[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3] migration: discard non-migratable RAMBlocks

[Cédric Le Goater]

On the POWER9 processor, the XIVE interrupt controller can control
interrupt sources using MMIO to trigger events, to EOI or to turn off
the sources. Priority management and interrupt acknowledgment is also
controlled by MMIO in the presenter sub-engine.

These MMIO regions are exposed to guests in QEMU with a set of 'ram
device' memory mappings, similarly to VFIO, and the VMAs are populated
dynamically with the appropriate pages using a fault handler.

But, these regions are an issue for migration. We need to discard the
associated RAMBlocks from the RAM state on the source VM and let the
destination VM rebuild the memory mappings on the new host in the
post_load() operation just before resuming the system.

To achieve this goal, the following introduces a new RAMBlock flag
RAM_MIGRATABLE which is updated in the vmstate_register_ram() and
vmstate_unregister_ram() routines. This flag is then used by the
migration to identify RAMBlocks to discard on the source. Some checks
are also performed on the destination to make sure nothing invalid was
sent.

Signed-off-by: Cédric Le Goater <address@hidden>
---

 Changes sinve v2:

 - added an error_report() in ram_save_host_page() 
 - un/set the RAMBlock RAM_MIGRATABLE directly under vmstate_un/register_ram()
   with some new flag helpers 
 
 exec.c                    | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 include/exec/cpu-common.h |  3 +++
 migration/ram.c           | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 migration/savevm.c        |  2 ++
 4 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index c7fcefa851b2..079c5c8bab7b 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ static MemoryRegion io_mem_unassigned;
  * (Set during postcopy)
  */
 #define RAM_UF_ZEROPAGE (1 << 3)
+
+/* RAM can be migrated */
+#define RAM_MIGRATABLE (1 << 4)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef TARGET_PAGE_BITS_VARY
@@ -1797,6 +1800,21 @@ void qemu_ram_set_uf_zeroable(RAMBlock *rb)
     rb->flags |= RAM_UF_ZEROPAGE;
 }
 
+bool qemu_ram_is_migratable(RAMBlock *rb)
+{
+    return rb->flags & RAM_MIGRATABLE;
+}
+
+void qemu_ram_set_migratable(RAMBlock *rb)
+{
+    rb->flags |= RAM_MIGRATABLE;
+}
+
+void qemu_ram_unset_migratable(RAMBlock *rb)
+{
+    rb->flags &= ~RAM_MIGRATABLE;
+}
+
 /* Called with iothread lock held.  */
 void qemu_ram_set_idstr(RAMBlock *new_block, const char *name, DeviceState 
*dev)
 {
diff --git a/include/exec/cpu-common.h b/include/exec/cpu-common.h
index 24d335f95d45..488288fce959 100644
--- a/include/exec/cpu-common.h
+++ b/include/exec/cpu-common.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ const char *qemu_ram_get_idstr(RAMBlock *rb);
 bool qemu_ram_is_shared(RAMBlock *rb);
 bool qemu_ram_is_uf_zeroable(RAMBlock *rb);
 void qemu_ram_set_uf_zeroable(RAMBlock *rb);
+bool qemu_ram_is_migratable(RAMBlock *rb);
+void qemu_ram_set_migratable(RAMBlock *rb);
+void qemu_ram_unset_migratable(RAMBlock *rb);
 
 size_t qemu_ram_pagesize(RAMBlock *block);
 size_t qemu_ram_pagesize_largest(void);
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 912810c18e0f..dfdec78ecb03 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ void ramblock_recv_bitmap_set_range(RAMBlock *rb, void 
*host_addr,
                       nr);
 }
 
+/* Should be holding either ram_list.mutex, or the RCU lock. */
+#define RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_MIGRATABLE(block)             \
+    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH(block)                            \
+        if (!qemu_ram_is_migratable(block)) {} else
+
 /*
  * An outstanding page request, on the source, having been received
  * and queued
@@ -813,6 +818,10 @@ unsigned long migration_bitmap_find_dirty(RAMState *rs, 
RAMBlock *rb,
     unsigned long *bitmap = rb->bmap;
     unsigned long next;
 
+    if (!qemu_ram_is_migratable(rb)) {
+        return size;
+    }
+
     if (rs->ram_bulk_stage && start > 0) {
         next = start + 1;
     } else {
@@ -858,7 +867,7 @@ uint64_t ram_pagesize_summary(void)
     RAMBlock *block;
     uint64_t summary = 0;
 
-    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH(block) {
+    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_MIGRATABLE(block) {
         summary |= block->page_size;
     }
 
