The only implementor of bdrv_register_buf() is block/nvme.c, where the
size is not needed when unregistering a buffer. This is because
util/vfio-helpers.c can look up mappings by address.
Future block drivers that implement bdrv_register_buf() may not be able
to do their job given only the buffer address. Add a size argument to
bdrv_unregister_buf().
Also document the assumptions about
bdrv_register_buf()/bdrv_unregister_buf() calls. The same <host, size>
values that were given to bdrv_register_buf() must be given to
bdrv_unregister_buf().
gcc 11.2.1 emits a spurious warning that img_bench()'s buf_size local
variable might be uninitialized, so it's necessary to silence the
compiler.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>
Message-id: 20221013185908.1297568-5-stefanha@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
This function is safe to call in an I/O context, and qcow2_do_open()
does so (invoked in an I/O context by qcow2_co_invalidate_cache()).
Signed-off-by: Hanna Reitz <hreitz@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20220427114057.36651-2-hreitz@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
block.h currently contains a mix of functions:
some of them run under the BQL and modify the block layer graph,
others are instead thread-safe and perform I/O in iothreads.
Some others can only be called by either the main loop or the
iothread running the AioContext (and not other iothreads),
and using them in another thread would cause deadlocks, and therefore
it is not ideal to define them as I/O.
It is not easy to understand which function is part of which
group (I/O vs GS vs "I/O or GS"), and this patch aims to clarify it.
The "GS" functions need the BQL, and often use
aio_context_acquire/release and/or drain to be sure they
can modify the graph safely.
The I/O function are instead thread safe, and can run in
any AioContext.
"I/O or GS" functions run instead in the main loop or in
a single iothread, and use BDRV_POLL_WHILE().
By splitting the header in two files, block-io.h
and block-global-state.h we have a clearer view on what
needs what kind of protection. block-common.h
contains common structures shared by both headers.
block.h is left there for legacy and to avoid changing
all includes in all c files that use the block APIs.
Assertions are added in the next patch.
Signed-off-by: Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito <eesposit@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20220303151616.325444-4-eesposit@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
