Re: [Qemu-devel] [v8 Patch 3/6]Qemu: Cmd "block_set_hostcache" for dynamic cache change

[Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>]

Am 30.10.2011 11:34, schrieb Supriya Kannery:
> New command "block_set_hostcache" added for dynamically changing 
> host pagecache setting of a block device.
> 
> Usage: 
>  block_set_hostcache  <device> <option>
>    <device> = block device
>    <option> = on/off
> 
> Example:
>  (qemu) block_set_hostcache ide0-hd0 off
> 
> Signed-off-by: Supriya Kannery <supriyak@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> ---
>  block.c         |   54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  block.h         |    2 ++
>  blockdev.c      |   26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  blockdev.h      |    2 ++
>  hmp-commands.hx |   14 ++++++++++++++
>  qmp-commands.hx |   27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  6 files changed, 125 insertions(+)
> 
> Index: qemu/block.c
> ===================================================================
> --- qemu.orig/block.c
> +++ qemu/block.c
> @@ -693,6 +693,34 @@ unlink_and_fail:
>      return ret;
>  }
>  
> +int bdrv_reopen(BlockDriverState *bs, int bdrv_flags)
> +{
> +    BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
> +    int ret = 0, open_flags;
> +
> +    /* Quiesce IO for the given block device */
> +    qemu_aio_flush();
> +    if (bdrv_flush(bs)) {
> +        qerror_report(QERR_DATA_SYNC_FAILED, bs->device_name);
> +        return ret;

ret is always 0. I think you wanted to return the return value of
bdrv_flush?

> +    }
> +    open_flags = bs->open_flags;
> +    bdrv_close(bs);
> +
> +    ret = bdrv_open(bs, bs->filename, bdrv_flags, drv);
> +    if (ret < 0) {
> +        /* Reopen failed. Try to open with original flags */
> +        qerror_report(QERR_REOPEN_FILE_FAILED, bs->filename);
> +        ret = bdrv_open(bs, bs->filename, open_flags, drv);
> +        if (ret < 0) {
> +            /* Reopen failed with orig and modified flags */
> +            abort();
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    return ret;
> +}
> +
>  void bdrv_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
>  {
>      if (bs->drv) {
> @@ -730,6 +758,32 @@ void bdrv_close_all(void)
>      }
>  }
>  
> +int bdrv_change_hostcache(BlockDriverState *bs, bool enable_host_cache)
> +{
> +    int bdrv_flags = bs->open_flags;
> +
> +    /* set hostcache flags (without changing WCE/flush bits) */
> +    if (enable_host_cache) {
> +        bdrv_flags &= ~BDRV_O_NOCACHE;
> +    } else {
> +        bdrv_flags |= BDRV_O_NOCACHE;
> +    }
> +
> +    /* If no change in flags, no need to reopen */
> +    if (bdrv_flags == bs->open_flags) {
> +        return 0;
> +    }
> +
> +    if (bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
> +        /* Reopen file with changed set of flags */
> +        return bdrv_reopen(bs, bdrv_flags);
> +    } else {
> +        /* Save hostcache change for future use */
> +        bs->open_flags = bdrv_flags;
> +        return 0;
> +    }

Maybe the !bdrv_is_inserted() case should be handled in bdrv_reopen(). I
think it would be the same for changing other flags.

Kevin