xref: /qemu/include/block/aio.h (revision bc35d510)
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_new: Allocate a new bottom half structure.
185  *
186  * Bottom halves are lightweight callbacks whose invocation is guaranteed
187  * to be wait-free, thread-safe and signal-safe.  The #QEMUBH structure
188  * is opaque and must be allocated prior to its use.
189  */
190 QEMUBH *aio_bh_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque);
191 
192 /**
193  * aio_notify: Force processing of pending events.
194  *
195  * Similar to signaling a condition variable, aio_notify forces
196  * aio_wait to exit, so that the next call will re-examine pending events.
197  * The caller of aio_notify will usually call aio_wait again very soon,
198  * or go through another iteration of the GLib main loop.  Hence, aio_notify
199  * also has the side effect of recalculating the sets of file descriptors
200  * that the main loop waits for.
201  *
202  * Calling aio_notify is rarely necessary, because for example scheduling
203  * a bottom half calls it already.
204  */
205 void aio_notify(AioContext *ctx);
206 
207 /**
208  * aio_notify_accept: Acknowledge receiving an aio_notify.
209  *
210  * aio_notify() uses an EventNotifier in order to wake up a sleeping
211  * aio_poll() or g_main_context_iteration().  Calls to aio_notify() are
212  * usually rare, but the AioContext has to clear the EventNotifier on
213  * every aio_poll() or g_main_context_iteration() in order to avoid
214  * busy waiting.  This event_notifier_test_and_clear() cannot be done
215  * using the usual aio_context_set_event_notifier(), because it must
216  * be done before processing all events (file descriptors, bottom halves,
217  * timers).
218  *
219  * aio_notify_accept() is an optimized event_notifier_test_and_clear()
220  * that is specific to an AioContext's notifier; it is used internally
221  * to clear the EventNotifier only if aio_notify() had been called.
222  */
223 void aio_notify_accept(AioContext *ctx);
224 
225 /**
226  * aio_bh_call: Executes callback function of the specified BH.
227  */
228 void aio_bh_call(QEMUBH *bh);
229 
230 /**
231  * aio_bh_poll: Poll bottom halves for an AioContext.
232  *
233  * These are internal functions used by the QEMU main loop.
234  * And notice that multiple occurrences of aio_bh_poll cannot
235  * be called concurrently
236  */
237 int aio_bh_poll(AioContext *ctx);
238 
239 /**
240  * qemu_bh_schedule: Schedule a bottom half.
241  *
242  * Scheduling a bottom half interrupts the main loop and causes the
243  * execution of the callback that was passed to qemu_bh_new.
244  *
245  * Bottom halves that are scheduled from a bottom half handler are instantly
246  * invoked.  This can create an infinite loop if a bottom half handler
247  * schedules itself.
248  *
249  * @bh: The bottom half to be scheduled.
250  */
251 void qemu_bh_schedule(QEMUBH *bh);
252 
253 /**
254  * qemu_bh_cancel: Cancel execution of a bottom half.
255  *
256  * Canceling execution of a bottom half undoes the effect of calls to
257  * qemu_bh_schedule without freeing its resources yet.  While cancellation
258  * itself is also wait-free and thread-safe, it can of course race with the
259  * loop that executes bottom halves unless you are holding the iothread
260  * mutex.  This makes it mostly useless if you are not holding the mutex.
261  *
262  * @bh: The bottom half to be canceled.
263  */
264 void qemu_bh_cancel(QEMUBH *bh);
265 
266 /**
267  *qemu_bh_delete: Cancel execution of a bottom half and free its resources.
268  *
269  * Deleting a bottom half frees the memory that was allocated for it by
270  * qemu_bh_new.  It also implies canceling the bottom half if it was
271  * scheduled.
272  * This func is async. The bottom half will do the delete action at the finial
273  * end.
274  *
275  * @bh: The bottom half to be deleted.
276  */
277 void qemu_bh_delete(QEMUBH *bh);
278 
279 /* Return whether there are any pending callbacks from the GSource
280  * attached to the AioContext, before g_poll is invoked.
281  *
282  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
283  */
284 bool aio_prepare(AioContext *ctx);
285 
286 /* Return whether there are any pending callbacks from the GSource
287  * attached to the AioContext, after g_poll is invoked.
288  *
289  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
290  */
291 bool aio_pending(AioContext *ctx);
292 
293 /* Dispatch any pending callbacks from the GSource attached to the AioContext.
294  *
295  * This is used internally in the implementation of the GSource.
296  */
297 bool aio_dispatch(AioContext *ctx);
298 
299 /* Progress in completing AIO work to occur.  This can issue new pending
300  * aio as a result of executing I/O completion or bh callbacks.
301  *
302  * Return whether any progress was made by executing AIO or bottom half
303  * handlers.  If @blocking == true, this should always be true except
304  * if someone called aio_notify.
