From: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Cc: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>,
hibriansong@gmail.com, qemu-block@nongnu.org,
Hanna Czenczek <hreitz@redhat.com>,
eblake@redhat.com
Subject: [PATCH v5 11/12] aio-posix: add aio_add_sqe() API for user-defined io_uring requests
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:34:10 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251029203411.445852-12-stefanha@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251029203411.445852-1-stefanha@redhat.com>
Introduce the aio_add_sqe() API for submitting io_uring requests in the
current AioContext. This allows other components in QEMU, like the block
layer, to take advantage of io_uring features without creating their own
io_uring context.
This API supports nested event loops just like file descriptor
monitoring and BHs do. This comes at a complexity cost: CQE callbacks
must be placed on a list so that nested event loops can invoke pending
CQE callbacks from parent event loops. If you're wondering why
CqeHandler exists instead of just a callback function pointer, this is
why.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
---
v5:
- Replace cqe_handler_bh with FDMonOps->dispatch() [Kevin]
- Rename AioHandler->cqe_handler field to ->internal_cqe_handler [Kevin]
- Consolidate fdmon-io_uring.c trace-events changes into this commit
v2:
- Fix pre_sqe -> prep_sqe typo [Eric]
- Add #endif terminator comment [Eric]
---
include/block/aio.h | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
util/aio-posix.h | 1 +
util/aio-posix.c | 9 ++++
util/fdmon-io_uring.c | 109 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
util/trace-events | 4 ++
5 files changed, 190 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/block/aio.h b/include/block/aio.h
index b266daa58f..05d1bf4036 100644
--- a/include/block/aio.h
+++ b/include/block/aio.h
@@ -61,6 +61,27 @@ typedef struct LuringState LuringState;
/* Is polling disabled? */
bool aio_poll_disabled(AioContext *ctx);
+#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING
+/*
+ * Each io_uring request must have a unique CqeHandler that processes the cqe.
+ * The lifetime of a CqeHandler must be at least from aio_add_sqe() until
+ * ->cb() invocation.
+ */
+typedef struct CqeHandler CqeHandler;
+struct CqeHandler {
+ /* Called by the AioContext when the request has completed */
+ void (*cb)(CqeHandler *handler);
+
+ /* Used internally, do not access this */
+ QSIMPLEQ_ENTRY(CqeHandler) next;
+
+ /* This field is filled in before ->cb() is called */
+ struct io_uring_cqe cqe;
+};
+
+typedef QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, CqeHandler) CqeHandlerSimpleQ;
+#endif /* CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING */
+
/* Callbacks for file descriptor monitoring implementations */
typedef struct {
/*
@@ -157,6 +178,27 @@ typedef struct {
* Called with list_lock incremented.
*/
void (*gsource_dispatch)(AioContext *ctx, AioHandlerList *ready_list);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING
+ /**
+ * add_sqe: Add an io_uring sqe for submission.
+ * @prep_sqe: invoked with an sqe that should be prepared for submission
+ * @opaque: user-defined argument to @prep_sqe()
+ * @cqe_handler: the unique cqe handler associated with this request
+ *
+ * The caller's @prep_sqe() function is invoked to fill in the details of
+ * the sqe. Do not call io_uring_sqe_set_data() on this sqe.
+ *
+ * The kernel may see the sqe as soon as @prep_sqe() returns or it may take
+ * until the next event loop iteration.
+ *
+ * This function is called from the current AioContext and is not
+ * thread-safe.
+ */
+ void (*add_sqe)(AioContext *ctx,
+ void (*prep_sqe)(struct io_uring_sqe *sqe, void *opaque),
+ void *opaque, CqeHandler *cqe_handler);
+#endif /* CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING */
} FDMonOps;
/*
@@ -274,7 +316,10 @@ struct AioContext {
struct io_uring fdmon_io_uring;
AioHandlerSList submit_list;
gpointer io_uring_fd_tag;
-#endif
+
+ /* Pending callback state for cqe handlers */
+ CqeHandlerSimpleQ cqe_handler_ready_list;
+#endif /* CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING */
/* TimerLists for calling timers - one per clock type. Has its own
* locking.
@@ -782,4 +827,40 @@ void aio_context_set_aio_params(AioContext *ctx, int64_t max_batch);
*/
void aio_context_set_thread_pool_params(AioContext *ctx, int64_t min,
int64_t max, Error **errp);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING
+/**
+ * aio_has_io_uring: Return whether io_uring is available.
