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The ongoing QEMU multi-queue block layer effort makes it possible for multiple threads to process I/O in parallel. The nbd block driver is not compatible with the multi-queue block layer yet because QIOChannel cannot be used easily from coroutines running in multiple threads. This series changes the QIOChannel API to make that possible. In the current API, calling qio_channel_attach_aio_context() sets the AioContext where qio_channel_yield() installs an fd handler prior to yielding: qio_channel_attach_aio_context(ioc, my_ctx); ... qio_channel_yield(ioc); // my_ctx is used here ... qio_channel_detach_aio_context(ioc); This API design has limitations: reading and writing must be done in the same AioContext and moving between AioContexts involves a cumbersome sequence of API calls that is not suitable for doing on a per-request basis. There is no fundamental reason why a QIOChannel needs to run within the same AioContext every time qio_channel_yield() is called. QIOChannel only uses the AioContext while inside qio_channel_yield(). The rest of the time, QIOChannel is independent of any AioContext. In the new API, qio_channel_yield() queries the AioContext from the current coroutine using qemu_coroutine_get_aio_context(). There is no need to explicitly attach/detach AioContexts anymore and qio_channel_attach_aio_context() and qio_channel_detach_aio_context() are gone. One coroutine can read from the QIOChannel while another coroutine writes from a different AioContext. This API change allows the nbd block driver to use QIOChannel from any thread. It's important to keep in mind that the block driver already synchronizes QIOChannel access and ensures that two coroutines never read simultaneously or write simultaneously. This patch updates all users of qio_channel_attach_aio_context() to the new API. Most conversions are simple, but vhost-user-server requires a new qemu_coroutine_yield() call to quiesce the vu_client_trip() coroutine when not attached to any AioContext. While the API is has become simpler, there is one wart: QIOChannel has a special case for the iohandler AioContext (used for handlers that must not run in nested event loops). I didn't find an elegant way preserve that behavior, so I added a new API called qio_channel_set_follow_coroutine_ctx(ioc, true|false) for opting in to the new AioContext model. By default QIOChannel uses the iohandler AioHandler. Code that formerly called qio_channel_attach_aio_context() now calls qio_channel_set_follow_coroutine_ctx(ioc, true) once after the QIOChannel is created. Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> Acked-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com> Message-ID: <20230830224802.493686-5-stefanha@redhat.com> [eblake: also fix migration/rdma.c] Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
=========== QEMU README =========== QEMU is a generic and open source machine & userspace emulator and virtualizer. QEMU is capable of emulating a complete machine in software without any need for hardware virtualization support. By using dynamic translation, it achieves very good performance. QEMU can also integrate with the Xen and KVM hypervisors to provide emulated hardware while allowing the hypervisor to manage the CPU. With hypervisor support, QEMU can achieve near native performance for CPUs. When QEMU emulates CPUs directly it is capable of running operating systems made for one machine (e.g. an ARMv7 board) on a different machine (e.g. an x86_64 PC board). QEMU is also capable of providing userspace API virtualization for Linux and BSD kernel interfaces. This allows binaries compiled against one architecture ABI (e.g. the Linux PPC64 ABI) to be run on a host using a different architecture ABI (e.g. the Linux x86_64 ABI). This does not involve any hardware emulation, simply CPU and syscall emulation. QEMU aims to fit into a variety of use cases. It can be invoked directly by users wishing to have full control over its behaviour and settings. It also aims to facilitate integration into higher level management layers, by providing a stable command line interface and monitor API. It is commonly invoked indirectly via the libvirt library when using open source applications such as oVirt, OpenStack and virt-manager. QEMU as a whole is released under the GNU General Public License, version 2. For full licensing details, consult the LICENSE file. Documentation ============= Documentation can be found hosted online at `<https://www.qemu.org/documentation/>`_. The documentation for the current development version that is available at `<https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/>`_ is generated from the ``docs/`` folder in the source tree, and is built by `Sphinx <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/>`_. Building ======== QEMU is multi-platform software intended to be buildable on all modern Linux platforms, OS-X, Win32 (via the Mingw64 toolchain) and a variety of other UNIX targets. The simple steps to build QEMU are: .. code-block:: shell mkdir build cd build ../configure make Additional information can also be found online via the QEMU website: * `<https://wiki.qemu.org/Hosts/Linux>`_ * `<https://wiki.qemu.org/Hosts/Mac>`_ * `<https://wiki.qemu.org/Hosts/W32>`_ Submitting patches ================== The QEMU source code is maintained under the GIT version control system. .. code-block:: shell git clone https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu.git When submitting patches, one common approach is to use 'git format-patch' and/or 'git send-email' to format & send the mail to the qemu-devel@nongnu.org mailing list. All patches submitted must contain a 'Signed-off-by' line from the author. Patches should follow the guidelines set out in the `style section <https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/devel/style.html>`_ of the Developers Guide. Additional information on submitting patches can be found online via the QEMU website * `<https://wiki.qemu.org/Contribute/SubmitAPatch>`_ * `<https://wiki.qemu.org/Contribute/TrivialPatches>`_ The QEMU website is also maintained under source control. .. code-block:: shell git clone https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu-web.git * `<https://www.qemu.org/2017/02/04/the-new-qemu-website-is-up/>`_ A 'git-publish' utility was created to make above process less cumbersome, and is highly recommended for making regular contributions, or even just for sending consecutive patch series revisions. It also requires a working 'git send-email' setup, and by default doesn't automate everything, so you may want to go through the above steps manually for once. For installation instructions, please go to * `<https://github.com/stefanha/git-publish>`_ The workflow with 'git-publish' is: .. code-block:: shell $ git checkout master -b my-feature $ # work on new commits, add your 'Signed-off-by' lines to each $ git publish Your patch series will be sent and tagged as my-feature-v1 if you need to refer back to it in the future. Sending v2: .. code-block:: shell $ git checkout my-feature # same topic branch $ # making changes to the commits (using 'git rebase', for example) $ git publish Your patch series will be sent with 'v2' tag in the subject and the git tip will be tagged as my-feature-v2. Bug reporting ============= The QEMU project uses GitLab issues to track bugs. Bugs found when running code built from QEMU git or upstream released sources should be reported via: * `<https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues>`_ If using QEMU via an operating system vendor pre-built binary package, it is preferable to report bugs to the vendor's own bug tracker first. If the bug is also known to affect latest upstream code, it can also be reported via GitLab. For additional information on bug reporting consult: * `<https://wiki.qemu.org/Contribute/ReportABug>`_ ChangeLog ========= For version history and release notes, please visit `<https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/>`_ or look at the git history for more detailed information. Contact ======= The QEMU community can be contacted in a number of ways, with the two main methods being email and IRC * `<mailto:qemu-devel@nongnu.org>`_ * `<https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel>`_ * #qemu on irc.oftc.net Information on additional methods of contacting the community can be found online via the QEMU website: * `<https://wiki.qemu.org/Contribute/StartHere>`_