Merge "These changes are the raw update to qemu-2.6."

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diff --git a/qemu/include/io/channel-buffer.h b/qemu/include/io/channel-buffer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65c498b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/include/io/channel-buffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU I/O channels memory buffer driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QIO_CHANNEL_BUFFER_H__
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_BUFFER_H__
+
+#include "io/channel.h"
+
+#define TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_BUFFER "qio-channel-buffer"
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_BUFFER(obj)                                     \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(QIOChannelBuffer, (obj), TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_BUFFER)
+
+typedef struct QIOChannelBuffer QIOChannelBuffer;
+
+/**
+ * QIOChannelBuffer:
+ *
+ * The QIOChannelBuffer object provides a channel implementation
+ * that is able to perform I/O to/from a memory buffer.
+ *
+ */
+
+struct QIOChannelBuffer {
+    QIOChannel parent;
+    size_t capacity; /* Total allocated memory */
+    size_t usage;    /* Current size of data */
+    size_t offset;   /* Offset for future I/O ops */
+    uint8_t *data;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_buffer_new:
+ * @capacity: the initial buffer capacity to allocate
+ *
+ * Allocate a new buffer which is initially empty
+ *
+ * Returns: the new channel object
+ */
+QIOChannelBuffer *
+qio_channel_buffer_new(size_t capacity);
+
+#endif /* QIO_CHANNEL_BUFFER_H__ */
diff --git a/qemu/include/io/channel-command.h b/qemu/include/io/channel-command.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfc177e78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/include/io/channel-command.h
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU I/O channels external command driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QIO_CHANNEL_COMMAND_H__
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_COMMAND_H__
+
+#include "io/channel.h"
+
+#define TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_COMMAND "qio-channel-command"
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_COMMAND(obj)                                     \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(QIOChannelCommand, (obj), TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_COMMAND)
+
+typedef struct QIOChannelCommand QIOChannelCommand;
+
+
+/**
+ * QIOChannelCommand:
+ *
+ * The QIOChannelCommand class provides a channel implementation
+ * that can transport data with an externally running command
+ * via its stdio streams.
+ */
+
+struct QIOChannelCommand {
+    QIOChannel parent;
+    int writefd;
+    int readfd;
+    pid_t pid;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_command_new_pid:
+ * @writefd: the FD connected to the command's stdin
+ * @readfd: the FD connected to the command's stdout
+ * @pid: the PID of the running child command
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Create a channel for performing I/O with the
+ * previously spawned command identified by @pid.
+ * The two file descriptors provide the connection
+ * to command's stdio streams, either one or which
+ * may be -1 to indicate that stream is not open.
+ *
+ * The channel will take ownership of the process
+ * @pid and will kill it when closing the channel.
+ * Similarly it will take responsibility for
+ * closing the file descriptors @writefd and @readfd.
+ *
+ * Returns: the command channel object, or NULL on error
+ */
+QIOChannelCommand *
+qio_channel_command_new_pid(int writefd,
+                            int readfd,
+                            pid_t pid);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_command_new_spawn:
+ * @argv: the NULL terminated list of command arguments
+ * @flags: the I/O mode, one of O_RDONLY, O_WRONLY, O_RDWR
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Create a channel for performing I/O with the
+ * command to be spawned with arguments @argv.
+ *
+ * Returns: the command channel object, or NULL on error
+ */
+QIOChannelCommand *
+qio_channel_command_new_spawn(const char *const argv[],
+                              int flags,
+                              Error **errp);
+
+
+#endif /* QIO_CHANNEL_COMMAND_H__ */
diff --git a/qemu/include/io/channel-file.h b/qemu/include/io/channel-file.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..308e6d44d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/include/io/channel-file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU I/O channels files driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QIO_CHANNEL_FILE_H__
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_FILE_H__
+
+#include "io/channel.h"
+
+#define TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_FILE "qio-channel-file"
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_FILE(obj)                                     \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(QIOChannelFile, (obj), TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_FILE)
+
+typedef struct QIOChannelFile QIOChannelFile;
+
+/**
+ * QIOChannelFile:
+ *
+ * The QIOChannelFile object provides a channel implementation
+ * that is able to perform I/O on block devices, character
+ * devices, FIFOs, pipes and plain files. While it is technically
+ * able to work on sockets too on the UNIX platform, this is not
+ * portable to Windows and lacks some extra sockets specific
+ * functionality. So the QIOChannelSocket object is recommended
+ * for that use case.
+ *
+ */
+
+struct QIOChannelFile {
+    QIOChannel parent;
+    int fd;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_file_new_fd:
+ * @fd: the file descriptor
+ *
+ * Create a new IO channel object for a file represented
+ * by the @fd parameter. @fd can be associated with a
+ * block device, character device, fifo, pipe, or a
+ * regular file. For sockets, the QIOChannelSocket class
+ * should be used instead, as this provides greater
+ * functionality and cross platform portability.
+ *
+ * The channel will own the passed in file descriptor
+ * and will take responsibility for closing it, so the
+ * caller must not close it. If appropriate the caller
+ * should dup() its FD before opening the channel.
+ *
+ * Returns: the new channel object
+ */
+QIOChannelFile *
+qio_channel_file_new_fd(int fd);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_file_new_path:
+ * @fd: the file descriptor
+ * @flags: the open flags (O_RDONLY|O_WRONLY|O_RDWR, etc)
+ * @mode: the file creation mode if O_WRONLY is set in @flags
+ * @errp: pointer to initialized error object
+ *
+ * Create a new IO channel object for a file represented
+ * by the @path parameter. @path can point to any
+ * type of file on which sequential I/O can be
+ * performed, whether it be a plain file, character
+ * device or block device.
