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| -rw-r--r-- | MAINTAINERS | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | qapi/migration.json | 66 |
2 files changed, 40 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index 12e59b6b27..6111b6b4d9 100644 --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ b/MAINTAINERS @@ -3209,6 +3209,15 @@ F: qapi/migration.json F: tests/migration/ F: util/userfaultfd.c +Migration dirty limit and dirty page rate +M: Hyman Huang <yong.huang@smartx.com> +S: Maintained +F: softmmu/dirtylimit.c +F: include/sysemu/dirtylimit.h +F: migration/dirtyrate.c +F: migration/dirtyrate.h +F: include/sysemu/dirtyrate.h + D-Bus M: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com> S: Maintained diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json index 6b49593d2f..8843e74b59 100644 --- a/qapi/migration.json +++ b/qapi/migration.json @@ -258,17 +258,17 @@ # blocked. Present and non-empty when migration is blocked. # (since 6.0) # -# @dirty-limit-throttle-time-per-round: Maximum throttle time (in microseconds) of virtual -# CPUs each dirty ring full round, which shows how -# MigrationCapability dirty-limit affects the guest -# during live migration. (since 8.1) -# -# @dirty-limit-ring-full-time: Estimated average dirty ring full time (in microseconds) -# each dirty ring full round, note that the value equals -# dirty ring memory size divided by average dirty page rate -# of virtual CPU, which can be used to observe the average -# memory load of virtual CPU indirectly. Note that zero -# means guest doesn't dirty memory (since 8.1) +# @dirty-limit-throttle-time-per-round: Maximum throttle time +# (in microseconds) of virtual CPUs each dirty ring full round, +# which shows how MigrationCapability dirty-limit affects the +# guest during live migration. (Since 8.1) +# +# @dirty-limit-ring-full-time: Estimated average dirty ring full time +# (in microseconds) for each dirty ring full round. The value +# equals the dirty ring memory size divided by the average dirty +# page rate of the virtual CPU, which can be used to observe the +# average memory load of the virtual CPU indirectly. Note that +# zero means guest doesn't dirty memory. (Since 8.1) # # Since: 0.14 ## @@ -519,15 +519,11 @@ # are present. 'return-path' capability must be enabled to use # it. (since 8.1) # -# @dirty-limit: If enabled, migration will use the dirty-limit algo to -# throttle down guest instead of auto-converge algo. -# Throttle algo only works when vCPU's dirtyrate greater -# than 'vcpu-dirty-limit', read processes in guest os -# aren't penalized any more, so this algo can improve -# performance of vCPU during live migration. This is an -# optional performance feature and should not affect the -# correctness of the existing auto-converge algo. -# (since 8.1) +# @dirty-limit: If enabled, migration will throttle vCPUs as needed to +# keep their dirty page rate within @vcpu-dirty-limit. This can +# improve responsiveness of large guests during live migration, +# and can result in more stable read performance. Requires KVM +# with accelerator property "dirty-ring-size" set. (Since 8.1) # # Features: # @@ -822,17 +818,17 @@ # Nodes are mapped to their block device name if there is one, and # to their node name otherwise. (Since 5.2) # -# @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period: Periodic time (in milliseconds) of dirty limit during -# live migration. Should be in the range 1 to 1000ms, -# defaults to 1000ms. (Since 8.1) +# @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period: Periodic time (in milliseconds) of dirty +# limit during live migration. Should be in the range 1 to 1000ms. +# Defaults to 1000ms. (Since 8.1) # # @vcpu-dirty-limit: Dirtyrate limit (MB/s) during live migration. -# Defaults to 1. (Since 8.1) +# Defaults to 1. (Since 8.1) # # Features: # # @unstable: Members @x-checkpoint-delay and @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period -# are experimental. +# are experimental. # # Since: 2.4 ## @@ -988,17 +984,17 @@ # Nodes are mapped to their block device name if there is one, and # to their node name otherwise. (Since 5.2) # -# @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period: Periodic time (in milliseconds) of dirty limit during -# live migration. Should be in the range 1 to 1000ms, -# defaults to 1000ms. (Since 8.1) +# @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period: Periodic time (in milliseconds) of dirty +# limit during live migration. Should be in the range 1 to 1000ms. +# Defaults to 1000ms. (Since 8.1) # # @vcpu-dirty-limit: Dirtyrate limit (MB/s) during live migration. -# Defaults to 1. (Since 8.1) +# Defaults to 1. (Since 8.1) # # Features: # # @unstable: Members @x-checkpoint-delay and @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period -# are experimental. +# are experimental. # # TODO: either fuse back into MigrationParameters, or make # MigrationParameters members mandatory @@ -1191,17 +1187,17 @@ # Nodes are mapped to their block device name if there is one, and # to their node name otherwise. (Since 5.2) # -# @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period: Periodic time (in milliseconds) of dirty limit during -# live migration. Should be in the range 1 to 1000ms, -# defaults to 1000ms. (Since 8.1) +# @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period: Periodic time (in milliseconds) of dirty +# limit during live migration. Should be in the range 1 to 1000ms. +# Defaults to 1000ms. (Since 8.1) # # @vcpu-dirty-limit: Dirtyrate limit (MB/s) during live migration. -# Defaults to 1. (Since 8.1) +# Defaults to 1. (Since 8.1) # # Features: # # @unstable: Members @x-checkpoint-delay and @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period -# are experimental. +# are experimental. # # Since: 2.4 ## |