+ *
+ * io_uring is either available in all AioContexts or in none, so this only
+ * needs to be called once from within any thread's AioContext.
+ */
+static inline bool aio_has_io_uring(void)
+{
+ AioContext *ctx = qemu_get_current_aio_context();
+ return ctx->fdmon_ops->add_sqe;
+}
+
+/**
+ * aio_add_sqe: Add an io_uring sqe for submission.
+ * @prep_sqe: invoked with an sqe that should be prepared for submission
+ * @opaque: user-defined argument to @prep_sqe()
+ * @cqe_handler: the unique cqe handler associated with this request
+ *
+ * The caller's @prep_sqe() function is invoked to fill in the details of the
+ * sqe. Do not call io_uring_sqe_set_data() on this sqe.
+ *
+ * The sqe is submitted by the current AioContext. The kernel may see the sqe
+ * as soon as @prep_sqe() returns or it may take until the next event loop
+ * iteration.
+ *
+ * When the AioContext is destroyed, pending sqes are ignored and their
+ * CqeHandlers are not invoked.
+ *
+ * This function must be called only when aio_has_io_uring() returns true.
+ */
+void aio_add_sqe(void (*prep_sqe)(struct io_uring_sqe *sqe, void *opaque),
+ void *opaque, CqeHandler *cqe_handler);
+#endif /* CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING */
+
#endif
diff --git a/util/aio-posix.h b/util/aio-posix.h
index dfa1a51c0b..babbfa8314 100644
--- a/util/aio-posix.h
+++ b/util/aio-posix.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct AioHandler {
#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING
QSLIST_ENTRY(AioHandler) node_submitted;
unsigned flags; /* see fdmon-io_uring.c */
+ CqeHandler internal_cqe_handler; /* used for POLL_ADD/POLL_REMOVE */
#endif
int64_t poll_idle_timeout; /* when to stop userspace polling */
bool poll_ready; /* has polling detected an event? */
diff --git a/util/aio-posix.c b/util/aio-posix.c
index 6ff36b6e51..e24b955fd9 100644
--- a/util/aio-posix.c
+++ b/util/aio-posix.c
@@ -806,3 +806,12 @@ void aio_context_set_aio_params(AioContext *ctx, int64_t max_batch)
aio_notify(ctx);
}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING
+void aio_add_sqe(void (*prep_sqe)(struct io_uring_sqe *sqe, void *opaque),
+ void *opaque, CqeHandler *cqe_handler)
+{
+ AioContext *ctx = qemu_get_current_aio_context();
+ ctx->fdmon_ops->add_sqe(ctx, prep_sqe, opaque, cqe_handler);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING */
diff --git a/util/fdmon-io_uring.c b/util/fdmon-io_uring.c
index 663e95d777..6aae27e31e 100644
--- a/util/fdmon-io_uring.c
+++ b/util/fdmon-io_uring.c
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@
#include "qemu/osdep.h"
#include <poll.h>
#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qemu/defer-call.h"
#include "qemu/rcu_queue.h"
#include "aio-posix.h"
+#include "trace.h"
enum {
FDMON_IO_URING_ENTRIES = 128, /* sq/cq ring size */
@@ -76,8 +78,8 @@ static inline int pfd_events_from_poll(int poll_events)
}
/*
- * Returns an sqe for submitting a request. Only be called within
- * fdmon_io_uring_wait().
+ * Returns an sqe for submitting a request. Only called from the AioContext
+ * thread.
*/
static struct io_uring_sqe *get_sqe(AioContext *ctx)
{
@@ -168,23 +170,46 @@ static void fdmon_io_uring_update(AioContext *ctx,
}
}
+static void fdmon_io_uring_add_sqe(AioContext *ctx,
+ void (*prep_sqe)(struct io_uring_sqe *sqe, void *opaque),
+ void *opaque, CqeHandler *cqe_handler)
+{
+ struct io_uring_sqe *sqe = get_sqe(ctx);
+
+ prep_sqe(sqe, opaque);
+ io_uring_sqe_set_data(sqe, cqe_handler);
+
+ trace_fdmon_io_uring_add_sqe(ctx, opaque, sqe->opcode, sqe->fd, sqe->off,
+ cqe_handler);
+}
+
+static void fdmon_special_cqe_handler(CqeHandler *cqe_handler)
+{
+ /*
+ * This is an empty function that is never called. It is used as a function
+ * pointer to distinguish it from ordinary cqe handlers.
