3 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/migration/misc.h b/include/migration/misc.h
index 273ebfca62..8fd36eba1d 100644
--- a/include/migration/misc.h
+++ b/include/migration/misc.h
@@ -119,8 +119,25 @@ bool migrate_uri_parse(const char *uri, MigrationChannel **channel,
                        Error **errp);
 
 /* migration/multifd-device-state.c */
+typedef struct SaveLiveCompletePrecopyThreadData {
+    SaveLiveCompletePrecopyThreadHandler hdlr;
+    char *idstr;
+    uint32_t instance_id;
+    void *handler_opaque;
+} SaveLiveCompletePrecopyThreadData;
+
 bool multifd_queue_device_state(char *idstr, uint32_t instance_id,
                                 char *data, size_t len);
 bool multifd_device_state_supported(void);
 
+void
+multifd_spawn_device_state_save_thread(SaveLiveCompletePrecopyThreadHandler hdlr,
+                                       char *idstr, uint32_t instance_id,
+                                       void *opaque);
+
+bool multifd_device_state_save_thread_should_exit(void);
+
+void multifd_abort_device_state_save_threads(void);
+bool multifd_join_device_state_save_threads(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/migration/register.h b/include/migration/register.h
index 58891aa54b..c041ce32f2 100644
--- a/include/migration/register.h
+++ b/include/migration/register.h
@@ -105,6 +105,25 @@ typedef struct SaveVMHandlers {
      */
     int (*save_live_complete_precopy)(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque);
 
+    /**
+     * @save_live_complete_precopy_thread (invoked in a separate thread)
+     *
+     * Called at the end of a precopy phase from a separate worker thread
+     * in configurations where multifd device state transfer is supported
+     * in order to perform asynchronous transmission of the remaining data in
+     * parallel with @save_live_complete_precopy handlers.
+     * When postcopy is enabled, devices that support postcopy will skip this
+     * step.
+     *
+     * @d: a #SaveLiveCompletePrecopyThreadData containing parameters that the
+     * handler may need, including this device section idstr and instance_id,
+     * and opaque data pointer passed to register_savevm_live().
+     * @errp: pointer to Error*, to store an error if it happens.
+     *
+     * Returns true to indicate success and false for errors.
+     */
+    SaveLiveCompletePrecopyThreadHandler save_live_complete_precopy_thread;
+
     /* This runs both outside and inside the BQL.  */
 
     /**
diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index fd23ff7771..42ed4e6be1 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ typedef struct QString QString;
 typedef struct RAMBlock RAMBlock;
 typedef struct Range Range;
 typedef struct ReservedRegion ReservedRegion;
+typedef struct SaveLiveCompletePrecopyThreadData SaveLiveCompletePrecopyThreadData;
 typedef struct SHPCDevice SHPCDevice;
 typedef struct SSIBus SSIBus;
 typedef struct TCGCPUOps TCGCPUOps;
@@ -133,5 +134,7 @@ typedef struct IRQState *qemu_irq;
 typedef void (*qemu_irq_handler)(void *opaque, int n, int level);
 typedef bool (*MigrationLoadThread)(void *opaque, bool *should_quit,
                                     Error **errp);
+typedef bool (*SaveLiveCompletePrecopyThreadHandler)(SaveLiveCompletePrecopyThreadData *d,
+                                                     Error **errp);
 
 #endif /* QEMU_TYPEDEFS_H */