aio: add non-blocking variant of aio_wait
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1 /*
2 * QEMU aio implementation
4 * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2008
6 * Authors:
7 * Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
9 * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2. See
10 * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
14 #ifndef QEMU_AIO_H
15 #define QEMU_AIO_H
17 #include "qemu-common.h"
18 #include "qemu-queue.h"
19 #include "event_notifier.h"
21 typedef struct BlockDriverAIOCB BlockDriverAIOCB;
22 typedef void BlockDriverCompletionFunc(void *opaque, int ret);
24 typedef struct AIOPool {
25 void (*cancel)(BlockDriverAIOCB *acb);
26 int aiocb_size;
27 BlockDriverAIOCB *free_aiocb;
28 } AIOPool;
30 struct BlockDriverAIOCB {
31 AIOPool *pool;
32 BlockDriverState *bs;
33 BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb;
34 void *opaque;
35 BlockDriverAIOCB *next;
38 void *qemu_aio_get(AIOPool *pool, BlockDriverState *bs,
39 BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
40 void qemu_aio_release(void *p);
42 typedef struct AioHandler AioHandler;
43 typedef void QEMUBHFunc(void *opaque);
44 typedef void IOHandler(void *opaque);
46 typedef struct AioContext {
47 /* The list of registered AIO handlers */
48 QLIST_HEAD(, AioHandler) aio_handlers;
50 /* This is a simple lock used to protect the aio_handlers list.
51 * Specifically, it's used to ensure that no callbacks are removed while
52 * we're walking and dispatching callbacks.
54 int walking_handlers;
56 /* Anchor of the list of Bottom Halves belonging to the context */
57 struct QEMUBH *first_bh;
59 /* A simple lock used to protect the first_bh list, and ensure that
60 * no callbacks are removed while we're walking and dispatching callbacks.
62 int walking_bh;
63 } AioContext;
65 /* Returns 1 if there are still outstanding AIO requests; 0 otherwise */
66 typedef int (AioFlushEventNotifierHandler)(EventNotifier *e);
68 /**
69 * aio_context_new: Allocate a new AioContext.
71 * AioContext provide a mini event-loop that can be waited on synchronously.
72 * They also provide bottom halves, a service to execute a piece of code
73 * as soon as possible.
75 AioContext *aio_context_new(void);
77 /**
78 * aio_bh_new: Allocate a new bottom half structure.
80 * Bottom halves are lightweight callbacks whose invocation is guaranteed
81 * to be wait-free, thread-safe and signal-safe. The #QEMUBH structure
82 * is opaque and must be allocated prior to its use.
84 QEMUBH *aio_bh_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque);
86 /**
87 * aio_bh_poll: Poll bottom halves for an AioContext.
89 * These are internal functions used by the QEMU main loop.
91 int aio_bh_poll(AioContext *ctx);
92 void aio_bh_update_timeout(AioContext *ctx, uint32_t *timeout);
94 /**
95 * qemu_bh_schedule: Schedule a bottom half.
97 * Scheduling a bottom half interrupts the main loop and causes the
98 * execution of the callback that was passed to qemu_bh_new.
100 * Bottom halves that are scheduled from a bottom half handler are instantly
101 * invoked. This can create an infinite loop if a bottom half handler
102 * schedules itself.
104 * @bh: The bottom half to be scheduled.
106 void qemu_bh_schedule(QEMUBH *bh);
109 * qemu_bh_cancel: Cancel execution of a bottom half.
111 * Canceling execution of a bottom half undoes the effect of calls to
112 * qemu_bh_schedule without freeing its resources yet. While cancellation
113 * itself is also wait-free and thread-safe, it can of course race with the
114 * loop that executes bottom halves unless you are holding the iothread
115 * mutex. This makes it mostly useless if you are not holding the mutex.
117 * @bh: The bottom half to be canceled.
119 void qemu_bh_cancel(QEMUBH *bh);
122 *qemu_bh_delete: Cancel execution of a bottom half and free its resources.
124 * Deleting a bottom half frees the memory that was allocated for it by
125 * qemu_bh_new. It also implies canceling the bottom half if it was
126 * scheduled.
128 * @bh: The bottom half to be deleted.
130 void qemu_bh_delete(QEMUBH *bh);
132 /* Flush any pending AIO operation. This function will block until all
133 * outstanding AIO operations have been completed or cancelled. */
134 void aio_flush(AioContext *ctx);
136 /* Progress in completing AIO work to occur. This can issue new pending
137 * aio as a result of executing I/O completion or bh callbacks.
139 * If there is no pending AIO operation or completion (bottom half),
140 * return false. If there are pending bottom halves, return true.
142 * If there are no pending bottom halves, but there are pending AIO
143 * operations, it may not be possible to make any progress without
144 * blocking. If @blocking is true, this function will wait until one
145 * or more AIO events have completed, to ensure something has moved
146 * before returning.
148 * If @blocking is false, this function will also return false if the
149 * function cannot make any progress without blocking.
151 bool aio_poll(AioContext *ctx, bool blocking);
153 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
154 /* Returns 1 if there are still outstanding AIO requests; 0 otherwise */
155 typedef int (AioFlushHandler)(void *opaque);
157 /* Register a file descriptor and associated callbacks. Behaves very similarly
158 * to qemu_set_fd_handler2. Unlike qemu_set_fd_handler2, these callbacks will
159 * be invoked when using either qemu_aio_wait() or qemu_aio_flush().
161 * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
162 * instead of qemu_set_fd_handler[2].
164 void aio_set_fd_handler(AioContext *ctx,
165 int fd,
166 IOHandler *io_read,
167 IOHandler *io_write,
168 AioFlushHandler *io_flush,
169 void *opaque);
170 #endif
172 /* Register an event notifier and associated callbacks. Behaves very similarly
173 * to event_notifier_set_handler. Unlike event_notifier_set_handler, these callbacks
174 * will be invoked when using either qemu_aio_wait() or qemu_aio_flush().
176 * Code that invokes AIO completion functions should rely on this function
177 * instead of event_notifier_set_handler.
179 void aio_set_event_notifier(AioContext *ctx,
180 EventNotifier *notifier,
181 EventNotifierHandler *io_read,
182 AioFlushEventNotifierHandler *io_flush);
184 /* Functions to operate on the main QEMU AioContext. */
186 void qemu_aio_flush(void);
187 bool qemu_aio_wait(void);
188 void qemu_aio_set_event_notifier(EventNotifier *notifier,
189 EventNotifierHandler *io_read,
190 AioFlushEventNotifierHandler *io_flush);
192 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
193 void qemu_aio_set_fd_handler(int fd,
194 IOHandler *io_read,
195 IOHandler *io_write,
196 AioFlushHandler *io_flush,
197 void *opaque);
198 #endif
200 #endif