+ */
+}
+
static void add_poll_add_sqe(AioContext *ctx, AioHandler *node)
{
struct io_uring_sqe *sqe = get_sqe(ctx);
int events = poll_events_from_pfd(node->pfd.events);
io_uring_prep_poll_add(sqe, node->pfd.fd, events);
- io_uring_sqe_set_data(sqe, node);
+ node->internal_cqe_handler.cb = fdmon_special_cqe_handler;
+ io_uring_sqe_set_data(sqe, &node->internal_cqe_handler);
}
static void add_poll_remove_sqe(AioContext *ctx, AioHandler *node)
{
struct io_uring_sqe *sqe = get_sqe(ctx);
+ CqeHandler *cqe_handler = &node->internal_cqe_handler;
#ifdef LIBURING_HAVE_DATA64
- io_uring_prep_poll_remove(sqe, (uintptr_t)node);
+ io_uring_prep_poll_remove(sqe, (uintptr_t)cqe_handler);
#else
- io_uring_prep_poll_remove(sqe, node);
+ io_uring_prep_poll_remove(sqe, cqe_handler);
#endif
io_uring_sqe_set_data(sqe, NULL);
}
@@ -233,19 +258,13 @@ static void fill_sq_ring(AioContext *ctx)
}
}
-/* Returns true if a handler became ready */
-static bool process_cqe(AioContext *ctx,
- AioHandlerList *ready_list,
- struct io_uring_cqe *cqe)
+static bool process_cqe_aio_handler(AioContext *ctx,
+ AioHandlerList *ready_list,
+ AioHandler *node,
+ struct io_uring_cqe *cqe)
{
- AioHandler *node = io_uring_cqe_get_data(cqe);
unsigned flags;
- /* poll_timeout and poll_remove have a zero user_data field */
- if (!node) {
- return false;
- }
-
/*
* Deletion can only happen when IORING_OP_POLL_ADD completes. If we race
* with enqueue() here then we can safely clear the FDMON_IO_URING_REMOVE
@@ -269,6 +288,35 @@ static bool process_cqe(AioContext *ctx,
return true;
}
+/* Returns true if a handler became ready */
+static bool process_cqe(AioContext *ctx,
+ AioHandlerList *ready_list,
+ struct io_uring_cqe *cqe)
+{
+ CqeHandler *cqe_handler = io_uring_cqe_get_data(cqe);
+
+ /* poll_timeout and poll_remove have a zero user_data field */
+ if (!cqe_handler) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Special handling for AioHandler cqes. They need ready_list and have a
+ * return value.
+ */
+ if (cqe_handler->cb == fdmon_special_cqe_handler) {
+ AioHandler *node = container_of(cqe_handler, AioHandler,
+ internal_cqe_handler);
+ return process_cqe_aio_handler(ctx, ready_list, node, cqe);
+ }
+
+ cqe_handler->cqe = *cqe;
+
+ /* Handlers are invoked later by fdmon_io_uring_dispatch() */
+ QSIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL(&ctx->cqe_handler_ready_list, cqe_handler, next);
+ return false;
+}
+
static int process_cq_ring(AioContext *ctx, AioHandlerList *ready_list)
{
struct io_uring *ring = &ctx->fdmon_io_uring;
@@ -311,6 +359,32 @@ static bool fdmon_io_uring_gsource_check(AioContext *ctx)
return g_source_query_unix_fd(&ctx->source, tag) & G_IO_IN;
}
+/* Dispatch CQE handlers that are ready */
+static bool fdmon_io_uring_dispatch(AioContext *ctx)
+{
+ CqeHandlerSimpleQ *ready_list = &ctx->cqe_handler_ready_list;
+ bool progress = false;
+
+ /* Handlers may use defer_call() to coalesce frequent operations */
+ defer_call_begin();
+
+ while (!QSIMPLEQ_EMPTY(ready_list)) {
+ CqeHandler *cqe_handler = QSIMPLEQ_FIRST(ready_list);
+
+ QSIMPLEQ_REMOVE_HEAD(ready_list, next);
+
+ trace_fdmon_io_uring_cqe_handler(ctx, cqe_handler,
+ cqe_handler->cqe.res);
+ cqe_handler->cb(cqe_handler);
+ progress = true;
+ }
+
+ defer_call_end();
+
+ return progress;
+}
+
+
/* This is where CQEs are processed in the glib event loop */
static void fdmon_io_uring_gsource_dispatch(AioContext *ctx,
AioHandlerList *ready_list)
@@ -365,9 +439,11 @@ static const FDMonOps fdmon_io_uring_ops = {
.update = fdmon_io_uring_update,
.wait = fdmon_io_uring_wait,
.need_wait = fdmon_io_uring_need_wait,
+ .dispatch = fdmon_io_uring_dispatch,
.gsource_prepare = fdmon_io_uring_gsource_prepare,
