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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-common.h"
18 #include "qemu/queue.h"
19 #include "qemu/event_notifier.h"
20 #include "qemu/thread.h"
21 #include "qemu/rfifolock.h"
22 #include "qemu/timer.h"
23 
24 typedef struct BlockAIOCB BlockAIOCB;
25 typedef void BlockCompletionFunc(void *opaque, int ret);
26 
27 typedef struct AIOCBInfo {
28     void (*cancel_async)(BlockAIOCB *acb);
29     AioContext *(*get_aio_context)(BlockAIOCB *acb);
30     size_t aiocb_size;
31 } AIOCBInfo;
32 
33 struct BlockAIOCB {
34     const AIOCBInfo *aiocb_info;
35     BlockDriverState *bs;
36     BlockCompletionFunc *cb;
37     void *opaque;
38     int refcnt;
39 };
40 
41 void *qemu_aio_get(const AIOCBInfo *aiocb_info, BlockDriverState *bs,
42                    BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
43 void qemu_aio_unref(void *p);
44 void qemu_aio_ref(void *p);
45 
46 typedef struct AioHandler AioHandler;
47 typedef void QEMUBHFunc(void *opaque);
48 typedef void IOHandler(void *opaque);
49 
50 struct ThreadPool;
51 struct LinuxAioState;
52 
53 struct AioContext {
54     GSource source;
55 
56     /* Protects all fields from multi-threaded access */
57     RFifoLock lock;
58 
59     /* The list of registered AIO handlers */
60     QLIST_HEAD(, AioHandler) aio_handlers;
61 
62     /* This is a simple lock used to protect the aio_handlers list.
63      * Specifically, it's used to ensure that no callbacks are removed while
64      * we're walking and dispatching callbacks.
65      */
66     int walking_handlers;
67 
68     /* Used to avoid unnecessary event_notifier_set calls in aio_notify;
69      * accessed with atomic primitives.  If this field is 0, everything
70      * (file descriptors, bottom halves, timers) will be re-evaluated
71      * before the next blocking poll(), thus the event_notifier_set call
72      * can be skipped.  If it is non-zero, you may need to wake up a
73      * concurrent aio_poll or the glib main event loop, making
74      * event_notifier_set necessary.
75      *
76      * Bit 0 is reserved for GSource usage of the AioContext, and is 1
77      * between a call to aio_ctx_prepare and the next call to aio_ctx_check.
78      * Bits 1-31 simply count the number of active calls to aio_poll
79      * that are in the prepare or poll phase.
80      *
81      * The GSource and aio_poll must use a different mechanism because
82      * there is no certainty that a call to GSource's prepare callback
83      * (via g_main_context_prepare) is indeed followed by check and
84      * dispatch.  It's not clear whether this would be a bug, but let's
85      * play safe and allow it---it will just cause extra calls to
86      * event_notifier_set until the next call to dispatch.
87      *
88      * Instead, the aio_poll calls include both the prepare and the
89      * dispatch phase, hence a simple counter is enough for them.
90      */
91     uint32_t notify_me;
92 
93     /* lock to protect between bh's adders and deleter */
94     QemuMutex bh_lock;
95 
96     /* Anchor of the list of Bottom Halves belonging to the context */
97     struct QEMUBH *first_bh;
98 
99     /* A simple lock used to protect the first_bh list, and ensure that
100      * no callbacks are removed while we're walking and dispatching callbacks.
101      */
102     int walking_bh;
103 
104     /* Used by aio_notify.
105      *
106      * "notified" is used to avoid expensive event_notifier_test_and_clear
107      * calls.  When it is clear, the EventNotifier is clear, or one thread
108      * is going to clear "notified" before processing more events.  False
109      * positives are possible, i.e. "notified" could be set even though the
110      * EventNotifier is clear.
111      *
112      * Note that event_notifier_set *cannot* be optimized the same way.  For
113      * more information on the problem that would result, see "#ifdef BUG2"
114      * in the docs/aio_notify_accept.promela formal model.
