xref: /qemu/include/block/aio.h (revision 20daa90a)
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/timer.h"
22 
23 typedef struct BlockAIOCB BlockAIOCB;
24 typedef void BlockCompletionFunc(void *opaque, int ret);
25 
26 typedef struct AIOCBInfo {
27     void (*cancel_async)(BlockAIOCB *acb);
28     AioContext *(*get_aio_context)(BlockAIOCB *acb);
29     size_t aiocb_size;
30 } AIOCBInfo;
31 
32 struct BlockAIOCB {
33     const AIOCBInfo *aiocb_info;
34     BlockDriverState *bs;
35     BlockCompletionFunc *cb;
36     void *opaque;
37     int refcnt;
38 };
39 
40 void *qemu_aio_get(const AIOCBInfo *aiocb_info, BlockDriverState *bs,
41                    BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
42 void qemu_aio_unref(void *p);
43 void qemu_aio_ref(void *p);
44 
45 typedef struct AioHandler AioHandler;
46 typedef void QEMUBHFunc(void *opaque);
47 typedef bool AioPollFn(void *opaque);
48 typedef void IOHandler(void *opaque);
49 
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     /* Thread pool for performing work and receiving completion callbacks.
112      * Has its own locking.
113      */
114     struct ThreadPool *thread_pool;
115 
116 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_AIO
117     /* State for native Linux AIO.  Uses aio_context_acquire/release for
118      * locking.
119      */
120     struct LinuxAioState *linux_aio;
121 #endif
122 
123     /* TimerLists for calling timers - one per clock type.  Has its own
124      * locking.
125      */
126     QEMUTimerListGroup tlg;
127 
128     int external_disable_cnt;
129 
130     /* Number of AioHandlers without .io_poll() */
131     int poll_disable_cnt;
132 
133     /* Polling mode parameters */
134     int64_t poll_ns;        /* current polling time in nanoseconds */
135     int64_t poll_max_ns;    /* maximum polling time in nanoseconds */
136     int64_t poll_grow;      /* polling time growth factor */
137     int64_t poll_shrink;    /* polling time shrink factor */
138 
139     /* Are we in polling mode or monitoring file descriptors? */
140     bool poll_started;
141 
142     /* epoll(7) state used when built with CONFIG_EPOLL */
143     int epollfd;
144     bool epoll_enabled;
145     bool epoll_available;
146 };
147 
148 /**
149  * aio_context_new: Allocate a new AioContext.
150  *
151  * AioContext provide a mini event-loop that can be waited on synchronously.
152  * They also provide bottom halves, a service to execute a piece of code
153  * as soon as possible.
154  */
155 AioContext *aio_context_new(Error **errp);
156 
157 /**
158  * aio_context_ref:
159  * @ctx: The AioContext to operate on.
160  *
161  * Add a reference to an AioContext.
162  */
163 void aio_context_ref(AioContext *ctx);
164 
165 /**
166  * aio_context_unref:
167  * @ctx: The AioContext to operate on.
168  *
169  * Drop a reference to an AioContext.
170  */
171 void aio_context_unref(AioContext *ctx);
172 
173 /* Take ownership of the AioContext.  If the AioContext will be shared between
174  * threads, and a thread does not want to be interrupted, it will have to
175  * take ownership around calls to aio_poll().  Otherwise, aio_poll()
176  * automatically takes care of calling aio_context_acquire and
177  * aio_context_release.
178  *
179  * Note that this is separate from bdrv_drained_begin/bdrv_drained_end.  A
180  * thread still has to call those to avoid being interrupted by the guest.
181  *
182  * Bottom halves, timers and callbacks can be created or removed without
183  * acquiring the AioContext.
184  */
185 void aio_context_acquire(AioContext *ctx);
186 
187 /* Relinquish ownership of the AioContext. */
188 void aio_context_release(AioContext *ctx);
189 
190 /**
191  * aio_bh_schedule_oneshot: Allocate a new bottom half structure that will run
192  * only once and as soon as possible.