305  *
306  * If there are no pending bottom halves, but there are pending AIO
307  * operations, it may not be possible to make any progress without
308  * blocking.  If @blocking is true, this function will wait until one
309  * or more AIO events have completed, to ensure something has moved
310  * before returning.
311  */
312 bool aio_poll(AioContext *ctx, bool blocking);
313 
314 /* Register a file descriptor and associated callbacks.  Behaves very similarly
315  * to qemu_set_fd_handler.  Unlike qemu_set_fd_handler, these callbacks will
316  * be invoked when using aio_poll().
317  *
318  * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
319  * instead of qemu_set_fd_handler[2].
320  */
321 void aio_set_fd_handler(AioContext *ctx,
322                         int fd,
323                         bool is_external,
324                         IOHandler *io_read,
325                         IOHandler *io_write,
326                         void *opaque);
327 
328 /* Register an event notifier and associated callbacks.  Behaves very similarly
329  * to event_notifier_set_handler.  Unlike event_notifier_set_handler, these callbacks
330  * will be invoked when using aio_poll().
331  *
332  * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
333  * instead of event_notifier_set_handler.
334  */
335 void aio_set_event_notifier(AioContext *ctx,
336                             EventNotifier *notifier,
337                             bool is_external,
338                             EventNotifierHandler *io_read);
339 
340 /* Return a GSource that lets the main loop poll the file descriptors attached
341  * to this AioContext.
342  */
343 GSource *aio_get_g_source(AioContext *ctx);
344 
345 /* Return the ThreadPool bound to this AioContext */
346 struct ThreadPool *aio_get_thread_pool(AioContext *ctx);
347 
348 /* Return the LinuxAioState bound to this AioContext */
349 struct LinuxAioState *aio_get_linux_aio(AioContext *ctx);
350 
351 /**
352  * aio_timer_new:
353  * @ctx: the aio context
354  * @type: the clock type
355  * @scale: the scale
356  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
357  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
358  *
359  * Allocate a new timer attached to the context @ctx.
360  * The function is responsible for memory allocation.
361  *
362  * The preferred interface is aio_timer_init. Use that
363  * unless you really need dynamic memory allocation.
364  *
365  * Returns: a pointer to the new timer
366  */
367 static inline QEMUTimer *aio_timer_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUClockType type,
368                                        int scale,
369                                        QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
370 {
371     return timer_new_tl(ctx->tlg.tl[type], scale, cb, opaque);
372 }
373 
374 /**
375  * aio_timer_init:
376  * @ctx: the aio context
377  * @ts: the timer
378  * @type: the clock type
379  * @scale: the scale
380  * @cb: the callback to call on timer expiry
381  * @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
382  *
383  * Initialise a new timer attached to the context @ctx.
384  * The caller is responsible for memory allocation.
385  */
386 static inline void aio_timer_init(AioContext *ctx,
387                                   QEMUTimer *ts, QEMUClockType type,
388                                   int scale,
389                                   QEMUTimerCB *cb, void *opaque)
390 {
391     timer_init_tl(ts, ctx->tlg.tl[type], scale, cb, opaque);
392 }
393 
394 /**
395  * aio_compute_timeout:
396  * @ctx: the aio context
397  *
398  * Compute the timeout that a blocking aio_poll should use.
399  */
400 int64_t aio_compute_timeout(AioContext *ctx);
401 
402 /**
403  * aio_disable_external:
404  * @ctx: the aio context
405  *
406  * Disable the further processing of external clients.
407  */
408 static inline void aio_disable_external(AioContext *ctx)
409 {
410     atomic_inc(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
411 }
412 
413 /**
414  * aio_enable_external:
415  * @ctx: the aio context
416  *
417  * Enable the processing of external clients.
418  */
419 static inline void aio_enable_external(AioContext *ctx)
420 {
421     assert(ctx->external_disable_cnt > 0);
422     atomic_dec(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
423 }
424 
425 /**
426  * aio_external_disabled:
427  * @ctx: the aio context
428  *
429  * Return true if the external clients are disabled.
430  */
431 static inline bool aio_external_disabled(AioContext *ctx)
432 {
433     return atomic_read(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
434 }
435 
436 /**
437  * aio_node_check:
438  * @ctx: the aio context
439  * @is_external: Whether or not the checked node is an external event source.
440  *
441  * Check if the node's is_external flag is okay to be polled by the ctx at this
442  * moment. True means green light.
443  */
444 static inline bool aio_node_check(AioContext *ctx, bool is_external)
445 {
446     return !is_external || !atomic_read(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
447 }
448 
449 /**
450  * aio_context_setup:
451  * @ctx: the aio context
452  *
453  * Initialize the aio context.
454  */
455 void aio_context_setup(AioContext *ctx);
456 
457 #endif
458