+ *
+ * Returns: the new channel object
+ */
+QIOChannelFile *
+qio_channel_file_new_path(const char *path,
+                          int flags,
+                          mode_t mode,
+                          Error **errp);
+
+#endif /* QIO_CHANNEL_FILE_H__ */
diff --git a/qemu/include/io/channel-socket.h b/qemu/include/io/channel-socket.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70d06b40d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/include/io/channel-socket.h
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU I/O channels sockets driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QIO_CHANNEL_SOCKET_H__
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_SOCKET_H__
+
+#include "io/channel.h"
+#include "io/task.h"
+#include "qemu/sockets.h"
+
+#define TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_SOCKET "qio-channel-socket"
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_SOCKET(obj)                                     \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(QIOChannelSocket, (obj), TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_SOCKET)
+
+typedef struct QIOChannelSocket QIOChannelSocket;
+
+/**
+ * QIOChannelSocket:
+ *
+ * The QIOChannelSocket class provides a channel implementation
+ * that can transport data over a UNIX socket or TCP socket.
+ * Beyond the core channel API, it also provides functionality
+ * for accepting client connections, tuning some socket
+ * parameters and getting socket address strings.
+ */
+
+struct QIOChannelSocket {
+    QIOChannel parent;
+    int fd;
+    struct sockaddr_storage localAddr;
+    socklen_t localAddrLen;
+    struct sockaddr_storage remoteAddr;
+    socklen_t remoteAddrLen;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_socket_new:
+ *
+ * Create a channel for performing I/O on a socket
+ * connection, that is initially closed. After
+ * creating the socket, it must be setup as a client
+ * connection or server.
+ *
+ * Returns: the socket channel object
+ */
+QIOChannelSocket *
+qio_channel_socket_new(void);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_socket_new_fd:
+ * @fd: the socket file descriptor
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Create a channel for performing I/O on the socket
+ * connection represented by the file descriptor @fd.
+ *
+ * Returns: the socket channel object, or NULL on error
+ */
+QIOChannelSocket *
+qio_channel_socket_new_fd(int fd,
+                          Error **errp);
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_socket_connect_sync:
+ * @ioc: the socket channel object
+ * @addr: the address to connect to
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Attempt to connect to the address @addr. This method
+ * will run in the foreground so the caller will not regain
+ * execution control until the connection is established or
+ * an error occurs.
+ */
+int qio_channel_socket_connect_sync(QIOChannelSocket *ioc,
+                                    SocketAddress *addr,
+                                    Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_socket_connect_async:
+ * @ioc: the socket channel object
+ * @addr: the address to connect to
+ * @callback: the function to invoke on completion
+ * @opaque: user data to pass to @callback
+ * @destroy: the function to free @opaque
+ *
+ * Attempt to connect to the address @addr. This method
+ * will run in the background so the caller will regain
+ * execution control immediately. The function @callback
+ * will be invoked on completion or failure. The @addr
+ * parameter will be copied, so may be freed as soon
+ * as this function returns without waiting for completion.
+ */
+void qio_channel_socket_connect_async(QIOChannelSocket *ioc,
+                                      SocketAddress *addr,
+                                      QIOTaskFunc callback,
+                                      gpointer opaque,
+                                      GDestroyNotify destroy);
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_socket_listen_sync:
+ * @ioc: the socket channel object
+ * @addr: the address to listen to
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Attempt to listen to the address @addr. This method
+ * will run in the foreground so the caller will not regain
+ * execution control until the connection is established or
+ * an error occurs.
+ */
+int qio_channel_socket_listen_sync(QIOChannelSocket *ioc,
+                                   SocketAddress *addr,
+                                   Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_socket_listen_async:
+ * @ioc: the socket channel object
+ * @addr: the address to listen to
+ * @callback: the function to invoke on completion
+ * @opaque: user data to pass to @callback
+ * @destroy: the function to free @opaque
+ *
+ * Attempt to listen to the address @addr. This method
+ * will run in the background so the caller will regain
+ * execution control immediately. The function @callback
+ * will be invoked on completion or failure. The @addr
+ * parameter will be copied, so may be freed as soon
+ * as this function returns without waiting for completion.
+ */
+void qio_channel_socket_listen_async(QIOChannelSocket *ioc,
+                                     SocketAddress *addr,
+                                     QIOTaskFunc callback,
+                                     gpointer opaque,
+                                     GDestroyNotify destroy);
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_socket_dgram_sync:
+ * @ioc: the socket channel object
+ * @localAddr: the address to local bind address
+ * @remoteAddr: the address to remote peer address
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Attempt to initialize a datagram socket bound to
+ * @localAddr and communicating with peer @remoteAddr.
+ * This method will run in the foreground so the caller
+ * will not regain execution control until the socket
+ * is established or an error occurs.
+ */
+int qio_channel_socket_dgram_sync(QIOChannelSocket *ioc,
+                                  SocketAddress *localAddr,
+                                  SocketAddress *remoteAddr,
+                                  Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_socket_dgram_async:
+ * @ioc: the socket channel object
+ * @localAddr: the address to local bind address
+ * @remoteAddr: the address to remote peer address
+ * @callback: the function to invoke on completion
+ * @opaque: user data to pass to @callback
+ * @destroy: the function to free @opaque
+ *
+ * Attempt to initialize a datagram socket bound to
+ * @localAddr and communicating with peer @remoteAddr.
