[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4] Improve error handling in do_snapshot_blkdev()

[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4] Improve error handling in do_snapshot_blkdev()

[Jes.Sorensen]

From: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>

In case we cannot open the newly created snapshot image, try to fall
back to the original image file and continue running on that, which
should prevent the guest from aborting.

This is a corner case which can happen if the admin by mistake
specifies the snapshot file on a virtual file system which does not
support O_DIRECT. bdrv_create() does not use O_DIRECT, but the
following open in bdrv_open() does and will then fail.

Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>
---
 blockdev.c |   23 +++++++++++++++++------
 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 0690cc8..ecf2252 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -574,9 +574,10 @@ int do_snapshot_blkdev(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
     const char *filename = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "snapshot_file");
     const char *format = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "format");
     BlockDriverState *bs;
-    BlockDriver *drv, *proto_drv;
+    BlockDriver *drv, *old_drv, *proto_drv;
     int ret = 0;
     int flags;
+    char old_filename[1024];
 
     if (!filename) {
         qerror_report(QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "snapshot_file");
@@ -591,6 +592,11 @@ int do_snapshot_blkdev(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
         goto out;
     }
 
+    pstrcpy(old_filename, sizeof(old_filename), bs->filename);
+
+    old_drv = bs->drv;
+    flags = bs->open_flags;
+
     if (!format) {
         format = "qcow2";
     }
@@ -610,7 +616,7 @@ int do_snapshot_blkdev(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
     }
 
     ret = bdrv_img_create(filename, format, bs->filename,
-                          bs->drv->format_name, NULL, -1, bs->open_flags);
+                          bs->drv->format_name, NULL, -1, flags);
     if (ret) {
         goto out;
     }
@@ -618,15 +624,20 @@ int do_snapshot_blkdev(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
     qemu_aio_flush();
     bdrv_flush(bs);
 
-    flags = bs->open_flags;
     bdrv_close(bs);
     ret = bdrv_open(bs, filename, flags, drv);
     /*
-     * If reopening the image file we just created fails, we really
-     * are in trouble :(
+     * If reopening the image file we just created fails, fall back
+     * and try to re-open the original image. If that fails too, we
+     * are in serious trouble.
      */
     if (ret != 0) {
-        abort();
+        ret = bdrv_open(bs, old_filename, flags, old_drv);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            qerror_report(QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, old_filename);
+        } else {
+            qerror_report(QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, filename);
+        }
     }
 out:
     if (ret) {
-- 
1.7.4

[Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH v4] Improve error handling in do_snapshot_blkdev()

[Anthony Liguori]

On 03/09/2011 04:20 AM, Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com wrote:
> From: Jes Sorensen<Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>
>
> In case we cannot open the newly created snapshot image, try to fall
> back to the original image file and continue running on that, which
> should prevent the guest from aborting.
>
> This is a corner case which can happen if the admin by mistake
> specifies the snapshot file on a virtual file system which does not
> support O_DIRECT. bdrv_create() does not use O_DIRECT, but the
> following open in bdrv_open() does and will then fail.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen<Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>
> ---
>   blockdev.c |   23 +++++++++++++++++------
>   1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
> index 0690cc8..ecf2252 100644
> --- a/blockdev.c
> +++ b/blockdev.c
> @@ -574,9 +574,10 @@ int do_snapshot_blkdev(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
>       const char *filename = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "snapshot_file");
>       const char *format = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "format");
>       BlockDriverState *bs;
> -    BlockDriver *drv, *proto_drv;
> +    BlockDriver *drv, *old_drv, *proto_drv;
>       int ret = 0;
>       int flags;
> +    char old_filename[1024];
>
>       if (!filename) {
>           qerror_report(QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "snapshot_file");
> @@ -591,6 +592,11 @@ int do_snapshot_blkdev(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
>           goto out;
>       }
>
> +    pstrcpy(old_filename, sizeof(old_filename), bs->filename);
> +
> +    old_drv = bs->drv;
> +    flags = bs->open_flags;
> +
>       if (!format) {
>           format = "qcow2";
>       }
> @@ -610,7 +616,7 @@ int do_snapshot_blkdev(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
>       }
>
>       ret = bdrv_img_create(filename, format, bs->filename,
> -                          bs->drv->format_name, NULL, -1, bs->open_flags);
> +                          bs->drv->format_name, NULL, -1, flags);
>       if (ret) {
>           goto out;
>       }
> @@ -618,15 +624,20 @@ int do_snapshot_blkdev(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
>       qemu_aio_flush();
>       bdrv_flush(bs);
>
> -    flags = bs->open_flags;
>       bdrv_close(bs);
>       ret = bdrv_open(bs, filename, flags, drv);
>       /*
> -     * If reopening the image file we just created fails, we really
> -     * are in trouble :(
> +     * If reopening the image file we just created fails, fall back
> +     * and try to re-open the original image. If that fails too, we
> +     * are in serious trouble.
>        */
>       if (ret != 0) {
> -        abort();
> +        ret = bdrv_open(bs, old_filename, flags, old_drv);
> +        if (ret != 0) {
> +            qerror_report(QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, old_filename);
> +        } else {
> +            qerror_report(QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, filename);
> +        }
>       }

Looks good.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

>   out:
>       if (ret) {