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/*
* Event loop thread
*
* Copyright Red Hat Inc., 2013
*
* Authors:
* Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
*
* This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
* See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
*
*/
#include "qemu/osdep.h"
#include "qom/object.h"
#include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
#include "qemu/module.h"
#include "block/aio.h"
#include "block/block.h"
#include "sysemu/iothread.h"
#include "qapi/error.h"
#include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc.h"
#include "qemu/error-report.h"
#include "qemu/rcu.h"
#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
typedef ObjectClass IOThreadClass;
#define IOTHREAD_GET_CLASS(obj) \
OBJECT_GET_CLASS(IOThreadClass, obj, TYPE_IOTHREAD)
#define IOTHREAD_CLASS(klass) \
OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(IOThreadClass, klass, TYPE_IOTHREAD)
/* Benchmark results from 2016 on NVMe SSD drives show max polling times around
* 16-32 microseconds yield IOPS improvements for both iodepth=1 and iodepth=32
* workloads.
*/
#define IOTHREAD_POLL_MAX_NS_DEFAULT 32768ULL
static __thread IOThread *my_iothread;
AioContext *qemu_get_current_aio_context(void)
{
return my_iothread ? my_iothread->ctx : qemu_get_aio_context();
}
static void *iothread_run(void *opaque)
{
IOThread *iothread = opaque;
rcu_register_thread();
my_iothread = iothread;
qemu_mutex_lock(&iothread->init_done_lock);
iothread->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
qemu_cond_signal(&iothread->init_done_cond);
qemu_mutex_unlock(&iothread->init_done_lock);
iothread: fix iothread_stop() race condition There is a small chance that iothread_stop() hangs as follows: Thread 3 (Thread 0x7f63eba5f700 (LWP 16105)): #0 0x00007f64012c09b6 in ppoll () at /lib64/libc.so.6 #1 0x000055959992eac9 in ppoll (__ss=0x0, __timeout=0x0, __nfds=<optimized out>, __fds=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/bits/poll2.h:77 #2 0x000055959992eac9 in qemu_poll_ns (fds=<optimized out>, nfds=<optimized out>, timeout=<optimized out>) at util/qemu-timer.c:322 #3 0x0000559599930711 in aio_poll (ctx=0x55959bdb83c0, blocking=blocking@entry=true) at util/aio-posix.c:629 #4 0x00005595996806fe in iothread_run (opaque=0x55959bd78400) at iothread.c:59 #5 0x00007f640159f609 in start_thread () at /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #6 0x00007f64012cce6f in clone () at /lib64/libc.so.6 Thread 1 (Thread 0x7f640b45b280 (LWP 16103)): #0 0x00007f64015a0b6d in pthread_join () at /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #1 0x00005595999332ef in qemu_thread_join (thread=<optimized out>) at util/qemu-thread-posix.c:547 #2 0x00005595996808ae in iothread_stop (iothread=<optimized out>) at iothread.c:91 #3 0x000055959968094d in iothread_stop_iter (object=<optimized out>, opaque=<optimized out>) at iothread.c:102 #4 0x0000559599857d97 in do_object_child_foreach (obj=obj@entry=0x55959bdb8100, fn=fn@entry=0x559599680930 <iothread_stop_iter>, opaque=opaque@entry=0x0, recurse=recurse@entry=false) at qom/object.c:852 #5 0x0000559599859477 in object_child_foreach (obj=obj@entry=0x55959bdb8100, fn=fn@entry=0x559599680930 <iothread_stop_iter>, opaque=opaque@entry=0x0) at qom/object.c:867 #6 0x0000559599680a6e in iothread_stop_all () at iothread.c:341 #7 0x000055959955b1d5 in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>, envp=<optimized out>) at vl.c:4913 The relevant code from iothread_run() is: while (!atomic_read(&iothread->stopping)) { aio_poll(iothread->ctx, true); and iothread_stop(): iothread->stopping = true; aio_notify(iothread->ctx); ... qemu_thread_join(&iothread->thread); The