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