1 files changed, 74 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/exec/ram_addr.h b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
index 222b4338fb..b7b2e60ff6 100644
--- a/include/exec/ram_addr.h
+++ b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
@@ -51,8 +51,70 @@ struct RAMBlock {
     unsigned long *unsentmap;
     /* bitmap of already received pages in postcopy */
     unsigned long *receivedmap;
+
+    /*
+     * bitmap to track already cleared dirty bitmap.  When the bit is
+     * set, it means the corresponding memory chunk needs a log-clear.
+     * Set this up to non-NULL to enable the capability to postpone
+     * and split clearing of dirty bitmap on the remote node (e.g.,
+     * KVM).  The bitmap will be set only when doing global sync.
+     *
+     * NOTE: this bitmap is different comparing to the other bitmaps
+     * in that one bit can represent multiple guest pages (which is
+     * decided by the `clear_bmap_shift' variable below).  On
+     * destination side, this should always be NULL, and the variable
+     * `clear_bmap_shift' is meaningless.
+     */
+    unsigned long *clear_bmap;
+    uint8_t clear_bmap_shift;
 };
 
+/**
+ * clear_bmap_size: calculate clear bitmap size
+ *
+ * @pages: number of guest pages
+ * @shift: guest page number shift
+ *
+ * Returns: number of bits for the clear bitmap
+ */
+static inline long clear_bmap_size(uint64_t pages, uint8_t shift)
+{
+    return DIV_ROUND_UP(pages, 1UL << shift);
+}
+
+/**
+ * clear_bmap_set: set clear bitmap for the page range
+ *
+ * @rb: the ramblock to operate on
+ * @start: the start page number
+ * @size: number of pages to set in the bitmap
+ *
+ * Returns: None
+ */
+static inline void clear_bmap_set(RAMBlock *rb, uint64_t start,
+                                  uint64_t npages)
+{
+    uint8_t shift = rb->clear_bmap_shift;
+
+    bitmap_set_atomic(rb->clear_bmap, start >> shift,
+                      clear_bmap_size(npages, shift));
+}
+
+/**
+ * clear_bmap_test_and_clear: test clear bitmap for the page, clear if set
+ *
+ * @rb: the ramblock to operate on
+ * @page: the page number to check
+ *
+ * Returns: true if the bit was set, false otherwise
+ */
+static inline bool clear_bmap_test_and_clear(RAMBlock *rb, uint64_t page)
+{
+    uint8_t shift = rb->clear_bmap_shift;
+
+    return bitmap_test_and_clear_atomic(rb->clear_bmap, page >> shift, 1);
+}
+
 static inline bool offset_in_ramblock(RAMBlock *b, ram_addr_t offset)
 {
     return (b && b->host && offset < b->used_length) ? true : false;
@@ -463,8 +525,18 @@ uint64_t cpu_physical_memory_sync_dirty_bitmap(RAMBlock *rb,
             }
         }
 
-        /* TODO: split the huge bitmap into smaller chunks */
-        memory_region_clear_dirty_bitmap(rb->mr, start, length);
+        if (rb->clear_bmap) {
+            /*
+             * Postpone the dirty bitmap clear to the point before we
+             * really send the pages, also we will split the clear
+             * dirty procedure into smaller chunks.
+             */
+            clear_bmap_set(rb, start >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS,
+                           length >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS);
+        } else {
+            /* Slow path - still do that in a huge chunk */
+            memory_region_clear_dirty_bitmap(rb->mr, start, length);
+        }
     } else {
         ram_addr_t offset = rb->offset;