xref: /qemu/include/sysemu/accel-blocker.h (revision 5ac034b1)
1 /*
2  * Accelerator blocking API, to prevent new ioctls from starting and wait the
3  * running ones finish.
4  * This mechanism differs from pause/resume_all_vcpus() in that it does not
5  * release the BQL.
6  *
7  *  Copyright (c) 2022 Red Hat Inc.
8  *
9  * Author: Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito       <eesposit@redhat.com>
10  *
11  * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
12  * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
13  */
14 #ifndef ACCEL_BLOCKER_H
15 #define ACCEL_BLOCKER_H
16 
17 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
18 
19 extern void accel_blocker_init(void);
20 
21 /*
22  * accel_{cpu_}ioctl_begin/end:
23  * Mark when ioctl is about to run or just finished.
24  *
25  * accel_{cpu_}ioctl_begin will block after accel_ioctl_inhibit_begin() is
26  * called, preventing new ioctls to run. They will continue only after
27  * accel_ioctl_inibith_end().
28  */
29 extern void accel_ioctl_begin(void);
30 extern void accel_ioctl_end(void);
31 extern void accel_cpu_ioctl_begin(CPUState *cpu);
32 extern void accel_cpu_ioctl_end(CPUState *cpu);
33 
34 /*
35  * accel_ioctl_inhibit_begin: start critical section
36  *
37  * This function makes sure that:
38  * 1) incoming accel_{cpu_}ioctl_begin() calls block
39  * 2) wait that all ioctls that were already running reach
40  *    accel_{cpu_}ioctl_end(), kicking vcpus if necessary.
41  *
42  * This allows the caller to access shared data or perform operations without
43  * worrying of concurrent vcpus accesses.
44  */
45 extern void accel_ioctl_inhibit_begin(void);
46 
47 /*
48  * accel_ioctl_inhibit_end: end critical section started by
49  * accel_ioctl_inhibit_begin()
50  *
51  * This function allows blocked accel_{cpu_}ioctl_begin() to continue.
52  */
53 extern void accel_ioctl_inhibit_end(void);
54 
55 #endif /* ACCEL_BLOCKER_H */
56