@@ -882,7 +891,7 @@ static void migration_bitmap_sync(RAMState *rs)
 
     qemu_mutex_lock(&rs->bitmap_mutex);
     rcu_read_lock();
-    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH(block) {
+    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_MIGRATABLE(block) {
         migration_bitmap_sync_range(rs, block, 0, block->used_length);
     }
     rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -1521,6 +1530,11 @@ static int ram_save_host_page(RAMState *rs, 
PageSearchStatus *pss,
     size_t pagesize_bits =
         qemu_ram_pagesize(pss->block) >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
 
+    if (!qemu_ram_is_migratable(pss->block)) {
+        error_report("block %s should not be migrated !", pss->block->idstr);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     do {
         /* Check the pages is dirty and if it is send it */
         if (!migration_bitmap_clear_dirty(rs, pss->block, pss->page)) {
@@ -1619,7 +1633,7 @@ uint64_t ram_bytes_total(void)
     uint64_t total = 0;
 
     rcu_read_lock();
-    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH(block) {
+    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_MIGRATABLE(block) {
         total += block->used_length;
     }
     rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -1674,7 +1688,7 @@ static void ram_save_cleanup(void *opaque)
      */
     memory_global_dirty_log_stop();
 
-    QLIST_FOREACH_RCU(block, &ram_list.blocks, next) {
+    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_MIGRATABLE(block) {
         g_free(block->bmap);
         block->bmap = NULL;
         g_free(block->unsentmap);
@@ -1737,7 +1751,7 @@ void ram_postcopy_migrated_memory_release(MigrationState 
*ms)
 {
     struct RAMBlock *block;
 
-    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH(block) {
+    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_MIGRATABLE(block) {
         unsigned long *bitmap = block->bmap;
         unsigned long range = block->used_length >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
         unsigned long run_start = find_next_zero_bit(bitmap, range, 0);
@@ -1815,7 +1829,7 @@ static int postcopy_each_ram_send_discard(MigrationState 
*ms)
     struct RAMBlock *block;
     int ret;
 
-    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH(block) {
+    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_MIGRATABLE(block) {
         PostcopyDiscardState *pds =
             postcopy_discard_send_init(ms, block->idstr);
 
@@ -2023,7 +2037,7 @@ int ram_postcopy_send_discard_bitmap(MigrationState *ms)
     rs->last_sent_block = NULL;
     rs->last_page = 0;
 
-    QLIST_FOREACH_RCU(block, &ram_list.blocks, next) {
+    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_MIGRATABLE(block) {
         unsigned long pages = block->used_length >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
         unsigned long *bitmap = block->bmap;
         unsigned long *unsentmap = block->unsentmap;
@@ -2182,7 +2196,7 @@ static void ram_list_init_bitmaps(void)
 
     /* Skip setting bitmap if there is no RAM */
     if (ram_bytes_total()) {
-        QLIST_FOREACH_RCU(block, &ram_list.blocks, next) {
+        RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_MIGRATABLE(block) {
             pages = block->max_length >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
             block->bmap = bitmap_new(pages);
             bitmap_set(block->bmap, 0, pages);
@@ -2263,7 +2277,7 @@ static int ram_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 
     qemu_put_be64(f, ram_bytes_total() | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MEM_SIZE);
 
-    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH(block) {
+    RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_MIGRATABLE(block) {
         qemu_put_byte(f, strlen(block->idstr));
         qemu_put_buffer(f, (uint8_t *)block->idstr, strlen(block->idstr));
         qemu_put_be64(f, block->used_length);
@@ -2507,6 +2521,11 @@ static inline RAMBlock *ram_block_from_stream(QEMUFile 
*f, int flags)
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    if (!qemu_ram_is_migratable(block)) {
+        error_report("block %s should not be migrated !", id);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     return block;
 }
 
@@ -3011,7 +3030,11 @@ static int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int 
version_id)
                 length = qemu_get_be64(f);
 
                 block = qemu_ram_block_by_name(id);
-                if (block) {
+                if (block && !qemu_ram_is_migratable(block)) {
+                    error_report("block %s should not be migrated !", id);
+                    ret = -EINVAL;
+
+                } else if (block) {
                     if (length != block->used_length) {
                         Error *local_err = NULL;
 
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index e2be02afe42c..9ebfba738ea4 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -2501,11 +2501,13 @@ void vmstate_register_ram(MemoryRegion *mr, DeviceState 
*dev)
 {
     qemu_ram_set_idstr(mr->ram_block,
                        memory_region_name(mr), dev);
+    qemu_ram_set_migratable(mr->ram_block);
 }
 
 void vmstate_unregister_ram(MemoryRegion *mr, DeviceState *dev)
 {
     qemu_ram_unset_idstr(mr->ram_block);
+    qemu_ram_unset_migratable(mr->ram_block);
 }
 
 void vmstate_register_ram_global(MemoryRegion *mr)
-- 
2.13.6