193  */
194 void aio_bh_schedule_oneshot(AioContext *ctx, QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque);
195 
196 /**
197  * aio_bh_new: Allocate a new bottom half structure.
198  *
199  * Bottom halves are lightweight callbacks whose invocation is guaranteed
200  * to be wait-free, thread-safe and signal-safe.  The #QEMUBH structure
201  * is opaque and must be allocated prior to its use.
202  */
203 QEMUBH *aio_bh_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque);
204 
205 /**
206  * aio_notify: Force processing of pending events.
207  *
208  * Similar to signaling a condition variable, aio_notify forces
209  * aio_poll to exit, so that the next call will re-examine pending events.
210  * The caller of aio_notify will usually call aio_poll again very soon,
211  * or go through another iteration of the GLib main loop.  Hence, aio_notify
212  * also has the side effect of recalculating the sets of file descriptors
213  * that the main loop waits for.
214  *
215  * Calling aio_notify is rarely necessary, because for example scheduling
216  * a bottom half calls it already.
217  */
218 void aio_notify(AioContext *ctx);
219 
220 /**
221  * aio_notify_accept: Acknowledge receiving an aio_notify.
222  *
223  * aio_notify() uses an EventNotifier in order to wake up a sleeping
224  * aio_poll() or g_main_context_iteration().  Calls to aio_notify() are
225  * usually rare, but the AioContext has to clear the EventNotifier on
226  * every aio_poll() or g_main_context_iteration() in order to avoid
227  * busy waiting.  This event_notifier_test_and_clear() cannot be done
228  * using the usual aio_context_set_event_notifier(), because it must
229  * be done before processing all events (file descriptors, bottom halves,
230  * timers).
231  *
232  * aio_notify_accept() is an optimized event_notifier_test_and_clear()
233  * that is specific to an AioContext's notifier; it is used internally
234  * to clear the EventNotifier only if aio_notify() had been called.
235  */
236 void aio_notify_accept(AioContext *ctx);
237 
238 /**
239  * aio_bh_call: Executes callback function of the specified BH.
240  */
241 void aio_bh_call(QEMUBH *bh);
242 
243 /**
244  * aio_bh_poll: Poll bottom halves for an AioContext.
245  *
246  * These are internal functions used by the QEMU main loop.
247  * And notice that multiple occurrences of aio_bh_poll cannot
248  * be called concurrently
249  */
250 int aio_bh_poll(AioContext *ctx);
251 
252 /**
253  * qemu_bh_schedule: Schedule a bottom half.
254  *
255  * Scheduling a bottom half interrupts the main loop and causes the
256  * execution of the callback that was passed to qemu_bh_new.
257  *
258  * Bottom halves that are scheduled from a bottom half handler are instantly
259  * invoked.  This can create an infinite loop if a bottom half handler
260  * schedules itself.
261  *
262  * @bh: The bottom half to be scheduled.
263  */
264 void qemu_bh_schedule(QEMUBH *bh);
265 
266 /**
267  * qemu_bh_cancel: Cancel execution of a bottom half.
268  *
269  * Canceling execution of a bottom half undoes the effect of calls to
270  * qemu_bh_schedule without freeing its resources yet.  While cancellation
271  * itself is also wait-free and thread-safe, it can of course race with the
272  * loop that executes bottom halves unless you are holding the iothread
273  * mutex.  This makes it mostly useless if you are not holding the mutex.
274  *
275  * @bh: The bottom half to be canceled.
276  */
277 void qemu_bh_cancel(QEMUBH *bh);
278 
279 /**
280  *qemu_bh_delete: Cancel execution of a bottom half and free its resources.
281  *
282  * Deleting a bottom half frees the memory that was allocated for it by
283  * qemu_bh_new.  It also implies canceling the bottom half if it was
284  * scheduled.
