Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 for-4.0 1/7] char-socket: Enable "nowait" option on client sockets

[Yongji Xie]

On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 22:11, Daniel P. Berrangé <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 10:08:54PM +0800, Yongji Xie wrote:
> > On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 21:24, Daniel P. Berrangé <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 09:19:41PM +0800, Yongji Xie wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 20:50, Daniel P. Berrangé <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Jan 09, 2019 at 07:27:22PM +0800, address@hidden wrote:
> > > > > > From: Xie Yongji <address@hidden>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Enable "nowait" option to make QEMU not do a connect
> > > > > > on client sockets during initialization of the chardev.
> > > > > > Then we can use qemu_chr_fe_wait_connected() to connect
> > > > > > when necessary. Now it would be used for unix domain
> > > > > > socket of vhost-user-blk device to support reconnect.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Xie Yongji <address@hidden>
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Zhang Yu <address@hidden>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  chardev/char-socket.c | 56 
> > > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
> > > > > >  qapi/char.json        |  3 +--
> > > > > >  qemu-options.hx       |  9 ++++---
> > > > > >  3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/chardev/char-socket.c b/chardev/char-socket.c
> > > > > > index eaa8e8b68f..f803f4f7d3 100644
> > > > > > --- a/chardev/char-socket.c
> > > > > > +++ b/chardev/char-socket.c
> > > > > > @@ -1072,37 +1072,37 @@ static void qmp_chardev_open_socket(Chardev 
> > > > > > *chr,
> > > > > >          s->reconnect_time = reconnect;
> > > > > >      }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -    if (s->reconnect_time) {
> > > > > > -        tcp_chr_connect_async(chr);
> > > > > > -    } else {
> > > > > > -        if (s->is_listen) {
> > > > > > -            char *name;
> > > > > > -            s->listener = qio_net_listener_new();
> > > > > > +    if (s->is_listen) {
> > > > > > +        char *name;
> > > > > > +        s->listener = qio_net_listener_new();
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -            name = g_strdup_printf("chardev-tcp-listener-%s", 
> > > > > > chr->label);
> > > > > > -            qio_net_listener_set_name(s->listener, name);
> > > > > > -            g_free(name);
> > > > > > +        name = g_strdup_printf("chardev-tcp-listener-%s", 
> > > > > > chr->label);
> > > > > > +        qio_net_listener_set_name(s->listener, name);
> > > > > > +        g_free(name);
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -            if (qio_net_listener_open_sync(s->listener, s->addr, 
> > > > > > errp) < 0) {
> > > > > > -                object_unref(OBJECT(s->listener));
> > > > > > -                s->listener = NULL;
> > > > > > -                goto error;
> > > > > > -            }
> > > > > > +        if (qio_net_listener_open_sync(s->listener, s->addr, errp) 
> > > > > > < 0) {
> > > > > > +            object_unref(OBJECT(s->listener));
> > > > > > +            s->listener = NULL;
> > > > > > +            goto error;
> > > > > > +        }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -            qapi_free_SocketAddress(s->addr);
> > > > > > -            s->addr = 
> > > > > > socket_local_address(s->listener->sioc[0]->fd, errp);
> > > > > > -            update_disconnected_filename(s);
> > > > > > +        qapi_free_SocketAddress(s->addr);
> > > > > > +        s->addr = socket_local_address(s->listener->sioc[0]->fd, 
> > > > > > errp);
> > > > > > +        update_disconnected_filename(s);
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -            if (is_waitconnect &&
> > > > > > -                qemu_chr_wait_connected(chr, errp) < 0) {
> > > > > > -                return;
> > > > > > -            }
> > > > > > -            if (!s->ioc) {
> > > > > > -                qio_net_listener_set_client_func_full(s->listener,
> > > > > > -                                                      
> > > > > > tcp_chr_accept,
> > > > > > -                                                      chr, NULL,
> > > > > > -                                                      
> > > > > > chr->gcontext);
> > > > > > -            }
> > > > > > +        if (is_waitconnect &&
> > > > > > +            qemu_chr_wait_connected(chr, errp) < 0) {
> > > > > > +            return;
> > > > > > +        }
> > > > > > +        if (!s->ioc) {
> > > > > > +            qio_net_listener_set_client_func_full(s->listener,
> > > > > > +                                                  tcp_chr_accept,
> > > > > > +                                                  chr, NULL,
> > > > > > +                                                  chr->gcontext);
> > > > > > +        }
> > > > > > +    } else if (is_waitconnect) {
> > > > > > +        if (s->reconnect_time) {
> > > > > > +            tcp_chr_connect_async(chr);
> > > > > >          } else if (qemu_chr_wait_connected(chr, errp) < 0) {
> > > > > >              goto error;
> > > > > >          }
> > > > >
> > > > > This skips everything when 'is_waitconnect' is false.
> > > > >
> > > > > This combines with a bug in tests/libqtest.c which adds the 'nowait'
> > > > > flag to the -chardevs it cteates. This mistake was previously ignored
> > > > > because the chardevs were socket clients, but now we honour it.
> > > > >
> > > > > We shoul remove 'nowait' from the qtest chardevs, but separately
> > > > > from that this code should also still attempt a non-blocking
> > > > > connect when is_waitconnect is false.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Do you mean we still need to connect server in background with
> > > > "nowait" option? But my purpose is not to connect server until we
> > > > manually call qemu_chr_fe_wait_connected() in other place.
> > >
> > > I don't see a need to delay the connect. We can start a
> > > background connect right away. The later code you have
> > > merely needs to wait for that background connect  to
> > > finish, which qemu_chr_fe_wait_connected still accomplishes.
> > > This keeps the chardev code clearer only having 2 distinct
> > > code paths to worry about - blocking or non-blocking connect.
> > >
> >
> > Now the problem is that we have a server that only accept one
> > connection. And we want to read something from it during device
> > initializtion.
> >
> > If background connect it before we call qemu_chr_fe_wait_connected()
> > during device initializtion, qemu_chr_fe_wait_connected() will
> > accomplish but we can't read anything. And we have no way to release
> > the background connection. So what I want to do in this patch is to
> > disable background connect.
>
> I'm not seeing the problem here. What I proposed results in
>
>   1. chardev starts connect()

This should be asynchronous with "reconnect" option. Another thread
may connect before vhost backend?

>   2. vhost backend waits for connect() to complete

Sorry, I'm not sure I get your point here. Do you mean vhost backend
call qemu_chr_fe_wait_connected()? Seems like
qemu_chr_fe_wait_connected() will connect directly rather than wait
for connect() to complete?

Thanks,
Yongji