[virtio-dev] [PATCH v1 0/2] Virtio-balloon Updates

[virtio-dev] [PATCH v1 0/2] Virtio-balloon Updates

[Wei Wang]

This patch series adds 2 features to the virtio-balloon spec.
The VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT feature supports guest to report
free page hints to host.
The VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON feature supports guest to report the
memory poison value to host.

Wei Wang (2):
  content/virtio-balloon: VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT
  content/virtio-balloon: VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON

 content.tex | 140 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 134 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

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[virtio-dev] [PATCH v1 1/2] content/virtio-balloon: VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT

[Wei Wang]

The VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT feature supports driver reporting
free page hints to the device.

Live migration can use the virtio-balloon device to get the guest free
page hints, and avoid sending those free pages. It is not concerned that
the memory pages are used (e.g. guest reclaimed some of them due to memory
pressure) after they are given to the device as hints of free pages,
because they will be tracked by the hypervisor and transferred in the
subsequent round if they are used and written.

Suggested-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@intel.com>
---
 content.tex | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 116 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
index c346183..673c891 100644
--- a/content.tex
+++ b/content.tex
@@ -4367,9 +4367,9 @@ The traditional virtio memory balloon device is a primitive device for
 managing guest memory: the device asks for a certain amount of
 memory, and the driver supplies it (or withdraws it, if the device
 has more than it asks for). This allows the guest to adapt to
-changes in allowance of underlying physical memory. If the
-feature is negotiated, the device can also be used to communicate
-guest memory statistics to the host.
+changes in allowance of underlying physical memory. The device can
+also be used to communicate guest memory statistics and guest free
+memory pages to the host when the related features are negotiated.
 
 \subsection{Device ID}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device ID}
   5
@@ -4378,11 +4378,14 @@ guest memory statistics to the host.
 \begin{description}
 \item[0] inflateq
 \item[1] deflateq
-\item[2] statsq.
+\item[2] statsq
+\item[3] freepageq
 \end{description}
 
   Virtqueue 2 only exists if VIRTIO_BALLON_F_STATS_VQ set.
 
+  Virtqueue 3 only exists if VIRTIO_BALLON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT set.
+
 \subsection{Feature bits}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Feature bits}
 \begin{description}
 \item[VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST (0)] Host has to be told before
@@ -4392,6 +4395,8 @@ guest memory statistics to the host.
     memory statistics is present.
 \item[VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM (2) ] Deflate balloon on
     guest out of memory condition.
+\item[VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT(3) ] Guest reports free pages
+    to host.
 
 \end{description}
 
@@ -4415,16 +4420,32 @@ allow guest to use memory before notifying host if
 VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST is not negotiated.
 
 \subsection{Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device configuration layout}
-  Both fields of this configuration
-  are always available.
+
+\begin{lstlisting}
+#define VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN 0x80000000
+#define VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP 0x0
+#define VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE 0x1
+\end{lstlisting}
 
 \begin{lstlisting}
 struct virtio_balloon_config {
         le32 num_pages;
         le32 actual;
+        le32 free_page_report_cmd_id;
 };
 \end{lstlisting}
 
+\field{num_pages} and \field{actual} are always available.
+
+\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} is available if
+VIRTIO_BALLON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT negotiated.
+
+\devicenormative{\subsubsection}{Device configuration layout}{Device Types / Traditional Memory Balloon Device / Device configuration layout}
+
+The device MUST NOT set \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to a value
+between \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE} and
+\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN} exclusive.
+
 \subparagraph{Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device
 configuration layout / Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}
 When using the legacy interface, transitional devices and drivers
@@ -4448,8 +4469,20 @@ The device initialization process is outlined below:
   \item DRIVER_OK is set: device operation begins.
   \item Notify the device about the stats virtqueue buffer.
   \end{enumerate}
+
+\item If the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT feature bit is
+  negotiated:
+  \begin{enumerate}
+  \item Identify the free page virtqueue.
+  \item Set \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to
+    \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN}.
+  \item Register a notifier with an external component (e.g. a live
+        migration agent) who will request for the free page reporting
+        from the driver.
+  \end{enumerate}
 \end{enumerate}
 
+
 \subsection{Device Operation}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device Operation}
 
 The device is driven either by the receipt of a configuration
@@ -4718,6 +4751,83 @@ first buffer.
   allocations in the guest.
 \end{description}
 
