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1 /*
2  * QEMU aio implementation
3  *
4  * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2008
5  *
6  * Authors:
7  *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
8  *
9  * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
10  * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
11  *
12  */
13 
14 #ifndef QEMU_AIO_H
15 #define QEMU_AIO_H
16 
17 #include "qemu/queue.h"
18 #include "qemu/event_notifier.h"
19 #include "qemu/thread.h"
20 #include "qemu/timer.h"
21 
22 typedef struct BlockAIOCB BlockAIOCB;
23 typedef void BlockCompletionFunc(void *opaque, int ret);
24 
25 typedef struct AIOCBInfo {
26     void (*cancel_async)(BlockAIOCB *acb);
27     AioContext *(*get_aio_context)(BlockAIOCB *acb);
28     size_t aiocb_size;
29 } AIOCBInfo;
30 
31 struct BlockAIOCB {
32     const AIOCBInfo *aiocb_info;
33     BlockDriverState *bs;
34     BlockCompletionFunc *cb;
35     void *opaque;
36     int refcnt;
37 };
38 
39 void *qemu_aio_get(const AIOCBInfo *aiocb_info, BlockDriverState *bs,
40                    BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
41 void qemu_aio_unref(void *p);
42 void qemu_aio_ref(void *p);
43 
44 typedef struct AioHandler AioHandler;
45 typedef void QEMUBHFunc(void *opaque);
46 typedef bool AioPollFn(void *opaque);
47 typedef void IOHandler(void *opaque);
48 
49 struct Coroutine;
50 struct ThreadPool;
51 struct LinuxAioState;
52 
53 struct AioContext {
54     GSource source;
55 
56     /* Used by AioContext users to protect from multi-threaded access.  */
57     QemuRecMutex lock;
58 
59     /* The list of registered AIO handlers.  Protected by ctx->list_lock. */
60     QLIST_HEAD(, AioHandler) aio_handlers;
61 
62     /* Used to avoid unnecessary event_notifier_set calls in aio_notify;
63      * accessed with atomic primitives.  If this field is 0, everything
64      * (file descriptors, bottom halves, timers) will be re-evaluated
65      * before the next blocking poll(), thus the event_notifier_set call
66      * can be skipped.  If it is non-zero, you may need to wake up a
67      * concurrent aio_poll or the glib main event loop, making
68      * event_notifier_set necessary.
69      *
70      * Bit 0 is reserved for GSource usage of the AioContext, and is 1
71      * between a call to aio_ctx_prepare and the next call to aio_ctx_check.
72      * Bits 1-31 simply count the number of active calls to aio_poll
73      * that are in the prepare or poll phase.
74      *
75      * The GSource and aio_poll must use a different mechanism because
76      * there is no certainty that a call to GSource's prepare callback
77      * (via g_main_context_prepare) is indeed followed by check and
78      * dispatch.  It's not clear whether this would be a bug, but let's
79      * play safe and allow it---it will just cause extra calls to
80      * event_notifier_set until the next call to dispatch.
81      *
82      * Instead, the aio_poll calls include both the prepare and the
83      * dispatch phase, hence a simple counter is enough for them.
84      */
85     uint32_t notify_me;
86 
87     /* A lock to protect between QEMUBH and AioHandler adders and deleter,
88      * and to ensure that no callbacks are removed while we're walking and
89      * dispatching them.
90      */
91     QemuLockCnt list_lock;
92 
93     /* Anchor of the list of Bottom Halves belonging to the context */
94     struct QEMUBH *first_bh;
95 
96     /* Used by aio_notify.
97      *
98      * "notified" is used to avoid expensive event_notifier_test_and_clear
99      * calls.  When it is clear, the EventNotifier is clear, or one thread
100      * is going to clear "notified" before processing more events.  False
101      * positives are possible, i.e. "notified" could be set even though the
102      * EventNotifier is clear.
103      *
104      * Note that event_notifier_set *cannot* be optimized the same way.  For
105      * more information on the problem that would result, see "#ifdef BUG2"
106      * in the docs/aio_notify_accept.promela formal model.
107      */
108     bool notified;
109     EventNotifier notifier;
110 
111     QSLIST_HEAD(, Coroutine) scheduled_coroutines;
112     QEMUBH *co_schedule_bh;
113 
114     /* Thread pool for performing work and receiving completion callbacks.
115      * Has its own locking.