.gsource_check = fdmon_io_uring_gsource_check,
.gsource_dispatch = fdmon_io_uring_gsource_dispatch,
+ .add_sqe = fdmon_io_uring_add_sqe,
};
bool fdmon_io_uring_setup(AioContext *ctx, Error **errp)
@@ -383,6 +459,7 @@ bool fdmon_io_uring_setup(AioContext *ctx, Error **errp)
}
QSLIST_INIT(&ctx->submit_list);
+ QSIMPLEQ_INIT(&ctx->cqe_handler_ready_list);
ctx->fdmon_ops = &fdmon_io_uring_ops;
ctx->io_uring_fd_tag = g_source_add_unix_fd(&ctx->source,
ctx->fdmon_io_uring.ring_fd, G_IO_IN);
@@ -419,6 +496,8 @@ void fdmon_io_uring_destroy(AioContext *ctx)
g_source_remove_unix_fd(&ctx->source, ctx->io_uring_fd_tag);
ctx->io_uring_fd_tag = NULL;
+ assert(QSIMPLEQ_EMPTY(&ctx->cqe_handler_ready_list));
+
qemu_lockcnt_lock(&ctx->list_lock);
fdmon_poll_downgrade(ctx);
qemu_lockcnt_unlock(&ctx->list_lock);
diff --git a/util/trace-events b/util/trace-events
index bd8f25fb59..540d662507 100644
--- a/util/trace-events
+++ b/util/trace-events
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ buffer_move_empty(const char *buf, size_t len, const char *from) "%s: %zd bytes
buffer_move(const char *buf, size_t len, const char *from) "%s: %zd bytes from %s"
buffer_free(const char *buf, size_t len) "%s: capacity %zd"
+# fdmon-io_uring.c
+fdmon_io_uring_add_sqe(void *ctx, void *opaque, int opcode, int fd, uint64_t off, void *cqe_handler) "ctx %p opaque %p opcode %d fd %d off %"PRId64" cqe_handler %p"
+fdmon_io_uring_cqe_handler(void *ctx, void *cqe_handler, int cqe_res) "ctx %p cqe_handler %p cqe_res %d"
+
# filemonitor-inotify.c
qemu_file_monitor_add_watch(void *mon, const char *dirpath, const char *filename, void *cb, void *opaque, int64_t id) "File monitor %p add watch dir='%s' file='%s' cb=%p opaque=%p id=%" PRId64
qemu_file_monitor_remove_watch(void *mon, const char *dirpath, int64_t id) "File monitor %p remove watch dir='%s' id=%" PRId64
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-29 20:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-29 20:33 [PATCH v5 00/12] aio: add the aio_add_sqe() io_uring API Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-29 20:34 ` [PATCH v5 01/12] aio-posix: fix race between io_uring CQE and AioHandler deletion Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-29 20:34 ` [PATCH v5 02/12] aio-posix: keep polling enabled with fdmon-io_uring.c Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-29 20:34 ` [PATCH v5 03/12] tests/unit: skip test-nested-aio-poll with io_uring Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-29 20:34 ` [PATCH v5 04/12] aio-posix: integrate fdmon into glib event loop Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-29 20:34 ` [PATCH v5 05/12] aio: remove aio_context_use_g_source() Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-29 20:34 ` [PATCH v5 06/12] aio: free AioContext when aio_context_new() fails Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-29 20:34 ` [PATCH v5 07/12] aio: add errp argument to aio_context_setup() Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-29 20:34 ` [PATCH v5 08/12] aio-posix: gracefully handle io_uring_queue_init() failure Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-29 20:34 ` [PATCH v5 09/12] aio-posix: unindent fdmon_io_uring_destroy() Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-29 20:34 ` [PATCH v5 10/12] aio-posix: add fdmon_ops->dispatch() Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-29 20:34 ` Stefan Hajnoczi [this message]
2025-10-29 20:34 ` [PATCH v5 12/12] block/io_uring: use aio_add_sqe() Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-30 14:43 ` [PATCH v5 00/12] aio: add the aio_add_sqe() io_uring API Kevin Wolf
2025-10-30 15:15 ` Stefan Hajnoczi
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