+\subsubsection{Free Page Reporting}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device Operation / Free Page Reporting}
+
+The free page reporting is driven by the device. The device MAY
+request the driver to start or stop the free page reporting.
+
+A request to start the free page reporting proceeds as follows:
+
+\begin{enumerate}
+\item The device updates \field{free_page_report_cmd_id}: if it has
+  reached the maximum value, 0xffffffff, resets it to
+  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN}. Otherwise, increments it by 1.
+\item The device sends a configuration notification to the driver.
+\item The driver reads \field{free_page_report_cmd_id}: if it is not
+  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP},
+  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE}, and different from the value it
+  read last time, start free page reporting as follows:
+  \begin{enumerate}
+  \item Write the received \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to a
+    buffer and add it to the free page virtqueue to indicate the start
+    of the reporting.
+  \item Collect free pages and write each page address into an entry
+    of the virtqueue.
+  \item Write \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP} into a buffer and add
+    it to the free page virtqueue, which signifies that all the free
+    pages are reported.
+  \end{enumerate}
+    A driver to device notification is sent in the above steps after
+    adding a buffer or address to the virtqueue if the notification
+    is not suppressed.
+\item The device pops entries from the virtqueue: it starts to consume
+  the addresses after it receives the buffer that stores a value which
+  equals to \field{free_page_report_cmd_id}, and stops the address
+  consumption after receiving a buffer which stores
+  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}.
+\end{enumerate}
+
+A request to actively stop the free page reporting proceeds as
+follows:
+
+\begin{enumerate}
+\item The device sets \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to
+  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}, followed by a configuration
+  notification to the driver if not suppressed.
+\item The driver reads \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} and identifies
+  that it is \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}, then it stops
+  collecting free pages.
+\item The driver writes \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP} into a
+  buffer and adds it to the virtqueue.
+\item The device stops poping entires from the virtqueue
+  after receiving the buffer that stores
+  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}.
+\end{enumerate}
+
+
+The device can end the free page reporting by setting
+\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE},
+followed by a configuration notification to the driver.
+
+\drivernormative{\paragraph}{Free Page Reporting}{Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device Operation / Free Page Reporting}
+Normative statements in this section apply if and only if the
+VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT feature has been negotiated.
+
+The driver SHOULD add the addresses of free pages as input buffers
+to the virtqueue.
+
+The driver SHOULD add the buffer that stores the value of
+\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} or \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}
+as an output buffer to the virtqueue.
+
+The driver SHOULD use different buffers to send the the value of
+\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} and
+\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP} to avoid one being overwritten by
+another when the device has a delay in reading the command.
+
+The driver SHOULD release all the collected free pages after receiving
+\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE}.
+
 \section{SCSI Host Device}\label{sec:Device Types / SCSI Host Device}
 
 The virtio SCSI host device groups together one or more virtual
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[virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] content/virtio-balloon: VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 06:27:46PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote:
> The VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT feature supports driver reporting
> free page hints to the device.
> 
> Live migration can use the virtio-balloon device to get the guest free
> page hints, and avoid sending those free pages. It is not concerned that
> the memory pages are used (e.g. guest reclaimed some of them due to memory
> pressure) after they are given to the device as hints of free pages,
> because they will be tracked by the hypervisor and transferred in the
> subsequent round if they are used and written.
> 
> Suggested-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@intel.com>
> ---
>  content.tex | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 116 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> index c346183..673c891 100644
> --- a/content.tex
> +++ b/content.tex
> @@ -4367,9 +4367,9 @@ The traditional virtio memory balloon device is a primitive device for
>  managing guest memory: the device asks for a certain amount of
>  memory, and the driver supplies it (or withdraws it, if the device
>  has more than it asks for). This allows the guest to adapt to
> -changes in allowance of underlying physical memory. If the
> -feature is negotiated, the device can also be used to communicate
> -guest memory statistics to the host.
> +changes in allowance of underlying physical memory. The device can
> +also be used to communicate guest memory statistics and guest free
> +memory pages to the host when the related features are negotiated.


Do we have to mention "pages"? How about "free memory" everywhere?