116      */
117     struct ThreadPool *thread_pool;
118 
119 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_AIO
120     /* State for native Linux AIO.  Uses aio_context_acquire/release for
121      * locking.
122      */
123     struct LinuxAioState *linux_aio;
124 #endif
125 
126     /* TimerLists for calling timers - one per clock type.  Has its own
127      * locking.
128      */
129     QEMUTimerListGroup tlg;
130 
131     int external_disable_cnt;
132 
133     /* Number of AioHandlers without .io_poll() */
134     int poll_disable_cnt;
135 
136     /* Polling mode parameters */
137     int64_t poll_ns;        /* current polling time in nanoseconds */
138     int64_t poll_max_ns;    /* maximum polling time in nanoseconds */
139     int64_t poll_grow;      /* polling time growth factor */
140     int64_t poll_shrink;    /* polling time shrink factor */
141 
142     /* Are we in polling mode or monitoring file descriptors? */
143     bool poll_started;
144 
145     /* epoll(7) state used when built with CONFIG_EPOLL */
146     int epollfd;
147     bool epoll_enabled;
148     bool epoll_available;
149 };
150 
151 /**
152  * aio_context_new: Allocate a new AioContext.
153  *
154  * AioContext provide a mini event-loop that can be waited on synchronously.
155  * They also provide bottom halves, a service to execute a piece of code
156  * as soon as possible.
157  */
158 AioContext *aio_context_new(Error **errp);
159 
160 /**
161  * aio_context_ref:
162  * @ctx: The AioContext to operate on.
163  *
164  * Add a reference to an AioContext.
165  */
166 void aio_context_ref(AioContext *ctx);
167 
168 /**
169  * aio_context_unref:
170  * @ctx: The AioContext to operate on.
171  *
172  * Drop a reference to an AioContext.
173  */
174 void aio_context_unref(AioContext *ctx);
175 
176 /* Take ownership of the AioContext.  If the AioContext will be shared between
177  * threads, and a thread does not want to be interrupted, it will have to
178  * take ownership around calls to aio_poll().  Otherwise, aio_poll()
179  * automatically takes care of calling aio_context_acquire and
180  * aio_context_release.
181  *
182  * Note that this is separate from bdrv_drained_begin/bdrv_drained_end.  A
183  * thread still has to call those to avoid being interrupted by the guest.
184  *
185  * Bottom halves, timers and callbacks can be created or removed without
186  * acquiring the AioContext.
187  */
188 void aio_context_acquire(AioContext *ctx);
189 
190 /* Relinquish ownership of the AioContext. */
191 void aio_context_release(AioContext *ctx);
192 
193 /**
194  * aio_bh_schedule_oneshot: Allocate a new bottom half structure that will run
195  * only once and as soon as possible.
196  */
197 void aio_bh_schedule_oneshot(AioContext *ctx, QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque);
198 
199 /**
200  * aio_bh_new: Allocate a new bottom half structure.
201  *
202  * Bottom halves are lightweight callbacks whose invocation is guaranteed
203  * to be wait-free, thread-safe and signal-safe.  The #QEMUBH structure
204  * is opaque and must be allocated prior to its use.
205  */
206 QEMUBH *aio_bh_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque);
207 
208 /**
209  * aio_notify: Force processing of pending events.
210  *
211  * Similar to signaling a condition variable, aio_notify forces
212  * aio_poll to exit, so that the next call will re-examine pending events.
213  * The caller of aio_notify will usually call aio_poll again very soon,
214  * or go through another iteration of the GLib main loop.  Hence, aio_notify
215  * also has the side effect of recalculating the sets of file descriptors
216  * that the main loop waits for.
217  *
218  * Calling aio_notify is rarely necessary, because for example scheduling
219  * a bottom half calls it already.
220  */
221 void aio_notify(AioContext *ctx);
222 
223 /**
224  * aio_notify_accept: Acknowledge receiving an aio_notify.
225  *
226  * aio_notify() uses an EventNotifier in order to wake up a sleeping
227  * aio_poll() or g_main_context_iteration().  Calls to aio_notify() are
228  * usually rare, but the AioContext has to clear the EventNotifier on
229  * every aio_poll() or g_main_context_iteration() in order to avoid
230  * busy waiting.  This event_notifier_test_and_clear() cannot be done
231  * using the usual aio_context_set_event_notifier(), because it must
232  * be done before processing all events (file descriptors, bottom halves,
233  * timers).
