New APIs: set-attach-method, get-attach-method.

[libguestfs.git] / generator / generator_actions.ml

diff --git a/generator/generator_actions.ml b/generator/generator_actions.ml
index 77f1358..a2e7467 100644 (file)
--- a/generator/generator_actions.ml
+++ b/generator/generator_actions.ml
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ If C<NULL> then no options are added.");
    "set autosync mode",
    "\
 If C<autosync> is true, this enables autosync.  Libguestfs will make a
-best effort attempt to run C<guestfs_umount_all> followed by
-C<guestfs_sync> when the handle is closed
+best effort attempt to make filesystems consistent and synchronized
+when the handle is closed
 (also if the program exits without closing handles).
 
 This is enabled by default (since libguestfs 1.5.24, previously it was
@@ -1368,6 +1368,36 @@ part of a set.
 
 Please read L<guestfs(3)/INSPECTION> for more details.");
 
+  ("set_attach_method", (RErr, [String "attachmethod"], []), -1, [FishAlias "attach-method"],
+   [],
+   "set the attach method",
+   "\
+Set the method that libguestfs uses to connect to the back end
+guestfsd daemon.  Possible methods are:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item C<appliance>
+
+Launch an appliance and connect to it.  This is the ordinary method
+and the default.
+
+=item C<unix:I<path>>
+
+Connect to the Unix domain socket I<path>.
+
+This method lets you connect to an existing daemon or (using
+virtio-serial) to a live guest.
+
+=back");
+
+  ("get_attach_method", (RString "attachmethod", [], []), -1, [],
+   [InitNone, Always, TestOutput (
+      [["get_attach_method"]], "appliance")],
+   "get the attach method",
+   "\
+Return the current attach method.  See C<guestfs_set_attach_method>.");
+
 ]
 
 (* daemon_functions are any functions which cause some action
@@ -3842,7 +3872,7 @@ pathnames, as in the example code above.
 For more details see L<https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599503>
 
 Autosync [see C<guestfs_set_autosync>, this is set by default on
-handles] means that C<guestfs_umount_all> is called when the handle
+handles] can cause C<guestfs_umount_all> to be called when the handle
 is closed which can also trigger these issues.");
 
   ("rmmountpoint", (RErr, [String "exemptpath"], []), 149, [],
@@ -5776,6 +5806,16 @@ C<guestfs_tune2fs_l> and read the C<Block size> and C<Block count>
 values.  These two numbers, multiplied together, give the
 resulting size of the minimal filesystem in bytes.");
 
+  ("internal_autosync", (RErr, [], []), 282, [NotInFish; NotInDocs],
+   [],
+   "internal autosync operation",
+   "\
+This command performs the autosync operation just before the
+handle is closed.  You should not call this command directly.
+Instead, use the autosync flag (C<guestfs_set_autosync>) to
+control whether or not this operation is performed when the
+handle is closed.");
+
 ]
 
 let all_functions = non_daemon_functions @ daemon_functions