[PATCH 2/9] qapi: Mark unstable QMP parts with feature 'unstable'

John Snow jsnow at redhat.com
Mon Oct 25 19:05:01 UTC 2021


On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 1:25 AM Markus Armbruster <armbru at redhat.com> wrote:

> Add special feature 'unstable' everywhere the name starts with 'x-',
> except for InputBarrierProperties member x-origin and
> MemoryBackendProperties member x-use-canonical-path-for-ramblock-id,
> because these two are actually stable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru at redhat.com>
> ---
>  qapi/block-core.json | 123 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>  qapi/migration.json  |  35 +++++++++---
>  qapi/misc.json       |   6 ++-
>  qapi/qom.json        |  11 ++--
>  4 files changed, 130 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
> index 6d3217abb6..ce2c1352cb 100644
> --- a/qapi/block-core.json
> +++ b/qapi/block-core.json
> @@ -1438,6 +1438,9 @@
>  #
>  # @x-perf: Performance options. (Since 6.0)
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: Member @x-perf is experimental.
> +#
>

It'd be a lot cooler if we could annotate the unstable member directly
instead of confusing it with the syntax that might describe the entire
struct/union/command/etc, but ... eh, it's just a doc field, so I'm not
gonna press on this. I don't have the energy to get into a doc formatting
standard discussion right now, so: sure, why not?


>  # Note: @on-source-error and @on-target-error only affect background
>  #       I/O.  If an error occurs during a guest write request, the
> device's
>  #       rerror/werror actions will be used.
> @@ -1452,7 +1455,9 @@
>              '*on-source-error': 'BlockdevOnError',
>              '*on-target-error': 'BlockdevOnError',
>              '*auto-finalize': 'bool', '*auto-dismiss': 'bool',
> -            '*filter-node-name': 'str', '*x-perf': 'BackupPerf'  } }
> +            '*filter-node-name': 'str',
> +            '*x-perf': { 'type': 'BackupPerf',
> +                         'features': [ 'unstable' ] } } }
>
>  ##
>  # @DriveBackup:
> @@ -1916,9 +1921,13 @@
>  #
>  # Get the block graph.
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: This command is meant for debugging.
> +#
>  # Since: 4.0
>  ##
> -{ 'command': 'x-debug-query-block-graph', 'returns': 'XDbgBlockGraph' }
> +{ 'command': 'x-debug-query-block-graph', 'returns': 'XDbgBlockGraph',
> +  'features': [ 'unstable' ] }
>
>  ##
>  # @drive-mirror:
> @@ -2257,6 +2266,9 @@
>  #
>  # Get bitmap SHA256.
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: This command is meant for debugging.
> +#
>  # Returns: - BlockDirtyBitmapSha256 on success
>  #          - If @node is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
>  #          - If @name is not found or if hashing has failed, GenericError
> with an
> @@ -2265,7 +2277,8 @@
>  # Since: 2.10
>  ##
>  { 'command': 'x-debug-block-dirty-bitmap-sha256',
> -  'data': 'BlockDirtyBitmap', 'returns': 'BlockDirtyBitmapSha256' }
> +  'data': 'BlockDirtyBitmap', 'returns': 'BlockDirtyBitmapSha256',
> +  'features': [ 'unstable' ] }
>
>  ##
>  # @blockdev-mirror:
> @@ -2495,27 +2508,57 @@
>  #
>  # Properties for throttle-group objects.
>  #
> -# The options starting with x- are aliases for the same key without x- in
> -# the @limits object. As indicated by the x- prefix, this is not a stable
> -# interface and may be removed or changed incompatibly in the future. Use
> -# @limits for a supported stable interface.
> -#
>  # @limits: limits to apply for this throttle group
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: All members starting with x- are aliases for the same key
> +#            without x- in the @limits object.  This is not a stable
> +#            interface and may be removed or changed incompatibly in
> +#            the future.  Use @limits for a supported stable
> +#            interface.
