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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] QAPI: Introduce memchar-write QMP command
From: |
Luiz Capitulino |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] QAPI: Introduce memchar-write QMP command |
Date: |
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:44:27 -0200 |
On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:36:17 +0800
Lei Li <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 10/23/2012 02:37 AM, Luiz Capitulino wrote:
> > On Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:47:59 +0800
> > Lei Li <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >> Signed-off-by: Lei Li <address@hidden>
> >> ---
> >> hmp-commands.hx | 22 +++++++++++++++++
> >> hmp.c | 19 +++++++++++++++
> >> hmp.h | 1 +
> >> qapi-schema.json | 69
> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> qemu-char.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> qmp-commands.hx | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> 6 files changed, 197 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
> >> index e0b537d..753aab3 100644
> >> --- a/hmp-commands.hx
> >> +++ b/hmp-commands.hx
> >> @@ -825,6 +825,28 @@ Inject an NMI on the given CPU (x86 only).
> >> ETEXI
> >>
> >> {
> >> + .name = "memchar_write",
> >> + .args_type = "chardev:s,control:-b,data:s",
> >> + .params = "chardev [-b] data",
> >> + .help = "Provide writing interface for CirMemCharDriver.
> >> Write"
> >> + "'data' to it. (Use -b for 'block' option)",
> >> + .mhandler.cmd = hmp_memchar_write,
> > Honest question: is this (and memchr_read) really useful? Isn't
> > the console command alone good enough?
> >
> >> + },
> >> +
> >> +STEXI
> >> address@hidden memchar_write @var{chardev} [-b] @var{data}
> >> address@hidden memchar_write
> >> +Provide writing interface for CirMemCharDriver. Write @var{data}
> >> +to cirmemchr char device. The size of the data write to the driver
> >> +should better be power of 2.
> > As this is a human interface, it makes sense to round-up automatically.
> > Actually, you don't even accept a size parameter :)
>
> Yeah, I have take your suggestion drop the size parameters by calculating,
> but I forgot to get rid of the comment here... :-[
>
> >> +
> >> address@hidden is option('block', 'drop') for read and write command
> >> +that specifies behavior when the queue is full/empty. By default is
> >> +'drop'. Note that the 'block' option is not supported now.
> >> + -b for 'block' option. None for 'drop' option.
> >> +ETEXI
> >> +
> >> + {
> >> .name = "migrate",
> >> .args_type = "detach:-d,blk:-b,inc:-i,uri:s",
> >> .params = "[-d] [-b] [-i] uri",
> >> diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
> >> index 70bdec2..18ca61b 100644
> >> --- a/hmp.c
> >> +++ b/hmp.c
> >> @@ -671,6 +671,25 @@ void hmp_pmemsave(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
> >> hmp_handle_error(mon, &errp);
> >> }
> >>
> >> +void hmp_memchar_write(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
> >> +{
> >> + uint32_t size;
> >> + const char *chardev = qdict_get_str(qdict, "chardev");
> >> + const char *data = qdict_get_str(qdict, "data");
> >> + enum DataFormat format;
> >> + int con = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "block", 0);
> >> + enum CongestionControl control;
> >> + Error *errp = NULL;
> >> +
> >> + size = strlen(data);
> >> + format = DATA_FORMAT_UTF8;
> >> + control = con ? CONGESTION_CONTROL_BLOCK : CONGESTION_CONTROL_DROP;
> >> + qmp_memchar_write(chardev, size, data, true, format,
> >> + true, control, &errp);
> >> +
> >> + hmp_handle_error(mon, &errp);
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> static void hmp_cont_cb(void *opaque, int err)
> >> {
> >> if (!err) {
> >> diff --git a/hmp.h b/hmp.h
> >> index 71ea384..406ebb1 100644
> >> --- a/hmp.h
> >> +++ b/hmp.h
> >> @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void hmp_system_powerdown(Monitor *mon, const QDict
> >> *qdict);
> >> void hmp_cpu(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
> >> void hmp_memsave(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
> >> void hmp_pmemsave(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
> >> +void hmp_memchar_write(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
> >> void hmp_cont(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
> >> void hmp_system_wakeup(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
> >> void hmp_inject_nmi(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
> >> diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
> >> index f9dbdae..a908aa6 100644
> >> --- a/qapi-schema.json
> >> +++ b/qapi-schema.json
> >> @@ -325,6 +325,75 @@
> >> { 'command': 'query-chardev', 'returns': ['ChardevInfo'] }
> >>
> >> ##
> >> +# @DataFormat:
> > DataEncoding?
