[libvirt] [PATCHv3 5/6] qemu: Add support for paravirtual spinlocks in the guest

Peter Krempa pkrempa at redhat.com
Mon Nov 4 13:55:06 UTC 2013


The linux kernel recently added support for paravirtual spinlock
handling to avoid performance regressions on overcomitted hosts. This
feature needs to be turned in the hypervisor so that the guest OS is
notified about the possible support.

This patch adds a new feature "paravirt-spinlock" to the XML and
supporting code to enable the "kvm_pv_unhalt" pseudo CPU feature in
qemu.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1008989
---

Notes:
    Version 3:
    - no change
    - ACKed by Daniel
    
    Version 2:
    - fixed docs mistake
    - changed name of the feature to pvspinlock

 docs/formatdomain.html.in                          |  8 +++++
 docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng                      | 10 +++++-
 src/conf/domain_conf.c                             | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/conf/domain_conf.h                             |  1 +
 src/qemu/qemu_command.c                            | 13 ++++++++
 .../qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-disabled.args         |  5 +++
 .../qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-disabled.xml          | 26 ++++++++++++++++
 .../qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-enabled.args          |  5 +++
 .../qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-enabled.xml           | 26 ++++++++++++++++
 tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c                           |  2 ++
 tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c                            |  2 ++
 11 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-disabled.args
 create mode 100644 tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-disabled.xml
 create mode 100644 tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-enabled.args
 create mode 100644 tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-enabled.xml

diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index aa90701..096e2a3 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -1193,6 +1193,7 @@
       <vapic state='on'/>
       <spinlocks state='on' retries='4096'/>
     </hyperv>
+    <pvspinlock/>

   </features>
   ...</pre>
@@ -1264,6 +1265,13 @@
         </tr>
       </table>
       </dd>
+      <dt><code>pvspinlock</code></dt>
+      <dd>Notify the guest that the host supports paravirtual spinlocks
+          for example by exposing the pvticketlocks mechanism. This feature
+          can be explicitly disabled by using <code>state='off'</code>
+          attribute.
+      </dd>
+
     </dl>

     <h3><a name="elementsTime">Time keeping</a></h3>
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index 14b6700..cc3096d 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -3561,7 +3561,7 @@
   </define>
   <!--
       A set of optional features: PAE, APIC, ACPI,
-      HyperV Enlightenment and HAP support
+      HyperV Enlightenment, paravirtual spinlocks  and HAP support
     -->
   <define name="features">
     <optional>
@@ -3607,6 +3607,14 @@
               <empty/>
             </element>
           </optional>
+          <optional>
+            <element name="pvspinlock">
+              <optional>
+                <ref name="featurestate"/>
+              </optional>
+              <empty/>
+            </element>
+          </optional>
         </interleave>
       </element>
     </optional>
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index f6f2e64..8779517 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainFeature, VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_LAST,
               "hap",
               "viridian",
               "privnet",
-              "hyperv")
+              "hyperv",
+              "pvspinlock")

 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainFeatureState, VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_STATE_LAST,
               "default",
@@ -11441,6 +11442,22 @@ virDomainDefParseXML(xmlDocPtr xml,
             def->features[val] = VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_STATE_ON;
             break;

+        case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_PVSPINLOCK:
+            node = ctxt->node;
+            ctxt->node = nodes[i];
+            if ((tmp = virXPathString("string(./@state)", ctxt))) {
+                if ((def->features[val] = virDomainFeatureStateTypeFromString(tmp)) == -1) {
+                    virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+                                   _("unknown state atribute '%s' of feature '%s'"),
+                                   tmp, virDomainFeatureTypeToString(val));
+                    goto error;
+                }
+            } else {
+                def->features[val] = VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_STATE_ON;
+            }
+            ctxt->node = node;
+            break;
+
         case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_LAST:
             break;
         }
@@ -16808,6 +16825,23 @@ virDomainDefFormatInternal(virDomainDefPtr def,

                 break;

+            case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_PVSPINLOCK:
+                switch ((enum virDomainFeatureState) def->features[i]) {
+                case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_STATE_LAST:
+                case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_STATE_DEFAULT:
+                    break;
+
+                case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_STATE_ON:
+                   virBufferAsprintf(buf, "    <%s state='on'/>\n", name);
+                   break;
+
+                case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_STATE_OFF:
+                   virBufferAsprintf(buf, "    <%s state='off'/>\n", name);
+                   break;
+                }
+
+                break;
+
             case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_APIC:
                 if (def->features[i] == VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_STATE_ON) {
                     virBufferAddLit(buf, "    <apic");
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index ffd7e9d..05c2a84 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -1619,6 +1619,7 @@ enum virDomainFeature {
     VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_VIRIDIAN,
     VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_PRIVNET,
     VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_HYPERV,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_PVSPINLOCK,

     VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_LAST
 };
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 8092844..fb7145a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -6718,6 +6718,19 @@ qemuBuildCpuArgStr(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         have_cpu = true;
     }

+    if (def->features[VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_PVSPINLOCK]) {
+        char sign;
+        if (def->features[VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_PVSPINLOCK] == VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_STATE_ON)
+            sign = '+';
+        else
+            sign = '-';
+
+        virBufferAsprintf(&buf, "%s,%ckvm_pv_unhalt",
+                          have_cpu ? "" : default_model,
+                          sign);
+        have_cpu = true;
+    }
+
     if (def->features[VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_HYPERV] == VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_STATE_ON) {
         if (!have_cpu) {
             virBufferAdd(&buf, default_model, -1);
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-disabled.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-disabled.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80047f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-disabled.args
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
+/usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc \
+-cpu qemu32,-kvm_pv_unhalt -m 214 -smp 6 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -boot n -usb -net none -serial \
+none -parallel none
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-disabled.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-disabled.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4820476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-disabled.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>6</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='network'/>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <acpi/>
+    <pae/>
+    <pvspinlock state='off'/>
+  </features>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu</emulator>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <memballoon model='virtio'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-enabled.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-enabled.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70db173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-enabled.args
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
+/usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc \
+-cpu qemu32,+kvm_pv_unhalt -m 214 -smp 6 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -boot n -usb -net none -serial \
+none -parallel none
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-enabled.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-enabled.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac8781b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-pv-spinlock-enabled.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>6</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='network'/>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <acpi/>
+    <pae/>
+    <pvspinlock state='on'/>
+  </features>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu</emulator>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <memballoon model='virtio'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index b14e713..07c3386 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_CHARDEV_SPICEVMC, QEMU_CAPS_SPICE, QEMU_CAPS_HDA_DUPLEX);
     DO_TEST("eoi-disabled", NONE);
     DO_TEST("eoi-enabled", NONE);
+    DO_TEST("pv-spinlock-disabled", NONE);
+    DO_TEST("pv-spinlock-enabled", NONE);
     DO_TEST("kvmclock+eoi-disabled", QEMU_CAPS_ENABLE_KVM);

     DO_TEST("hyperv", NONE);
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 4e308b4..ffff3b5 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("cpu-eoi-enabled");
     DO_TEST("eoi-disabled");
     DO_TEST("eoi-enabled");
+    DO_TEST("pv-spinlock-disabled");
+    DO_TEST("pv-spinlock-enabled");

     DO_TEST("hyperv");
     DO_TEST("hyperv-off");
-- 
1.8.4.2




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