zstd significantly reduces cluster compression time.
It provides better compression performance maintaining
the same level of compression ratio in comparison with
zlib, which, at the moment, has been the only compression
method available.
The performance test results:
Test compresses and decompresses qemu qcow2 image with just
installed rhel-7.6 guest.
Image cluster size: 64K. Image on disk size: 2.2G
The test was conducted with brd disk to reduce the influence
of disk subsystem to the test results.
The results is given in seconds.
compress cmd:
time ./qemu-img convert -O qcow2 -c -o compression_type=[zlib|zstd]
src.img [zlib|zstd]_compressed.img
decompress cmd
time ./qemu-img convert -O qcow2
[zlib|zstd]_compressed.img uncompressed.img
compression decompression
zlib zstd zlib zstd
------------------------------------------------------------
real 65.5 16.3 (-75 %) 1.9 1.6 (-16 %)
user 65.0 15.8 5.3 2.5
sys 3.3 0.2 2.0 2.0
Both ZLIB and ZSTD gave the same compression ratio: 1.57
compressed image size in both cases: 1.4G
Signed-off-by: Denis Plotnikov <dplotni...@virtuozzo.com>
---
block/qcow2-threads.c | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
block/qcow2.c | 7 +++
configure | 29 ++++++++++
docs/interop/qcow2.txt | 21 ++++++-
qapi/block-core.json | 3 +-
5 files changed, 179 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/block/qcow2-threads.c b/block/qcow2-threads.c
index ebeef9e568..4770bcb646 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-threads.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-threads.c
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
#define ZLIB_CONST
#include <zlib.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_ZSTD
+#include <zstd.h>
+#include <zstd_errors.h>
+#endif
+
#include "qcow2.h"
#include "block/thread-pool.h"
#include "crypto.h"
@@ -164,6 +169,113 @@ static ssize_t qcow2_zlib_decompress(void *dest, size_t
dest_size,
return ret;
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_ZSTD
+
+#define ZSTD_LEN_BUF 4
+
+/*
+ * qcow2_zstd_compress()
+ *
+ * Compress @src_size bytes of data using zstd compression method
+ *
+ * @dest - destination buffer, @dest_size bytes
+ * @src - source buffer, @src_size bytes
+ *
+ * Returns: compressed size on success
+ * -ENOMEM destination buffer is not enough to store compressed data
+ * -EIO on any other error
+ */
+
+static ssize_t qcow2_zstd_compress(void *dest, size_t dest_size,
+ const void *src, size_t src_size)
+{
+ size_t ret;
+
+ /*
+ * steal ZSTD_LEN_BUF bytes in the very beginng of the buffer
+ * to store compressed chunk size
+ */
+ char *d_buf = ((char *) dest) + ZSTD_LEN_BUF;
+
+ /*
+ * sanity check that we can store the compressed data length,
+ * and there is some space left for the compressor buffer
+ */
+ if (dest_size <= ZSTD_LEN_BUF) {
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ dest_size -= ZSTD_LEN_BUF;
+
+ ret = ZSTD_compress(d_buf, dest_size, src, src_size, 5);
+
+ if (ZSTD_isError(ret)) {
+ if (ZSTD_getErrorCode(ret) == ZSTD_error_dstSize_tooSmall) {
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ } else {
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* paraniod sanity check that we can store the commpressed size */
+ if (ret > UINT_MAX) {
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ /* store the compressed chunk size in the very beginning of the buffer */
+ stl_be_p(dest, ret);
+
+ return ret + ZSTD_LEN_BUF;
+}
+
+/*
+ * qcow2_zstd_decompress()
+ *
+ * Decompress some data (not more than @src_size bytes) to produce exactly
+ * @dest_size bytes using zstd compression method
+ *
+ * @dest - destination buffer, @dest_size bytes
+ * @src - source buffer, @src_size bytes
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success
+ * -EIO on any error
+ */
+
+static ssize_t qcow2_zstd_decompress(void *dest, size_t dest_size,
+ const void *src, size_t src_size)
+{
+ /*
+ * zstd decompress wants to know the exact length of the data.