234  *
235  * aio_notify_accept() is an optimized event_notifier_test_and_clear()
236  * that is specific to an AioContext's notifier; it is used internally
237  * to clear the EventNotifier only if aio_notify() had been called.
238  */
239 void aio_notify_accept(AioContext *ctx);
240 
241 /**
242  * aio_bh_call: Executes callback function of the specified BH.
243  */
244 void aio_bh_call(QEMUBH *bh);
245 
246 /**
247  * aio_bh_poll: Poll bottom halves for an AioContext.
248  *
249  * These are internal functions used by the QEMU main loop.
250  * And notice that multiple occurrences of aio_bh_poll cannot
251  * be called concurrently
252  */
253 int aio_bh_poll(AioContext *ctx);
254 
255 /**
256  * qemu_bh_schedule: Schedule a bottom half.
257  *
258  * Scheduling a bottom half interrupts the main loop and causes the
259  * execution of the callback that was passed to qemu_bh_new.
260  *
261  * Bottom halves that are scheduled from a bottom half handler are instantly
262  * invoked.  This can create an infinite loop if a bottom half handler
263  * schedules itself.
264  *
265  * @bh: The bottom half to be scheduled.
266  */
267 void qemu_bh_schedule(QEMUBH *bh);
268 
269 /**
270  * qemu_bh_cancel: Cancel execution of a bottom half.
271  *
272  * Canceling execution of a bottom half undoes the effect of calls to
273  * qemu_bh_schedule without freeing its resources yet.  While cancellation
274  * itself is also wait-free and thread-safe, it can of course race with the
275  * loop that executes bottom halves unless you are holding the iothread
276  * mutex.  This makes it mostly useless if you are not holding the mutex.
277  *
278  * @bh: The bottom half to be canceled.
279  */
280 void qemu_bh_cancel(QEMUBH *bh);
281 
282 /**
283  *qemu_bh_delete: Cancel execution of a bottom half and free its resources.
284  *
285  * Deleting a bottom half frees the memory that was allocated for it by
286  * qemu_bh_new.  It also implies canceling the bottom half if it was
287  * scheduled.
288  * This func is async. The bottom half will do the delete action at the finial
289  * end.
290  *
291  * @bh: The bottom half to be deleted.
292  */
293 void qemu_bh_delete(QEMUBH *bh);
294 
295 /* Return whether there are any pending callbacks from the GSource
296  * attached to the AioContext, before g_poll is invoked.
297  *
298  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
299  */
300 bool aio_prepare(AioContext *ctx);
301 
302 /* Return whether there are any pending callbacks from the GSource
303  * attached to the AioContext, after g_poll is invoked.
304  *
305  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
306  */
307 bool aio_pending(AioContext *ctx);
308 
309 /* Dispatch any pending callbacks from the GSource attached to the AioContext.
310  *
311  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
312  */
313 void aio_dispatch(AioContext *ctx);
314 
315 /* Progress in completing AIO work to occur.  This can issue new pending
316  * aio as a result of executing I/O completion or bh callbacks.
317  *
318  * Return whether any progress was made by executing AIO or bottom half
319  * handlers.  If @blocking == true, this should always be true except
320  * if someone called aio_notify.
321  *
322  * If there are no pending bottom halves, but there are pending AIO
323  * operations, it may not be possible to make any progress without
324  * blocking.  If @blocking is true, this function will wait until one
325  * or more AIO events have completed, to ensure something has moved
326  * before returning.
327  */
328 bool aio_poll(AioContext *ctx, bool blocking);
329 
330 /* Register a file descriptor and associated callbacks.  Behaves very similarly
331  * to qemu_set_fd_handler.  Unlike qemu_set_fd_handler, these callbacks will
332  * be invoked when using aio_poll().
333  *
334  * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
335  * instead of qemu_set_fd_handler[2].
336  */
337 void aio_set_fd_handler(AioContext *ctx,
338                         int fd,
339                         bool is_external,
340                         IOHandler *io_read,
341                         IOHandler *io_write,
342                         AioPollFn *io_poll,
343                         void *opaque);
344 
345 /* Set polling begin/end callbacks for a file descriptor that has already been
346  * registered with aio_set_fd_handler.  Do nothing if the file descriptor is
347  * not registered.
348  */
349 void aio_set_fd_poll(AioContext *ctx, int fd,
350                      IOHandler *io_poll_begin,
351                      IOHandler *io_poll_end);
352 
353 /* Register an event notifier and associated callbacks.  Behaves very similarly
354  * to event_notifier_set_handler.  Unlike event_notifier_set_handler, these callbacks
355  * will be invoked when using aio_poll().