115      */
116     bool notified;
117     EventNotifier notifier;
118 
119     /* Scheduling this BH forces the event loop it iterate */
120     QEMUBH *notify_dummy_bh;
121 
122     /* Thread pool for performing work and receiving completion callbacks */
123     struct ThreadPool *thread_pool;
124 
125 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_AIO
126     /* State for native Linux AIO.  Uses aio_context_acquire/release for
127      * locking.
128      */
129     struct LinuxAioState *linux_aio;
130 #endif
131 
132     /* TimerLists for calling timers - one per clock type */
133     QEMUTimerListGroup tlg;
134 
135     int external_disable_cnt;
136 
137     /* epoll(7) state used when built with CONFIG_EPOLL */
138     int epollfd;
139     bool epoll_enabled;
140     bool epoll_available;
141 };
142 
143 /**
144  * aio_context_new: Allocate a new AioContext.
145  *
146  * AioContext provide a mini event-loop that can be waited on synchronously.
147  * They also provide bottom halves, a service to execute a piece of code
148  * as soon as possible.
149  */
150 AioContext *aio_context_new(Error **errp);
151 
152 /**
153  * aio_context_ref:
154  * @ctx: The AioContext to operate on.
155  *
156  * Add a reference to an AioContext.
157  */
158 void aio_context_ref(AioContext *ctx);
159 
160 /**
161  * aio_context_unref:
162  * @ctx: The AioContext to operate on.
163  *
164  * Drop a reference to an AioContext.
165  */
166 void aio_context_unref(AioContext *ctx);
167 
168 /* Take ownership of the AioContext.  If the AioContext will be shared between
169  * threads, and a thread does not want to be interrupted, it will have to
170  * take ownership around calls to aio_poll().  Otherwise, aio_poll()
171  * automatically takes care of calling aio_context_acquire and
172  * aio_context_release.
173  *
174  * Access to timers and BHs from a thread that has not acquired AioContext
175  * is possible.  Access to callbacks for now must be done while the AioContext
176  * is owned by the thread (FIXME).
177  */
178 void aio_context_acquire(AioContext *ctx);
179 
180 /* Relinquish ownership of the AioContext. */
181 void aio_context_release(AioContext *ctx);
182 
183 /**
184  * aio_bh_schedule_oneshot: Allocate a new bottom half structure that will run
185  * only once and as soon as possible.
186  */
187 void aio_bh_schedule_oneshot(AioContext *ctx, QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque);
188 
189 /**
190  * aio_bh_new: Allocate a new bottom half structure.
191  *
192  * Bottom halves are lightweight callbacks whose invocation is guaranteed
193  * to be wait-free, thread-safe and signal-safe.  The #QEMUBH structure
194  * is opaque and must be allocated prior to its use.
195  */
196 QEMUBH *aio_bh_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque);
197 
198 /**
199  * aio_notify: Force processing of pending events.
200  *
201  * Similar to signaling a condition variable, aio_notify forces
202  * aio_wait to exit, so that the next call will re-examine pending events.
203  * The caller of aio_notify will usually call aio_wait again very soon,
204  * or go through another iteration of the GLib main loop.  Hence, aio_notify
205  * also has the side effect of recalculating the sets of file descriptors
206  * that the main loop waits for.
207  *
208  * Calling aio_notify is rarely necessary, because for example scheduling
209  * a bottom half calls it already.
210  */
211 void aio_notify(AioContext *ctx);
212 
213 /**
214  * aio_notify_accept: Acknowledge receiving an aio_notify.
215  *
216  * aio_notify() uses an EventNotifier in order to wake up a sleeping
217  * aio_poll() or g_main_context_iteration().  Calls to aio_notify() are
218  * usually rare, but the AioContext has to clear the EventNotifier on
219  * every aio_poll() or g_main_context_iteration() in order to avoid
220  * busy waiting.  This event_notifier_test_and_clear() cannot be done
221  * using the usual aio_context_set_event_notifier(), because it must
222  * be done before processing all events (file descriptors, bottom halves,
223  * timers).