> +#
>  # Since: 2.11
>  ##
>  { 'struct': 'ThrottleGroupProperties',
>    'data': { '*limits': 'ThrottleLimits',
> -            '*x-iops-total' : 'int', '*x-iops-total-max' : 'int',
> -            '*x-iops-total-max-length' : 'int', '*x-iops-read' : 'int',
> -            '*x-iops-read-max' : 'int', '*x-iops-read-max-length' : 'int',
> -            '*x-iops-write' : 'int', '*x-iops-write-max' : 'int',
> -            '*x-iops-write-max-length' : 'int', '*x-bps-total' : 'int',
> -            '*x-bps-total-max' : 'int', '*x-bps-total-max-length' : 'int',
> -            '*x-bps-read' : 'int', '*x-bps-read-max' : 'int',
> -            '*x-bps-read-max-length' : 'int', '*x-bps-write' : 'int',
> -            '*x-bps-write-max' : 'int', '*x-bps-write-max-length' : 'int',
> -            '*x-iops-size' : 'int' } }
> +            '*x-iops-total': { 'type': 'int',
> +                               'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-iops-total-max': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                   'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-iops-total-max-length': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                          'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-iops-read': { 'type': 'int',
> +                              'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-iops-read-max': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                  'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-iops-read-max-length': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                         'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-iops-write': { 'type': 'int',
> +                               'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-iops-write-max': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                   'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-iops-write-max-length': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                          'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-bps-total': { 'type': 'int',
> +                              'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-bps-total-max': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                  'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-bps-total-max-length': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                         'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-bps-read': { 'type': 'int',
> +                             'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-bps-read-max': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                 'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-bps-read-max-length': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                        'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-bps-write': { 'type': 'int',
> +                              'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-bps-write-max': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                  'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-bps-write-max-length': { 'type': 'int',
> +                                         'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +            '*x-iops-size': { 'type': 'int',
> +                              'features': [ 'unstable' ] } } }
>
>  ##
>  # @block-stream:
> @@ -2916,6 +2959,7 @@
>  #                          read-only when the last writer is detached.
> This
>  #                          allows giving QEMU write permissions only on
> demand
>  #                          when an operation actually needs write access.
> +# @unstable: Member x-check-cache-dropped is meant for debugging.
>  #
>  # Since: 2.9
>  ##
> @@ -2926,7 +2970,8 @@
>              '*aio': 'BlockdevAioOptions',
>              '*drop-cache': {'type': 'bool',
>                              'if': 'CONFIG_LINUX'},
> -            '*x-check-cache-dropped': 'bool' },
> +            '*x-check-cache-dropped': { 'type': 'bool',
> +                                        'features': [ 'unstable' ] } },
>    'features': [ { 'name': 'dynamic-auto-read-only',
>                    'if': 'CONFIG_POSIX' } ] }
>
> @@ -4041,13 +4086,16 @@
>  #                   future requests before a successful reconnect will
>  #                   immediately fail. Default 0 (Since 4.2)
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: Member @x-dirty-bitmap is experimental.
> +#
>  # Since: 2.9
>  ##
>  { 'struct': 'BlockdevOptionsNbd',
>    'data': { 'server': 'SocketAddress',
>              '*export': 'str',
>              '*tls-creds': 'str',
> -            '*x-dirty-bitmap': 'str',
> +            '*x-dirty-bitmap': { 'type': 'str', 'features': [ 'unstable'
> ] },
>              '*reconnect-delay': 'uint32' } }
>
>  ##
> @@ -4865,13 +4913,17 @@
>  #                   and replacement of an active keyslot
>  #                   (possible loss of data if IO error happens)
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: This command is experimental.
> +#
>  # Since: 5.1
>  ##
>  { 'command': 'x-blockdev-amend',
>    'data': { 'job-id': 'str',
>              'node-name': 'str',
>              'options': 'BlockdevAmendOptions',
> -            '*force': 'bool' } }
> +            '*force': 'bool' },
> +  'features': [ 'unstable' ] }
>
>  ##
>  # @BlockErrorAction:
> @@ -5242,16 +5294,18 @@
>  #
>  # @node: the name of the node that will be added.
>  #
> -# Note: this command is experimental, and its API is not stable. It
> -#       does not support all kinds of operations, all kinds of children,
> nor
> -#       all block drivers.
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: This command is experimental, and its API is not stable.  It
> +#            does not support all kinds of operations, all kinds of
> +#            children, nor all block drivers.