following scenario can occur: 1. IOThread: while (!atomic_read(&iothread->stopping)) -> stopping=false 2. Main loop: iothread->stopping = true; aio_notify(iothread->ctx); 3. IOThread: aio_poll(iothread->ctx, true); -> hang The bug is explained by the AioContext->notify_me doc comments: "If this field is 0, everything (file descriptors, bottom halves, timers) will be re-evaluated before the next blocking poll(), thus the event_notifier_set call can be skipped." The problem is that "everything" does not include checking iothread->stopping. This means iothread_run() will block in aio_poll() if aio_notify() was called just before aio_poll(). This patch fixes the hang by replacing aio_notify() with aio_bh_schedule_oneshot(). This makes aio_poll() or g_main_loop_run() to return. Implementing this properly required a new bool running flag. The new flag prevents races that are tricky if we try to use iothread->stopping. Now iothread->stopping is purely for iothread_stop() and iothread->running is purely for the iothread_run() thread. Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> Message-id: 20171207201320.19284-6-stefanha@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
2017-12-07 23:13:19 +03:00
while (iothread->running) {
aio_poll(iothread->ctx, true);
if (atomic_read(&iothread->worker_context)) {
GMainLoop *loop;
g_main_context_push_thread_default(iothread->worker_context);
iothread->main_loop =
g_main_loop_new(iothread->worker_context, TRUE);
loop = iothread->main_loop;
g_main_loop_run(iothread->main_loop);
iothread->main_loop = NULL;
g_main_loop_unref(loop);
g_main_context_pop_thread_default(iothread->worker_context);
}
}
rcu_unregister_thread();
return NULL;
}
iothread: fix iothread_stop() race condition There is a small chance that iothread_stop() hangs as follows: Thread 3 (Thread 0x7f63eba5f700 (LWP 16105)): #0 0x00007f64012c09b6 in ppoll () at /lib64/libc.so.6 #1 0x000055959992eac9 in ppoll (__ss=0x0, __timeout=0x0, __nfds=<optimized out>, __fds=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/bits/poll2.h:77 #2 0x000055959992eac9 in qemu_poll_ns (fds=<optimized out>, nfds=<optimized out>, timeout=<optimized out>) at util/qemu-timer.c:322 #3 0x0000559599930711 in aio_poll (ctx=0x55959bdb83c0, blocking=blocking@entry=true) at util/aio-posix.c:629 #4 0x00005595996806fe in iothread_run (opaque=0x55959bd78400) at iothread.c:59 #5 0x00007f640159f609 in start_thread () at /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #6 0x00007f64012cce6f in clone () at /lib64/libc.so.6 Thread 1 (Thread 0x7f640b45b280 (LWP 16103)): #0 0x00007f64015a0b6d in pthread_join () at /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #1 0x00005595999332ef in qemu_thread_join (thread=<optimized out>) at util/qemu-thread-posix.c:547 #2 0x00005595996808ae in iothread_stop (iothread=<optimized out>) at iothread.c:91 #3 0x000055959968094d in iothread_stop_iter (object=<optimized out>, opaque=<optimized out>) at iothread.c:102 #4 0x0000559599857d97 in do_object_child_foreach (obj=obj@entry=0x55959bdb8100, fn=fn@entry=0x559599680930 <iothread_stop_iter>, opaque=opaque@entry=0x0, recurse=recurse@entry=false) at qom/object.c:852 #5 0x0000559599859477 in object_child_foreach (obj=obj@entry=0x55959bdb8100, fn=fn@entry=0x559599680930 <iothread_stop_iter>, opaque=opaque@entry=0x0) at qom/object.c:867 #6 0x0000559599680a6e in iothread_stop_all () at iothread.c:341 #7 0x000055959955b1d5 in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>, envp=<optimized out>) at vl.c:4913 The relevant code from iothread_run() is: while (!atomic_read(&iothread->stopping)) { aio_poll(iothread->ctx, true); and