> >
> >> +#
> >> +# An enumeration of data format write to or read from
> >> +# memchardev. The default value would be utf8.
> > This is generic enough, don't need to mention memchardev.
> >
> >> +#
> >> +# @utf8: The data format is 'utf8'.
> >> +#
> >> +# @base64: The data format is 'base64'.
> >> +#
> >> +# Note: The data format start with 'utf8' and 'base64', will support
> >> +# other data format as well.
> >> +#
> >> +# Since: 1.3
> >> +##
> >> +{ 'enum': 'DataFormat'
> >> + 'data': [ 'utf8', 'base64' ] }
> >> +
> >> +##
> >> +# @CongestionControl
> >> +#
> >> +# An enumeration of options for the read and write command that
> >> +# specifies behavior when the queue is full/empty. The default
> >> +# option would be drop.
> >> +#
> >> +# @drop: Would result in reads returning empty strings and writes
> >> +# dropping queued data.
> >> +#
> >> +# @block: Would make the session block until data was available
> >> +# or the queue had space available.
> >> +#
> >> +# Note: The option 'block' is not supported now due to the miss
> >> +# feature in qmp. Will add it later when we gain the necessary
> >> +# infrastructure enhancement.
> > This is not good, as an app would have to try and error 'block' to see
> > if it's supported.
> >
> > My suggestion is to drop all CongestionControl bits and assume a dropping
> > behavior for this command. Later, when we add async support to QMP we can
> > add an async version of this command.
>
> How about keep the CongestionControl, support both options but let it all
> behaver
> like 'drop'? Then it's easy to add async support by just modifying operation
> for
> 'CONGESTION_CONTROL_BLOCK' in qmp_memchar_write/read command.
That's worse, because you'd change the option's semantics.
> But if you insist, I will drop the CongestionControl bits for now.
>
> >
> >> +#
> >> +# Since: 1.3
> >> +##
> >> +{'enum': 'CongestionControl'
> >> + 'data': [ 'drop', 'block' ] }
> >> +
> >> +##
> >> +# @memchar-write:
> >> +#
> >> +# Provide writing interface for memchardev. Write data to memchar
> >> +# char device.
> >> +#
> >> +# @chardev: the name of the memchar char device.
> > I wonder if "device" is better than "chardev".
>
> OK.
>
> >> +#
> >> +# @size: the size to write in bytes. Should be power of 2.
> >> +#
> >> +# @data: the source data write to memchar.
> >> +#
> >> +# @format: #optional the format of the data write to memchardev, by
> >> +# default is 'utf8'.
> >> +#
> >> +# @control: #optional options for read and write command that specifies
> >> +# behavior when the queue is full/empty.
> >> +#
> >> +# Returns: Nothing on success
> >> +# If @chardev is not a valid memchr device, DeviceNotFound
> >> +# If an I/O error occurs while writing, IOError
> > Please, drop the IOError line as this error doesn't exist anymore. The
> > DeviceNotFound one is fine.
>
> OK.
