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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/typedefs.h"
18 #include "qemu-common.h"
19 #include "qemu/queue.h"
20 #include "qemu/event_notifier.h"
21 #include "qemu/thread.h"
22 #include "qemu/rfifolock.h"
23 #include "qemu/timer.h"
24 
25 typedef struct BlockDriverAIOCB BlockDriverAIOCB;
26 typedef void BlockDriverCompletionFunc(void *opaque, int ret);
27 
28 typedef struct AIOCBInfo {
29     void (*cancel)(BlockDriverAIOCB *acb);
30     size_t aiocb_size;
31 } AIOCBInfo;
32 
33 struct BlockDriverAIOCB {
34     const AIOCBInfo *aiocb_info;
35     BlockDriverState *bs;
36     BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb;
37     void *opaque;
38 };
39 
40 void *qemu_aio_get(const AIOCBInfo *aiocb_info, BlockDriverState *bs,
41                    BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
42 void qemu_aio_release(void *p);
43 
44 typedef struct AioHandler AioHandler;
45 typedef void QEMUBHFunc(void *opaque);
46 typedef void IOHandler(void *opaque);
47 
48 struct AioContext {
49     GSource source;
50 
51     /* Protects all fields from multi-threaded access */
52     RFifoLock lock;
53 
54     /* The list of registered AIO handlers */
55     QLIST_HEAD(, AioHandler) aio_handlers;
56 
57     /* This is a simple lock used to protect the aio_handlers list.
58      * Specifically, it's used to ensure that no callbacks are removed while
59      * we're walking and dispatching callbacks.
60      */
61     int walking_handlers;
62 
63     /* lock to protect between bh's adders and deleter */
64     QemuMutex bh_lock;
65     /* Anchor of the list of Bottom Halves belonging to the context */
66     struct QEMUBH *first_bh;
67 
68     /* A simple lock used to protect the first_bh list, and ensure that
69      * no callbacks are removed while we're walking and dispatching callbacks.
70      */
71     int walking_bh;
72 
73     /* Used for aio_notify.  */
74     EventNotifier notifier;
75 
76     /* GPollFDs for aio_poll() */
77     GArray *pollfds;
78 
79     /* Thread pool for performing work and receiving completion callbacks */
80     struct ThreadPool *thread_pool;
81 
82     /* TimerLists for calling timers - one per clock type */
83     QEMUTimerListGroup tlg;
84 };
85 
86 /**
87  * aio_context_new: Allocate a new AioContext.
88  *
89  * AioContext provide a mini event-loop that can be waited on synchronously.
90  * They also provide bottom halves, a service to execute a piece of code
91  * as soon as possible.
92  */
93 AioContext *aio_context_new(void);
94 
95 /**
96  * aio_context_ref:
97  * @ctx: The AioContext to operate on.
98  *
99  * Add a reference to an AioContext.
100  */
101 void aio_context_ref(AioContext *ctx);
102 
103 /**
104  * aio_context_unref:
105  * @ctx: The AioContext to operate on.
106  *
107  * Drop a reference to an AioContext.
108  */
109 void aio_context_unref(AioContext *ctx);
110 
111 /* Take ownership of the AioContext.  If the AioContext will be shared between
112  * threads, a thread must have ownership when calling aio_poll().
113  *
114  * Note that multiple threads calling aio_poll() means timers, BHs, and
115  * callbacks may be invoked from a different thread than they were registered
116  * from.  Therefore, code must use AioContext acquire/release or use
117  * fine-grained synchronization to protect shared state if other threads will
118  * be accessing it simultaneously.
119  */
120 void aio_context_acquire(AioContext *ctx);
121 
122 /* Relinquish ownership of the AioContext. */
123 void aio_context_release(AioContext *ctx);
124 
125 /**
126  * aio_bh_new: Allocate a new bottom half structure.
127  *
128  * Bottom halves are lightweight callbacks whose invocation is guaranteed
129  * to be wait-free, thread-safe and signal-safe.  The #QEMUBH structure
130  * is opaque and must be allocated prior to its use.
131  */
132 QEMUBH *aio_bh_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque);
133 
134 /**
135  * aio_notify: Force processing of pending events.
136  *
137  * Similar to signaling a condition variable, aio_notify forces
138  * aio_wait to exit, so that the next call will re-examine pending events.
139  * The caller of aio_notify will usually call aio_wait again very soon,
140  * or go through another iteration of the GLib main loop.  Hence, aio_notify
141  * also has the side effect of recalculating the sets of file descriptors
142  * that the main loop waits for.
143  *
144  * Calling aio_notify is rarely necessary, because for example scheduling
145  * a bottom half calls it already.
146  */
147 void aio_notify(AioContext *ctx);
148 
149 /**
150  * aio_bh_poll: Poll bottom halves for an AioContext.
151  *
152  * These are internal functions used by the QEMU main loop.
153  * And notice that multiple occurrences of aio_bh_poll cannot
154  * be called concurrently
155  */
156 int aio_bh_poll(AioContext *ctx);
157 
158 /**
159  * qemu_bh_schedule: Schedule a bottom half.
160  *
161  * Scheduling a bottom half interrupts the main loop and causes the
162  * execution of the callback that was passed to qemu_bh_new.
