Hi Colin!

Den 2009-05-25 20:52 skrev Colin Dean:
> Peter asked me to add details of the xvp extension, so here they are ...
> 
> Colin

So I did. Thanks very much for this contribution! Some nit-picks below
inline though.

Cheers,
Peter


> Describe the xvp pseudo-encoding and xvp message types
> 
> The xvp extension allows clients to perform shutdown, reboot and reset
> operations on virtual machines hosted on Citrix XenServer, via the Xen
> VNC Proxy server, xvp.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Colin Dean <c.c.d...@durham.ac.uk>
> ---
> 
> Index: rfbproto.rst
> ===================================================================
> --- rfbproto.rst      (revision 3809)
> +++ rfbproto.rst      (working copy)
> @@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
>  253         `gii (General Input Interface) Client Message`_
>  252         tight
>  251         Pierre Ossman SetDesktopSize
> -250         Colin Dean xvp
> +250         `xvp (Xen VNC Proxy) Client Message`_

I regret spelling out the gii abbreviation in all headings, can we
just have xvp Client Message", "xvp Server Message" and "xvp
Pseudo-encoding" and then spell it out in one place please? I'll
prepare a patch to the same effect for gii.

>  =========== ===========================================================
>  
>  Note that before sending a message with an optional message type a
> @@ -1043,6 +1043,27 @@
>  
>  The event reports *count* valuators starting with *first*.
>  
> +xvp (Xen VNC Proxy) Client Message
> +----------------------------------
> +
> +A client sends this message to request a clean shutdown, clean reboot or
> +abrupt reset of a Citrix Xenserver virtual machine it is connected to
> +via the Xen VNC Proxy server, xvp.
> +
> +=============== ==================== ========== =======================
> +No. of bytes    Type                 [Value]    Description
> +=============== ==================== ========== =======================
> +1               ``U8``               250        *message-type*
> +1                                               *padding*
> +1               ``U8``               1          *xvp-extension-version*
> +1               ``U8``                          *xvp-message-code*
> +=============== ==================== ========== =======================
> +
> +The possible values for *xvp-message-code* are: 2 - XVP_SHUTDOWN,
> +3 - XVP_REBOOT, and 4 - XVP_RESET.  The client must have already
> +established that the server supports this extension, by requesting the
> +`xvp (Xen VNC Proxy) Pseudo-encoding`.

Forgotten underscore just before the ending dot.

> +
>  Server to Client Messages
>  +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  
> @@ -1066,7 +1087,7 @@
>  254, 127    VMWare
>  253         `gii (General Input Interface) Server Message`_
>  252         tight
> -250         Colin Dean xvp
> +250         `xvp (Xen VNC Proxy) Server Message`_
>  =========== ===========================================================
>  
>  Note that before sending a message with an optional message type a
> @@ -1208,6 +1229,32 @@
>  communications. A *device-origin* of zero indicates device creation
>  failure.
>  
> +xvp (Xen VNC Proxy) Server Message
> +----------------------------------
> +
> +This message is sent by the Xen VNC Proxy server, xvp.
> +
> +=============== ==================== ========== =======================
> +No. of bytes    Type                 [Value]    Description
> +=============== ==================== ========== =======================
> +1               ``U8``               250        *message-type*
> +1                                               *padding*
> +1               ``U8``               1          *xvp-extension-version*
> +1               ``U8``                          *xvp-message-code*
> +=============== ==================== ========== =======================
> +
> +The possible values for *xvp-message-code* are: 0 - XVP_FAIL and 1 -
> +XVP_INIT.
> +
> +A server which supports the *xvp* extension declares this by sending a
> +message with an XVP_INIT *xvp-message-code* if it receives a request
> +from the client to use the `xvp (Xen VNC Proxy) Pseudo-encoding`.

Forgotten underscore just before the ending dot.

> +
> +A server which subsequently receives an `xvp (Xen VNC Proxy) Client
> +Message` requesting an operation which it is unable to perform, informs

Forgotten underscore again.

> +the client of this by sending a message with an XVP_FAIL
> +*xvp-message-code*.
> +
>  Encodings
>  +++++++++
>  
> @@ -1227,6 +1274,7 @@
>  -239        `Cursor Pseudo-encoding`_
>  -223        `DesktopSize Pseudo-encoding`_
>  -305        `gii (General Input Interface) Pseudo-encoding`_
> +-309        `xvp (Xen VNC Proxy) Pseudo-encoding`_
>  =========== ===========================================================
>  
>  Other registered encodings are:
> @@ -1245,7 +1293,6 @@
>  -306                        popa
>  -307                        Peter Astrand DesktopName
>  -308                        Pierre Ossman ExtendedDesktopSize
> --309                        Colin Dean xvp
>  0x574d5600 to 0x574d56ff    VMWare
>  =========================== ===========================================
>  
> @@ -1759,3 +1806,18 @@
>  where the standard input model is insufficient. It supports relative
>  mouse movements, mouses with more than 8 buttons and mouses with more
>  than three axes. It even supports joysticks and gamepads.
> +
> +xvp (Xen VNC Proxy) Pseudo-encoding
> +-----------------------------------
> +
> +A client which requests the *xvp* pseudo-encoding is declaring that it
> +is capable sending *xvp* client-to-server messages and accepting *xvp*
> +server-to-client messages. The server declares that it supports *xvp* by
> +replying with an *xvp* server-to-client message with an
> +*xvp-message-code* of *XVP_INIT*.
> +
> +Requesting the *xvp* pseudo-encoding is the first step when a client
> +wants to use the *xvp* extension to the RFB protocol.  This allows
> +clients to perform administrative operations (shutdown, reboot and
> +reset) on virtual machines hosted on Citrix XenServer, via the Xen VNC
> +Proxy server, xvp.  See http://www.dur.ac.uk/c.c.dean/xvp/ for details.

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