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24 
25 #ifndef QEMU_MAIN_LOOP_H
26 #define QEMU_MAIN_LOOP_H
27 
28 #include "block/aio.h"
29 #include "qom/object.h"
30 #include "system/event-loop-base.h"
31 
32 #define SIG_IPI SIGUSR1
33 
34 #define TYPE_MAIN_LOOP  "main-loop"
35 OBJECT_DECLARE_TYPE(MainLoop, MainLoopClass, MAIN_LOOP)
36 
37 struct MainLoop {
38     EventLoopBase parent_obj;
39 };
40 typedef struct MainLoop MainLoop;
41 
42 /**
43  * qemu_init_main_loop: Set up the process so that it can run the main loop.
44  *
45  * This includes setting up signal handlers.  It should be called before
46  * any other threads are created.  In addition, threads other than the
47  * main one should block signals that are trapped by the main loop.
48  * For simplicity, you can consider these signals to be safe: SIGUSR1,
49  * SIGUSR2, thread signals (SIGFPE, SIGILL, SIGSEGV, SIGBUS) and real-time
50  * signals if available.  Remember that Windows in practice does not have
51  * signals, though.
52  *
53  * In the case of QEMU tools, this will also start/initialize timers.
54  */
55 int qemu_init_main_loop(Error **errp);
56 
57 /**
58  * main_loop_wait: Run one iteration of the main loop.
59  *
60  * If @nonblocking is true, poll for events, otherwise suspend until
61  * one actually occurs.  The main loop usually consists of a loop that
62  * repeatedly calls main_loop_wait(false).
63  *
64  * Main loop services include file descriptor callbacks, bottom halves
65  * and timers (defined in qemu/timer.h).  Bottom halves are similar to timers
66  * that execute immediately, but have a lower overhead and scheduling them
67  * is wait-free, thread-safe and signal-safe.
68  *
69  * It is sometimes useful to put a whole program in a coroutine.  In this
70  * case, the coroutine actually should be started from within the main loop,
71  * so that the main loop can run whenever the coroutine yields.  To do this,
72  * you can use a bottom half to enter the coroutine as soon as the main loop
73  * starts:
74  *
75  *     void enter_co_bh(void *opaque) {
76  *         QEMUCoroutine *co = opaque;
77  *         qemu_coroutine_enter(co);
78  *     }
79  *
80  *     ...
81  *     QEMUCoroutine *co = qemu_coroutine_create(coroutine_entry, NULL);
82  *     QEMUBH *start_bh = qemu_bh_new(enter_co_bh, co);
83  *     qemu_bh_schedule(start_bh);
84  *     while (...) {
85  *         main_loop_wait(false);
86  *     }
87  *
88  * (In the future we may provide a wrapper for this).
89  *
90  * @nonblocking: Whether the caller should block until an event occurs.
91  */
92 void main_loop_wait(int nonblocking);
93 
94 /**
95  * qemu_get_aio_context: Return the main loop's AioContext
96  */
97 AioContext *qemu_get_aio_context(void);
98 
99 /**
100  * qemu_notify_event: Force processing of pending events.
101  *
102  * Similar to signaling a condition variable, qemu_notify_event forces
103  * main_loop_wait to look at pending events and exit.  The caller of
104  * main_loop_wait will usually call it again very soon, so qemu_notify_event
105  * also has the side effect of recalculating the sets of file descriptors
106  * that the main loop waits for.
107  *
108  * Calling qemu_notify_event is rarely necessary, because main loop
109  * services (bottom halves and timers) call it themselves.
110  */
111 void qemu_notify_event(void);
112 
113 #ifdef _WIN32
114 /* return TRUE if no sleep should be done afterwards */
115 typedef int PollingFunc(void *opaque);
116 
117 /**
118  * qemu_add_polling_cb: Register a Windows-specific polling callback
119  *
120  * Currently, under Windows some events are polled rather than waited for.
121  * Polling callbacks do not ensure that @func is called timely, because
122  * the main loop might wait for an arbitrarily long time.  If possible,
123  * you should instead create a separate thread that does a blocking poll
124  * and set a Win32 event object.  The event can then be passed to
125  * qemu_add_wait_object.
126  *
127  * Polling callbacks really have nothing Windows specific in them, but
128  * as they are a hack and are currently not necessary under POSIX systems,
129  * they are only available when QEMU is running under Windows.
130  *
131  * @func: The function that does the polling, and returns 1 to force
132  * immediate completion of main_loop_wait.
133  * @opaque: A pointer-size value that is passed to @func.
134  */
135 int qemu_add_polling_cb(PollingFunc *func, void *opaque);
136 
137 /**
138  * qemu_del_polling_cb: Unregister a Windows-specific polling callback
139  *
140  * This function removes a callback that was registered with
141  * qemu_add_polling_cb.
142  *
143  * @func: The function that was passed to qemu_add_polling_cb.
144  * @opaque: A pointer-size value that was passed to qemu_add_polling_cb.
145  */
146 void qemu_del_polling_cb(PollingFunc *func, void *opaque);
147 
148 /* Wait objects handling */
149 typedef void WaitObjectFunc(void *opaque);
150 
151 /**
152  * qemu_add_wait_object: Register a callback for a Windows handle
153  *
154  * Under Windows, the iohandler mechanism can only be used with sockets.
155  * QEMU must use the WaitForMultipleObjects API to wait on other handles.
156  * This function registers a #HANDLE with QEMU, so that it will be included
157  * in the main loop's calls to WaitForMultipleObjects.  When the handle
158  * is in a signaled state, QEMU will call @func.
159  *
160  * If the same HANDLE is added twice, this function returns -1.
161  *
162  * @handle: The Windows handle to be observed.
163  * @func: A function to be called when @handle is in a signaled state.
164  * @opaque: A pointer-size value that is passed to @func.
165  */
166 int qemu_add_wait_object(HANDLE handle, WaitObjectFunc *func, void *opaque);
167 
168 /**
169  * qemu_del_wait_object: Unregister a callback for a Windows handle
170  *
171  * This function removes a callback that was registered with
172  * qemu_add_wait_object.
173  *
174  * @func: The function that was passed to qemu_add_wait_object.
175  * @opaque: A pointer-size value that was passed to qemu_add_wait_object.
176  */
177 void qemu_del_wait_object(HANDLE handle, WaitObjectFunc *func, void *opaque);
178 #endif
179 
180 /* async I/O support */
181 
182 typedef void IOReadHandler(void *opaque, const uint8_t *buf, int size);
183 
184 /**
185  * IOCanReadHandler: Return the number of bytes that #IOReadHandler can accept
186  *
187  * This function reports how many bytes #IOReadHandler is prepared to accept.
188  * #IOReadHandler may be invoked with up to this number of bytes.  If this
189  * function returns 0 then #IOReadHandler is not invoked.
190  *
191  * This function is typically called from an event loop.  If the number of
192  * bytes changes outside the event loop (e.g. because a vcpu thread drained the
193  * buffer), then it is necessary to kick the event loop so that this function
194  * is called again.  aio_notify() or qemu_notify_event() can be used to kick
195  * the event loop.
196  */
197 typedef int IOCanReadHandler(void *opaque);
198 
199 /**
200  * qemu_set_fd_handler: Register a file descriptor with the main loop
201  *
202  * This function tells the main loop to wake up whenever one of the
203  * following conditions is true:
204  *
205  * 1) if @fd_write is not %NULL, when the file descriptor is writable;
206  *
207  * 2) if @fd_read is not %NULL, when the file descriptor is readable.
208  *
209  * The callbacks that are set up by qemu_set_fd_handler are level-triggered.
210  * If @fd_read does not read from @fd, or @fd_write does not write to @fd
211  * until its buffers are full, they will be called again on the next
212  * iteration.
213  *
214  * @fd: The file descriptor to be observed.  Under Windows it must be
215  * a #SOCKET.