+ * This method will run in the background so the caller
+ * will regain execution control immediately. The function
+ * @callback will be invoked on completion or failure.
+ * The @localAddr and @remoteAddr parameters will be copied,
+ * so may be freed as soon as this function returns without
+ * waiting for completion.
+ */
+void qio_channel_socket_dgram_async(QIOChannelSocket *ioc,
+                                    SocketAddress *localAddr,
+                                    SocketAddress *remoteAddr,
+                                    QIOTaskFunc callback,
+                                    gpointer opaque,
+                                    GDestroyNotify destroy);
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_socket_get_local_address:
+ * @ioc: the socket channel object
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Get the string representation of the local socket
+ * address. A pointer to the allocated address information
+ * struct will be returned, which the caller is required to
+ * release with a call qapi_free_SocketAddress when no
+ * longer required.
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+ */
+SocketAddress *
+qio_channel_socket_get_local_address(QIOChannelSocket *ioc,
+                                     Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_socket_get_remote_address:
+ * @ioc: the socket channel object
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Get the string representation of the local socket
+ * address. A pointer to the allocated address information
+ * struct will be returned, which the caller is required to
+ * release with a call qapi_free_SocketAddress when no
+ * longer required.
+ *
+ * Returns: the socket address struct, or NULL on error
+ */
+SocketAddress *
+qio_channel_socket_get_remote_address(QIOChannelSocket *ioc,
+                                      Error **errp);
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_socket_accept:
+ * @ioc: the socket channel object
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * If the socket represents a server, then this accepts
+ * a new client connection. The returned channel will
+ * represent the connected client socket.
+ *
+ * Returns: the new client channel, or NULL on error
+ */
+QIOChannelSocket *
+qio_channel_socket_accept(QIOChannelSocket *ioc,
+                          Error **errp);
+
+
+#endif /* QIO_CHANNEL_SOCKET_H__ */
diff --git a/qemu/include/io/channel-tls.h b/qemu/include/io/channel-tls.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..322eccbaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/include/io/channel-tls.h
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU I/O channels TLS driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QIO_CHANNEL_TLS_H__
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_TLS_H__
+
+#include "io/channel.h"
+#include "io/task.h"
+#include "crypto/tlssession.h"
+
+#define TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_TLS "qio-channel-tls"
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_TLS(obj)                                     \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(QIOChannelTLS, (obj), TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_TLS)
+
+typedef struct QIOChannelTLS QIOChannelTLS;
+
+/**
+ * QIOChannelTLS
+ *
+ * The QIOChannelTLS class provides a channel wrapper which
+ * can transparently run the TLS encryption protocol. It is
+ * usually used over a TCP socket, but there is actually no
+ * technical restriction on which type of master channel is
+ * used as the transport.
+ *
+ * This channel object is capable of running as either a
+ * TLS server or TLS client.
+ */
+
+struct QIOChannelTLS {
+    QIOChannel parent;
+    QIOChannel *master;
+    QCryptoTLSSession *session;
+};
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_tls_new_server:
+ * @master: the underlying channel object
+ * @creds: the credentials to use for TLS handshake
+ * @aclname: the access control list for validating clients
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Create a new TLS channel that runs the server side of
+ * a TLS session. The TLS session handshake will use the
+ * credentials provided in @creds. If the @aclname parameter
+ * is non-NULL, then the client will have to provide
+ * credentials (ie a x509 client certificate) which will
+ * then be validated against the ACL.
+ *
+ * After creating the channel, it is mandatory to call
+ * the qio_channel_tls_handshake() method before attempting
+ * todo any I/O on the channel.
+ *
+ * Once the handshake has completed, all I/O should be done
+ * via the new TLS channel object and not the original
+ * master channel
+ *
+ * Returns: the new TLS channel object, or NULL
+ */
+QIOChannelTLS *
+qio_channel_tls_new_server(QIOChannel *master,
+                           QCryptoTLSCreds *creds,
+                           const char *aclname,
+                           Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_tls_new_client:
+ * @master: the underlying channel object
+ * @creds: the credentials to use for TLS handshake
+ * @hostname: the user specified server hostname
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Create a new TLS channel that runs the client side of
+ * a TLS session. The TLS session handshake will use the
+ * credentials provided in @creds. The @hostname parameter
+ * should provide the user specified hostname of the server
+ * and will be validated against the server's credentials
+ * (ie CommonName of the x509 certificate)
+ *
+ * After creating the channel, it is mandatory to call
+ * the qio_channel_tls_handshake() method before attempting
+ * todo any I/O on the channel.
+ *
+ * Once the handshake has completed, all I/O should be done
+ * via the new TLS channel object and not the original
+ * master channel
+ *
+ * Returns: the new TLS channel object, or NULL
+ */
+QIOChannelTLS *
+qio_channel_tls_new_client(QIOChannel *master,
+                           QCryptoTLSCreds *creds,
+                           const char *hostname,
+                           Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_tls_handshake:
+ * @ioc: the TLS channel object
+ * @func: the callback to invoke when completed
+ * @opaque: opaque data to pass to @func
+ * @destroy: optional callback to free @opaque
+ *
+ * Perform the TLS session handshake. This method
+ * will return immediately and the handshake will
+ * continue in the background, provided the main
+ * loop is running. When the handshake is complete,
+ * or fails, the @func callback will be invoked.
+ */
+void qio_channel_tls_handshake(QIOChannelTLS *ioc,
+                               QIOTaskFunc func,
+                               gpointer opaque,
+                               GDestroyNotify destroy);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_tls_get_session:
+ * @ioc: the TLS channel object
+ *
+ * Get the TLS session used by the channel.
