On 10/17/12 12:09, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> This patch adds chardev_add and chardev_remove monitor commands.
> 
> They work similar to the netdev_{add,del} commands.  The hmp version of
> chardev_add accepts like the -chardev command line option does.  The qmp
> version expects the arguments being passed as named parameters.

Trying another approach, see attached patch.  This adds backend-specific
qemu commands to add chardevs, with just the parameters needed for the
specific backend.  Starting with file and tty, both accepting a path.
'file' is nice for testing, 'tty' very useful when hotplugging serial
devices on the host.  Others can be added as needed.  We probably don't
need all of them.  For example hotplugging the 'stdio' chardev doesn't
make much sense.

Advantage #1: Cleaner API.
Advantage #2: No legacy syntax headache when qomifying chardevs.

Comments?

cheers,
  Gerd