Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] input: improve docs for input-send-event qmp command

[Markus Armbruster]

[Copying Eric]

Gerd Hoffmann <address@hidden> writes:

> Text partly suggested by Markus Armbruster <address@hidden>
>
> Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <address@hidden>
> ---
>  qapi-schema.json | 12 ++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
> index d0926d9..fcd49b1 100644
> --- a/qapi-schema.json
> +++ b/qapi-schema.json
> @@ -3250,6 +3250,18 @@
>  # Send input event(s) to guest.
>  #
>  # @console: #optional console to send event(s) to.
> +#           This parameter can be used to send the input event to
> +#           specific input devices in case (a) multiple input devices
> +#           of the same kind are added to the virtual machine and (b)
> +#           you have configured input routing (see docs/multiseat.txt)
> +#           for those input devices.  If input routing is not
> +#           configured this parameter has no effect.
> +#           If @console is missing, only devices that aren't associated
> +#           with a console are admissible.
> +#           If @console is specified, it must exist, and both devices
> +#           associated with that console and devices not associated with a
> +#           console are admissible, but the former take precedence.
> +
>  #
>  # @events: List of InputEvent union.
>  #

What is a "console", and how get input devices assoated with one?  I
checked docs/multiseat.txt for clues, but found none.