+ *
+ * Returns: the TLS session
+ */
+QCryptoTLSSession *
+qio_channel_tls_get_session(QIOChannelTLS *ioc);
+
+#endif /* QIO_CHANNEL_TLS_H__ */
diff --git a/qemu/include/io/channel-util.h b/qemu/include/io/channel-util.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c93af8288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/include/io/channel-util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU I/O channels utility APIs
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QIO_CHANNEL_UTIL_H__
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_UTIL_H__
+
+#include "io/channel.h"
+
+/*
+ * This module provides helper functions that are useful when dealing
+ * with QIOChannel objects
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_new_fd:
+ * @fd: the file descriptor
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Create a channel for performing I/O on the file
+ * descriptor @fd. The particular subclass of QIOChannel
+ * that is returned will depend on what underlying object
+ * the file descriptor is associated with. It may be either
+ * a QIOChannelSocket or a QIOChannelFile instance. Upon
+ * success, the returned QIOChannel instance will own
+ * the @fd file descriptor, and take responsibility for
+ * closing it when no longer required. On failure, the
+ * caller is responsible for closing @fd.
+ *
+ * Returns: the channel object, or NULL on error
+ */
+QIOChannel *qio_channel_new_fd(int fd,
+                               Error **errp);
+
+#endif /* QIO_CHANNEL_UTIL_H__ */
diff --git a/qemu/include/io/channel-watch.h b/qemu/include/io/channel-watch.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76d764223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/include/io/channel-watch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU I/O channels watch helper APIs
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QIO_CHANNEL_WATCH_H__
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_WATCH_H__
+
+#include "io/channel.h"
+
+/*
+ * This module provides helper functions that will be needed by
+ * the various QIOChannel implementations, for creating watches
+ * on file descriptors / sockets
+ */
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_create_fd_watch:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @fd: the file descriptor
+ * @condition: the I/O condition
+ *
+ * Create a new main loop source that is able to
+ * monitor the file descriptor @fd for the
+ * I/O conditions in @condition. This is able
+ * monitor block devices, character devices,
+ * pipes but not plain files or, on Win32, sockets.
+ *
+ * Returns: the new main loop source
+ */
+GSource *qio_channel_create_fd_watch(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                     int fd,
+                                     GIOCondition condition);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_create_socket_watch:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @fd: the file descriptor
+ * @condition: the I/O condition
+ *
+ * Create a new main loop source that is able to
+ * monitor the file descriptor @fd for the
+ * I/O conditions in @condition. This is equivalent
+ * to qio_channel_create_fd_watch on POSIX systems
+ * but not on Windows.
+ *
+ * Returns: the new main loop source
+ */
+GSource *qio_channel_create_socket_watch(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                         int fd,
+                                         GIOCondition condition);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_create_fd_pair_watch:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @fdread: the file descriptor for reading
+ * @fdwrite: the file descriptor for writing
+ * @condition: the I/O condition
+ *
+ * Create a new main loop source that is able to
+ * monitor the pair of file descriptors @fdread
+ * and @fdwrite for the I/O conditions in @condition.
+ * This is intended for monitoring unidirectional
+ * file descriptors such as pipes, where a pair
+ * of descriptors is required for bidirectional
+ * I/O
+ *
+ * Returns: the new main loop source
+ */
+GSource *qio_channel_create_fd_pair_watch(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                          int fdread,
+                                          int fdwrite,
+                                          GIOCondition condition);
+
+#endif /* QIO_CHANNEL_WATCH_H__ */
diff --git a/qemu/include/io/channel-websock.h b/qemu/include/io/channel-websock.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0dc21cc56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/include/io/channel-websock.h
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU I/O channels driver websockets
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QIO_CHANNEL_WEBSOCK_H__
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_WEBSOCK_H__
+
+#include "io/channel.h"
+#include "qemu/buffer.h"
+#include "io/task.h"
+
+#define TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_WEBSOCK "qio-channel-websock"
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_WEBSOCK(obj)                                     \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(QIOChannelWebsock, (obj), TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_WEBSOCK)
+
+typedef struct QIOChannelWebsock QIOChannelWebsock;
+typedef union QIOChannelWebsockMask QIOChannelWebsockMask;
+
+union QIOChannelWebsockMask {
+    char c[4];
+    uint32_t u;
+};
+
+/**
+ * QIOChannelWebsock
+ *
+ * The QIOChannelWebsock class provides a channel wrapper which
+ * can transparently run the HTTP websockets protocol. This is
+ * usually used over a TCP socket, but there is actually no
+ * technical restriction on which type of master channel is
+ * used as the transport.
+ *
+ * This channel object is currently only capable of running as
+ * a websocket server and is a pretty crude implementation
+ * of it, not supporting the full websockets protocol feature
+ * set. It is sufficient to use with a simple websockets
+ * client for encapsulating VNC for noVNC in-browser client.
+ */
+
+struct QIOChannelWebsock {
+    QIOChannel parent;
+    QIOChannel *master;
+    Buffer encinput;
+    Buffer encoutput;
+    Buffer rawinput;
+    Buffer rawoutput;
+    size_t payload_remain;
+    QIOChannelWebsockMask mask;
+    guint io_tag;
+    Error *io_err;
+    gboolean io_eof;
+};
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_websock_new_server:
+ * @master: the underlying channel object
+ *
+ * Create a new websockets channel that runs the server
+ * side of the protocol.
