On Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 03:52:03PM +0200, Hanna Czenczek wrote:
> This device property allows setting up an I/O latency threshold for when
> to emit a delay QMP event.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hanna Czenczek <[email protected]>
> ---
>  include/hw/block/block.h   |  5 ++++-
>  blockdev.c                 | 16 +++++++++++++++-
>  hw/block/block.c           |  4 +++-
>  tests/qemu-iotests/172.out | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/hw/block/block.h b/include/hw/block/block.h
> index df941df19f2..e7e401dd303 100644
> --- a/include/hw/block/block.h
> +++ b/include/hw/block/block.h
> @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ typedef struct BlockConf {
>      BlockdevOnError werror;
>      uint32_t num_stats_intervals;
>      uint32_t *stats_intervals;
> +    uint32_t delay_alert_ms;
>  } BlockConf;
>  
>  static inline unsigned int get_physical_block_exp(BlockConf *conf)
> @@ -83,7 +84,9 @@ static inline unsigned int get_physical_block_exp(BlockConf 
> *conf)
>                              _conf.account_failed, ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO),    \
>      DEFINE_PROP_ARRAY("stats-intervals", _state,                        \
>                       _conf.num_stats_intervals, _conf.stats_intervals,  \
> -                     qdev_prop_uint32, uint32_t)
> +                     qdev_prop_uint32, uint32_t),                       \
> +    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("delay-alert-ms", _state, _conf.delay_alert_ms,  \
> +                       0)                                               \

The latency histogram feature uses nanoseconds (64-bit integer) whereas
this patch series uses delay-alert-ms (uint32) and a double
floating-point seconds value in the QMP event. Maybe stick to 64-bit
integer nanoseconds everywhere for consistency?