285  * This func is async. The bottom half will do the delete action at the finial
286  * end.
287  *
288  * @bh: The bottom half to be deleted.
289  */
290 void qemu_bh_delete(QEMUBH *bh);
291 
292 /* Return whether there are any pending callbacks from the GSource
293  * attached to the AioContext, before g_poll is invoked.
294  *
295  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
296  */
297 bool aio_prepare(AioContext *ctx);
298 
299 /* Return whether there are any pending callbacks from the GSource
300  * attached to the AioContext, after g_poll is invoked.
301  *
302  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
303  */
304 bool aio_pending(AioContext *ctx);
305 
306 /* Dispatch any pending callbacks from the GSource attached to the AioContext.
307  *
308  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
309  *
310  * @dispatch_fds: true to process fds, false to skip them
311  *                (can be used as an optimization by callers that know there
312  *                are no fds ready)
313  */
314 bool aio_dispatch(AioContext *ctx, bool dispatch_fds);
315 
316 /* Progress in completing AIO work to occur.  This can issue new pending
317  * aio as a result of executing I/O completion or bh callbacks.
318  *
319  * Return whether any progress was made by executing AIO or bottom half
320  * handlers.  If @blocking == true, this should always be true except
321  * if someone called aio_notify.
322  *
323  * If there are no pending bottom halves, but there are pending AIO
324  * operations, it may not be possible to make any progress without
325  * blocking.  If @blocking is true, this function will wait until one
326  * or more AIO events have completed, to ensure something has moved
327  * before returning.
328  */
329 bool aio_poll(AioContext *ctx, bool blocking);
330 
331 /* Register a file descriptor and associated callbacks.  Behaves very similarly
332  * to qemu_set_fd_handler.  Unlike qemu_set_fd_handler, these callbacks will
333  * be invoked when using aio_poll().
334  *
335  * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
336  * instead of qemu_set_fd_handler[2].
337  */
338 void aio_set_fd_handler(AioContext *ctx,
339                         int fd,
340                         bool is_external,
341                         IOHandler *io_read,
342                         IOHandler *io_write,
343                         AioPollFn *io_poll,
344                         void *opaque);
345 
346 /* Set polling begin/end callbacks for a file descriptor that has already been
347  * registered with aio_set_fd_handler.  Do nothing if the file descriptor is
348  * not registered.
349  */
350 void aio_set_fd_poll(AioContext *ctx, int fd,
351                      IOHandler *io_poll_begin,
352                      IOHandler *io_poll_end);
353 
354 /* Register an event notifier and associated callbacks.  Behaves very similarly
355  * to event_notifier_set_handler.  Unlike event_notifier_set_handler, these callbacks
356  * will be invoked when using aio_poll().
357  *
358  * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
359  * instead of event_notifier_set_handler.
360  */
361 void aio_set_event_notifier(AioContext *ctx,
362                             EventNotifier *notifier,
363                             bool is_external,
364                             EventNotifierHandler *io_read,
365                             AioPollFn *io_poll);
366 
367 /* Set polling begin/end callbacks for an event notifier that has already been
368  * registered with aio_set_event_notifier.  Do nothing if the event notifier is
369  * not registered.
370  */
371 void aio_set_event_notifier_poll(AioContext *ctx,
372                                  EventNotifier *notifier,
373                                  EventNotifierHandler *io_poll_begin,
374                                  EventNotifierHandler *io_poll_end);
375 
376 /* Return a GSource that lets the main loop poll the file descriptors attached
377  * to this AioContext.
378  */
379 GSource *aio_get_g_source(AioContext *ctx);
380 
381 /* Return the ThreadPool bound to this AioContext */
382 struct ThreadPool *aio_get_thread_pool(AioContext *ctx);
383 
384 /* Return the LinuxAioState bound to this AioContext */
385 struct LinuxAioState *aio_get_linux_aio(AioContext *ctx);
386 
387 /**
388  * aio_timer_new:
389  * @ctx: the aio context
390  * @type: the clock type
391  * @scale: the scale
392  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
393  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
394  *
395  * Allocate a new timer attached to the context @ctx.