+ *
+ * After creating the channel, it is mandatory to call
+ * the qio_channel_websock_handshake() method before attempting
+ * todo any I/O on the channel.
+ *
+ * Once the handshake has completed, all I/O should be done
+ * via the new websocket channel object and not the original
+ * master channel
+ *
+ * Returns: the new websockets channel object
+ */
+QIOChannelWebsock *
+qio_channel_websock_new_server(QIOChannel *master);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_websock_handshake:
+ * @ioc: the websocket channel object
+ * @func: the callback to invoke when completed
+ * @opaque: opaque data to pass to @func
+ * @destroy: optional callback to free @opaque
+ *
+ * Perform the websocket handshake. This method
+ * will return immediately and the handshake will
+ * continue in the background, provided the main
+ * loop is running. When the handshake is complete,
+ * or fails, the @func callback will be invoked.
+ */
+void qio_channel_websock_handshake(QIOChannelWebsock *ioc,
+                                   QIOTaskFunc func,
+                                   gpointer opaque,
+                                   GDestroyNotify destroy);
+
+#endif /* QIO_CHANNEL_WEBSOCK_H__ */
diff --git a/qemu/include/io/channel.h b/qemu/include/io/channel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d37acd29e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/include/io/channel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,504 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU I/O channels
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QIO_CHANNEL_H__
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_H__
+
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qom/object.h"
+
+#define TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL "qio-channel"
+#define QIO_CHANNEL(obj)                                    \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(QIOChannel, (obj), TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL)
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass)                                    \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(QIOChannelClass, klass, TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL)
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(obj)                                  \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(QIOChannelClass, obj, TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL)
+
+typedef struct QIOChannel QIOChannel;
+typedef struct QIOChannelClass QIOChannelClass;
+
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_ERR_BLOCK -2
+
+typedef enum QIOChannelFeature QIOChannelFeature;
+
+enum QIOChannelFeature {
+    QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS  = (1 << 0),
+    QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_SHUTDOWN = (1 << 1),
+};
+
+
+typedef enum QIOChannelShutdown QIOChannelShutdown;
+
+enum QIOChannelShutdown {
+    QIO_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN_BOTH,
+    QIO_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN_READ,
+    QIO_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN_WRITE,
+};
+
+typedef gboolean (*QIOChannelFunc)(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                   GIOCondition condition,
+                                   gpointer data);
+
+/**
+ * QIOChannel:
+ *
+ * The QIOChannel defines the core API for a generic I/O channel
+ * class hierarchy. It is inspired by GIOChannel, but has the
+ * following differences
+ *
+ *  - Use QOM to properly support arbitrary subclassing
+ *  - Support use of iovecs for efficient I/O with multiple blocks
+ *  - None of the character set translation, binary data exclusively
+ *  - Direct support for QEMU Error object reporting
+ *  - File descriptor passing
+ *
+ * This base class is abstract so cannot be instantiated. There
+ * will be subclasses for dealing with sockets, files, and higher
+ * level protocols such as TLS, WebSocket, etc.
+ */
+
+struct QIOChannel {
+    Object parent;
+    unsigned int features; /* bitmask of QIOChannelFeatures */
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    HANDLE event; /* For use with GSource on Win32 */
+#endif
+};
+
+/**
+ * QIOChannelClass:
+ *
+ * This class defines the contract that all subclasses
+ * must follow to provide specific channel implementations.
+ * The first five callbacks are mandatory to support, others
+ * provide additional optional features.
+ *
+ * Consult the corresponding public API docs for a description
+ * of the semantics of each callback
+ */
+struct QIOChannelClass {
+    ObjectClass parent;
+
+    /* Mandatory callbacks */
+    ssize_t (*io_writev)(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                         const struct iovec *iov,
+                         size_t niov,
+                         int *fds,
+                         size_t nfds,
+                         Error **errp);
+    ssize_t (*io_readv)(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                        const struct iovec *iov,
+                        size_t niov,
+                        int **fds,
+                        size_t *nfds,
+                        Error **errp);
+    int (*io_close)(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                    Error **errp);
+    GSource * (*io_create_watch)(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                 GIOCondition condition);
+    int (*io_set_blocking)(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                           bool enabled,
+                           Error **errp);
+
+    /* Optional callbacks */
+    int (*io_shutdown)(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                       QIOChannelShutdown how,
+                       Error **errp);
+    void (*io_set_cork)(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                        bool enabled);
+    void (*io_set_delay)(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                         bool enabled);
+    off_t (*io_seek)(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                     off_t offset,
+                     int whence,
+                     Error **errp);
+};
+
+/* General I/O handling functions */
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_has_feature:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @feature: the feature to check support of
+ *
+ * Determine whether the channel implementation supports
+ * the optional feature named in @feature.
+ *
+ * Returns: true if supported, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool qio_channel_has_feature(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                             QIOChannelFeature feature);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_readv_full:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @iov: the array of memory regions to read data into
+ * @niov: the length of the @iov array
+ * @fds: pointer to an array that will received file handles
+ * @nfds: pointer filled with number of elements in @fds on return
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Read data from the IO channel, storing it in the
+ * memory regions referenced by @iov. Each element
+ * in the @iov will be fully populated with data
+ * before the next one is used. The @niov parameter
+ * specifies the total number of elements in @iov.
