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authorStefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>2025-03-07 07:39:21 +0800
committerStefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>2025-03-07 07:39:21 +0800
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Merge tag 'pull-vfio-20250306' of https://github.com/legoater/qemu into staging
vfio queue:

* Added property documentation
* Added Minor fixes
* Implemented basic PCI PM capability backing
* Promoted new IGD maintainer
* Deprecated vfio-plaform
* Extended VFIO migration with multifd support

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* tag 'pull-vfio-20250306' of https://github.com/legoater/qemu: (42 commits)
  hw/core/machine: Add compat for x-migration-multifd-transfer VFIO property
  vfio/migration: Make x-migration-multifd-transfer VFIO property mutable
  vfio/migration: Add x-migration-multifd-transfer VFIO property
  vfio/migration: Multifd device state transfer support - send side
  vfio/migration: Multifd device state transfer support - config loading support
  migration/qemu-file: Define g_autoptr() cleanup function for QEMUFile
  vfio/migration: Multifd device state transfer support - load thread
  vfio/migration: Multifd device state transfer support - received buffers queuing
  vfio/migration: Setup and cleanup multifd transfer in these general methods
  vfio/migration: Multifd setup/cleanup functions and associated VFIOMultifd
  vfio/migration: Multifd device state transfer - add support checking function
  vfio/migration: Multifd device state transfer support - basic types
  vfio/migration: Move migration channel flags to vfio-common.h header file
  vfio/migration: Add vfio_add_bytes_transferred()
  vfio/migration: Convert bytes_transferred counter to atomic
  vfio/migration: Add load_device_config_state_start trace event
  migration: Add save_live_complete_precopy_thread handler
  migration/multifd: Add multifd_device_state_supported()
  migration/multifd: Make MultiFDSendData a struct
  migration/multifd: Device state transfer support - send side
  ...

Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/devel')
-rw-r--r--docs/devel/migration/vfio.rst45
1 files changed, 43 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/docs/devel/migration/vfio.rst b/docs/devel/migration/vfio.rst
index c49482eab6..673e354754 100644
--- a/docs/devel/migration/vfio.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/migration/vfio.rst
@@ -67,15 +67,35 @@ VFIO implements the device hooks for the iterative approach as follows:
 * A ``switchover_ack_needed`` function that checks if the VFIO device uses
   "switchover-ack" migration capability when this capability is enabled.
 
-* A ``save_state`` function to save the device config space if it is present.
+* A ``switchover_start`` function that in the multifd mode starts a thread that
+  reassembles the multifd received data and loads it in-order into the device.
+  In the non-multifd mode this function is a NOP.
+
+* A ``save_state`` function to save the device config space if it is present
+  in the non-multifd mode.
+  In the multifd mode it just emits either a dummy EOS marker.
 
 * A ``save_live_complete_precopy`` function that sets the VFIO device in
   _STOP_COPY state and iteratively copies the data for the VFIO device until
   the vendor driver indicates that no data remains.
+  In the multifd mode it just emits a dummy EOS marker.
+
+* A ``save_live_complete_precopy_thread`` function that in the multifd mode
+  provides thread handler performing multifd device state transfer.
+  It sets the VFIO device to _STOP_COPY state, iteratively reads the data
+  from the VFIO device and queues it for multifd transmission until the vendor
+  driver indicates that no data remains.
+  After that, it saves the device config space and queues it for multifd
+  transfer too.
+  In the non-multifd mode this thread is a NOP.
 
 * A ``load_state`` function that loads the config section and the data
   sections that are generated by the save functions above.
 
+* A ``load_state_buffer`` function that loads the device state and the device
+  config that arrived via multifd channels.
+  It's used only in the multifd mode.
+
 * ``cleanup`` functions for both save and load that perform any migration
   related cleanup.
 
@@ -176,8 +196,11 @@ Live migration save path
                 Then the VFIO device is put in _STOP_COPY state
                      (FINISH_MIGRATE, _ACTIVE, _STOP_COPY)
          .save_live_complete_precopy() is called for each active device
-      For the VFIO device, iterate in .save_live_complete_precopy() until
+              For the VFIO device: in the non-multifd mode iterate in
+                        .save_live_complete_precopy() until
                                pending data is 0
+	          In the multifd mode this iteration is done in
+	          .save_live_complete_precopy_thread() instead.
                                       |
                      (POSTMIGRATE, _COMPLETED, _STOP_COPY)
             Migraton thread schedules cleanup bottom half and exits
@@ -194,6 +217,9 @@ Live migration resume path
                           (RESTORE_VM, _ACTIVE, _STOP)
                                       |
      For each device, .load_state() is called for that device section data
+                 transmitted via the main migration channel.
+     For data transmitted via multifd channels .load_state_buffer() is called
+                                   instead.
                         (RESTORE_VM, _ACTIVE, _RESUMING)
                                       |
   At the end, .load_cleanup() is called for each device and vCPUs are started
@@ -206,3 +232,18 @@ Postcopy
 ========
 
 Postcopy migration is currently not supported for VFIO devices.
+
+Multifd
+=======
+
+Starting from QEMU version 10.0 there's a possibility to transfer VFIO device
+_STOP_COPY state via multifd channels. This helps reduce downtime - especially
+with multiple VFIO devices or with devices having a large migration state.
+As an additional benefit, setting the VFIO device to _STOP_COPY state and
+saving its config space is also parallelized (run in a separate thread) in
+such migration mode.
+
+The multifd VFIO device state transfer is controlled by
+"x-migration-multifd-transfer" VFIO device property. This property defaults to
+AUTO, which means that VFIO device state transfer via multifd channels is
+attempted in configurations that otherwise support it.