396  * The function is responsible for memory allocation.
397  *
398  * The preferred interface is aio_timer_init. Use that
399  * unless you really need dynamic memory allocation.
400  *
401  * Returns: a pointer to the new timer
402  */
403 static inline QEMUTimer *aio_timer_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUClockType type,
404                                        int scale,
405                                        QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
406 {
407     return timer_new_tl(ctx->tlg.tl[type], scale, cb, opaque);
408 }
409 
410 /**
411  * aio_timer_init:
412  * @ctx: the aio context
413  * @ts: the timer
414  * @type: the clock type
415  * @scale: the scale
416  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
417  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
418  *
419  * Initialise a new timer attached to the context @ctx.
420  * The caller is responsible for memory allocation.
421  */
422 static inline void aio_timer_init(AioContext *ctx,
423                                   QEMUTimer *ts, QEMUClockType type,
424                                   int scale,
425                                   QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
426 {
427     timer_init_tl(ts, ctx->tlg.tl[type], scale, cb, opaque);
428 }
429 
430 /**
431  * aio_compute_timeout:
432  * @ctx: the aio context
433  *
434  * Compute the timeout that a blocking aio_poll should use.
435  */
436 int64_t aio_compute_timeout(AioContext *ctx);
437 
438 /**
439  * aio_disable_external:
440  * @ctx: the aio context
441  *
442  * Disable the further processing of external clients.
443  */
444 static inline void aio_disable_external(AioContext *ctx)
445 {
446     atomic_inc(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
447 }
448 
449 /**
450  * aio_enable_external:
451  * @ctx: the aio context
452  *
453  * Enable the processing of external clients.
454  */
455 static inline void aio_enable_external(AioContext *ctx)
456 {
457     assert(ctx->external_disable_cnt > 0);
458     atomic_dec(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
459 }
460 
461 /**
462  * aio_external_disabled:
463  * @ctx: the aio context
464  *
465  * Return true if the external clients are disabled.
466  */
467 static inline bool aio_external_disabled(AioContext *ctx)
468 {
469     return atomic_read(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
470 }
471 
472 /**
473  * aio_node_check:
474  * @ctx: the aio context
475  * @is_external: Whether or not the checked node is an external event source.
476  *
477  * Check if the node's is_external flag is okay to be polled by the ctx at this
478  * moment. True means green light.
479  */
480 static inline bool aio_node_check(AioContext *ctx, bool is_external)
481 {
482     return !is_external || !atomic_read(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
483 }
484 
485 /**
486  * Return the AioContext whose event loop runs in the current thread.
487  *
488  * If called from an IOThread this will be the IOThread's AioContext.  If
489  * called from another thread it will be the main loop AioContext.
490  */
491 AioContext *qemu_get_current_aio_context(void);
492 
493 /**
494  * @ctx: the aio context
495  *
496  * Return whether we are running in the I/O thread that manages @ctx.
497  */
498 static inline bool aio_context_in_iothread(AioContext *ctx)
499 {
500     return ctx == qemu_get_current_aio_context();
501 }
502 
503 /**
504  * aio_context_setup:
505  * @ctx: the aio context
506  *
507  * Initialize the aio context.
508  */
509 void aio_context_setup(AioContext *ctx);
510 
511 /**
512  * aio_context_set_poll_params:
513  * @ctx: the aio context
514  * @max_ns: how long to busy poll for, in nanoseconds
515  * @grow: polling time growth factor
516  * @shrink: polling time shrink factor
517  *
518  * Poll mode can be disabled by setting poll_max_ns to 0.
519  */
520 void aio_context_set_poll_params(AioContext *ctx, int64_t max_ns,
521                                  int64_t grow, int64_t shrink,
522                                  Error **errp);
523 
524 #endif
525