+ *
+ * It is not required for all @iov to be filled with
+ * data. If the channel is in blocking mode, at least
+ * one byte of data will be read, but no more is
+ * guaranteed. If the channel is non-blocking and no
+ * data is available, it will return QIO_CHANNEL_ERR_BLOCK
+ *
+ * If the channel has passed any file descriptors,
+ * the @fds array pointer will be allocated and
+ * the elements filled with the received file
+ * descriptors. The @nfds pointer will be updated
+ * to indicate the size of the @fds array that
+ * was allocated. It is the callers responsibility
+ * to call close() on each file descriptor and to
+ * call g_free() on the array pointer in @fds.
+ *
+ * It is an error to pass a non-NULL @fds parameter
+ * unless qio_channel_has_feature() returns a true
+ * value for the QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS constant.
+ *
+ * Returns: the number of bytes read, or -1 on error,
+ * or QIO_CHANNEL_ERR_BLOCK if no data is available
+ * and the channel is non-blocking
+ */
+ssize_t qio_channel_readv_full(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                               const struct iovec *iov,
+                               size_t niov,
+                               int **fds,
+                               size_t *nfds,
+                               Error **errp);
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_writev_full:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @iov: the array of memory regions to write data from
+ * @niov: the length of the @iov array
+ * @fds: an array of file handles to send
+ * @nfds: number of file handles in @fds
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Write data to the IO channel, reading it from the
+ * memory regions referenced by @iov. Each element
+ * in the @iov will be fully sent, before the next
+ * one is used. The @niov parameter specifies the
+ * total number of elements in @iov.
+ *
+ * It is not required for all @iov data to be fully
+ * sent. If the channel is in blocking mode, at least
+ * one byte of data will be sent, but no more is
+ * guaranteed. If the channel is non-blocking and no
+ * data can be sent, it will return QIO_CHANNEL_ERR_BLOCK
+ *
+ * If there are file descriptors to send, the @fds
+ * array should be non-NULL and provide the handles.
+ * All file descriptors will be sent if at least one
+ * byte of data was sent.
+ *
+ * It is an error to pass a non-NULL @fds parameter
+ * unless qio_channel_has_feature() returns a true
+ * value for the QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS constant.
+ *
+ * Returns: the number of bytes sent, or -1 on error,
+ * or QIO_CHANNEL_ERR_BLOCK if no data is can be sent
+ * and the channel is non-blocking
+ */
+ssize_t qio_channel_writev_full(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                const struct iovec *iov,
+                                size_t niov,
+                                int *fds,
+                                size_t nfds,
+                                Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_readv:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @iov: the array of memory regions to read data into
+ * @niov: the length of the @iov array
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Behaves as qio_channel_readv_full() but does not support
+ * receiving of file handles.
+ */
+ssize_t qio_channel_readv(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                          const struct iovec *iov,
+                          size_t niov,
+                          Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_writev:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @iov: the array of memory regions to write data from
+ * @niov: the length of the @iov array
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Behaves as qio_channel_writev_full() but does not support
+ * sending of file handles.
+ */
+ssize_t qio_channel_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                           const struct iovec *iov,
+                           size_t niov,
+                           Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_readv:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @buf: the memory region to read data into
+ * @buflen: the length of @buf
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Behaves as qio_channel_readv_full() but does not support
+ * receiving of file handles, and only supports reading into
+ * a single memory region.
+ */
+ssize_t qio_channel_read(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                         char *buf,
+                         size_t buflen,
+                         Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_writev:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @buf: the memory regions to send data from
+ * @buflen: the length of @buf
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Behaves as qio_channel_writev_full() but does not support
+ * sending of file handles, and only supports writing from a
+ * single memory region.
+ */
+ssize_t qio_channel_write(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                          const char *buf,
+                          size_t buflen,
+                          Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_set_blocking:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @enabled: the blocking flag state
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * If @enabled is true, then the channel is put into
+ * blocking mode, otherwise it will be non-blocking.
+ *
+ * In non-blocking mode, read/write operations may
+ * return QIO_CHANNEL_ERR_BLOCK if they would otherwise
+ * block on I/O
+ */
+int qio_channel_set_blocking(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                             bool enabled,
+                             Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_close:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Close the channel, flushing any pending I/O
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+ */
+int qio_channel_close(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                      Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_shutdown:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @how: the direction to shutdown
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Shutdowns transmission and/or receiving of data
+ * without closing the underlying transport.
+ *
+ * Not all implementations will support this facility,
+ * so may report an error. To avoid errors, the
+ * caller may check for the feature flag
+ * QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_SHUTDOWN prior to calling
+ * this method.
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+ */
+int qio_channel_shutdown(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                         QIOChannelShutdown how,
+                         Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_set_delay:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @enabled: the new flag state
+ *
+ * Controls whether the underlying transport is
+ * permitted to delay writes in order to merge
+ * small packets. If @enabled is true, then the
+ * writes may be delayed in order to opportunistically
+ * merge small packets into larger ones. If @enabled
+ * is false, writes are dispatched immediately with
+ * no delay.
+ *
+ * When @enabled is false, applications may wish to
+ * use the qio_channel_set_cork() method to explicitly
+ * control write merging.
+ *
+ * On channels which are backed by a socket, this
+ * API corresponds to the inverse of TCP_NODELAY flag,
+ * controlling whether the Nagle algorithm is active.
+ *
+ * This setting is merely a hint, so implementations are
+ * free to ignore this without it being considered an
+ * error.
+ */
+void qio_channel_set_delay(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                           bool enabled);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_set_cork:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @enabled: the new flag state
+ *
+ * Controls whether the underlying transport is
+ * permitted to dispatch data that is written.