>  
>  #define DEFINE_BLOCK_PROPERTIES(_state, _conf)                          \
>      DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE("drive", _state, _conf.blk),                      \
> diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
> index 195bac8af01..9c76e89ef38 100644
> --- a/blockdev.c
> +++ b/blockdev.c
> @@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ static BlockBackend *blockdev_init(const char *file, 
> QDict *bs_opts,
>      BlockdevDetectZeroesOptions detect_zeroes =
>          BLOCKDEV_DETECT_ZEROES_OPTIONS_OFF;
>      const char *throttling_group = NULL;
> +    uint64_t delay_alert_ns;
>  
>      /* Check common options by copying from bs_opts to opts, all other 
> options
>       * stay in bs_opts for processing by bdrv_open(). */
> @@ -580,6 +581,14 @@ static BlockBackend *blockdev_init(const char *file, 
> QDict *bs_opts,
>  
>      read_only = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, BDRV_OPT_READ_ONLY, false);
>  
> +    delay_alert_ns = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "delay-alert-ms", 0);
> +    if (delay_alert_ns > (uint64_t)INT64_MAX / SCALE_MS) {
> +        error_setg(errp, "delay-alert-ms must not exceed %" PRId64,
> +                   INT64_MAX / SCALE_MS);
> +        goto early_err;
> +    }
> +    delay_alert_ns *= SCALE_MS;
> +
>      /* init */
>      if ((!file || !*file) && !qdict_size(bs_opts)) {
>          BlockBackendRootState *blk_rs;
> @@ -618,7 +627,7 @@ static BlockBackend *blockdev_init(const char *file, 
> QDict *bs_opts,
>          bs->detect_zeroes = detect_zeroes;
>  
>          block_acct_setup(blk_get_stats(blk), account_invalid, account_failed,
> -                         NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
> +                         NULL, 0, delay_alert_ns, NULL);
>  
>          if (!parse_stats_intervals(blk_get_stats(blk), interval_list, errp)) 
> {
>              blk_unref(blk);
> @@ -3753,6 +3762,11 @@ QemuOptsList qemu_common_drive_opts = {
>              .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
>              .help = "whether to account for failed I/O operations "
>                      "in the statistics",
> +        },{
> +            .name = "delay-alert-ms",
> +            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
> +            .help = "threshold in ms when to emit an I/O operation "
> +                    "delay QMP event",
>          },
>          { /* end of list */ }
>      },
> diff --git a/hw/block/block.c b/hw/block/block.c
> index 19301c6f995..be0ea89cb79 100644
> --- a/hw/block/block.c
> +++ b/hw/block/block.c
> @@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ bool blkconf_apply_backend_options(BlockConf *conf, bool 
> readonly,
>      BlockBackend *blk = conf->blk;
>      BlockdevOnError rerror, werror;
>      uint64_t perm, shared_perm;
> +    uint64_t delay_alert_ns;
>      bool wce;
>      int ret;
>  
> @@ -249,9 +250,10 @@ bool blkconf_apply_backend_options(BlockConf *conf, bool 
> readonly,
>      blk_set_enable_write_cache(blk, wce);
>      blk_set_on_error(blk, rerror, werror);
>  
> +    delay_alert_ns = (uint64_t)conf->delay_alert_ms * SCALE_MS;
>      if (!block_acct_setup(blk_get_stats(blk), conf->account_invalid,
>                            conf->account_failed, conf->stats_intervals,
> -                          conf->num_stats_intervals, 0, errp)) {
> +                          conf->num_stats_intervals, delay_alert_ns, errp)) {
>          return false;
>      }
>      return true;
> diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/172.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/172.out
> index a023cd407de..ea6a1875eb3 100644
> --- a/tests/qemu-iotests/172.out
> +++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/172.out
> @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Testing:
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "288"
>  
>  
> @@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ Testing: -fda TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  floppy0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ Testing: -fdb TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 0 (0x0)
> @@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ Testing: -fdb TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "288"
>  floppy1 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ Testing: -fda TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -fdb TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.2
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 0 (0x0)
> @@ -169,6 +174,7 @@ Testing: -fda TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -fdb TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.2
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  floppy0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -211,6 +217,7 @@ Testing: -fdb
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "288"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 0 (0x0)
> @@ -226,6 +233,7 @@ Testing: -fdb
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "288"
>  
>  
> @@ -256,6 +264,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=floppy,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  floppy0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -293,6 +302,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=floppy,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,index=1
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 0 (0x0)
> @@ -308,6 +318,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=floppy,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,index=1
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "288"
>  floppy1 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -349,6 +360,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=floppy,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=floppy,file=TEST_DIR/t
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 0 (0x0)
> @@ -364,6 +376,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=floppy,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=floppy,file=TEST_DIR/t
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  floppy0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -409,6 +422,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -device 
> floppy,drive=none0
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  none0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/peripheral-anon/device[N]
> @@ -446,6 +460,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -device 
> floppy,drive=none0,unit=1
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  none0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/peripheral-anon/device[N]
> @@ -483,6 +498,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qco
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 0 (0x0)
> @@ -498,6 +514,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qco
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  none0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/peripheral-anon/device[N]
> @@ -549,6 +566,7 @@ Testing: -fda TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.2 -device fl
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 0 (0x0)
> @@ -564,6 +582,7 @@ Testing: -fda TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.2 -device fl
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  floppy0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -606,6 +625,7 @@ Testing: -fda TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.2 -device fl
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 0 (0x0)
> @@ -621,6 +641,7 @@ Testing: -fda TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.2 -device fl
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  floppy0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -663,6 +684,7 @@ Testing: -fdb TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.2 -device fl
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 1 (0x1)
> @@ -678,6 +700,7 @@ Testing: -fdb TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.2 -device fl
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  floppy1 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -720,6 +743,7 @@ Testing: -fdb TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.2 -device fl
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 1 (0x1)
> @@ -735,6 +759,7 @@ Testing: -fdb TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.2 -device fl
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  floppy1 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -786,6 +811,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=floppy,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.q
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 0 (0x0)
> @@ -801,6 +827,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=floppy,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.q
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  floppy0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -843,6 +870,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=floppy,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.q
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>                dev: floppy, id ""
>                  unit = 0 (0x0)
> @@ -858,6 +886,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=floppy,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -drive 
> if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.q
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  floppy0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/unattached/device[N]
> @@ -906,6 +935,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -global 
> floppy.drive=none0 -device
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  none0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/peripheral-anon/device[N]
> @@ -973,6 +1003,7 @@ Testing: -device floppy
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "288"
>  
>  Testing: -device floppy,drive-type=120
> @@ -1000,6 +1031,7 @@ Testing: -device floppy,drive-type=120
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "120"
>  
>  Testing: -device floppy,drive-type=144
> @@ -1027,6 +1059,7 @@ Testing: -device floppy,drive-type=144
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  
>  Testing: -device floppy,drive-type=288
> @@ -1054,6 +1087,7 @@ Testing: -device floppy,drive-type=288
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "288"
>  
>  
> @@ -1084,6 +1118,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -device 
> floppy,drive=none0,drive-t
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "120"
>  none0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/peripheral-anon/device[N]
> @@ -1121,6 +1156,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -device 
> floppy,drive=none0,drive-t
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "288"
>  none0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/peripheral-anon/device[N]
> @@ -1161,6 +1197,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -device 
> floppy,drive=none0,logical
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  none0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/peripheral-anon/device[N]
> @@ -1198,6 +1235,7 @@ Testing: -drive if=none,file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 -device 
> floppy,drive=none0,physica
>                  account-invalid = "auto"
>                  account-failed = "auto"
>                  stats-intervals = <null>
> +                delay-alert-ms = 0 (0x0)
>                  drive-type = "144"
>  none0 (NODE_NAME): TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
>      Attached to:      /machine/peripheral-anon/device[N]
> -- 
> 2.55.0
> 

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