Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC PATCH v1 05/10] cpu: Abstract CPU core type

[Igor Mammedov <imammedo@redhat.com>]

On Mon, 7 Mar 2016 14:36:55 +1100
David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 04, 2016 at 07:07:20PM +0100, Igor Mammedov wrote:
> > On Fri, 4 Mar 2016 16:32:53 +0530
> > Bharata B Rao <bharata@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> >   
> > > On Fri, Mar 04, 2016 at 11:38:45AM +0100, Igor Mammedov wrote:  
> > > > On Fri,  4 Mar 2016 12:24:16 +0530
> > > > Bharata B Rao <bharata@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> > > >     
> > > > > Add an abstract CPU core type that could be used by machines that want
> > > > > to define and hotplug CPUs in core granularity.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Bharata B Rao <bharata@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  hw/cpu/Makefile.objs  |  1 +
> > > > >  hw/cpu/core.c         | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  include/hw/cpu/core.h | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  3 files changed, 75 insertions(+)
> > > > >  create mode 100644 hw/cpu/core.c
> > > > >  create mode 100644 include/hw/cpu/core.h
> > > > > 
> > > > > diff --git a/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs b/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs
> > > > > index 0954a18..942a4bb 100644
> > > > > --- a/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs
> > > > > +++ b/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs
> > > > > @@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ARM11MPCORE) += arm11mpcore.o
> > > > >  obj-$(CONFIG_REALVIEW) += realview_mpcore.o
> > > > >  obj-$(CONFIG_A9MPCORE) += a9mpcore.o
> > > > >  obj-$(CONFIG_A15MPCORE) += a15mpcore.o
> > > > > +obj-y += core.o
> > > > >  
> > > > > diff --git a/hw/cpu/core.c b/hw/cpu/core.c
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 0000000..d8caf37
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/hw/cpu/core.c
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
> > > > > +/*
> > > > > + * CPU core abstract device
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Bharata B Rao <bharata@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
> > > > > + * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
> > > > > + */
> > > > > +#include "hw/cpu/core.h"
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static char *core_prop_get_slot(Object *obj, Error **errp)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +    CPUCore *core = CPU_CORE(obj);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +    return g_strdup(core->slot);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static void core_prop_set_slot(Object *obj, const char *val, Error **errp)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +    CPUCore *core = CPU_CORE(obj);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +    core->slot = g_strdup(val);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static void cpu_core_instance_init(Object *obj)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +    object_property_add_str(obj, "slot", core_prop_get_slot, core_prop_set_slot,
> > > > > +                            NULL);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static const TypeInfo cpu_core_type_info = {
> > > > > +    .name = TYPE_CPU_CORE,
> > > > > +    .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
> > > > > +    .abstract = true,
> > > > > +    .instance_size = sizeof(CPUCore),
> > > > > +    .instance_init = cpu_core_instance_init,
> > > > > +};
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static void cpu_core_register_types(void)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +    type_register_static(&cpu_core_type_info);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +type_init(cpu_core_register_types)
> > > > > diff --git a/include/hw/cpu/core.h b/include/hw/cpu/core.h
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 0000000..2daa724
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/include/hw/cpu/core.h
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
> > > > > +/*
> > > > > + * CPU core abstract device
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Bharata B Rao <bharata@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
> > > > > + * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
> > > > > + */
> > > > > +#ifndef HW_CPU_CORE_H
> > > > > +#define HW_CPU_CORE_H
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#include "qemu/osdep.h"
> > > > > +#include "hw/qdev.h"
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#define TYPE_CPU_CORE "cpu-core"
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#define CPU_CORE(obj) \
> > > > > +    OBJECT_CHECK(CPUCore, (obj), TYPE_CPU_CORE)
> > > > > +
> > > > > +typedef struct CPUCore {
> > > > > +    /*< private >*/
> > > > > +    DeviceState parent_obj;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +    /*< public >*/
> > > > > +    char *slot;
> > > > > +} CPUCore;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#define CPU_CORE_SLOT_PROP "slot"    
> > > > as it's generic property I'd rename to 'core' so it would fit all users    
> > > 
> > > Ok. Also note that this is a string property which is associated with the
> > > link name (string) that we created from machine object to this core. I think
> > > it would be ideal if this becomes an interger  property in which case it
> > > becomes easier to feed the core location into your CPUSlotProperties.core.  
> > agreed, it should be core number.  
> 
> The slot stuff is continuing to confuse me a bit.  I see that we need
> some kind of "address" value, but how best to do it is not clear to
> me.
> 
> Changing this to an integer sounds like it's probably a good idea.
> I'm a bit wary of just calling it "core" though.  Do all platforms
> even necessarily have a core id?
platform's that don't have core concept could or even should
use its own base type (i.e. not cpu-core).
Numeric code id should work for x86, ARM and Power.

> I'm wondering if the addressing is something that needs to move the
> the platform specific subtypes, while some other stuff can move to the
> generic base type.
core id looks to me as cpu-core property but I won't object if
it will be moved to subtype as so far only Power would have it.

What I'd prefer to keep is consistent naming of properties
if it's possible, i.e. property 'core' which makes sense for x86, ARM, and Power
from enduser point of view.

> 
> > > > on top of that I'd add numeric 'threads' property to base class so
> > > > all derived cores would inherit it.
> > > > 
> > > > Then as easy integration with -smp threads=x, a machine could push
> > > > a global variable 'cpu-core.threads=[smp_threads]' which would
> > > > make every created cpu-core object to have threads set
> > > > at instance_init() time (device_init).
> > > > 
> > > > That way user won't have to specify 'threads=y' for every
> > > >   device_add spapr-core,core=x
> > > > as it will be taken from global property 'cpu-core.threads'
> > > > but if user wishes he/she still could override global by explicitly
> > > > providing thread property at device_add time:
> > > >   device_add spapr-core,core=x,threads=y
> > > > 
> > > > wrt this series it would mean, instead of creating threads in property
> > > > setter, delaying threads creation to core.realize() time,
> > > > but since realize is allowed to fail it should be fine do so.    
> > > 
> > > Ok that would suit us as there are two properties on which thread creation
> > > is dependent upon: nr_threads and cpu_model. If thread objects can be
> > > created at core realize time, then we don't have to resort to the ugliness
> > > of creating the threads from either of the property setters. I always
> > > assumed that we shouldn't be creating objects from realize, but if that
> > > is fine, it is good.  
> > since realize is allowed to fail, it should be safe from hotplug pov
> > to create internal objects there, as far as proper cleanups are done
> > for failure path.  
> 
[...]
> I'm not clear from the above if you're also intending to move at least
> the adding of the threads as child properties is supposed to go into
> the base type,
I'm not sure that I've got question, could you please rephrase?

> but that also sounds like a good idea, again for
> consistency.
>