+ * If @enabled is true, then any data written will
+ * be queued in local buffers until @enabled is
+ * set to false once again.
+ *
+ * This feature is typically used when the automatic
+ * write coalescing facility is disabled via the
+ * qio_channel_set_delay() method.
+ *
+ * On channels which are backed by a socket, this
+ * API corresponds to the TCP_CORK flag.
+ *
+ * This setting is merely a hint, so implementations are
+ * free to ignore this without it being considered an
+ * error.
+ */
+void qio_channel_set_cork(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                          bool enabled);
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_seek:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @offset: the position to seek to, relative to @whence
+ * @whence: one of the (POSIX) SEEK_* constants listed below
+ * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
+ *
+ * Moves the current I/O position within the channel
+ * @ioc, to be @offset. The value of @offset is
+ * interpreted relative to @whence:
+ *
+ * SEEK_SET - the position is set to @offset bytes
+ * SEEK_CUR - the position is moved by @offset bytes
+ * SEEK_END - the position is set to end of the file plus @offset bytes
+ *
+ * Not all implementations will support this facility,
+ * so may report an error.
+ *
+ * Returns: the new position on success, (off_t)-1 on failure
+ */
+off_t qio_channel_io_seek(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                          off_t offset,
+                          int whence,
+                          Error **errp);
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_create_watch:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @condition: the I/O condition to monitor
+ *
+ * Create a new main loop source that is used to watch
+ * for the I/O condition @condition. Typically the
+ * qio_channel_add_watch() method would be used instead
+ * of this, since it directly attaches a callback to
+ * the source
+ *
+ * Returns: the new main loop source.
+ */
+GSource *qio_channel_create_watch(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                                  GIOCondition condition);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_add_watch:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @condition: the I/O condition to monitor
+ * @func: callback to invoke when the source becomes ready
+ * @user_data: opaque data to pass to @func
+ * @notify: callback to free @user_data
+ *
+ * Create a new main loop source that is used to watch
+ * for the I/O condition @condition. The callback @func
+ * will be registered against the source, to be invoked
+ * when the source becomes ready. The optional @user_data
+ * will be passed to @func when it is invoked. The @notify
+ * callback will be used to free @user_data when the
+ * watch is deleted
+ *
+ * The returned source ID can be used with g_source_remove()
+ * to remove and free the source when no longer required.
+ * Alternatively the @func callback can return a FALSE
+ * value.
+ *
+ * Returns: the source ID
+ */
+guint qio_channel_add_watch(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                            GIOCondition condition,
+                            QIOChannelFunc func,
+                            gpointer user_data,
+                            GDestroyNotify notify);
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_yield:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @condition: the I/O condition to wait for
+ *
+ * Yields execution from the current coroutine until
+ * the condition indicated by @condition becomes
+ * available.
+ *
+ * This must only be called from coroutine context
+ */
+void qio_channel_yield(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                       GIOCondition condition);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_wait:
+ * @ioc: the channel object
+ * @condition: the I/O condition to wait for
+ *
+ * Block execution from the current thread until
+ * the condition indicated by @condition becomes
+ * available.
+ *
+ * This will enter a nested event loop to perform
+ * the wait.
+ */
+void qio_channel_wait(QIOChannel *ioc,
+                      GIOCondition condition);
+
+#endif /* QIO_CHANNEL_H__ */
diff --git a/qemu/include/io/task.h b/qemu/include/io/task.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e69d8a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/include/io/task.h
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU I/O task
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QIO_TASK_H__
+#define QIO_TASK_H__
+
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qom/object.h"
+
+typedef struct QIOTask QIOTask;
+
+typedef void (*QIOTaskFunc)(Object *source,
+                            Error *err,
+                            gpointer opaque);
+
+typedef int (*QIOTaskWorker)(QIOTask *task,
+                             Error **errp,
+                             gpointer opaque);
+
+/**
+ * QIOTask:
+ *
+ * The QIOTask object provides a simple mechanism for reporting
+ * success / failure of long running background operations.
+ *
+ * A object on which the operation is to be performed could have
+ * a public API which accepts a task callback:
+ *
+ * <example>
+ *   <title>Task callback function signature</title>
+ *   <programlisting>
+ *  void myobject_operation(QMyObject *obj,
+ *                          QIOTaskFunc *func,
+ *                          gpointer opaque,
+ *                          GDestroyNotify *notify);
+ *   </programlisting>
+ * </example>
+ *
+ * The 'func' parameter is the callback to be invoked, and 'opaque'
+ * is data to pass to it. The optional 'notify' function is used
+ * to free 'opaque' when no longer needed.
+ *
+ * Now, lets say the implementation of this method wants to set
+ * a timer to run once a second checking for completion of some
+ * activity. It would do something like
+ *
+ * <example>
+ *   <title>Task callback function implementation</title>
+ *   <programlisting>
+ *    void myobject_operation(QMyObject *obj,
+ *                            QIOTaskFunc *func,
+ *                            gpointer opaque,
+ *                            GDestroyNotify *notify)
+ *    {
+ *      QIOTask *task;
+ *
+ *      task = qio_task_new(OBJECT(obj), func, opaque, notify);
+ *
+ *      g_timeout_add_full(G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
+ *                         1000,
+ *                         myobject_operation_timer,
+ *                         task,
+ *                         NULL);
+ *    }
+ *   </programlisting>
+ * </example>
+ *
+ * It could equally have setup a watch on a file descriptor or
+ * created a background thread, or something else entirely.
