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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-3.0 1/9] migration: simplify check to use qe
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Peter Xu |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-3.0 1/9] migration: simplify check to use qemu file buffer |
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Thu, 5 Jul 2018 17:11:06 +0800 |
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Mutt/1.10.0 (2018-05-17) |
On Thu, Jul 05, 2018 at 10:01:09AM +0100, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
> * Peter Xu (address@hidden) wrote:
> > Firstly, renaming the old matching_page_sizes variable to
> > matching_target_page_size, which suites more to what it did (it only
> > checks against target page size rather than multiple page sizes).
> > Meanwhile, simplify the check logic a bit, and enhance the comments.
> > Should have no functional change.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Peter Xu <address@hidden>
> > ---
> > migration/ram.c | 17 +++++++++++------
> > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
> > index 23cea47090..fbeb23f750 100644
> > --- a/migration/ram.c
> > +++ b/migration/ram.c
> > @@ -3580,7 +3580,7 @@ static int ram_load_postcopy(QEMUFile *f)
> > {
> > int flags = 0, ret = 0;
> > bool place_needed = false;
> > - bool matching_page_sizes = false;
> > + bool matching_target_page_size = false;
> > MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
> > /* Temporary page that is later 'placed' */
> > void *postcopy_host_page = postcopy_get_tmp_page(mis);
> > @@ -3620,7 +3620,7 @@ static int ram_load_postcopy(QEMUFile *f)
> > ret = -EINVAL;
> > break;
> > }
> > - matching_page_sizes = block->page_size == TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
> > + matching_target_page_size = block->page_size ==
> > TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
>
> That's OK, although 'matches_target_page_size' would be better wording.
> ('matching_target_page_size' implies we know something about the sources
> target page size)
Sure thing.
>
> > /*
> > * Postcopy requires that we place whole host pages atomically;
> > * these may be huge pages for RAMBlocks that are backed by
> > @@ -3668,12 +3668,17 @@ static int ram_load_postcopy(QEMUFile *f)
> >
> > case RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE:
> > all_zero = false;
> > - if (!place_needed || !matching_page_sizes) {
> > + if (!matching_target_page_size) {
> > + /* For huge pages, we always use temporary buffer */
> > qemu_get_buffer(f, page_buffer, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
> > } else {
> > - /* Avoids the qemu_file copy during postcopy, which is
> > - * going to do a copy later; can only do it when we
> > - * do this read in one go (matching page sizes)
> > + /*
> > + * For small pages that matches target page size, we
> > + * avoid the qemu_file copy. Instead we directly use
> > + * the buffer of QEMUFile to place the page. Note: we
> > + * cannot do any QEMUFile operation before using that
> > + * buffer to make sure the buffer is valid when
> > + * placing the page.
> > */
> > qemu_get_buffer_in_place(f, (uint8_t **)&place_source,
> > TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
>
> But, yes I think that's right; since this is in ram_load_postcopy
> the only time we have !place_needed is in the not-last subpage of a
> hugepage (or host page > target_page), so that's already covered
> by the !matching_page_sizes check.
>
>
> Reviewed-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <address@hidden>
Thanks!
--
Peter Xu