>  
>  \subsection{Device ID}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device ID}
>    5
> @@ -4378,11 +4378,14 @@ guest memory statistics to the host.
>  \begin{description}
>  \item[0] inflateq
>  \item[1] deflateq
> -\item[2] statsq.
> +\item[2] statsq
> +\item[3] freepageq
>  \end{description}
>  
>    Virtqueue 2 only exists if VIRTIO_BALLON_F_STATS_VQ set.
>  
> +  Virtqueue 3 only exists if VIRTIO_BALLON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT set.
> +
>  \subsection{Feature bits}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Feature bits}
>  \begin{description}
>  \item[VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST (0)] Host has to be told before
> @@ -4392,6 +4395,8 @@ guest memory statistics to the host.
>      memory statistics is present.
>  \item[VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM (2) ] Deflate balloon on
>      guest out of memory condition.
> +\item[VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT(3) ] Guest reports free pages
> +    to host.
>  
>  \end{description}
>  
> @@ -4415,16 +4420,32 @@ allow guest to use memory before notifying host if
>  VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST is not negotiated.
>  
>  \subsection{Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device configuration layout}
> -  Both fields of this configuration
> -  are always available.
> +
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +#define VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN 0x80000000

Let's define MAX too for consistency?

> +#define VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP 0x0
> +#define VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE 0x1
> +\end{lstlisting}
>  
>  \begin{lstlisting}
>  struct virtio_balloon_config {
>          le32 num_pages;
>          le32 actual;
> +        le32 free_page_report_cmd_id;
>  };
>  \end{lstlisting}
>  
> +\field{num_pages} and \field{actual} are always available.
> +
> +\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} is available if
> +VIRTIO_BALLON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT negotiated.
> +
> +\devicenormative{\subsubsection}{Device configuration layout}{Device Types / Traditional Memory Balloon Device / Device configuration layout}
> +
> +The device MUST NOT set \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to a value
> +between \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE} and
> +\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN} exclusive.

Exclusive is confusing since you can include one edge or
both.

Let's write it up positively. So the only legal values are
VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN to VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MAX
inclusive or VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP?

> +
>  \subparagraph{Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device
>  configuration layout / Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}
>  When using the legacy interface, transitional devices and drivers
> @@ -4448,8 +4469,20 @@ The device initialization process is outlined below:
>    \item DRIVER_OK is set: device operation begins.
>    \item Notify the device about the stats virtqueue buffer.
>    \end{enumerate}
> +
> +\item If the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT feature bit is
> +  negotiated:
> +  \begin{enumerate}
> +  \item Identify the free page virtqueue.
> +  \item Set \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to
> +    \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN}.

Does driver does it or the device?
And does it have to be MIN? Why?

Should not driver *read* the ID instead?

> +  \item Register a notifier with an external component (e.g. a live
> +        migration agent) who will request for the free page reporting
> +        from the driver.

Spec only operates in terms of driver and device.
I don't know what does above mean in these terms
but please restate it accordingly.
No notifiers live migration agents and external (to what?) components please.

> +  \end{enumerate}
>  \end{enumerate}
>  
> +

don't add more empty lines pls.

>  \subsection{Device Operation}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device Operation}
>  
>  The device is driven either by the receipt of a configuration
> @@ -4718,6 +4751,83 @@ first buffer.
>    allocations in the guest.
>  \end{description}
>  
> +\subsubsection{Free Page Reporting}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device Operation / Free Page Reporting}
> +
> +The free page reporting is driven by the device. The device MAY
> +request the driver to start or stop the free page reporting.
> +
> +A request to start the free page reporting proceeds as follows:
> +
> +\begin{enumerate}
> +\item The device updates \field{free_page_report_cmd_id}: if it has
> +  reached the maximum value, 0xffffffff, resets it to
> +  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN}. Otherwise, increments it by 1.
> +\item The device sends a configuration notification to the driver.

that's configuration change notification

> +\item The driver reads \field{free_page_report_cmd_id}: if it is not
> +  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP},
> +  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE}, and different from the value it
> +  read last time, start free page reporting as follows:
> +  \begin{enumerate}
> +  \item Write the received \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to a
> +    buffer and add it to the free page virtqueue to indicate the start
> +    of the reporting.
> +  \item Collect free pages and write each page address into an entry
> +    of the virtqueue.

Spec does not define terms such as entry for virtqueue or writing
into virtqueue.

What you mean is add each page as an input buffer to the
virtqueue I think?


Also are there any alignment assumptions? What does "page" mean here
generally? A size aligned physically contigious region of free memory?


> +  \item Write \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP} into a buffer and add
> +    it to the free page virtqueue, which signifies that all the free
> +    pages are reported.

better "that free page reporting is complete"?

> +  \end{enumerate}
> +    A driver to device notification is sent in the above steps after
> +    adding a buffer or address to the virtqueue if the notification
> +    is not suppressed.
> +\item The device pops entries from the virtqueue:

We don't  define "pops" for devices either.

