Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC PATCH] spapr: support time base offset migration

[Alexey Kardashevskiy]

On 09/05/2013 07:16 PM, Alexander Graf wrote:
> 
> On 05.09.2013, at 06:54, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
> 
>> On 09/05/2013 02:30 PM, David Gibson wrote:
>>> On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 05:31:42PM +1000, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
>>>> This allows guests to have a different timebase origin from the host.
>>>>
>>>> This is needed for migration, where a guest can migrate from one host
>>>> to another and the two hosts might have a different timebase origin.
>>>> However, the timebase seen by the guest must not go backwards, and
>>>> should go forwards only by a small amount corresponding to the time
>>>> taken for the migration.
>>>>
>>>> This is only supported for recent POWER hardware which has the TBU40
>>>> (timebase upper 40 bits) register. That includes POWER6, 7, 8 but not
>>>> 970.
>>>>
>>>> This adds kvm_access_one_reg() to access a special register which is not
>>>> in env->spr.
>>>>
>>>> The feature must be present in the host kernel.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Alexey Kardashevskiy <address@hidden>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> This is an RFC but not a final patch. Can break something but I just do 
>>>> not see what.
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> hw/ppc/ppc.c         | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>> include/hw/ppc/ppc.h |  4 ++++
>>>> target-ppc/kvm.c     | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>> target-ppc/machine.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>> trace-events         |  3 +++
>>>> 5 files changed, 123 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc.c b/hw/ppc/ppc.c
>>>> index 1e3cab3..7d08c9a 100644
>>>> --- a/hw/ppc/ppc.c
>>>> +++ b/hw/ppc/ppc.c
>>>> @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
>>>> #include "hw/loader.h"
>>>> #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
>>>> #include "kvm_ppc.h"
>>>> +#include "trace.h"
>>>>
>>>> //#define PPC_DEBUG_IRQ
>>>> #define PPC_DEBUG_TB
>>>> @@ -796,6 +797,54 @@ static void cpu_ppc_set_tb_clk (void *opaque, 
>>>> uint32_t freq)
>>>>     cpu_ppc_store_purr(cpu, 0x0000000000000000ULL);
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> +/*
>>>> + * Calculate timebase on the destination side of migration
>>>
>>>> + * We calculate new timebase offset as shown below:
>>>> + * 1) Gtb2 = Gtb1 + max(tod2 - tod1, 0)
>>>> + *    Gtb2 = tb2 + off2
>>>> + *    Gtb1 = tb1 + off1
>>>> + * 2) tb2 + off2 = tb1 + off1 + max(tod2 - tod1, 0)
>>>> + * 3) off2 = tb1 - tb2 + off1 + max(tod2 - tod1, 0)
>>>> + *
>>>> + * where:
>>>> + * Gtb2 - destination guest timebase
>>>> + * tb2 - destination host timebase
>>>> + * off2 - destination timebase offset
>>>> + * tod2 - destination time of the day
>>>> + * Gtb1 - source guest timebase
>>>> + * tb1 - source host timebase
>>>> + * off1 - source timebase offset
>>>> + * tod1 - source time of the day
>>>> + *
>>>> + * The result we want is in @off2
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Two conditions must be met for @off2:
>>>> + * 1) off2 must be multiple of 2^24 ticks as it will be set via TBU40 SPR
>>>> + * 2) Gtb2 >= Gtb1
>>>
>>> What about the TCG case, where there is not host timebase, only a a
>>> host system clock?
>>
>>
>> cpu_get_real_ticks() returns ticks, this is what the patch cares about.
>> What is the difference between KVM and TCG here?
