Re: [PATCH V1 0/4] Live Update reboot mode

[Steven Sistare]

BTW, this series depends on the patch "migration: simplify blockers".

- Steve

On 10/19/2023 4:47 PM, Steve Sistare wrote:
> Add a mode migration parameter that can be used to select alternate
> migration algorithms.  The default mode is normal, representing the
> current migration algorithm, and does not need to be explicitly set.
> 
> Provide the cpr-reboot migration mode for live update, which saves state to
> a file.  This allows one to quit qemu, reboot to an updated kernel, install
> an updated version of qemu, and resume via the migrate-incoming command.
> The caller must specify a migration URI that writes to and reads from a file,
> and must set the mode parameter before invoking the migrate or 
> migrate-incoming
> commands.
> 
> Unlike normal mode, the use of certain local storage options does not block
> cpr-reboot mode, but the caller must not modify guest block devices between
> the quit and restart.  The guest RAM memory-backend must be shared, and the
> @x-ignore-shared migration capability must be set, to avoid saving RAM to the
> file.  Guest RAM must be non-volatile across reboot, which can be achieved by
> backing it with a dax device, or /dev/shm PKRAM as proposed in
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1617140178-8773-1-git-send-email-anthony.yznaga@oracle.com
> but this is not enforced.  The restarted qemu arguments must match those used
> to initially start qemu, plus the -incoming option.
> 
> This patch series contains minimal functionality.  Future patches will enhance
> reboot mode by preserving vfio devices for suspended guests.  They will also
> add a new mode for updating qemu using the exec system call, which will keep
> vfio devices and certain character devices alive.
> 
> Here is an example of updating the host kernel using reboot mode.
> 
> window 1                                        | window 2
>                                                 |
> # qemu-system-$arch -monitor stdio              |
>   mem-path=/dev/dax0.0 ...                      |
> QEMU 8.1.50 monitor - type 'help' for more info |
> (qemu) info status                              |
> VM status: running                              |
>                                                 | # yum update kernel-uek
> (qemu) migrate_set_capability x-ignore-shared on|
> (qemu) migrate_set_parameter mode cpr-reboot    |
> (qemu) migrate -d file:vm.state                 |
> (qemu) info status                              |
> VM status: paused (postmigrate)                 |
> (qemu) quit                                     |
>                                                 |
> # systemctl kexec                               |
> kexec_core: Starting new kernel                 |
> ...                                             |
>                                                 |
> # qemu-system-$arch -monitor stdio              |
>   mem-path=/dev/dax0.0 -incoming defer ...      |
> QEMU 8.1.50 monitor - type 'help' for more info |
> (qemu) info status                              |
> VM status: paused (inmigrate)                   |
> (qemu) migrate_set_capability x-ignore-shared on|
> (qemu) migrate_set_parameter mode cpr-reboot    |
> (qemu) migrate_incoming file:vm.state           |
> (qemu) info status                              |
> VM status: running                              |
> 
> Steve Sistare (4):
>   migration: mode parameter
>   migration: per-mode blockers
>   cpr: relax some blockers
>   cpr: reboot mode
> 
>  backends/tpm/tpm_emulator.c         |  2 +-
>  block/parallels.c                   |  2 +-
>  block/qcow.c                        |  2 +-
>  block/vdi.c                         |  2 +-
>  block/vhdx.c                        |  2 +-
>  block/vmdk.c                        |  2 +-
>  block/vpc.c                         |  2 +-
>  block/vvfat.c                       |  2 +-
>  hw/9pfs/9p.c                        |  2 +-
>  hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c    | 12 +++++
>  hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c                |  2 +-
>  hw/virtio/vhost.c                   |  2 +-
>  include/hw/qdev-properties-system.h |  4 ++
>  include/migration/blocker.h         | 44 +++++++++++++++--
>  include/migration/misc.h            |  1 +
>  migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c      |  8 ++++
>  migration/migration.c               | 95 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  migration/options.c                 | 21 ++++++++
>  migration/options.h                 |  1 +
>  qapi/migration.json                 | 41 ++++++++++++++--
>  stubs/migr-blocker.c                | 10 ++++
>  target/i386/nvmm/nvmm-all.c         |  3 +-
>  22 files changed, 230 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
>