# in doing so can result in a suspended guest that QEMU will not be
# able to awaken, forcing the user to power cycle the guest to bring
@ -643,14 +631,14 @@
# This command does NOT return a response on success. There are two
# options to check for success:
#
# 1. Wait for the SUSPEND QMP event from QEMU
# 2. Issue the query-status QMP command to confirm the VM status is
# 1. Wait for the `SUSPEND` QMP event from QEMU
# 2. Issue the `query-status` QMP command to confirm the VM status is
# "suspended"
#
# Errors:
# - If hybrid suspend is not supported, Unsupported
#
# .. note:: It's strongly recommended to issue the guest-sync command
# .. note:: It's strongly recommended to issue the `guest-sync` command
# before sending commands when the guest resumes.
#
# Since: 1.1
@ -749,8 +737,6 @@
#
# Get list of guest IP addresses, MAC addresses and netmasks.
#
# Returns: List of GuestNetworkInterface
#
# Since: 1.1
##
{ 'command': 'guest-network-get-interfaces',
@ -807,7 +793,7 @@
# There's no restriction on list length or on repeating the same
# @logical-id (with possibly different @online field). Preferably
# the input list should describe a modified subset of
# @guest-get-vcpus' return value.
# `guest-get-vcpus`' return value.
#
# Returns: The length of the initial sublist that has been
# successfully processed. The guest agent maximizes this value.
@ -1083,7 +1069,7 @@
#
# Returns: The list of filesystems information mounted in the guest.
# The returned mountpoints may be specified to
# @guest-fsfreeze-freeze-list. Network filesystems (such as CIFS
# `guest-fsfreeze-freeze-list`. Network filesystems (such as CIFS
# and NFS) are not listed.
#
# Since: 2.2
@ -1185,7 +1171,7 @@
##
# @GuestMemoryBlockResponse:
#
# @phys-index: same with the 'phys-index' member of @GuestMemoryBlock.
# @phys-index: same with the 'phys-index' member of `GuestMemoryBlock`.
#
# @response: the result of memory block operation.
#
@ -1215,11 +1201,11 @@
# guest-supported identifiers. There's no restriction on list
# length or on repeating the same @phys-index (with possibly
# different @online field). Preferably the input list should
# describe a modified subset of @guest-get-memory-blocks' return
# describe a modified subset of `guest-get-memory-blocks`' return
# value.
#
# Returns: The operation results, it is a list of
# @GuestMemoryBlockResponse, which is corresponding to the input
# `GuestMemoryBlockResponse`, which is corresponding to the input
# list.
#
# Note: it will return an empty list if the @mem-blks list was
@ -1251,8 +1237,6 @@
#
# Get information relating to guest memory blocks.
#
# Returns: @GuestMemoryBlockInfo
#
# Since: 2.3
##
{ 'command': 'guest-get-memory-block-info',
@ -1274,7 +1258,7 @@
#
# @err-data: base64-encoded stderr of the process. Note: @out-data
# and @err-data are present only if 'capture-output' was specified
# for 'guest-exec'. This field will only be populated after the
# for `guest-exec`. This field will only be populated after the
# process exits.
#
# @out-truncated: true if stdout was not fully captured due to size
@ -1293,12 +1277,10 @@
# @guest-exec-status:
#
# Check status of process associated with PID retrieved via
# guest-exec. Reap the process and associated metadata if it has
# `guest-exec`. Reap the process and associated metadata if it has
# exited.
#
# @pid: pid returned from guest-exec
#
# Returns: GuestExecStatus
# @pid: pid returned from `guest-exec`
#
# Since: 2.5
##
@ -1319,7 +1301,7 @@
##
# @GuestExecCaptureOutputMode:
#
# An enumeration of guest-exec capture modes.
# An enumeration of `guest-exec` capture modes.
#
# @none: do not capture any output
#
@ -1328,7 +1310,7 @@
# @stderr: only capture stderr
#
# @separated: capture both stdout and stderr, but separated into
# GuestExecStatus out-data and err-data, respectively
# `GuestExecStatus` out-data and err-data, respectively
#
# @merged: capture both stdout and stderr, but merge together into
# out-data. Not effective on windows guests.
@ -1342,10 +1324,10 @@
##
# @GuestExecCaptureOutput:
#
# Controls what guest-exec output gets captures.
# Controls what `guest-exec` output gets captures.
#
# @flag: captures both stdout and stderr if true. Equivalent to
# GuestExecCaptureOutputMode::all. (since 2.5)
# `GuestExecCaptureOutputMode`::all. (since 2.5)
#
# @mode: capture mode; preferred interface
#
@ -1458,8 +1440,6 @@
#
# Retrieves the timezone information from the guest.
#
# Returns: A GuestTimezone dictionary.
#
# Since: 2.10
##
{ 'command': 'guest-get-timezone',
@ -1533,8 +1513,6 @@
#
# Retrieve guest operating system information
#
# Returns: @GuestOSInfo
#
# Since: 2.10
##
{ 'command': 'guest-get-osinfo',
@ -1604,8 +1582,6 @@
#
# Retrieve information about device drivers in Windows guest
#
# Returns: @GuestDeviceInfo
#
# Since: 5.2
##
{ 'command': 'guest-get-devices',
@ -1633,8 +1609,6 @@
#
# @username: the user account to add the authorized keys
#
# Returns: @GuestAuthorizedKeys
#
# Since: 5.2
##
{ 'command': 'guest-ssh-get-authorized-keys',
@ -1966,6 +1940,7 @@
# @guest-network-get-route:
#
# Retrieve information about route of network.
#
# Returns: List of route info of guest.
#
# Since: 9.1