216  *
217  * @fd_read: A level-triggered callback that is fired if @fd is readable
218  * at the beginning of a main loop iteration, or if it becomes readable
219  * during one.
220  *
221  * @fd_write: A level-triggered callback that is fired when @fd is writable
222  * at the beginning of a main loop iteration, or if it becomes writable
223  * during one.
224  *
225  * @opaque: A pointer-sized value that is passed to @fd_read and @fd_write.
226  */
227 void qemu_set_fd_handler(int fd,
228                          IOHandler *fd_read,
229                          IOHandler *fd_write,
230                          void *opaque);
231 
232 
233 /**
234  * event_notifier_set_handler: Register an EventNotifier with the main loop
235  *
236  * This function tells the main loop to wake up whenever the
237  * #EventNotifier was set.
238  *
239  * @e: The #EventNotifier to be observed.
240  *
241  * @handler: A level-triggered callback that is fired when @e
242  * has been set.  @e is passed to it as a parameter.
243  */
244 void event_notifier_set_handler(EventNotifier *e,
245                                 EventNotifierHandler *handler);
246 
247 GSource *iohandler_get_g_source(void);
248 AioContext *iohandler_get_aio_context(void);
249 
250 /**
251  * rust_bql_mock_lock:
252  *
253  * Called from Rust doctests to make bql_lock() return true.
254  * Do not touch.
255  */
256 void rust_bql_mock_lock(void);
257 
258 /**
259  * bql_locked: Return lock status of the Big QEMU Lock (BQL)
260  *
261  * The Big QEMU Lock (BQL) is the coarsest lock in QEMU, and as such it
262  * must always be taken outside other locks.  This function helps
263  * functions take different paths depending on whether the current
264  * thread is running within the BQL.
265  *
266  * This function should never be used in the block layer, because
267  * unit tests, block layer tools and qemu-storage-daemon do not
268  * have a BQL.
269  * Please instead refer to qemu_in_main_thread().
270  */
271 bool bql_locked(void);
272 
273 /**
274  * bql_block: Allow/deny releasing the BQL
275  *
276  * The Big QEMU Lock (BQL) is used to provide interior mutability to
277  * Rust code, but this only works if other threads cannot run while
278  * the Rust code has an active borrow.  This is because C code in
279  * other threads could come in and mutate data under the Rust code's
280  * feet.
281  *
282  * @increase: Whether to increase or decrease the blocking counter.
283  *            Releasing the BQL while the counter is nonzero triggers
284  *            an assertion failure.
285  */
286 void bql_block_unlock(bool increase);
287 
288 /**
289  * qemu_in_main_thread: return whether it's possible to safely access
290  * the global state of the block layer.
291  *
292  * Global state of the block layer is not accessible from I/O threads
293  * or worker threads; only from threads that "own" the default
294  * AioContext that qemu_get_aio_context() returns.  For tests, block
295  * layer tools and qemu-storage-daemon there is a designated thread that
296  * runs the event loop for qemu_get_aio_context(), and that is the
297  * main thread.
298  *
299  * For emulators, however, any thread that holds the BQL can act
300  * as the block layer main thread; this will be any of the actual
301  * main thread, the vCPU threads or the RCU thread.
302  *
303  * For clarity, do not use this function outside the block layer.
304  */
305 bool qemu_in_main_thread(void);
306 
307 /*
308  * Mark and check that the function is part of the Global State API.
309  * Please refer to include/block/block-global-state.h for more
310  * information about GS API.
311  */
312 #define GLOBAL_STATE_CODE()                                         \
313     do {                                                            \
314         assert(qemu_in_main_thread());                              \
315     } while (0)
316 
317 /*
318  * Mark and check that the function is part of the I/O API.
319  * Please refer to include/block/block-io.h for more
320  * information about IO API.
321  */
322 #define IO_CODE()                                                   \
323     do {                                                            \
324         /* nop */                                                   \
325     } while (0)
326 
327 /*
328  * Mark and check that the function is part of the "I/O OR GS" API.
329  * Please refer to include/block/block-io.h for more
330  * information about "IO or GS" API.
