@@ -114,16 +114,37 @@
{ 'command': 'device_del', 'data': {'id': 'str'} }
##
-# @DEVICE_DELETED:
+# @DeviceAndPath:
#
-# Emitted whenever the device removal completion is acknowledged by the guest.
-# At this point, it's safe to reuse the specified device ID. Device removal can
-# be initiated by the guest or by HMP/QMP commands.
+# In events we designate devices by both their ID (if the device has one)
+# and QOM path.
+#
+# Why we need ID? User specify ID in device_add command and in command line
+# and expects same identifier in the event data.
+#
+# Why we need QOM path? Some devices don't have ID and we still want to emit
+# events for them.
+#
+# So, we have a bit of redundancy, as QOM path for device that has ID is
+# always /machine/peripheral/ID. But that's hard to change keeping both
+# simple interface for most users and universality for the generic case.
#
# @device: the device's ID if it has one
#
# @path: the device's QOM path
#
+# Since: 8.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'DeviceAndPath',
+ 'data': { '*device': 'str', 'path': 'str' } }
+
+##
+# @DEVICE_DELETED:
+#
+# Emitted whenever the device removal completion is acknowledged by the guest.
+# At this point, it's safe to reuse the specified device ID. Device removal can
+# be initiated by the guest or by HMP/QMP commands.
+#
# Since: 1.5
#
# Example:
@@ -134,18 +155,13 @@
# "timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }
#
##
-{ 'event': 'DEVICE_DELETED',
- 'data': { '*device': 'str', 'path': 'str' } }
+{ 'event': 'DEVICE_DELETED', 'data': 'DeviceAndPath' }
##
# @DEVICE_UNPLUG_GUEST_ERROR:
#
# Emitted when a device hot unplug fails due to a guest reported error.
#
-# @device: the device's ID if it has one
-#
-# @path: the device's QOM path
-#
# Since: 6.2
#
# Example:
@@ -156,5 +172,4 @@
# "timestamp": { "seconds": 1615570772, "microseconds": 202844 } }
#
##
-{ 'event': 'DEVICE_UNPLUG_GUEST_ERROR',
- 'data': { '*device': 'str', 'path': 'str' } }
+{ 'event': 'DEVICE_UNPLUG_GUEST_ERROR', 'data': 'DeviceAndPath' }
DEVICE_DELETED and DEVICE_UNPLUG_GUEST_ERROR has equal data, let's refactor it to one structure. That also helps to add new events consistently. Signed-off-by: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy <vsementsov@yandex-team.ru> --- qapi/qdev.json | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)