[v1] kvm "fake DAX" device flushing

[Qemu-devel] [RFC 0/2] kvm "fake DAX" device flushing

Pankaj Gupta posted 2 patches 6 years ago

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drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c     |    7 ++
drivers/virtio/Kconfig           |   12 +++
drivers/virtio/Makefile          |    1
drivers/virtio/virtio_pmem.c     |  122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/libnvdimm.h        |    2
include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h  |    1
include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h |   61 +++++++++++++++++++
7 files changed, 206 insertions(+)

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[Qemu-devel] [RFC 0/2] kvm "fake DAX" device flushing

Posted by Pankaj Gupta 6 years ago

We are sharing RFC version of 'fake DAX' flushing
interface for feedback. This is still work in progress
and not yet ready for merging.

Prototype implements two major parts:

- Qemu virtio-pmem device
  It exposes a persistent memory range to KVM guest which at host side is file
  backed memory and works as persistent memory device. In addition to this it
  provides a virtio flushing interface for KVM guest to do a Qemu side sync for
  guest DAX persistent memory range.  

- Guest virtio-pmem driver
  Reads persistent memory range from paravirt device and registers with 'nvdimm_bus'.
  'nvdimm/pmem' driver uses this information to allocate persistent memory range. 
  Also, we have implemented guest side of VIRTIO flushing interface.
  
Changes from previous RFC:

- Reuse existing 'pmem' code instead of creating an entirely new block driver.
- Use VIRTIO driver to register memory information with nvdimm_bus and create
  region_type accordingly. 
- Use VIRTIO flushing interface from existing pmem driver code based on
  registered flushign mechanism.

We have done the implementation based on suggestions here [1]. Previous RFC is
shared here [2]. Details of project idea for 'fake DAX' flushing is shared 
here [3] & [4].

[1] https://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=150782346802290&w=2
[2] https://marc.info/?l=kvm&m=151630416506527&w=2
[3] https://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg149761.html
[4] https://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg153095.html

Work yet to be done:

- Qemu RAM address handling independent of PC-DIMM so that memory
  operations(get_free_address) can be used for VIRTIO device type as well. 
  (David Hildenbrand CCed has a prototype for this).
- Qemu device flush functionality trigger with guest fsync on file.
- Qemu live migration work when host page cache is used.
- Multiple virtio-pmem disks support.
- Prepare virtio spec after we get feedback on current approach.

 drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c     |    7 ++
 drivers/virtio/Kconfig           |   12 +++
 drivers/virtio/Makefile          |    1 
 drivers/virtio/virtio_pmem.c     |  122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/libnvdimm.h        |    2 
 include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h  |    1 
 include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h |   61 +++++++++++++++++++
 7 files changed, 206 insertions(+)