The terminology we use is something like
"processes availble buffers".

Please look at other examples.

> it starts to consume
> +  the addresses

Need to define what does "consume" mean here.

> after it receives the buffer that stores a value which
> +  equals to \field{free_page_report_cmd_id}, and stops the address
> +  consumption after receiving a buffer which stores
> +  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}.
> +\end{enumerate}
> +
> +A request to actively stop the free page reporting proceeds as
> +follows:
> +
> +\begin{enumerate}
> +\item The device sets \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to
> +  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}, followed by a configuration
> +  notification to the driver if not suppressed.
> +\item The driver reads \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} and identifies
> +  that it is \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}, then it stops
> +  collecting free pages.
> +\item The driver writes \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP} into a
> +  buffer and adds it to the virtqueue.
> +\item The device stops poping entires from the virtqueue
> +  after receiving the buffer that stores
> +  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}.
> +\end{enumerate}
> +
> +
> +The device can end the free page reporting by setting
> +\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE},
> +followed by a configuration notification to the driver.
> +
> +\drivernormative{\paragraph}{Free Page Reporting}{Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device Operation / Free Page Reporting}
> +Normative statements in this section apply if and only if the
> +VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT feature has been negotiated.

So just say

if VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT has been negotiated:

and then proceed.

> +
> +The driver SHOULD add the addresses of free pages as input buffers
> +to the virtqueue.
> +
> +The driver SHOULD add the buffer that stores the value of
> +\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} or \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}
> +as an output buffer to the virtqueue.
> +
> +The driver SHOULD use different buffers to send the the value of
> +\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} and
> +\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP} to avoid one being overwritten by
> +another when the device has a delay in reading the command.
> +
> +The driver SHOULD release all the collected free pages after receiving
> +\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE}.
> +
>  \section{SCSI Host Device}\label{sec:Device Types / SCSI Host Device}
>  
>  The virtio SCSI host device groups together one or more virtual
> -- 
> 2.7.4

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[virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] content/virtio-balloon: VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT

[Wei Wang]

On 01/15/2019 02:58 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 06:27:46PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote:
>
>   
> +\field{num_pages} and \field{actual} are always available.
> +
> +\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} is available if
> +VIRTIO_BALLON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT negotiated.
> +
> +\devicenormative{\subsubsection}{Device configuration layout}{Device Types / Traditional Memory Balloon Device / Device configuration layout}
> +
> +The device MUST NOT set \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to a value
> +between \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE} and
> +\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN} exclusive.
> Exclusive is confusing since you can include one edge or
> both.
>
> Let's write it up positively. So the only legal values are
> VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN to VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MAX
> inclusive or VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP?

OK, plan to change it:

The device MUST set a legal value to \field{free_page_report_cmd_id}:
a value between \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN} and
\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MAX} inclusive,
\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}, or
\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE}.



>> +
>>   \subparagraph{Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device
>>   configuration layout / Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}
>>   When using the legacy interface, transitional devices and drivers
>> @@ -4448,8 +4469,20 @@ The device initialization process is outlined below:
>>     \item DRIVER_OK is set: device operation begins.
>>     \item Notify the device about the stats virtqueue buffer.
>>     \end{enumerate}
>> +
>> +\item If the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT feature bit is
>> +  negotiated:
>> +  \begin{enumerate}
>> +  \item Identify the free page virtqueue.
>> +  \item Set \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to
>> +    \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN}.
> Does driver does it or the device?
> And does it have to be MIN? Why?
>
> Should not driver *read* the ID instead?

Yes, the device sets the value and the driver reads it. Probably not 
necessarily have to be MIN.
Plan to change:

\item If the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT feature bit is
   negotiated:
   \begin{enumerate}
   \item Identify the free page virtqueue.
   \item Set \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to a legal value.
   \end{enumerate}



>
>> +  \item Register a notifier with an external component (e.g. a live
>> +        migration agent) who will request for the free page reporting
>> +        from the driver.
> Spec only operates in terms of driver and device.
> I don't know what does above mean in these terms
> but please restate it accordingly.
> No notifiers live migration agents and external (to what?) components please.

OK, removed this part.