163  *
164  * Bottom halves that are scheduled from a bottom half handler are instantly
165  * invoked.  This can create an infinite loop if a bottom half handler
166  * schedules itself.
167  *
168  * @bh: The bottom half to be scheduled.
169  */
170 void qemu_bh_schedule(QEMUBH *bh);
171 
172 /**
173  * qemu_bh_cancel: Cancel execution of a bottom half.
174  *
175  * Canceling execution of a bottom half undoes the effect of calls to
176  * qemu_bh_schedule without freeing its resources yet.  While cancellation
177  * itself is also wait-free and thread-safe, it can of course race with the
178  * loop that executes bottom halves unless you are holding the iothread
179  * mutex.  This makes it mostly useless if you are not holding the mutex.
180  *
181  * @bh: The bottom half to be canceled.
182  */
183 void qemu_bh_cancel(QEMUBH *bh);
184 
185 /**
186  *qemu_bh_delete: Cancel execution of a bottom half and free its resources.
187  *
188  * Deleting a bottom half frees the memory that was allocated for it by
189  * qemu_bh_new.  It also implies canceling the bottom half if it was
190  * scheduled.
191  * This func is async. The bottom half will do the delete action at the finial
192  * end.
193  *
194  * @bh: The bottom half to be deleted.
195  */
196 void qemu_bh_delete(QEMUBH *bh);
197 
198 /* Return whether there are any pending callbacks from the GSource
199  * attached to the AioContext.
200  *
201  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
202  */
203 bool aio_pending(AioContext *ctx);
204 
205 /* Progress in completing AIO work to occur.  This can issue new pending
206  * aio as a result of executing I/O completion or bh callbacks.
207  *
208  * If there is no pending AIO operation or completion (bottom half),
209  * return false.  If there are pending AIO operations of bottom halves,
210  * return true.
211  *
212  * If there are no pending bottom halves, but there are pending AIO
213  * operations, it may not be possible to make any progress without
214  * blocking.  If @blocking is true, this function will wait until one
215  * or more AIO events have completed, to ensure something has moved
216  * before returning.
217  */
218 bool aio_poll(AioContext *ctx, bool blocking);
219 
220 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
221 /* Register a file descriptor and associated callbacks.  Behaves very similarly
222  * to qemu_set_fd_handler2.  Unlike qemu_set_fd_handler2, these callbacks will
223  * be invoked when using qemu_aio_wait().
224  *
225  * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
226  * instead of qemu_set_fd_handler[2].
227  */
228 void aio_set_fd_handler(AioContext *ctx,
229                         int fd,
230                         IOHandler *io_read,
231                         IOHandler *io_write,
232                         void *opaque);
233 #endif
234 
235 /* Register an event notifier and associated callbacks.  Behaves very similarly
236  * to event_notifier_set_handler.  Unlike event_notifier_set_handler, these callbacks
237  * will be invoked when using qemu_aio_wait().
238  *
239  * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
240  * instead of event_notifier_set_handler.
241  */
242 void aio_set_event_notifier(AioContext *ctx,
243                             EventNotifier *notifier,
244                             EventNotifierHandler *io_read);
245 
246 /* Return a GSource that lets the main loop poll the file descriptors attached
247  * to this AioContext.
248  */
249 GSource *aio_get_g_source(AioContext *ctx);
250 
251 /* Return the ThreadPool bound to this AioContext */
252 struct ThreadPool *aio_get_thread_pool(AioContext *ctx);
253 
254 /* Functions to operate on the main QEMU AioContext.  */
255 
256 bool qemu_aio_wait(void);
257 void qemu_aio_set_event_notifier(EventNotifier *notifier,
258                                  EventNotifierHandler *io_read);
259 
260 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
261 void qemu_aio_set_fd_handler(int fd,
262                              IOHandler *io_read,
263                              IOHandler *io_write,
264                              void *opaque);
265 #endif
266 
267 /**
268  * aio_timer_new:
269  * @ctx: the aio context
270  * @type: the clock type
271  * @scale: the scale
272  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
273  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
274  *
275  * Allocate a new timer attached to the context @ctx.
276  * The function is responsible for memory allocation.
277  *
278  * The preferred interface is aio_timer_init. Use that
279  * unless you really need dynamic memory allocation.
280  *
281  * Returns: a pointer to the new timer
282  */
283 static inline QEMUTimer *aio_timer_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUClockType type,
284                                        int scale,
285                                        QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
286 {
287     return timer_new_tl(ctx->tlg.tl[type], scale, cb, opaque);
288 }
289 
290 /**
291  * aio_timer_init:
292  * @ctx: the aio context
293  * @ts: the timer
294  * @type: the clock type
295  * @scale: the scale
296  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
297  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
298  *
299  * Initialise a new timer attached to the context @ctx.
300  * The caller is responsible for memory allocation.
301  */
302 static inline void aio_timer_init(AioContext *ctx,
303                                   QEMUTimer *ts, QEMUClockType type,
304                                   int scale,
305                                   QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
306 {
307     timer_init(ts, ctx->tlg.tl[type], scale, cb, opaque);
308 }
309 
310 #endif
311