331  */
332 #define IO_OR_GS_CODE()                                             \
333     do {                                                            \
334         /* nop */                                                   \
335     } while (0)
336 
337 /**
338  * bql_lock: Lock the Big QEMU Lock (BQL).
339  *
340  * This function locks the Big QEMU Lock (BQL).  The lock is taken by
341  * main() in vl.c and always taken except while waiting on
342  * external events (such as with select).  The lock should be taken
343  * by threads other than the main loop thread when calling
344  * qemu_bh_new(), qemu_set_fd_handler() and basically all other
345  * functions documented in this file.
346  *
347  * NOTE: tools currently are single-threaded and bql_lock
348  * is a no-op there.
349  */
350 #define bql_lock() bql_lock_impl(__FILE__, __LINE__)
351 void bql_lock_impl(const char *file, int line);
352 
353 /**
354  * bql_unlock: Unlock the Big QEMU Lock (BQL).
355  *
356  * This function unlocks the Big QEMU Lock.  The lock is taken by
357  * main() in vl.c and always taken except while waiting on
358  * external events (such as with select).  The lock should be unlocked
359  * as soon as possible by threads other than the main loop thread,
360  * because it prevents the main loop from processing callbacks,
361  * including timers and bottom halves.
362  *
363  * NOTE: tools currently are single-threaded and bql_unlock
364  * is a no-op there.
365  */
366 void bql_unlock(void);
367 
368 /**
369  * BQL_LOCK_GUARD
370  *
371  * Wrap a block of code in a conditional bql_{lock,unlock}.
372  */
373 typedef struct BQLLockAuto BQLLockAuto;
374 
bql_auto_lock(const char * file,int line)375 static inline BQLLockAuto *bql_auto_lock(const char *file, int line)
376 {
377     if (bql_locked()) {
378         return NULL;
379     }
380     bql_lock_impl(file, line);
381     /* Anything non-NULL causes the cleanup function to be called */
382     return (BQLLockAuto *)(uintptr_t)1;
383 }
384 
bql_auto_unlock(BQLLockAuto * l)385 static inline void bql_auto_unlock(BQLLockAuto *l)
386 {
387     bql_unlock();
388 }
389 
390 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(BQLLockAuto, bql_auto_unlock)
391 
392 #define BQL_LOCK_GUARD() \
393     g_autoptr(BQLLockAuto) _bql_lock_auto __attribute__((unused)) \
394         = bql_auto_lock(__FILE__, __LINE__)
395 
396 /*
397  * qemu_cond_wait_bql: Wait on condition for the Big QEMU Lock (BQL)
398  *
399  * This function atomically releases the Big QEMU Lock (BQL) and causes
400  * the calling thread to block on the condition.
401  */
402 void qemu_cond_wait_bql(QemuCond *cond);
403 
404 /*
405  * qemu_cond_timedwait_bql: like the previous, but with timeout
406  */
407 void qemu_cond_timedwait_bql(QemuCond *cond, int ms);
408 
409 /* internal interfaces */
410 
411 #define qemu_bh_new_guarded(cb, opaque, guard) \
412     qemu_bh_new_full((cb), (opaque), (stringify(cb)), guard)
413 #define qemu_bh_new(cb, opaque) \
414     qemu_bh_new_full((cb), (opaque), (stringify(cb)), NULL)
415 QEMUBH *qemu_bh_new_full(QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque, const char *name,
416                          MemReentrancyGuard *reentrancy_guard);
417 void qemu_bh_schedule_idle(QEMUBH *bh);
418 
419 enum {
420     MAIN_LOOP_POLL_FILL,
421     MAIN_LOOP_POLL_ERR,
422     MAIN_LOOP_POLL_OK,
423 };
424 
425 typedef struct MainLoopPoll {
426     int state;
427     uint32_t timeout;
428     GArray *pollfds;
429 } MainLoopPoll;
430 
431 void main_loop_poll_add_notifier(Notifier *notify);
432 void main_loop_poll_remove_notifier(Notifier *notify);
433 
434 #endif
435