>> +\item The driver reads \field{free_page_report_cmd_id}: if it is not
>> +  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP},
>> +  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE}, and different from the value it
>> +  read last time, start free page reporting as follows:
>> +  \begin{enumerate}
>> +  \item Write the received \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to a
>> +    buffer and add it to the free page virtqueue to indicate the start
>> +    of the reporting.
>> +  \item Collect free pages and write each page address into an entry
>> +    of the virtqueue.
> Spec does not define terms such as entry for virtqueue or writing
> into virtqueue.
>
> What you mean is add each page as an input buffer to the
> virtqueue I think?
>
>
> Also are there any alignment assumptions? What does "page" mean here
> generally? A size aligned physically contigious region of free memory?
>

OK, thanks for your suggestions.

Here is the rewording (changed page to memory):

\begin{enumerate}
\item The device updates \field{free_page_report_cmd_id}: if it has
   reached \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MAX}, resets it to
   \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN}. Otherwise, increments it by 1.
\item The device sends a configuration change notification to the
   driver.
\item The driver reads \field{free_page_report_cmd_id}: if it is not
   \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP},
   \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE}, and different from the value it
   read last time, start free page reporting as follows:
   \begin{enumerate}
   \item Write the received \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to a
     buffer from the free page virtqueue.
   \item Write addresses of guest free memory to buffers from the free
     page virtqueue.
   \item Write \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP} to a buffer from the
     free page virtqueue, which signifies that the guest free memory
     reporting is complete.
   \end{enumerate}
     A driver to device notification is sent in the above steps after
     writing a buffer from the free page virtqueue if the notification
     is not suppressed.
\item The device processes available buffers from the virtqueue and
   stops the processing after it reads a buffer which stores
   \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}.
\end{enumerate}

A request to actively stop the free page reporting proceeds as
follows:

\begin{enumerate}
\item The device sets \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to
   \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}, followed by a configuration
   change notification to the driver if not suppressed.
\item The driver reads \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} and identifies
   that it is \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}, then it stops
   adding buffers to the free page virtqueue.
\item The driver writes \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP} into a
   buffer from virtqueue.
\item The device stops processing the available buffers from the
   virtqueue after receiving the buffer that stores
   \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}.
\end{enumerate}

The device can end the free page reporting by setting
\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE},
followed by a configuration notification to the driver.



>> +
>> +The driver SHOULD add the addresses of free pages as input buffers
>> +to the virtqueue.
>> +
>> +The driver SHOULD add the buffer that stores the value of
>> +\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} or \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP}
>> +as an output buffer to the virtqueue.
>> +
>> +The driver SHOULD use different buffers to send the the value of
>> +\field{free_page_report_cmd_id} and
>> +\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP} to avoid one being overwritten by
>> +another when the device has a delay in reading the command.
>> +
>> +The driver SHOULD release all the collected free pages after receiving
>> +\field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE}.
>> +
>>   \section{SCSI Host Device}\label{sec:Device Types / SCSI Host Device}
>>   
>>   The virtio SCSI host device groups together one or more virtual
>> -- 
>> 2.7.4

The above looks like implementation related, I also plan to remove them.

Thanks for your comments!

Best,
Wei


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[virtio-dev] [PATCH v1 2/2] content/virtio-balloon: VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON

[Wei Wang]

The VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON feature supports guest to report the
memory poison value to host.

Suggested-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@intel.com>
---
 content.tex | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
index 673c891..df3c6c2 100644
--- a/content.tex
+++ b/content.tex
@@ -4397,6 +4397,8 @@ memory pages to the host when the related features are negotiated.
     guest out of memory condition.
 \item[VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT(3) ] Guest reports free pages
     to host.
+\item[VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON(4) ] Indicate if guest is using
+    page poisoning.
 
 \end{description}
 
@@ -4404,6 +4406,10 @@ memory pages to the host when the related features are negotiated.
 The driver SHOULD accept the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST
 feature if offered by the device.
 
+The driver SHOULD accept the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON feature
+only when the guest is using page poison and the feature is offered
+by the device.
+
 \devicenormative{\subsubsection}{Feature bits}{Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Feature bits}
 If the device offers the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST feature
 bit, and if the driver did not accept this feature bit, the
@@ -4432,6 +4438,7 @@ struct virtio_balloon_config {
         le32 num_pages;
         le32 actual;
         le32 free_page_report_cmd_id;
+        le32 poison_val;
 };
 \end{lstlisting}
 
@@ -4440,12 +4447,20 @@ struct virtio_balloon_config {
 \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} is available if
 VIRTIO_BALLON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT negotiated.
 