356  *
357  * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
358  * instead of event_notifier_set_handler.
359  */
360 void aio_set_event_notifier(AioContext *ctx,
361                             EventNotifier *notifier,
362                             bool is_external,
363                             EventNotifierHandler *io_read,
364                             AioPollFn *io_poll);
365 
366 /* Set polling begin/end callbacks for an event notifier that has already been
367  * registered with aio_set_event_notifier.  Do nothing if the event notifier is
368  * not registered.
369  */
370 void aio_set_event_notifier_poll(AioContext *ctx,
371                                  EventNotifier *notifier,
372                                  EventNotifierHandler *io_poll_begin,
373                                  EventNotifierHandler *io_poll_end);
374 
375 /* Return a GSource that lets the main loop poll the file descriptors attached
376  * to this AioContext.
377  */
378 GSource *aio_get_g_source(AioContext *ctx);
379 
380 /* Return the ThreadPool bound to this AioContext */
381 struct ThreadPool *aio_get_thread_pool(AioContext *ctx);
382 
383 /* Setup the LinuxAioState bound to this AioContext */
384 struct LinuxAioState *aio_setup_linux_aio(AioContext *ctx, Error **errp);
385 
386 /* Return the LinuxAioState bound to this AioContext */
387 struct LinuxAioState *aio_get_linux_aio(AioContext *ctx);
388 
389 /**
390  * aio_timer_new_with_attrs:
391  * @ctx: the aio context
392  * @type: the clock type
393  * @scale: the scale
394  * @attributes: 0, or one to multiple OR'ed QEMU_TIMER_ATTR_<id> values
395  *              to assign
396  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
397  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
398  *
399  * Allocate a new timer (with attributes) attached to the context @ctx.
400  * The function is responsible for memory allocation.
401  *
402  * The preferred interface is aio_timer_init or aio_timer_init_with_attrs.
403  * Use that unless you really need dynamic memory allocation.
404  *
405  * Returns: a pointer to the new timer
406  */
407 static inline QEMUTimer *aio_timer_new_with_attrs(AioContext *ctx,
408                                                   QEMUClockType type,
409                                                   int scale, int attributes,
410                                                   QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
411 {
412     return timer_new_full(&ctx->tlg, type, scale, attributes, cb, opaque);
413 }
414 
415 /**
416  * aio_timer_new:
417  * @ctx: the aio context
418  * @type: the clock type
419  * @scale: the scale
420  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
421  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
422  *
423  * Allocate a new timer attached to the context @ctx.
424  * See aio_timer_new_with_attrs for details.
425  *
426  * Returns: a pointer to the new timer
427  */
428 static inline QEMUTimer *aio_timer_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUClockType type,
429                                        int scale,
430                                        QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
431 {
432     return timer_new_full(&ctx->tlg, type, scale, 0, cb, opaque);
433 }
434 
435 /**
436  * aio_timer_init_with_attrs:
437  * @ctx: the aio context
438  * @ts: the timer
439  * @type: the clock type
440  * @scale: the scale
441  * @attributes: 0, or one to multiple OR'ed QEMU_TIMER_ATTR_<id> values
442  *              to assign
443  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
444  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
445  *
446  * Initialise a new timer (with attributes) attached to the context @ctx.
447  * The caller is responsible for memory allocation.
448  */
449 static inline void aio_timer_init_with_attrs(AioContext *ctx,
450                                              QEMUTimer *ts, QEMUClockType type,
451                                              int scale, int attributes,
452                                              QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
453 {
454     timer_init_full(ts, &ctx->tlg, type, scale, attributes, cb, opaque);
455 }
456 
457 /**
458  * aio_timer_init:
459  * @ctx: the aio context
460  * @ts: the timer
461  * @type: the clock type
462  * @scale: the scale
463  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
464  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
465  *
466  * Initialise a new timer attached to the context @ctx.
467  * See aio_timer_init_with_attrs for details.
468  */
469 static inline void aio_timer_init(AioContext *ctx,
470                                   QEMUTimer *ts, QEMUClockType type,
471                                   int scale,
472                                   QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
473 {
474     timer_init_full(ts, &ctx->tlg, type, scale, 0, cb, opaque);
475 }
476 
477 /**
478  * aio_compute_timeout:
479  * @ctx: the aio context
480  *
481  * Compute the timeout that a blocking aio_poll should use.
