From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 268D8C4167B for ; Tue, 5 Dec 2023 12:45:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rAUmr-0004Ye-Gp; Tue, 05 Dec 2023 07:44:29 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rAUmj-0004YN-JD for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 05 Dec 2023 07:44:22 -0500 Received: from smtp-out2.suse.de ([2a07:de40:b251:101:10:150:64:2]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rAUmg-0002aV-Er for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 05 Dec 2023 07:44:19 -0500 Received: from imap1.dmz-prg2.suse.org (imap1.dmz-prg2.suse.org [IPv6:2a07:de40:b281:104:10:150:64:97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by smtp-out2.suse.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 32C1D1F7AB; Tue, 5 Dec 2023 12:44:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from imap1.dmz-prg2.suse.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by imap1.dmz-prg2.suse.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id ACF6F136CF; Tue, 5 Dec 2023 12:44:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from dovecot-director2.suse.de ([2a07:de40:b281:106:10:150:64:167]) by imap1.dmz-prg2.suse.org with ESMTPSA id P67JHB4bb2WQIgAAD6G6ig (envelope-from ); Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:44:14 +0000 From: Fabiano Rosas To: Peter Xu Cc: Steven Sistare , qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Juan Quintela , Paolo Bonzini , Thomas Huth , =?utf-8?Q?Daniel_P=2E_Berrang=C3=A9?= , Leonardo Bras Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 05/14] migration: propagate suspended runstate In-Reply-To: References: <1701380247-340457-1-git-send-email-steven.sistare@oracle.com> <1701380247-340457-6-git-send-email-steven.sistare@oracle.com> <87r0k1n4r7.fsf@suse.de> <87o7f5n08z.fsf@suse.de> Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 09:44:12 -0300 Message-ID: <87cyvkn7j7.fsf@suse.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spamd-Bar: ++++++++ Authentication-Results: smtp-out2.suse.de; dkim=none; dmarc=fail reason="No valid SPF, No valid DKIM" header.from=suse.de (policy=none); spf=softfail (smtp-out2.suse.de: 2a07:de40:b281:104:10:150:64:97 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of farosas@suse.de) smtp.mailfrom=farosas@suse.de X-Rspamd-Server: rspamd2 X-Spamd-Result: default: False [8.93 / 50.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; SPAMHAUS_XBL(0.00)[2a07:de40:b281:104:10:150:64:97:from]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; R_SPF_SOFTFAIL(4.60)[~all:c]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[]; NEURAL_SPAM_LONG(2.14)[0.612]; RCPT_COUNT_SEVEN(0.00)[8]; FUZZY_BLOCKED(0.00)[rspamd.com]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(2.20)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; DMARC_POLICY_SOFTFAIL(0.10)[suse.de : No valid SPF, No valid DKIM,none] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 32C1D1F7AB Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a07:de40:b251:101:10:150:64:2; envelope-from=farosas@suse.de; helo=smtp-out2.suse.de X-Spam_score_int: -41 X-Spam_score: -4.2 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.2 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Peter Xu writes: > On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 06:09:16PM -0300, Fabiano Rosas wrote: >> Right, I got your point. I just think we could avoid designing this new >> string format by creating new fields with the extra space: >> >> typedef struct QEMU_PACKED { >> uint32_t size; >> uint8_t runstate[50]; >> uint8_t unused[50]; >> RunState state; >> bool received; >> } GlobalState; >> >> In my mind this works seamlessly, or am I mistaken? > > I think what you proposed should indeed work. > > Currently it's: > > .fields = (VMStateField[]) { > VMSTATE_UINT32(size, GlobalState), > VMSTATE_BUFFER(runstate, GlobalState), > VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST() > }, > > I had a quick look at vmstate_info_buffer, it mostly only get()/put() those > buffers with its sizeof(), so looks all fine. For sure in all cases we'd > better test it to verify. > > One side note is since we so far use qapi_enum_parse() for the runstate, I > think the "size" is not ever used.. > > If we do want a split, IMHO we can consider making runstate[] even smaller > to just free up the rest spaces all in one shot: > > typedef struct QEMU_PACKED { > uint32_t size; > /* > * Assuming 16 is good enough to fit all possible runstate strings.. > * This field must be a string ending with '\0'. > */ > uint8_t runstate[16]; > /* 0x00 when QEMU doesn't support it, or "0"/"1" to reflect its state */ > uint8_t vm_was_suspended[1]; > /* > * Still free of use space. Note that we only have 99 bytes for use > * because the last byte (the 100th byte) must be zero due to legacy > * reasons, if not it may be set to zero after loaded on dest QEMU. > */ I'd add a 'uint8_t reserved;' to go along with this comment instead of leaving a hole.