+\field{poison_val} is available if VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON
+negotiated.
+
 \devicenormative{\subsubsection}{Device configuration layout}{Device Types / Traditional Memory Balloon Device / Device configuration layout}
 
 The device MUST NOT set \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to a value
 between \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE} and
 \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN} exclusive.
 
+\drivernormative{\subsubsection}{Device configuration layout}{Device Types / Traditional Memory Balloon Device / Device configuration layout}
+
+The driver SHOULD write the guest used poison value to
+\field{poison_val} if VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON negotiated.
+
 \subparagraph{Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device
 configuration layout / Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}
 When using the legacy interface, transitional devices and drivers
@@ -4480,6 +4495,9 @@ The device initialization process is outlined below:
         migration agent) who will request for the free page reporting
         from the driver.
   \end{enumerate}
+
+\item If the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON feature bit is negotiated,
+  write the guest used poison value to \field{poison_val}.
 \end{enumerate}
 
 
-- 
2.7.4


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[virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] content/virtio-balloon: VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 06:27:47PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote:
> The VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON feature supports guest to report the
> memory poison value to host.
> 
> Suggested-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@intel.com>
> ---
>  content.tex | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> index 673c891..df3c6c2 100644
> --- a/content.tex
> +++ b/content.tex
> @@ -4397,6 +4397,8 @@ memory pages to the host when the related features are negotiated.
>      guest out of memory condition.
>  \item[VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT(3) ] Guest reports free pages
>      to host.
> +\item[VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON(4) ] Indicate if guest is using
> +    page poisoning.
>  
>  \end{description}
>

So "Guest uses page poisoning and reports the page poisoning value to
host" ?
  
> @@ -4404,6 +4406,10 @@ memory pages to the host when the related features are negotiated.
>  The driver SHOULD accept the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST
>  feature if offered by the device.
>  
> +The driver SHOULD accept the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON feature
> +only when the guest is using page poison and the feature is offered
> +by the device.
> +

So if device offers VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON then
1. driver MUST NOT accept if guest is not using page poisoning?
2.  If guest is using page poisoning it SHOULD accept
?



>  \devicenormative{\subsubsection}{Feature bits}{Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Feature bits}
>  If the device offers the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST feature
>  bit, and if the driver did not accept this feature bit, the
> @@ -4432,6 +4438,7 @@ struct virtio_balloon_config {
>          le32 num_pages;
>          le32 actual;
>          le32 free_page_report_cmd_id;
> +        le32 poison_val;
>  };
>  \end{lstlisting}
>  
> @@ -4440,12 +4447,20 @@ struct virtio_balloon_config {
>  \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} is available if
>  VIRTIO_BALLON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT negotiated.
>  
> +\field{poison_val} is available if VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON
> +negotiated.
> +
>  \devicenormative{\subsubsection}{Device configuration layout}{Device Types / Traditional Memory Balloon Device / Device configuration layout}
>  
>  The device MUST NOT set \field{free_page_report_cmd_id} to a value
>  between \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE} and
>  \field{VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_MIN} exclusive.
>  
> +\drivernormative{\subsubsection}{Device configuration layout}{Device Types / Traditional Memory Balloon Device / Device configuration layout}
> +
> +The driver SHOULD write the guest used poison value to
> +\field{poison_val} if VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON negotiated.
> +

Not MUST?

>  \subparagraph{Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device
>  configuration layout / Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}
>  When using the legacy interface, transitional devices and drivers
> @@ -4480,6 +4495,9 @@ The device initialization process is outlined below:
>          migration agent) who will request for the free page reporting
>          from the driver.
>    \end{enumerate}
> +
> +\item If the VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON feature bit is negotiated,
> +  write the guest used poison value to \field{poison_val}.
>  \end{enumerate}
>  
>  
> -- 
> 2.7.4

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[virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH v1 0/2] Virtio-balloon Updates

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 06:27:45PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote:
> This patch series adds 2 features to the virtio-balloon spec.
> The VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT feature supports guest to report
> free page hints to host.
> The VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON feature supports guest to report the
> memory poison value to host.

So spec comments/patches should go to virtio-comment not virtio-dev really.
And we normally want a github issue to track it,
with the patch including a link to it in a Fixes: tag.

Then once you feel there's a rough concensus you can open
ask the TC to vote on a change proposal.

Another minor suggestion, I think two patches is an overkill, one would
be ok here.
Thanks!


> Wei Wang (2):
>   content/virtio-balloon: VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT
>   content/virtio-balloon: VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON
> 
>  content.tex | 140 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 134 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.7.4

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