+ * Notice that the source object is passed to the task, and
+ * QIOTask will hold a reference on that. This ensure that
+ * the QMyObject instance cannot be garbage collected while
+ * the async task is still in progress.
+ *
+ * In this case, myobject_operation_timer will fire after
+ * 3 secs and do
+ *
+ * <example>
+ *   <title>Task timer function</title>
+ *   <programlisting>
+ *   gboolean myobject_operation_timer(gpointer opaque)
+ *   {
+ *      QIOTask *task = QIO_TASK(opaque);
+ *      Error *err;*
+ *
+ *      ...check something important...
+ *       if (err) {
+ *           qio_task_abort(task, err);
+ *           error_free(task);
+ *           return FALSE;
+ *       } else if (...work is completed ...) {
+ *           qio_task_complete(task);
+ *           return FALSE;
+ *       }
+ *       ...carry on polling ...
+ *       return TRUE;
+ *   }
+ *   </programlisting>
+ * </example>
+ *
+ * Once this function returns false, object_unref will be called
+ * automatically on the task causing it to be released and the
+ * ref on QMyObject dropped too.
+ *
+ * The QIOTask module can also be used to perform operations
+ * in a background thread context, while still reporting the
+ * results in the main event thread. This allows code which
+ * cannot easily be rewritten to be asychronous (such as DNS
+ * lookups) to be easily run non-blocking. Reporting the
+ * results in the main thread context means that the caller
+ * typically does not need to be concerned about thread
+ * safety wrt the QEMU global mutex.
+ *
+ * For example, the socket_listen() method will block the caller
+ * while DNS lookups take place if given a name, instead of IP
+ * address. The C library often do not provide a practical async
+ * DNS API, so the to get non-blocking DNS lookups in a portable
+ * manner requires use of a thread. So achieve a non-blocking
+ * socket listen using QIOTask would require:
+ *
+ * <example>
+ *    static int myobject_listen_worker(QIOTask *task,
+ *                                      Error **errp,
+ *                                      gpointer opaque)
+ *    {
+ *       QMyObject obj = QMY_OBJECT(qio_task_get_source(task));
+ *       SocketAddress *addr = opaque;
+ *
+ *       obj->fd = socket_listen(addr, errp);
+ *       if (obj->fd < 0) {
+ *          return -1;
+ *       }
+ *       return 0;
+ *    }
+ *
+ *    void myobject_listen_async(QMyObject *obj,
+ *                               SocketAddress *addr,
+ *                               QIOTaskFunc *func,
+ *                               gpointer opaque,
+ *                               GDestroyNotify *notify)
+ *    {
+ *      QIOTask *task;
+ *      SocketAddress *addrCopy;
+ *
+ *      qapi_copy_SocketAddress(&addrCopy, addr);
+ *      task = qio_task_new(OBJECT(obj), func, opaque, notify);
+ *
+ *      qio_task_run_in_thread(task, myobject_listen_worker,
+ *                             addrCopy,
+ *                             qapi_free_SocketAddress);
+ *    }
+ * </example>
+ *
+ * NB, The 'func' callback passed into myobject_listen_async
+ * will be invoked from the main event thread, despite the
+ * actual operation being performed in a different thread.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * qio_task_new:
+ * @source: the object on which the operation is invoked
+ * @func: the callback to invoke when the task completes
+ * @opaque: opaque data to pass to @func when invoked
+ * @destroy: optional callback to free @opaque
+ *
+ * Creates a new task struct to track completion of a
+ * background operation running on the object @source.
+ * When the operation completes or fails, the callback
+ * @func will be invoked. The callback can access the
+ * 'err' attribute in the task object to determine if
+ * the operation was successful or not.
+ *
+ * The returned task will be released when one of
+ * qio_task_abort() or qio_task_complete() are invoked.
+ *
+ * Returns: the task struct
+ */
+QIOTask *qio_task_new(Object *source,
+                      QIOTaskFunc func,
+                      gpointer opaque,
+                      GDestroyNotify destroy);
+
+/**
+ * qio_task_run_in_thread:
+ * @task: the task struct
+ * @worker: the function to invoke in a thread
+ * @opaque: opaque data to pass to @worker
+ * @destroy: function to free @opaque
+ *
+ * Run a task in a background thread. If @worker
+ * returns 0 it will call qio_task_complete() in
+ * the main event thread context. If @worker
+ * returns -1 it will call qio_task_abort() in
+ * the main event thread context.
+ */
+void qio_task_run_in_thread(QIOTask *task,
+                            QIOTaskWorker worker,
+                            gpointer opaque,
+                            GDestroyNotify destroy);
+
+/**
+ * qio_task_complete:
+ * @task: the task struct
+ *
+ * Mark the operation as succesfully completed
+ * and free the memory for @task.
+ */
+void qio_task_complete(QIOTask *task);
+
+/**
+ * qio_task_abort:
+ * @task: the task struct
+ * @err: the error to record for the operation
+ *
+ * Mark the operation as failed, with @err providing
+ * details about the failure. The @err may be freed
+ * afer the function returns, as the notification
+ * callback is invoked synchronously. The @task will
+ * be freed when this call completes.
+ */
+void qio_task_abort(QIOTask *task,
+                    Error *err);
+
+
+/**
+ * qio_task_get_source:
+ * @task: the task struct
+ *
+ * Get the source object associated with the background
+ * task. This returns a new reference to the object,
+ * which the caller must released with object_unref()
+ * when no longer required.
+ *
+ * Returns: the source object
+ */
+Object *qio_task_get_source(QIOTask *task);
+
+#endif /* QIO_TASK_H__ */