iothread_stop(): iothread->stopping = true; aio_notify(iothread->ctx); ... qemu_thread_join(&iothread->thread); The following scenario can occur: 1. IOThread: while (!atomic_read(&iothread->stopping)) -> stopping=false 2. Main loop: iothread->stopping = true; aio_notify(iothread->ctx); 3. IOThread: aio_poll(iothread->ctx, true); -> hang The bug is explained by the AioContext->notify_me doc comments: "If this field is 0, everything (file descriptors, bottom halves, timers) will be re-evaluated before the next blocking poll(), thus the event_notifier_set call can be skipped." The problem is that "everything" does not include checking iothread->stopping. This means iothread_run() will block in aio_poll() if aio_notify() was called just before aio_poll(). This patch fixes the hang by replacing aio_notify() with aio_bh_schedule_oneshot(). This makes aio_poll() or g_main_loop_run() to return. Implementing this properly required a new bool running flag. The new flag prevents races that are tricky if we try to use iothread->stopping. Now iothread->stopping is purely for iothread_stop() and iothread->running is purely for the iothread_run() thread. Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> Message-id: 20171207201320.19284-6-stefanha@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
2017-12-07 23:13:19 +03:00
/* Runs in iothread_run() thread */
static void iothread_stop_bh(void *opaque)
{
IOThread *iothread = opaque;
iothread->running = false; /* stop iothread_run() */
if (iothread->main_loop) {
g_main_loop_quit(iothread->main_loop);
}
}
void iothread_stop(IOThread *iothread)
{
if (!iothread->ctx || iothread->stopping) {
return;
}
iothread->stopping = true;
iothread: fix iothread_stop() race condition There is a small chance that iothread_stop() hangs as follows: Thread 3 (Thread 0x7f63eba5f700 (LWP 16105)): #0 0x00007f64012c09b6 in ppoll () at /lib64/libc.so.6 #1 0x000055959992eac9 in ppoll (__ss=0x0, __timeout=0x0, __nfds=<optimized out>, __fds=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/bits/poll2.h:77 #2 0x000055959992eac9 in qemu_poll_ns (fds=<optimized out>, nfds=<optimized out>, timeout=<optimized out>) at util/qemu-timer.c:322 #3 0x0000559599930711 in aio_poll (ctx=0x55959bdb83c0, blocking=blocking@entry=true) at util/aio-posix.c:629 #4 0x00005595996806fe in iothread_run (opaque=0x55959bd78400) at iothread.c:59 #5 0x00007f640159f609 in start_thread () at /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #6 0x00007f64012cce6f in clone () at /lib64/libc.so.6 Thread 1 (Thread 0x7f640b45b280 (LWP 16103)): #0 0x00007f64015a0b6d in pthread_join () at /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #1 0x00005595999332ef in qemu_thread_join (thread=<optimized out>) at util/qemu-thread-posix.c:547 #2 0x00005595996808ae in iothread_stop (iothread=<optimized out>) at iothread.c:91 #3 0x000055959968094d in iothread_stop_iter (object=<optimized out>, opaque=<optimized out>) at iothread.c:102 #4 0x0000559599857d97 in do_object_child_foreach (obj=obj@entry=0x55959bdb8100, fn=fn@entry=0x559599680930 <iothread_stop_iter>, opaque=opaque@entry=0x0, recurse=recurse@entry=false) at qom/object.c:852 #5 0x0000559599859477 in object_child_foreach (obj=obj@entry=0x55959bdb8100, fn=fn@entry=0x559599680930 <iothread_stop_iter>, opaque=opaque@entry=0x0) at qom/object.c:867 #6 0x0000559599680a6e in iothread_stop_all () at iothread.c:341 #7 0x000055959955b1d5 in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>, envp=<optimized out>) at vl.c:4913 The relevant code from iothread_run() is: while (!atomic_read(&iothread->stopping)) { aio_poll(iothread->ctx, true); and iothread_stop(): iothread->stopping = true; aio_notify(iothread->ctx); ... qemu_thread_join(&iothread->thread); The following scenario can occur: 1. IOThread: while (!atomic_read(&iothread->stopping)) -> stopping=false 2. Main loop: iothread->stopping = true; aio_notify(iothread->ctx); 3. IOThread: aio_poll(iothread->ctx, true); -> hang The bug is explained by the AioContext->notify_me doc comments: "If this field is 0, everything (file descriptors, bottom halves, timers) will be re-evaluated before the next blocking poll(), thus the event_notifier_set call can be skipped." The problem is that "everything" does not include checking iothread->stopping. This means iothread_run() will block in aio_poll() if aio_notify() was called just before aio_poll(). This patch fixes the hang by replacing aio_notify() with aio_bh_schedule_oneshot(). This makes aio_poll() or g_main_loop_run() to return. Implementing this properly required a new bool running flag. The new flag prevents races that are tricky if we try to use iothread->stopping. Now iothread->stopping is purely for iothread_stop() and iothread->running is purely for the iothread_run() thread. Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> Message-id: 20171207201320.19284-6-stefanha@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
2017-12-07 23:13:19 +03:00
aio_bh_schedule_oneshot(iothread->ctx, iothread_stop_bh, iothread);
qemu_thread_join(&iothread->thread);
}
static void iothread_instance_init(Object *obj)
{
IOThread *iothread = IOTHREAD(obj);
iothread->poll_max_ns = IOTHREAD_POLL_MAX_NS_DEFAULT;
}
static void iothread_instance_finalize(Object *obj)
{
IOThread *iothread = IOTHREAD(obj);
iothread_stop(iothread);
if (iothread->worker_context) {
g_main_context_unref(iothread->worker_context);
iothread->worker_context = NULL;
}
qemu_cond_destroy(&iothread->init_done_cond);
qemu_mutex_destroy(&iothread->init_done_lock);
if (!iothread->ctx) {
return;
}
aio_context_unref(iothread->ctx);
}
static void iothread_complete(UserCreatable *obj, Error **errp)
{
Error *local_error = NULL;
IOThread *iothread = IOTHREAD(obj);
char *name, *thread_name;
iothread->stopping = false;
iothread: fix iothread_stop() race condition There is a small chance that iothread_stop() hangs as follows: Thread 3 (Thread 0x7f63eba5f700 (LWP 16105)): #0 0x00007f64012c09b6 in ppoll () at /lib64/libc.so.6 #1 0x000055959992eac9 in ppoll (__ss=0x0, __timeout=0x0, __nfds=<optimized out>, __fds=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/bits/poll2.h:77 #2 0x000055959992eac9 in qemu_poll_ns (fds=<optimized out>, nfds=<optimized out>, timeout=<optimized out>) at util/qemu-timer.c:322 #3 0x0000559599930711 in aio_poll (ctx=0x55959bdb83c0, blocking=blocking@entry=true) at util/aio-posix.c:629 #4 0x00005595996806fe in iothread_run (opaque=0x55959bd78400) at iothread.c:59 #5 0x00007f640159f609 in start_thread () at /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #6 0x00007f64012cce6f in clone () at /lib64/libc.so.6 Thread 1 (Thread 0x7f640b45b280 (LWP 16103)): #0 0x00007f64015a0b6d in pthread_join () at /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #1 0x00005595999332ef in qemu_thread_join (thread=<optimized out>) at util/qemu-thread-posix.c:547 #2 0x00005595996808ae in iothread_stop (iothread=<optimized out>) at iothread.c:91 #3 0x000055959968094d in iothread_stop_iter (object=<optimized out>, opaque=<optimized out>) at iothread.c:102 #4 0x0000559599857d97 in do_object_child_foreach (obj=obj@entry=0x55959bdb8100, fn=fn@entry=0x559599680930 <iothread_stop_iter>, opaque=opaque@entry=0x0, recurse=recurse@entry=false) at qom/object.c:852 #5 0x0000559599859477 in object_child_foreach (obj=obj@entry=0x55959bdb8100, fn=fn@entry=0x559599680930 <iothread_stop_iter>, opaque=opaque@entry=0x0) at qom/object.c:867 #6 0x0000559599680a6e in iothread_stop_all () at iothread.c:341 #7 0x000055959955b1d5 in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>, envp=<optimized out>) at vl.c:4913 The relevant code from iothread_run() is: while (!atomic_read(&iothread->stopping)) { aio_poll(iothread->ctx, true); and iothread_stop(): iothread->stopping = true; aio_notify(iothread->ctx); ... qemu_thread_join(&iothread->thread); The following scenario can occur: 1. IOThread: while (!atomic_read(&iothread->stopping)) -> stopping=false 2. Main loop: iothread->stopping = true; aio_notify(iothread->ctx); 3. IOThread: aio_poll(iothread->ctx, true); -> hang The bug is explained by the AioContext->notify_me doc comments: "If this field is 0, everything (file descriptors, bottom halves, timers) will be re-evaluated before the next blocking poll(), thus the event_notifier_set call can be skipped." The problem is that "everything" does not include checking iothread->stopping. This means iothread_run() will block in aio_poll() if aio_notify() was called just before aio_poll(). This patch fixes the hang by replacing aio_notify() with aio_bh_schedule_oneshot(). This makes aio_poll() or g_main_loop_run() to return. Implementing this properly required a new bool running flag. The new flag prevents races that are tricky if we try to use iothread->stopping. Now iothread->stopping is purely for iothread_stop() and iothread->running is purely for the iothread_run() thread. Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> Message-id: 20171207201320.19284-6-stefanha@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
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iothread->running = true;
iothread->thread_id = -1;
iothread->ctx = aio_context_new(&local_error);
if (!iothread->ctx) {
error_propagate(errp, local_error);
return;
}
aio_context_set_poll_params(iothread->ctx,
iothread->poll_max_ns,
iothread->poll_grow,
iothread->poll_shrink,
&local_error);
if (local_error) {
error_propagate(errp, local_error);
aio_context_unref(iothread->ctx);
iothread->ctx = NULL;
return;
}
qemu_mutex_init(&iothread->init_done_lock);
qemu_cond_init(&iothread->init_done_cond);
iothread->once = (GOnce) G_ONCE_INIT;
/* This assumes we are called from a thread with useful CPU affinity for us
* to inherit.
*/
name = object_get_canonical_path_component(OBJECT(obj));
thread_name = g_strdup_printf("IO %s", name);
qemu_thread_create(&iothread->thread, thread_name, iothread_run,
iothread, QEMU_THREAD_JOINABLE);
g_free(thread_name);
g_free(name);
/* Wait for initialization to complete */
qemu_mutex_lock(&iothread->init_done_lock);
while (iothread->thread_id == -1) {
qemu_cond_wait(&iothread->init_done_cond,
&iothread->init_done_lock);
}
qemu_mutex_unlock(&iothread->init_done_lock);
}
typedef struct {
const char *name;
ptrdiff_t offset; /* field's byte offset in IOThread struct */
} PollParamInfo;
static PollParamInfo poll_max_ns_info = {
"poll-max-ns", offsetof(IOThread, poll_max_ns),
};
static PollParamInfo poll_grow_info = {
"poll-grow", offsetof(IOThread, poll_grow),
};
static PollParamInfo poll_shrink_info = {
"poll-shrink", offsetof(IOThread, poll_shrink),
};
static void iothread_get_poll_param(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
const char *name, void *opaque, Error **errp)
{
IOThread *iothread = IOTHREAD(obj);
PollParamInfo *info = opaque;
int64_t *field = (void *)iothread + info->offset;
visit_type_int64(v, name, field, errp);
}
static void iothread_set_poll_param(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
const char *name, void *opaque, Error **errp)
{
IOThread *iothread = IOTHREAD(obj);