>
> >> +#
> >> +# Since: 1.3
> >> +##
> >> +{ 'command': 'memchar-write',
> >> + 'data': {'chardev': 'str', 'size': 'int', 'data': 'str',
> >> + '*format': 'DataFormat',
> >> + '*control': 'CongestionControl'} }
> >> +
> >> +##
> >> # @CommandInfo:
> >> #
> >> # Information about a QMP command
> >> diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
> >> index 381bf60..133d282 100644
> >> --- a/qemu-char.c
> >> +++ b/qemu-char.c
> >> @@ -2690,6 +2690,52 @@ static CharDriverState
> >> *qemu_chr_open_cirmemchr(QemuOpts *opts)
> >> return chr;
> >> }
> >>
> >> +void qmp_memchar_write(const char *chardev, int64_t size,
> >> + const char *data, bool has_format,
> >> + enum DataFormat format, bool has_control,
> >> + enum CongestionControl control,
> >> + Error **errp)
> >> +{
> >> + CharDriverState *chr;
> >> + guchar *write_data;
> >> + int ret;
> >> + gsize write_count;
> >> +
> >> + chr = qemu_chr_find(chardev);
> >> +
> >> + if (!chr) {
> >> + error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, chardev);
> >> + return;
> >> + }
> >> +
> >> + /* XXX: For the sync command as 'block', waiting for the qmp
> >> + * * to support necessary feature. Now just act as 'drop'. */
> >> + if (cirmem_chr_is_full(chr)) {
> >> + if (has_control && (control == CONGESTION_CONTROL_BLOCK)) {
> >> + error_setg(errp, "Failed to write to memchr %s", chardev);
> >> + return;
> >> + } else {
> >> + error_setg(errp, "Failed to write to memchr %s", chardev);
> >> + return;
> >> + }
> >> + }
> > As I said above, I think you should drop all this stuff.
> >
> >> +
> >> + write_count = (gsize)size;
> >> +
> >> + if (has_format && (format == DATA_FORMAT_BASE64)) {
> >> + write_data = g_base64_decode(data, &write_count);
> >> + } else {
> >> + write_data = (uint8_t *)data;
> >> + }
> >> +
> >> + ret = cirmem_chr_write(chr, write_data, write_count);
> > What if chr is not a memory device?
>
> Good question! I have not considered this situation...
>
> >
> >> +
> >> + if (ret < 0) {
> >> + error_setg(errp, "Failed to write to memchr %s", chardev);
> >> + return;
> >> + }
> > Would be nice to return -errno codes from cirmem_chr_write() and use
> > error_setg_errno() (not in tree yet). Considering we're allowed to return
> > -errno, of course.
>
> Sure.
>
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> QemuOpts *qemu_chr_parse_compat(const char *label, const char *filename)
> >> {
> >> char host[65], port[33], width[8], height[8];
> >> diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
> >> index 2f8477e..502ed57 100644
> >> --- a/qmp-commands.hx
> >> +++ b/qmp-commands.hx
> >> @@ -466,6 +466,46 @@ Note: inject-nmi fails when the guest doesn't support
> >> injecting.
> >> EQMP
> >>
> >> {
> >> + .name = "memchar-write",
> >> + .args_type = "chardev:s,size:i,data:s,format:s?,control:s?",
> >> + .help = "write size of data to memchar chardev",
> >> + .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_memchar_write,
> >> + },
> >> +
> >> +SQMP
> >> +memchar-write
> >> +-------------
> >> +
> >> +Provide writing interface for memchardev. Write data to memchar
> >> +char device.
> >> +
> >> +Arguments:
> >> +
> >> +- "chardev": the name of the char device, must be unique (json-string)
> >> +- "size": the memory size, in bytes, should be power of 2 (json-int)
> >> +- "data": the source data writed to memchar (json-string)
> >> +- "format": the data format write to memchardev, default is
> >> + utf8. (json-string, optional)
> >> + - Possible values: "utf8", "base64"
> >> +
> >> +- "control": options for read and write command that specifies
> >> + behavior when the queue is full/empty, default is
> >> + drop. (json-string, optional)
> >> + - Possible values: "drop", "block"
> >> +
> >> +Example:
> >> +
> >> +-> { "execute": "memchar-write",
> >> + "arguments": { "chardev": foo,
> >> + "size": 8,
> >> + "data": "abcdefgh",
> >> + "format": "utf8",
> >> + "control": "drop" } }
> >> +<- { "return": {} }
> >> +
> >> +EQMP
> >> +
> >> + {
> >> .name = "xen-save-devices-state",
> >> .args_type = "filename:F",
> >> .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_xen_save_devices_state,
> >
>
>