From: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lur...@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lur...@redhat.com> --- docs/qmp/qmp-spec.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/qmp/qmp-spec.txt b/docs/qmp/qmp-spec.txt index 4c28cd9..f1af7f7 100644 --- a/docs/qmp/qmp-spec.txt +++ b/docs/qmp/qmp-spec.txt @@ -83,9 +83,22 @@ The greeting message format is: 2.2.1 Capabilities ------------------ -As of the date this document was last revised, no server or client -capability strings have been defined. +- "async" +If both the server and the client have the "async" capability, then +the client is allowed to send async commands. An async command is a +regular command with the "id" member mandatory (see 2.3), but the +response may be delayed. + +The client must match the incoming responses with the "id" member +associated with the command. + +The client is allowed to make requests while previous requests are +pending. The responses may come out of order. + +When a client is disconnected, the pending commands are not +necessarily cancelled. However, future clients will not get replies +from commands they didn't make. 2.3 Issuing Commands -------------------- -- 2.4.3