>  #
> -#       FIXME Removing children from a quorum node means introducing gaps
> in the
> -#       child indices. This cannot be represented in the 'children' list
> of
> -#       BlockdevOptionsQuorum, as returned by .bdrv_refresh_filename().
> +#            FIXME Removing children from a quorum node means introducing
> +#            gaps in the child indices. This cannot be represented in the
> +#            'children' list of BlockdevOptionsQuorum, as returned by
> +#            .bdrv_refresh_filename().
>  #
> -#       Warning: The data in a new quorum child MUST be consistent with
> that of
> -#       the rest of the array.
> +#            Warning: The data in a new quorum child MUST be consistent
> +#            with that of the rest of the array.
>  #
>  # Since: 2.7
>  #
> @@ -5280,7 +5334,8 @@
>  { 'command': 'x-blockdev-change',
>    'data' : { 'parent': 'str',
>               '*child': 'str',
> -             '*node': 'str' } }
> +             '*node': 'str' },
> +  'features': [ 'unstable' ] }
>
>  ##
>  # @x-blockdev-set-iothread:
> @@ -5297,8 +5352,9 @@
>  # @force: true if the node and its children should be moved when a
> BlockBackend
>  #         is already attached
>  #
> -# Note: this command is experimental and intended for test cases that need
> -#       control over IOThreads only.
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: This command is experimental and intended for test cases that
> +#            need control over IOThreads only.
>  #
>  # Since: 2.12
>  #
> @@ -5320,7 +5376,8 @@
>  { 'command': 'x-blockdev-set-iothread',
>    'data' : { 'node-name': 'str',
>               'iothread': 'StrOrNull',
> -             '*force': 'bool' } }
> +             '*force': 'bool' },
> +  'features': [ 'unstable' ] }
>
>  ##
>  # @QuorumOpType:
> diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
> index 88f07baedd..9aa8bc5759 100644
> --- a/qapi/migration.json
> +++ b/qapi/migration.json
> @@ -452,14 +452,20 @@
>  #                       procedure starts. The VM RAM is saved with
> running VM.
>  #                       (since 6.0)
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: Members @x-colo and @x-ignore-shared are experimental.
> +#
>  # Since: 1.2
>  ##
>  { 'enum': 'MigrationCapability',
>    'data': ['xbzrle', 'rdma-pin-all', 'auto-converge', 'zero-blocks',
> -           'compress', 'events', 'postcopy-ram', 'x-colo', 'release-ram',
> +           'compress', 'events', 'postcopy-ram',
> +           { 'name': 'x-colo', 'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +           'release-ram',
>             'block', 'return-path', 'pause-before-switchover', 'multifd',
>             'dirty-bitmaps', 'postcopy-blocktime', 'late-block-activate',
> -           'x-ignore-shared', 'validate-uuid', 'background-snapshot'] }
> +           { 'name': 'x-ignore-shared', 'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +           'validate-uuid', 'background-snapshot'] }
>
>  ##
>  # @MigrationCapabilityStatus:
> @@ -743,6 +749,9 @@
>  #                        block device name if there is one, and to their
> node name
>  #                        otherwise. (Since 5.2)
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: Member @x-checkpoint-delay is experimental.
> +#
>  # Since: 2.4
>  ##
>  { 'enum': 'MigrationParameter',
> @@ -753,7 +762,9 @@
>             'cpu-throttle-initial', 'cpu-throttle-increment',
>             'cpu-throttle-tailslow',
>             'tls-creds', 'tls-hostname', 'tls-authz', 'max-bandwidth',
> -           'downtime-limit', 'x-checkpoint-delay', 'block-incremental',
> +           'downtime-limit',
> +           { 'name': 'x-checkpoint-delay', 'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
> +           'block-incremental',
>             'multifd-channels',
>             'xbzrle-cache-size', 'max-postcopy-bandwidth',
>             'max-cpu-throttle', 'multifd-compression',
> @@ -903,6 +914,9 @@
>  #                        block device name if there is one, and to their
> node name
>  #                        otherwise. (Since 5.2)
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: Member @x-checkpoint-delay is experimental.
