1 files changed, 20 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/chardev/char.h b/include/chardev/char.h
index 3e4fe6dad0..7becd8c80c 100644
--- a/include/chardev/char.h
+++ b/include/chardev/char.h
@@ -105,14 +105,27 @@ ChardevBackend *qemu_chr_parse_opts(QemuOpts *opts,
  * @filename: the URI
  *
  * Create a new character backend from a URI.
+ * Do not implicitly initialize a monitor if the chardev is muxed.
  *
  * Returns: a new character backend
  */
 Chardev *qemu_chr_new(const char *label, const char *filename);
 
 /**
- * qemu_chr_change:
- * @opts: the new backend options
+ * qemu_chr_new_mux_mon:
+ * @label: the name of the backend
+ * @filename: the URI
+ *
+ * Create a new character backend from a URI.
+ * Implicitly initialize a monitor if the chardev is muxed.
+ *
+ * Returns: a new character backend
+ */
+Chardev *qemu_chr_new_mux_mon(const char *label, const char *filename);
+
+/**
+* qemu_chr_change:
+* @opts: the new backend options
  *
  * Change an existing character backend
  */
@@ -129,6 +142,7 @@ void qemu_chr_cleanup(void);
  * qemu_chr_new_noreplay:
  * @label: the name of the backend
  * @filename: the URI
+ * @permit_mux_mon: if chardev is muxed, initialize a monitor
  *
  * Create a new character backend from a URI.
  * Character device communications are not written
@@ -136,7 +150,8 @@ void qemu_chr_cleanup(void);
  *
  * Returns: a new character backend
  */
-Chardev *qemu_chr_new_noreplay(const char *label, const char *filename);
+Chardev *qemu_chr_new_noreplay(const char *label, const char *filename,
+                               bool permit_mux_mon);
 
 /**
  * qemu_chr_be_can_write:
@@ -194,7 +209,8 @@ bool qemu_chr_has_feature(Chardev *chr,
                           ChardevFeature feature);
 void qemu_chr_set_feature(Chardev *chr,
                           ChardevFeature feature);
-QemuOpts *qemu_chr_parse_compat(const char *label, const char *filename);
+QemuOpts *qemu_chr_parse_compat(const char *label, const char *filename,
+                                bool permit_mux_mon);
 int qemu_chr_write(Chardev *s, const uint8_t *buf, int len, bool write_all);
 #define qemu_chr_write_all(s, buf, len) qemu_chr_write(s, buf, len, true)
 int qemu_chr_wait_connected(Chardev *chr, Error **errp);