482  */
483 int64_t aio_compute_timeout(AioContext *ctx);
484 
485 /**
486  * aio_disable_external:
487  * @ctx: the aio context
488  *
489  * Disable the further processing of external clients.
490  */
491 static inline void aio_disable_external(AioContext *ctx)
492 {
493     atomic_inc(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
494 }
495 
496 /**
497  * aio_enable_external:
498  * @ctx: the aio context
499  *
500  * Enable the processing of external clients.
501  */
502 static inline void aio_enable_external(AioContext *ctx)
503 {
504     int old;
505 
506     old = atomic_fetch_dec(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
507     assert(old > 0);
508     if (old == 1) {
509         /* Kick event loop so it re-arms file descriptors */
510         aio_notify(ctx);
511     }
512 }
513 
514 /**
515  * aio_external_disabled:
516  * @ctx: the aio context
517  *
518  * Return true if the external clients are disabled.
519  */
520 static inline bool aio_external_disabled(AioContext *ctx)
521 {
522     return atomic_read(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
523 }
524 
525 /**
526  * aio_node_check:
527  * @ctx: the aio context
528  * @is_external: Whether or not the checked node is an external event source.
529  *
530  * Check if the node's is_external flag is okay to be polled by the ctx at this
531  * moment. True means green light.
532  */
533 static inline bool aio_node_check(AioContext *ctx, bool is_external)
534 {
535     return !is_external || !atomic_read(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
536 }
537 
538 /**
539  * aio_co_schedule:
540  * @ctx: the aio context
541  * @co: the coroutine
542  *
543  * Start a coroutine on a remote AioContext.
544  *
545  * The coroutine must not be entered by anyone else while aio_co_schedule()
546  * is active.  In addition the coroutine must have yielded unless ctx
547  * is the context in which the coroutine is running (i.e. the value of
548  * qemu_get_current_aio_context() from the coroutine itself).
549  */
550 void aio_co_schedule(AioContext *ctx, struct Coroutine *co);
551 
552 /**
553  * aio_co_wake:
554  * @co: the coroutine
555  *
556  * Restart a coroutine on the AioContext where it was running last, thus
557  * preventing coroutines from jumping from one context to another when they
558  * go to sleep.
559  *
560  * aio_co_wake may be executed either in coroutine or non-coroutine
561  * context.  The coroutine must not be entered by anyone else while
562  * aio_co_wake() is active.
563  */
564 void aio_co_wake(struct Coroutine *co);
565 
566 /**
567  * aio_co_enter:
568  * @ctx: the context to run the coroutine
569  * @co: the coroutine to run
570  *
571  * Enter a coroutine in the specified AioContext.
572  */
573 void aio_co_enter(AioContext *ctx, struct Coroutine *co);
574 
575 /**
576  * Return the AioContext whose event loop runs in the current thread.
577  *
578  * If called from an IOThread this will be the IOThread's AioContext.  If
579  * called from another thread it will be the main loop AioContext.
580  */
581 AioContext *qemu_get_current_aio_context(void);
582 
583 /**
584  * in_aio_context_home_thread:
585  * @ctx: the aio context
586  *
587  * Return whether we are running in the thread that normally runs @ctx.  Note
588  * that acquiring/releasing ctx does not affect the outcome, each AioContext
589  * still only has one home thread that is responsible for running it.
590  */
591 static inline bool in_aio_context_home_thread(AioContext *ctx)
592 {
593     return ctx == qemu_get_current_aio_context();
594 }
595 
596 /**
597  * aio_context_setup:
598  * @ctx: the aio context
599  *
600  * Initialize the aio context.
601  */
602 void aio_context_setup(AioContext *ctx);
603 
604 /**
605  * aio_context_destroy:
606  * @ctx: the aio context
607  *
608  * Destroy the aio context.
609  */
610 void aio_context_destroy(AioContext *ctx);
611 
612 /**
613  * aio_context_set_poll_params:
614  * @ctx: the aio context
615  * @max_ns: how long to busy poll for, in nanoseconds
616  * @grow: polling time growth factor
617  * @shrink: polling time shrink factor
618  *
619  * Poll mode can be disabled by setting poll_max_ns to 0.
620  */
621 void aio_context_set_poll_params(AioContext *ctx, int64_t max_ns,
622                                  int64_t grow, int64_t shrink,
623                                  Error **errp);
624 
625 #endif
626