> +#
>  # Since: 2.4
>  ##
>  # TODO either fuse back into MigrationParameters, or make
> @@ -925,7 +939,8 @@
>              '*tls-authz': 'StrOrNull',
>              '*max-bandwidth': 'size',
>              '*downtime-limit': 'uint64',
> -            '*x-checkpoint-delay': 'uint32',
> +            '*x-checkpoint-delay': { 'type': 'uint32',
> +                                     'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
>              '*block-incremental': 'bool',
>              '*multifd-channels': 'uint8',
>              '*xbzrle-cache-size': 'size',
> @@ -1099,6 +1114,9 @@
>  #                        block device name if there is one, and to their
> node name
>  #                        otherwise. (Since 5.2)
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: Member @x-checkpoint-delay is experimental.
> +#
>  # Since: 2.4
>  ##
>  { 'struct': 'MigrationParameters',
> @@ -1119,7 +1137,8 @@
>              '*tls-authz': 'str',
>              '*max-bandwidth': 'size',
>              '*downtime-limit': 'uint64',
> -            '*x-checkpoint-delay': 'uint32',
> +            '*x-checkpoint-delay': { 'type': 'uint32',
> +                                     'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
>              '*block-incremental': 'bool',
>              '*multifd-channels': 'uint8',
>              '*xbzrle-cache-size': 'size',
> @@ -1351,6 +1370,9 @@
>  # If sent to the Secondary, the Secondary side will run failover work,
>  # then takes over server operation to become the service VM.
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: This command is experimental.
> +#
>  # Since: 2.8
>  #
>  # Example:
> @@ -1359,7 +1381,8 @@
>  # <- { "return": {} }
>  #
>  ##
> -{ 'command': 'x-colo-lost-heartbeat' }
> +{ 'command': 'x-colo-lost-heartbeat',
> +  'features': [ 'unstable' ] }
>
>  ##
>  # @migrate_cancel:
> diff --git a/qapi/misc.json b/qapi/misc.json
> index 5c2ca3b556..358548abe1 100644
> --- a/qapi/misc.json
> +++ b/qapi/misc.json
> @@ -185,6 +185,9 @@
>  # available during the preconfig state (i.e. when the --preconfig command
>  # line option was in use).
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: This command is experimental.
> +#
>  # Since 3.0
>  #
>  # Returns: nothing
> @@ -195,7 +198,8 @@
>  # <- { "return": {} }
>  #
>  ##
> -{ 'command': 'x-exit-preconfig', 'allow-preconfig': true }
> +{ 'command': 'x-exit-preconfig', 'allow-preconfig': true,
> +  'features': [ 'unstable' ] }
>
>  ##
>  # @human-monitor-command:
> diff --git a/qapi/qom.json b/qapi/qom.json
> index 7231ac3f34..ccd1167808 100644
> --- a/qapi/qom.json
> +++ b/qapi/qom.json
> @@ -559,10 +559,8 @@
>  #                                        for ramblock-id. Disable this
> for 4.0
>  #                                        machine types or older to allow
>  #                                        migration with newer QEMU
> versions.
> -#                                        This option is considered stable
> -#                                        despite the x- prefix. (default:
> -#                                        false generally, but true for
> machine
> -#                                        types <= 4.0)
> +#                                        (default: false generally,
> +#                                        but true for machine types <=
> 4.0)
>  #
>  # Note: prealloc=true and reserve=false cannot be set at the same time.
> With
>  #       reserve=true, the behavior depends on the operating system: for
> example,
> @@ -785,6 +783,9 @@
>  ##
>  # @ObjectType:
>  #
> +# Features:
> +# @unstable: Member @x-remote-object is experimental.
> +#
>  # Since: 6.0
>  ##
>  { 'enum': 'ObjectType',
> @@ -836,7 +837,7 @@
>      'tls-creds-psk',
>      'tls-creds-x509',
>      'tls-cipher-suites',
> -    'x-remote-object'
> +    { 'name': 'x-remote-object', 'features': [ 'unstable' ] }
>    ] }
>
>  ##
> --
> 2.31.1
>
>
Seems OK, but I didn't audit for false positives/negatives. Trusting your
judgment here. (It looks like Phil started to audit this in his reply to
your previous commit, so I'll trust that.)

Acked-by: John Snow <jsnow at redhat.com>
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