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-rw-r--r--include/qemu/osdep.h18
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/qemu/osdep.h b/include/qemu/osdep.h
index c9692cc314..7d359dabc4 100644
--- a/include/qemu/osdep.h
+++ b/include/qemu/osdep.h
@@ -680,6 +680,8 @@ typedef struct ThreadContext ThreadContext;
  * @area: start address of the are to preallocate
  * @sz: the size of the area to preallocate
  * @max_threads: maximum number of threads to use
+ * @tc: prealloc context threads pointer, NULL if not in use
+ * @async: request asynchronous preallocation, requires @tc
  * @errp: returns an error if this function fails
  *
  * Preallocate memory (populate/prefault page tables writable) for the virtual
@@ -687,10 +689,24 @@ typedef struct ThreadContext ThreadContext;
  * each page in the area was faulted in writable at least once, for example,
  * after allocating file blocks for mapped files.
  *
+ * When setting @async, allocation might be performed asynchronously.
+ * qemu_finish_async_prealloc_mem() must be called to finish any asynchronous
+ * preallocation.
+ *
  * Return: true on success, else false setting @errp with error.
  */
 bool qemu_prealloc_mem(int fd, char *area, size_t sz, int max_threads,
-                       ThreadContext *tc, Error **errp);
+                       ThreadContext *tc, bool async, Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qemu_finish_async_prealloc_mem:
+ * @errp: returns an error if this function fails
+ *
+ * Finish all outstanding asynchronous memory preallocation.
+ *
+ * Return: true on success, else false setting @errp with error.
+ */
+bool qemu_finish_async_prealloc_mem(Error **errp);
 
 /**
  * qemu_get_pid_name: