From: Zhang Chen <zhangckid@gmail.com>
To: qemu-devel <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>,
"Eric Blake" <eblake@redhat.com>,
"Markus Armbruster" <armbru@redhat.com>,
"'Michael S . Tsirkin'" <mst@redhat.com>,
"Stefan Hajnoczi" <stefanha@redhat.com>,
"Paolo Bonzini" <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
"'Daniel P . Berrangé'" <berrange@redhat.com>,
"Jason Wang" <jasowangio@gmail.com>
Cc: Zhang Chen <zhangckid@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH V16 04/13] monitor: track IOThread users with QOM paths
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:07:00 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260911100709.726366-5-zhangckid@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260911100709.726366-1-zhangckid@gmail.com>
Monitors that require an IOThread share the internal mon_iothread.
Account for each monitor explicitly in IOThread holder tracking, using
the monitor's canonical QOM path to distinguish holders.
Acquire the shared monitor IOThread AioContext once and store the
IOThread and canonical QOM path so the holder can be released after the
monitor has been removed from the QOM tree. Use the stored IOThread for
per-monitor checks and accesses after initialization, and reuse the
stored context for later operations.
Release the holder from monitor_finalize(), after resources associated
with the AioContext have been destroyed. This pairs the reference taken
in complete() with instance finalization and keeps the IOThread alive
throughout monitor teardown.
The internal mon_iothread remains hidden from query-iothreads, as before.
Management applications therefore cannot use it to determine which
monitors are using the IOThread. Nevertheless, track the monitor
holders so that they follow the same explicit holder and
IOThread reference lifecycle as other AioContext users.
Signed-off-by: Zhang Chen <zhangckid@gmail.com>
---
monitor/monitor-internal.h | 7 +++++--
monitor/monitor.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
monitor/qmp.c | 14 +++++++-------
3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/monitor/monitor-internal.h b/monitor/monitor-internal.h
index 822a66d06d..020afdaebf 100644
--- a/monitor/monitor-internal.h
+++ b/monitor/monitor-internal.h
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ struct Monitor {
GString *outbuf;
guint out_watch;
int mux_out;
+
+ /* iothread context and holder identity */
+ IOThread *iothread;
+ char *iothread_qom_path;
+ AioContext *ctx;
};
struct MonitorQMPClass {
@@ -109,14 +114,12 @@ struct MonitorQMP {
};
typedef QTAILQ_HEAD(MonitorList, Monitor) MonitorList;
-extern IOThread *mon_iothread;
extern Coroutine *qmp_dispatcher_co;
extern bool qmp_dispatcher_co_shutdown;
extern QmpCommandList qmp_commands, qmp_cap_negotiation_commands;
extern QemuMutex monitor_lock;
extern MonitorList mon_list;
-bool monitor_requires_iothread(const Monitor *mon);
int monitor_can_read(void *opaque);
void monitor_cancel_out_watch(Monitor *mon);
void monitor_list_append(Monitor *mon);
diff --git a/monitor/monitor.c b/monitor/monitor.c
index 2654b81890..a80d8dbf45 100644
--- a/monitor/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor/monitor.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ typedef struct {
} MonitorQAPIEventConf;
/* Shared monitor I/O thread */
-IOThread *mon_iothread;
+static IOThread *mon_iothread;
/* Coroutine to dispatch the requests received from I/O thread */
Coroutine *qmp_dispatcher_co;
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ static void monitor_finalize(Object *obj)
qemu_chr_fe_deinit(&mon->chr, false);
g_string_free(mon->outbuf, true);
qemu_mutex_destroy(&mon->mon_lock);
+
+ if (mon->iothread) {
+ const IOThreadHolder io_holder = {
+ .type = IO_THREAD_HOLDER_KIND_QOM_OBJECT,
+ .u.qom_object.qom_path = mon->iothread_qom_path,
+ };
+
+ iothread_unref_and_put_aio_context(mon->iothread, &io_holder);
+ }
+ g_free(mon->iothread_qom_path);
}
static char *monitor_get_chardev_id(Object *obj, Error **errp)
@@ -164,7 +174,7 @@ Monitor *monitor_set_cur(Coroutine *co, Monitor *mon)
return old_monitor;
}
-bool monitor_requires_iothread(const Monitor *mon)
+static bool monitor_requires_iothread(const Monitor *mon)
{
MonitorClass *cls = MONITOR_GET_CLASS(mon);
return cls->requires_iothread && cls->requires_iothread(mon);
@@ -188,8 +198,8 @@ void monitor_cancel_out_watch(Monitor *mon)
GMainContext *ctx = NULL;
GSource *src;
- if (monitor_requires_iothread(mon)) {
- ctx = iothread_get_g_main_context(mon_iothread);
+ if (mon->iothread) {
+ ctx = iothread_get_g_main_context(mon->iothread);
}
src = g_main_context_find_source_by_id(ctx, mon->out_watch);
if (!src && ctx) {
@@ -516,12 +526,12 @@ void monitor_suspend(Monitor *mon)
{
qatomic_inc(&mon->suspend_cnt);
- if (monitor_requires_iothread(mon)) {
+ if (mon->iothread) {
/*
* Kick I/O thread to make sure this takes effect. It'll be
* evaluated again in prepare() of the watch object.
*/
- aio_notify(iothread_get_aio_context(mon_iothread));
+ aio_notify(mon->ctx);
}
trace_monitor_suspend(mon, 1);
@@ -661,7 +671,6 @@ char *monitor_compat_id(void)
static void monitor_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
{
Monitor *mon = MONITOR(uc);
- AioContext *ctx;
if (mon->chardev_id) {
Chardev *chr = qemu_chr_find(mon->chardev_id);
@@ -680,11 +689,18 @@ static void monitor_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
mon_iothread = iothread_create("mon_iothread", &error_abort);
}
- ctx = iothread_get_aio_context(mon_iothread);
+ mon->iothread = mon_iothread;
+ mon->iothread_qom_path = object_get_canonical_path(OBJECT(mon));
+ const IOThreadHolder io_holder = {
+ .type = IO_THREAD_HOLDER_KIND_QOM_OBJECT,
+ .u.qom_object.qom_path = mon->iothread_qom_path,
+ };
+
+ mon->ctx = iothread_ref_and_get_aio_context(mon->iothread, &io_holder);
} else {
- ctx = qemu_get_aio_context();
+ mon->ctx = qemu_get_aio_context();
}
- mon->accept_input_bh = aio_bh_new(ctx, monitor_accept_input, mon);
+ mon->accept_input_bh = aio_bh_new(mon->ctx, monitor_accept_input, mon);
}
int monitor_new(MonitorOptions *opts, bool allow_hmp, Error **errp)
diff --git a/monitor/qmp.c b/monitor/qmp.c
index aec0315775..e235302fb3 100644
--- a/monitor/qmp.c
+++ b/monitor/qmp.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static void monitor_qmp_caps_reset(MonitorQMP *mon)
memset(mon->capab_offered, 0, sizeof(mon->capab_offered));
memset(mon->capab, 0, sizeof(mon->capab));
mon->capab_offered[QMP_CAPABILITY_OOB] =
- monitor_requires_iothread(MONITOR(mon));
+ MONITOR(mon)->iothread != NULL;
}
static void qmp_request_free(QMPRequest *req)
@@ -678,8 +678,8 @@ static void monitor_qmp_setup_handlers_bh(void *opaque)
MonitorQMP *mon = opaque;
GMainContext *context;
- assert(monitor_requires_iothread(MONITOR(mon)));
- context = iothread_get_g_main_context(mon_iothread);
+ assert(MONITOR(mon)->iothread);
+ context = iothread_get_g_main_context(MONITOR(mon)->iothread);
assert(context);
qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(&mon->parent_obj.chr, monitor_can_read,
monitor_qmp_read, monitor_qmp_event,
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static void monitor_qmp_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
qemu_chr_fe_set_echo(&mon->parent_obj.chr, true);
- if (monitor_requires_iothread(MONITOR(mon))) {
+ if (MONITOR(mon)->iothread) {
/*
* Make sure the old iowatch is gone. It's possible when
* e.g. the chardev is in client mode, with wait=on.
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ static void monitor_qmp_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
* thread. Schedule a bottom half.
*/
mon->setup_pending = true;
- aio_bh_schedule_oneshot(iothread_get_aio_context(mon_iothread),
+ aio_bh_schedule_oneshot(MONITOR(mon)->ctx,
monitor_qmp_setup_handlers_bh, mon);
/* The bottom half will add @mon to @mon_list */
} else {
@@ -788,8 +788,8 @@ static bool monitor_qmp_prepare_delete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
}
/* Synchronize with in-flight iothread callbacks. */
- if (monitor_requires_iothread(mon)) {
- aio_wait_bh_oneshot(iothread_get_aio_context(mon_iothread),
+ if (mon->iothread) {
+ aio_wait_bh_oneshot(mon->ctx,
monitor_qmp_iothread_quiesce, NULL);
}
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-11 10:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-11 10:06 [PATCH V16 00/13] iothread: Support tracking and querying IOThread holder Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:06 ` [PATCH V16 01/13] iothread: introduce holder tracking Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:06 ` [PATCH V16 02/13] iothread: add holder-aware AioContext accessors Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:06 ` [PATCH V16 03/13] block/export: track IOThread references Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:07 ` Zhang Chen [this message]
2026-09-11 10:07 ` [PATCH V16 05/13] virtio-vq-mapping: track iothread-vq-mapping references using device path Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:07 ` [PATCH V16 06/13] virtio: track IOThread references for thread pinning Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:07 ` [PATCH V16 07/13] net/colo: track IOThread references using path-based holder Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:07 ` [PATCH V16 08/13] virtio-balloon: Update tracking iothread users with holder Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:07 ` [PATCH V16 09/13] vfio-user/proxy: Update tracking iothread users with holder name Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:07 ` [PATCH V16 10/13] xen-block: " Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:07 ` [PATCH V16 11/13] monitor/hmp: display IOThread holders Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:07 ` [PATCH V16 12/13] iothread: make legacy AioContext getter explicitly unsafe Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:07 ` [PATCH V16 13/13] tests/unit/iothread: update AioContext ref/put helpers Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 10:52 ` [PATCH V16 00/13] iothread: Support tracking and querying IOThread holder Markus Armbruster
2026-09-11 12:53 ` Zhang Chen
2026-09-11 13:36 ` Markus Armbruster
2026-09-11 14:26 ` Zhang Chen
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