+ * For that purpose, on compression, the length is stored in
+ * the very beginning of the compressed buffer
+ */
+ size_t s_size;
+ const char *s_buf = ((const char *) src) + ZSTD_LEN_BUF;
+
+ /*
+ * sanity check that we can read 4 byte the content length and
+ * and there is some content to decompress
+ */
+ if (src_size <= ZSTD_LEN_BUF) {
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
+ s_size = ldl_be_p(src);
+
+ /* sanity check that the buffer is big enough to read the content from */
+ if (src_size - ZSTD_LEN_BUF < s_size) {
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
+ if (ZSTD_isError(
+ ZSTD_decompress(dest, dest_size, s_buf, s_size))) {
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
static int qcow2_compress_pool_func(void *opaque)
{
Qcow2CompressData *data = opaque;
@@ -215,6 +327,11 @@ qcow2_co_compress(BlockDriverState *bs, void *dest, size_t
dest_size,
fn = qcow2_zlib_compress;
break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ZSTD
+ case QCOW2_COMPRESSION_TYPE_ZSTD:
+ fn = qcow2_zstd_compress;
+ break;
+#endif
default:
return -ENOTSUP;
}
@@ -247,6 +364,11 @@ qcow2_co_decompress(BlockDriverState *bs, void *dest,
size_t dest_size,
fn = qcow2_zlib_decompress;
break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ZSTD
+ case QCOW2_COMPRESSION_TYPE_ZSTD:
+ fn = qcow2_zstd_decompress;
+ break;
+#endif
default:
return -ENOTSUP;
}
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 2884b9d9f2..06f346e8cc 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,9 @@ static int check_compression_type(BDRVQcow2State *s,
Error **errp)
{
switch (s->compression_type) {
case QCOW2_COMPRESSION_TYPE_ZLIB:
+#ifdef CONFIG_ZSTD
+ case QCOW2_COMPRESSION_TYPE_ZSTD:
+#endif
break;
default:
@@ -3293,6 +3296,10 @@ qcow2_co_create(BlockdevCreateOptions *create_options,
Error **errp)
qcow2_opts->compression_type != QCOW2_COMPRESSION_TYPE_ZLIB) {
switch (qcow2_opts->compression_type) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ZSTD
+ case QCOW2_COMPRESSION_TYPE_ZSTD:
+ break;
+#endif
default:
error_setg_errno(errp, -EINVAL, "Unknown compression type");
goto out;
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 714e7fb6a1..964126c569 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ opengl_dmabuf="no"
cpuid_h="no"
avx2_opt=""
zlib="yes"
+zstd=""
capstone=""
lzo=""
snappy=""
@@ -1358,6 +1359,10 @@ for opt do
;;
--disable-lzfse) lzfse="no"
;;
+ --enable-zstd) zstd="yes"
+ ;;
+ --disable-zstd) zstd="no"
+ ;;
--enable-guest-agent) guest_agent="yes"
;;
--disable-guest-agent) guest_agent="no"
@@ -1812,6 +1817,7 @@ disabled with --disable-FEATURE, default is enabled if
available:
(for reading bzip2-compressed dmg images)
lzfse support of lzfse compression library
(for reading lzfse-compressed dmg images)
+ zstd support of zstd compression library
seccomp seccomp support
coroutine-pool coroutine freelist (better performance)
glusterfs GlusterFS backend
@@ -2407,6 +2413,25 @@ EOF
fi
fi
+#########################################
+# zstd check
+
+if test "$zstd" != "no" ; then
+ cat > $TMPC << EOF
+#include <zstd.h>
+int main(void) { ZSTD_versionNumber(); return 0; }
+EOF
+ if compile_prog "" "-lzstd" ; then
+ LIBS="$LIBS -lzstd"
+ zstd="yes"
+ else
+ if test "$zstd" = "yes"; then
+ feature_not_found "zstd" "Install libzstd-devel"
+ fi
+ zstd="no"
+ fi
+fi
+
##########################################
# libseccomp check
@@ -6460,6 +6485,7 @@ echo "lzo support $lzo"
echo "snappy support $snappy"
echo "bzip2 support $bzip2"
echo "lzfse support $lzfse"
+echo "zstd support $zstd"
echo "NUMA host support $numa"
echo "libxml2 $libxml2"
echo "tcmalloc support $tcmalloc"
@@ -7306,6 +7332,9 @@ fi
if test "$sheepdog" = "yes" ; then
echo "CONFIG_SHEEPDOG=y" >> $config_host_mak
fi
+if test "$zstd" = "yes" ; then
+ echo "CONFIG_ZSTD=y" >> $config_host_mak
+fi
if test "$tcg_interpreter" = "yes"; then
QEMU_INCLUDES="-iquote \$(SRC_PATH)/tcg/tci $QEMU_INCLUDES"
diff --git a/docs/interop/qcow2.txt b/docs/interop/qcow2.txt
index 59e09caacf..18a2369d34 100644
--- a/docs/interop/qcow2.txt
+++ b/docs/interop/qcow2.txt
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ in the description of a field.
When the compression type differs from the default
the compression type bit (incompatible feature bit 3)
must be set.
- Available compression type values:
- 0: zlib <https://www.zlib.net/> (default)
+ For available compression types see "Compressed Cluster
+ Layout" section.
Directly after the image header, optional sections called header extensions can
be stored. Each extension has a structure like the following:
@@ -535,11 +535,28 @@ Compressed Clusters Descriptor (x = 62 - (cluster_bits -
8)):
Another compressed cluster may map to the tail of the final
sector used by this compressed cluster.
+ The layout of the compressed data depends on the
compression
+ type used for the image (see compressed cluster layout).
+
If a cluster is unallocated, read requests shall read the data from the backing
file (except if bit 0 in the Standard Cluster Descriptor is set). If there is
no backing file or the backing file is smaller than the image, they shall read
zeros for all parts that are not covered by the backing file.
+=== Compressed Cluster Layout ===
+
+The compressed cluster data has a layout depending on the compression
+type used for the image, as follows:
+
+Compressed data layout for the available compression types:
+(x = data_space_length - 1)
+
+ 0: (default) zlib <http://zlib.net/>:
+ Byte 0 - x: the compressed data content
+ all the space provided used for compressed data
+ 1: zstd <http://github.com/facebook/zstd>:
+ Byte 0 - 3: the length of compressed data in bytes
+ 4 - x: the compressed data content
== Snapshots ==
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 2c002ca6a9..9e458d5b40 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -4283,11 +4283,12 @@
# Compression type used in qcow2 image file
#
# @zlib: zlib compression, see <http://zlib.net/>
+# @zstd: zstd compression, see <http://github.com/facebook/zstd>
#
# Since: 4.2
##
{ 'enum': 'Qcow2CompressionType',
- 'data': [ 'zlib' ] }
+ 'data': [ 'zlib', { 'name': 'zstd', 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_ZSTD)' } ] }
##
# @BlockdevCreateOptionsQcow2:
--
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