224  *
225  * aio_notify_accept() is an optimized event_notifier_test_and_clear()
226  * that is specific to an AioContext's notifier; it is used internally
227  * to clear the EventNotifier only if aio_notify() had been called.
228  */
229 void aio_notify_accept(AioContext *ctx);
230 
231 /**
232  * aio_bh_call: Executes callback function of the specified BH.
233  */
234 void aio_bh_call(QEMUBH *bh);
235 
236 /**
237  * aio_bh_poll: Poll bottom halves for an AioContext.
238  *
239  * These are internal functions used by the QEMU main loop.
240  * And notice that multiple occurrences of aio_bh_poll cannot
241  * be called concurrently
242  */
243 int aio_bh_poll(AioContext *ctx);
244 
245 /**
246  * qemu_bh_schedule: Schedule a bottom half.
247  *
248  * Scheduling a bottom half interrupts the main loop and causes the
249  * execution of the callback that was passed to qemu_bh_new.
250  *
251  * Bottom halves that are scheduled from a bottom half handler are instantly
252  * invoked.  This can create an infinite loop if a bottom half handler
253  * schedules itself.
254  *
255  * @bh: The bottom half to be scheduled.
256  */
257 void qemu_bh_schedule(QEMUBH *bh);
258 
259 /**
260  * qemu_bh_cancel: Cancel execution of a bottom half.
261  *
262  * Canceling execution of a bottom half undoes the effect of calls to
263  * qemu_bh_schedule without freeing its resources yet.  While cancellation
264  * itself is also wait-free and thread-safe, it can of course race with the
265  * loop that executes bottom halves unless you are holding the iothread
266  * mutex.  This makes it mostly useless if you are not holding the mutex.
267  *
268  * @bh: The bottom half to be canceled.
269  */
270 void qemu_bh_cancel(QEMUBH *bh);
271 
272 /**
273  *qemu_bh_delete: Cancel execution of a bottom half and free its resources.
274  *
275  * Deleting a bottom half frees the memory that was allocated for it by
276  * qemu_bh_new.  It also implies canceling the bottom half if it was
277  * scheduled.
278  * This func is async. The bottom half will do the delete action at the finial
279  * end.
280  *
281  * @bh: The bottom half to be deleted.
282  */
283 void qemu_bh_delete(QEMUBH *bh);
284 
285 /* Return whether there are any pending callbacks from the GSource
286  * attached to the AioContext, before g_poll is invoked.
287  *
288  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
289  */
290 bool aio_prepare(AioContext *ctx);
291 
292 /* Return whether there are any pending callbacks from the GSource
293  * attached to the AioContext, after g_poll is invoked.
294  *
295  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
296  */
297 bool aio_pending(AioContext *ctx);
298 
299 /* Dispatch any pending callbacks from the GSource attached to the AioContext.
300  *
301  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
302  */
303 bool aio_dispatch(AioContext *ctx);
304 
305 /* Progress in completing AIO work to occur.  This can issue new pending
306  * aio as a result of executing I/O completion or bh callbacks.
307  *
308  * Return whether any progress was made by executing AIO or bottom half
309  * handlers.  If @blocking == true, this should always be true except
310  * if someone called aio_notify.
311  *
312  * If there are no pending bottom halves, but there are pending AIO
313  * operations, it may not be possible to make any progress without
314  * blocking.  If @blocking is true, this function will wait until one
315  * or more AIO events have completed, to ensure something has moved
316  * before returning.
317  */
318 bool aio_poll(AioContext *ctx, bool blocking);
319 
320 /* Register a file descriptor and associated callbacks.  Behaves very similarly
321  * to qemu_set_fd_handler.  Unlike qemu_set_fd_handler, these callbacks will
322  * be invoked when using aio_poll().
323  *
324  * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
325  * instead of qemu_set_fd_handler[2].
