Re: [Qemu-devel] [qemu patch 2/2] kvmclock: reduce kvmclock difference on migration

[Juan Quintela]

Marcelo Tosatti <address@hidden> wrote:
> Check for KVM_CAP_ADJUST_CLOCK capability KVM_CLOCK_TSC_STABLE, which
> indicates that KVM_GET_CLOCK returns a value as seen by the guest at
> that moment.
>
> For new machine types, use this value rather than reading 
> from guest memory.
>
> This reduces kvmclock difference on migration from 5s to 0.1s
> (when max_downtime == 5s).
>
> Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <address@hidden>

Acked-by: Juan Quintela <address@hidden>

But, if you have to respin it ....


> +    /* whether machine supports reliable KVM_GET_CLOCK */
> +    bool mach_use_reliable_get_clock;
> +
> +    /* whether source host supported reliable KVM_GET_CLOCK */
> +    bool src_use_reliable_get_clock;

This two names are really long, but I don't have better suggesitons :-()
>      if (running) {
>          struct kvm_clock_data data = {};
> -        uint64_t time_at_migration = kvmclock_current_nsec(s);
> +        uint64_t time_at_migration = 0;

This was not "time_at_migration", it was not already before, but just
now it looks really weird. (as it was already faulty, this is why it is
only a suggestion.)

>  
> -        s->clock_valid = false;
> +        /* local (running VM) restore */
> +        if (s->clock_valid) {
> +            /*
> +             * if host does not support reliable KVM_GET_CLOCK,
> +             * read kvmclock value from memory
> +             */
> +            if (!kvm_has_adjust_clock_stable()) {
> +                time_at_migration = kvmclock_current_nsec(s);
> +            }
> +        /* migration/savevm/init restore */
> +        } else {
> +            /*
> +             * use s->clock in case machine uses reliable
> +             * get clock and host where vm was executing
> +             * supported reliable get clock
> +             */

This comment is just weird.  Simplifying
    /* If A and B do C */
    if (!A and || !B) {
       then D();
    }

Doing the opposite comment?

Migration code looks rigth.

Once said that, I continue hating clocks.

Later, Juan.