>>
>>
>>>> + */
>>>> +void cpu_ppc_adjust_tb_offset(ppc_tb_t *tb_env)
>>>> +{
>>>> +    uint64_t tb2, tod2, off2;
>>>> +    int ratio = tb_env->tb_freq / 1000000;
>>>> +    struct timeval tv;
>>>> +
>>>> +    tb2 = cpu_get_real_ticks();
>>>> +    gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
>>>> +    tod2 = tv.tv_sec * 1000000 + tv.tv_usec;
>>>> +
>>>> +    off2 = tb_env->timebase - tb2 + tb_env->tb_offset;
>>>> +    if (tod2 > tb_env->time_of_the_day) {
>>>> +        off2 += (tod2 - tb_env->time_of_the_day) * ratio;
>>>> +    }
>>>> +    off2 = ROUND_UP(off2, 1 << 24);
>>>> +
>>>> +    trace_ppc_tb_adjust(tb_env->tb_offset, off2,
>>>> +                        (int64_t)off2 - tb_env->tb_offset);
>>>> +
>>>> +    tb_env->tb_offset = off2;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> /* Set up (once) timebase frequency (in Hz) */
>>>> clk_setup_cb cpu_ppc_tb_init (CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t freq)
>>>> {
>>>> diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/ppc.h b/include/hw/ppc/ppc.h
>>>> index 132ab97..235871c 100644
>>>> --- a/include/hw/ppc/ppc.h
>>>> +++ b/include/hw/ppc/ppc.h
>>>> @@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ struct ppc_tb_t {
>>>>     uint64_t purr_start;
>>>>     void *opaque;
>>>>     uint32_t flags;
>>>> +    /* Cached values for live migration purposes */
>>>> +    uint64_t timebase;
>>>> +    uint64_t time_of_the_day;
>>>
>>> How is the time of day encoded here?
>>
>>
>> Microseconds. I'll put a comment here, I just thought it is quite obvious
>> as gettimeofday() returns microseconds.
>>
>>
>>>> };
>>>>
>>>> /* PPC Timers flags */
>>>> @@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ struct ppc_tb_t {
>>>>                                                */
>>>>
>>>> uint64_t cpu_ppc_get_tb(ppc_tb_t *tb_env, uint64_t vmclk, int64_t 
>>>> tb_offset);
>>>> +void cpu_ppc_adjust_tb_offset(ppc_tb_t *tb_env);
>>>> clk_setup_cb cpu_ppc_tb_init (CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t freq);
>>>> /* Embedded PowerPC DCR management */
>>>> typedef uint32_t (*dcr_read_cb)(void *opaque, int dcrn);
>>>> diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm.c b/target-ppc/kvm.c
>>>> index 7af9e3d..93df955 100644
>>>> --- a/target-ppc/kvm.c
>>>> +++ b/target-ppc/kvm.c
>>>> @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
>>>> #include "hw/sysbus.h"
>>>> #include "hw/ppc/spapr.h"
>>>> #include "hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h"
>>>> +#include "hw/ppc/ppc.h"
>>>> #include "sysemu/watchdog.h"
>>>>
>>>> //#define DEBUG_KVM
>>>> @@ -761,6 +762,22 @@ static int kvm_put_vpa(CPUState *cs)
>>>> }
>>>> #endif /* TARGET_PPC64 */
>>>>
>>>> +static int kvm_access_one_reg(CPUState *cs, bool set, __u64 id,
>>>> void *addr)
>>>
>>> I think it would be nicer to have seperate set_one_reg and get_one_reg
>>> functions, rather than using a direction parameter.
>>
>>
>> I am regularly getting requests from Alex to merge functions which look
>> almost the same. Please do not make it worse :)
> 
> The reason I ask you to merge function is to reduce code duplication. The API 
> should still look sane and I think what David suggests makes a lot of sense. 
> In normal QEMU fashion, that translates to:
> 
> static int kvm_access_one_reg(CPUState *cs, uint64_t id, void *addr, bool set)
> {
>     ....
> }
> 
> int kvm_set_one_reg(CPUState *cs, uint64_t id, void *addr)
> {
>     return kvm_access_one_reg(cs, id, addr, true);
> }
> 
> int kvm_get_one_reg(CPUState *cs, uint64_t id, void *addr)
> {
>     return kvm_access_one_reg(cs, id, addr, false);
> }
> 
> Also, this code should live in generic KVM code that can be used by more than 
> just the PPC target.
