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-rw-r--r--cpus.c28
-rw-r--r--include/qemu/timer.h24
-rw-r--r--util/qemu-timer.c4
3 files changed, 52 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index e9da3bcb59..b84a392dda 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -800,9 +800,25 @@ static void qemu_cpu_kick_rr_cpu(void)
} while (cpu != atomic_mb_read(&tcg_current_rr_cpu));
}
+static void do_nothing(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data unused)
+{
+}
+
void qemu_timer_notify_cb(void *opaque, QEMUClockType type)
{
- qemu_notify_event();
+ if (!use_icount || type != QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) {
+ qemu_notify_event();
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (!qemu_in_vcpu_thread() && first_cpu) {
+ /* qemu_cpu_kick is not enough to kick a halted CPU out of
+ * qemu_tcg_wait_io_event. async_run_on_cpu, instead,
+ * causes cpu_thread_is_idle to return false. This way,
+ * handle_icount_deadline can run.
+ */
+ async_run_on_cpu(first_cpu, do_nothing, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
+ }
}
static void kick_tcg_thread(void *opaque)
@@ -1150,12 +1166,15 @@ static int64_t tcg_get_icount_limit(void)
static void handle_icount_deadline(void)
{
+ assert(qemu_in_vcpu_thread());
if (use_icount) {
int64_t deadline =
qemu_clock_deadline_ns_all(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
if (deadline == 0) {
+ /* Wake up other AioContexts. */
qemu_clock_notify(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
+ qemu_clock_run_timers(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
}
}
}
@@ -1268,6 +1287,11 @@ static void *qemu_tcg_rr_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
/* Account partial waits to QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL. */
qemu_account_warp_timer();
+ /* Run the timers here. This is much more efficient than
+ * waking up the I/O thread and waiting for completion.
+ */
+ handle_icount_deadline();
+
if (!cpu) {
cpu = first_cpu;
}
@@ -1309,8 +1333,6 @@ static void *qemu_tcg_rr_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
atomic_mb_set(&cpu->exit_request, 0);
}
- handle_icount_deadline();
-
qemu_tcg_wait_io_event(cpu ? cpu : QTAILQ_FIRST(&cpus));
deal_with_unplugged_cpus();
}
diff --git a/include/qemu/timer.h b/include/qemu/timer.h
index 1441b426cd..e1742f2f3d 100644
--- a/include/qemu/timer.h
+++ b/include/qemu/timer.h
@@ -533,6 +533,12 @@ static inline QEMUTimer *timer_new_tl(QEMUTimerList *timer_list,
* Create a new timer and associate it with the default
* timer list for the clock type @type.
*
+ * The default timer list has one special feature: in icount mode,
+ * %QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL timers are run in the vCPU thread. This is
+ * not true of other timer lists, which are typically associated
+ * with an AioContext---each of them runs its timer callbacks in its own
+ * AioContext thread.
+ *
* Returns: a pointer to the timer
*/
static inline QEMUTimer *timer_new(QEMUClockType type, int scale,
@@ -550,6 +556,12 @@ static inline QEMUTimer *timer_new(QEMUClockType type, int scale,
* Create a new timer with nanosecond scale on the default timer list
* associated with the clock.
*
+ * The default timer list has one special feature: in icount mode,
+ * %QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL timers are run in the vCPU thread. This is
+ * not true of other timer lists, which are typically associated
+ * with an AioContext---each of them runs its timer callbacks in its own
+ * AioContext thread.
+ *
* Returns: a pointer to the newly created timer
*/
static inline QEMUTimer *timer_new_ns(QEMUClockType type, QEMUTimerCB *cb,
@@ -564,6 +576,12 @@ static inline QEMUTimer *timer_new_ns(QEMUClockType type, QEMUTimerCB *cb,
* @cb: the callback to call when the timer expires
* @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
*
+ * The default timer list has one special feature: in icount mode,
+ * %QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL timers are run in the vCPU thread. This is
+ * not true of other timer lists, which are typically associated
+ * with an AioContext---each of them runs its timer callbacks in its own
+ * AioContext thread.
+ *
* Create a new timer with microsecond scale on the default timer list
* associated with the clock.
*
@@ -581,6 +599,12 @@ static inline QEMUTimer *timer_new_us(QEMUClockType type, QEMUTimerCB *cb,
* @cb: the callback to call when the timer expires
* @opaque: the opaque pointer to pass to the callback
*
+ * The default timer list has one special feature: in icount mode,
+ * %QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL timers are run in the vCPU thread. This is
+ * not true of other timer lists, which are typically associated
+ * with an AioContext---each of them runs its timer callbacks in its own
+ * AioContext thread.
+ *
* Create a new timer with millisecond scale on the default timer list
* associated with the clock.
*
diff --git a/util/qemu-timer.c b/util/qemu-timer.c
index dc3181e9b8..82d56507a2 100644
--- a/util/qemu-timer.c
+++ b/util/qemu-timer.c
@@ -658,7 +658,9 @@ bool qemu_clock_run_all_timers(void)
QEMUClockType type;
for (type = 0; type < QEMU_CLOCK_MAX; type++) {
- progress |= qemu_clock_run_timers(type);
+ if (qemu_clock_use_for_deadline(type)) {
+ progress |= qemu_clock_run_timers(type);
+ }
}
return progress;