PollParamInfo *info = opaque;
int64_t *field = (void *)iothread + info->offset;
Error *local_err = NULL;
int64_t value;
visit_type_int64(v, name, &value, &local_err);
if (local_err) {
goto out;
}
if (value < 0) {
error_setg(&local_err, "%s value must be in range [0, %"PRId64"]",
info->name, INT64_MAX);
goto out;
}
*field = value;
if (iothread->ctx) {
aio_context_set_poll_params(iothread->ctx,
iothread->poll_max_ns,
iothread->poll_grow,
iothread->poll_shrink,
&local_err);
}
out:
error_propagate(errp, local_err);
}
static void iothread_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *class_data)
{
UserCreatableClass *ucc = USER_CREATABLE_CLASS(klass);
ucc->complete = iothread_complete;
object_class_property_add(klass, "poll-max-ns", "int",
iothread_get_poll_param,
iothread_set_poll_param,
NULL, &poll_max_ns_info, &error_abort);
object_class_property_add(klass, "poll-grow", "int",
iothread_get_poll_param,
iothread_set_poll_param,
NULL, &poll_grow_info, &error_abort);
object_class_property_add(klass, "poll-shrink", "int",
iothread_get_poll_param,
iothread_set_poll_param,
NULL, &poll_shrink_info, &error_abort);
}
static const TypeInfo iothread_info = {
.name = TYPE_IOTHREAD,
.parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
.class_init = iothread_class_init,
.instance_size = sizeof(IOThread),
.instance_init = iothread_instance_init,
.instance_finalize = iothread_instance_finalize,
.interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
{TYPE_USER_CREATABLE},
{}
},
};
static void iothread_register_types(void)
{
type_register_static(&iothread_info);
}
type_init(iothread_register_types)
char *iothread_get_id(IOThread *iothread)
{
return object_get_canonical_path_component(OBJECT(iothread));
}
AioContext *iothread_get_aio_context(IOThread *iothread)
{
return iothread->ctx;
}
static int query_one_iothread(Object *object, void *opaque)
{
IOThreadInfoList ***prev = opaque;
IOThreadInfoList *elem;
IOThreadInfo *info;
IOThread *iothread;
iothread = (IOThread *)object_dynamic_cast(object, TYPE_IOTHREAD);
if (!iothread) {
return 0;
}
info = g_new0(IOThreadInfo, 1);
info->id = iothread_get_id(iothread);
info->thread_id = iothread->thread_id;
info->poll_max_ns = iothread->poll_max_ns;
info->poll_grow = iothread->poll_grow;
info->poll_shrink = iothread->poll_shrink;
elem = g_new0(IOThreadInfoList, 1);
elem->value = info;
elem->next = NULL;
**prev = elem;
*prev = &elem->next;
return 0;
}
IOThreadInfoList *qmp_query_iothreads(Error **errp)
{
IOThreadInfoList *head = NULL;
IOThreadInfoList **prev = &head;
Object *container = object_get_objects_root();
object_child_foreach(container, query_one_iothread, &prev);
return head;
}
static gpointer iothread_g_main_context_init(gpointer opaque)
{
AioContext *ctx;
IOThread *iothread = opaque;
GSource *source;
iothread->worker_context = g_main_context_new();
ctx = iothread_get_aio_context(iothread);
source = aio_get_g_source(ctx);
g_source_attach(source, iothread->worker_context);
g_source_unref(source);
aio_notify(iothread->ctx);
return NULL;
}
GMainContext *iothread_get_g_main_context(IOThread *iothread)
{
g_once(&iothread->once, iothread_g_main_context_init, iothread);
return iothread->worker_context;
}
IOThread *iothread_create(const char *id, Error **errp)
{
Object *obj;
obj = object_new_with_props(TYPE_IOTHREAD,
object_get_internal_root(),
id, errp, NULL);
return IOTHREAD(obj);
}
void iothread_destroy(IOThread *iothread)
{
object_unparent(OBJECT(iothread));
}
/* Lookup IOThread by its id. Only finds user-created objects, not internal
* iothread_create() objects. */
IOThread *iothread_by_id(const char *id)
{
return IOTHREAD(object_resolve_path_type(id, TYPE_IOTHREAD, NULL));
}