On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 10:06 AM Daniel P. Berrangé <berra...@redhat.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 06, 2022 at 07:13:39PM -0300, Leonardo Bras wrote: > > For CONFIG_LINUX, implement the new zero copy flag and the optional callback > > io_flush on QIOChannelSocket, but enables it only when MSG_ZEROCOPY > > feature is available in the host kernel, which is checked on > > qio_channel_socket_connect_sync() > > > > qio_channel_socket_flush() was implemented by counting how many times > > sendmsg(...,MSG_ZEROCOPY) was successfully called, and then reading the > > socket's error queue, in order to find how many of them finished sending. > > Flush will loop until those counters are the same, or until some error > > occurs. > > > > Notes on using writev() with QIO_CHANNEL_WRITE_FLAG_ZERO_COPY: > > 1: Buffer > > - As MSG_ZEROCOPY tells the kernel to use the same user buffer to avoid > > copying, > > some caution is necessary to avoid overwriting any buffer before it's sent. > > If something like this happen, a newer version of the buffer may be sent > > instead. > > - If this is a problem, it's recommended to call qio_channel_flush() before > > freeing > > or re-using the buffer. > > > > 2: Locked memory > > - When using MSG_ZERCOCOPY, the buffer memory will be locked after queued, > > and > > unlocked after it's sent. > > - Depending on the size of each buffer, and how often it's sent, it may > > require > > a larger amount of locked memory than usually available to non-root user. > > - If the required amount of locked memory is not available, writev_zero_copy > > will return an error, which can abort an operation like migration, > > - Because of this, when an user code wants to add zero copy as a feature, it > > requires a mechanism to disable it, so it can still be accessible to less > > privileged users. > > > > Signed-off-by: Leonardo Bras <leob...@redhat.com> > > --- > > include/io/channel-socket.h | 2 + > > io/channel-socket.c | 107 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- > > 2 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berra...@redhat.com> >
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