> 
> 
>>
>>
>>>> +{
>>>> +    struct kvm_one_reg reg = {
>>>> +        .id = id,
>>>> +        .addr = (uintptr_t)addr,
>>>> +    };
>>>> +    int ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, set ? KVM_SET_ONE_REG : KVM_GET_ONE_REG, 
>>>> &reg);
>>>> +
>>>> +    if (ret) {
>>>> +        DPRINTF("Unable to %s time base offset to KVM: %s\n",
>>>> +                set ? "set" : "get", strerror(errno));
>>>> +    }
>>>> +
>>>> +    return ret;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level)
>>>> {
>>>>     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
>>>> @@ -873,6 +890,9 @@ int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level)
>>>>                 DPRINTF("Warning: Unable to set VPA information to KVM\n");
>>>>             }
>>>>         }
>>>> +
>>>> +        kvm_access_one_reg(cs, 1, KVM_REG_PPC_TB_OFFSET,
>>>> +                           &env->tb_env->tb_offset);
>>>
>>> Hrm.  It may be too late, but would it make more sense for qemu to
>>> just calculate the "ideal" offset - not 24-bit aligned, and have the
>>> kernel round that up to a value suitable for TBU40.  I'm thinking that
>>> might be more robust if someone decides that POWER10 should have a
>>> TBU50 or a TBU30 instead of TBU40.
>>
>>
>> No, not late, the kernel patchset has not been noticed yet by anyone :)
>> Just a little remark here - QEMU sets one value to the kernel as an offset
>> but when it will be about to migrate again and read this offset from the
>> kernel, it will be different (rounded up) from what QEMU set. Not a problem
>> though.
>>
>>
>>>> #endif /* TARGET_PPC64 */
>>>>     }
>>>>
>>>> @@ -1082,6 +1102,9 @@ int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
>>>>                 DPRINTF("Warning: Unable to get VPA information from 
>>>> KVM\n");
>>>>             }
>>>>         }
>>>> +
>>>> +        kvm_access_one_reg(cs, 0, KVM_REG_PPC_TB_OFFSET,
>>>> +                           &env->tb_env->tb_offset);
>>>> #endif
>>>>     }
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/target-ppc/machine.c b/target-ppc/machine.c
>>>> index 12e1512..d1ffc7f 100644
>>>> --- a/target-ppc/machine.c
>>>> +++ b/target-ppc/machine.c
>>>> @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
>>>> #include "hw/hw.h"
>>>> #include "hw/boards.h"
>>>> +#include "hw/ppc/ppc.h"
>>>> #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
>>>> #include "helper_regs.h"
>>>>
>>>> @@ -459,6 +460,45 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_tlbmas = {
>>>>     }
>>>> };
>>>>
>>>> +static void timebase_pre_save(void *opaque)
>>>> +{
>>>> +    ppc_tb_t *tb_env = opaque;
>>>> +    struct timeval tv;
>>>> +
>>>> +    gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
>>>> +    tb_env->time_of_the_day = tv.tv_sec * 1000000 + tv.tv_usec;
>>>> +    tb_env->timebase = cpu_get_real_ticks();
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +static int timebase_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
>>>> +{
>>>> +    ppc_tb_t *tb_env = opaque;
>>>> +
>>>> +    if (!tb_env) {
>>>> +        printf("NO TB!\n");
>>>> +        return -1;
>>>> +    }
>>>> +    cpu_ppc_adjust_tb_offset(tb_env);
>>>> +
>>>> +    return 0;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +static const VMStateDescription vmstate_timebase = {
>>>> +    .name = "cpu/timebase",
>>>> +    .version_id = 1,
>>>> +    .minimum_version_id = 1,
>>>> +    .minimum_version_id_old = 1,
>>>> +    .pre_save = timebase_pre_save,
>>>> +    .post_load = timebase_post_load,
>>>> +    .fields      = (VMStateField []) {
>>>> +        VMSTATE_UINT64(timebase, ppc_tb_t),
>>>> +        VMSTATE_INT64(tb_offset, ppc_tb_t),
>>>
>>> tb_offset is inherently a local concept, since it depends on the host
>>> timebase.  So how can it belong in the migration stream?
>>
>>
>> I do not have pure guest timebase in QEMU and I need it on the destination.
>> But I have host timebase + offset to calculate it. And tb_offset is already
>> in ppc_tb_t. It looked logical to me to send the existing field and add
>> only the missing part.
> 
> I still don't understand. You want the guest visible timebase in the 
> migration stream, no?


Yes. I do not really understand the problem here (and I am not playing
dump). Do you suggest sending just the guest timebase and do not send the
host timebase and the offset (one number instead of two)? I can do that,
makes sense, no problem, thanks for the idea.


-- 
Alexey