326  */
327 void aio_set_fd_handler(AioContext *ctx,
328                         int fd,
329                         bool is_external,
330                         IOHandler *io_read,
331                         IOHandler *io_write,
332                         void *opaque);
333 
334 /* Register an event notifier and associated callbacks.  Behaves very similarly
335  * to event_notifier_set_handler.  Unlike event_notifier_set_handler, these callbacks
336  * will be invoked when using aio_poll().
337  *
338  * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
339  * instead of event_notifier_set_handler.
340  */
341 void aio_set_event_notifier(AioContext *ctx,
342                             EventNotifier *notifier,
343                             bool is_external,
344                             EventNotifierHandler *io_read);
345 
346 /* Return a GSource that lets the main loop poll the file descriptors attached
347  * to this AioContext.
348  */
349 GSource *aio_get_g_source(AioContext *ctx);
350 
351 /* Return the ThreadPool bound to this AioContext */
352 struct ThreadPool *aio_get_thread_pool(AioContext *ctx);
353 
354 /* Return the LinuxAioState bound to this AioContext */
355 struct LinuxAioState *aio_get_linux_aio(AioContext *ctx);
356 
357 /**
358  * aio_timer_new:
359  * @ctx: the aio context
360  * @type: the clock type
361  * @scale: the scale
362  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
363  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
364  *
365  * Allocate a new timer attached to the context @ctx.
366  * The function is responsible for memory allocation.
367  *
368  * The preferred interface is aio_timer_init. Use that
369  * unless you really need dynamic memory allocation.
370  *
371  * Returns: a pointer to the new timer
372  */
373 static inline QEMUTimer *aio_timer_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUClockType type,
374                                        int scale,
375                                        QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
376 {
377     return timer_new_tl(ctx->tlg.tl[type], scale, cb, opaque);
378 }
379 
380 /**
381  * aio_timer_init:
382  * @ctx: the aio context
383  * @ts: the timer
384  * @type: the clock type
385  * @scale: the scale
386  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
387  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
388  *
389  * Initialise a new timer attached to the context @ctx.
390  * The caller is responsible for memory allocation.
391  */
392 static inline void aio_timer_init(AioContext *ctx,
393                                   QEMUTimer *ts, QEMUClockType type,
394                                   int scale,
395                                   QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
396 {
397     timer_init_tl(ts, ctx->tlg.tl[type], scale, cb, opaque);
398 }
399 
400 /**
401  * aio_compute_timeout:
402  * @ctx: the aio context
403  *
404  * Compute the timeout that a blocking aio_poll should use.
405  */
406 int64_t aio_compute_timeout(AioContext *ctx);
407 
408 /**
409  * aio_disable_external:
410  * @ctx: the aio context
411  *
412  * Disable the further processing of external clients.
413  */
414 static inline void aio_disable_external(AioContext *ctx)
415 {
416     atomic_inc(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
417 }
418 
419 /**
420  * aio_enable_external:
421  * @ctx: the aio context
422  *
423  * Enable the processing of external clients.
424  */
425 static inline void aio_enable_external(AioContext *ctx)
426 {
427     assert(ctx->external_disable_cnt > 0);
428     atomic_dec(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
429 }
430 
431 /**
432  * aio_external_disabled:
433  * @ctx: the aio context
434  *
435  * Return true if the external clients are disabled.
436  */
437 static inline bool aio_external_disabled(AioContext *ctx)
438 {
439     return atomic_read(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
440 }
441 
442 /**
443  * aio_node_check:
444  * @ctx: the aio context
445  * @is_external: Whether or not the checked node is an external event source.
446  *
447  * Check if the node's is_external flag is okay to be polled by the ctx at this
448  * moment. True means green light.
449  */
450 static inline bool aio_node_check(AioContext *ctx, bool is_external)
451 {
452     return !is_external || !atomic_read(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
453 }
454 
455 /**
456  * aio_context_setup:
457  * @ctx: the aio context
458  *
459  * Initialize the aio context.
460  */
461 void aio_context_setup(AioContext *ctx);
462 
463 #endif
464