Merge tag 'next-8.0-pull-request' of https://gitlab.com/juan.quintela/qemu into staging

Migration patches for 8.0

Hi

This are the patches that I had to drop form the last PULL request because they werent fixes:
- AVX2 is dropped, intel posted a fix, I have to redo it
- Fix for out of order channels is out
  Daniel nacked it and I need to redo it

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* tag 'next-8.0-pull-request' of https://gitlab.com/juan.quintela/qemu:
  migration: Drop rs->f
  migration: Remove old preempt code around state maintainance
  migration: Send requested page directly in rp-return thread
  migration: Move last_sent_block into PageSearchStatus
  migration: Make PageSearchStatus part of RAMState
  migration: Add pss_init()
  migration: Introduce pss_channel
  migration: Teach PSS about host page
  migration: Use atomic ops properly for page accountings
  migration: Yield bitmap_mutex properly when sending/sleeping
  migration: Remove RAMState.f references in compression code
  migration: Trivial cleanup save_page_header() on same block check
  migration: Cleanup xbzrle zero page cache update logic
  migration: Add postcopy_preempt_active()
  migration: Take bitmap mutex when completing ram migration
  migration: Export ram_release_page()
  migration: Export ram_transferred_ram()
  multifd: Create page_count fields into both MultiFD{Recv,Send}Params
  multifd: Create page_size fields into both MultiFD{Recv,Send}Params

Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>

8 files changed, 419 insertions, 448 deletions

diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 78a0b010d4..52b5d39244 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1045,13 +1045,13 @@ static void populate_ram_info(MigrationInfo *info, MigrationState *s)
     size_t page_size = qemu_target_page_size();
 
     info->ram = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->ram));
-    info->ram->transferred = ram_counters.transferred;
+    info->ram->transferred = stat64_get(&ram_atomic_counters.transferred);
     info->ram->total = ram_bytes_total();
-    info->ram->duplicate = ram_counters.duplicate;
+    info->ram->duplicate = stat64_get(&ram_atomic_counters.duplicate);
     /* legacy value.  It is not used anymore */
     info->ram->skipped = 0;
-    info->ram->normal = ram_counters.normal;
-    info->ram->normal_bytes = ram_counters.normal * page_size;
+    info->ram->normal = stat64_get(&ram_atomic_counters.normal);
+    info->ram->normal_bytes = info->ram->normal * page_size;
     info->ram->mbps = s->mbps;
     info->ram->dirty_sync_count = ram_counters.dirty_sync_count;
     info->ram->dirty_sync_missed_zero_copy =
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ static void populate_ram_info(MigrationInfo *info, MigrationState *s)
     info->ram->pages_per_second = s->pages_per_second;
     info->ram->precopy_bytes = ram_counters.precopy_bytes;
     info->ram->downtime_bytes = ram_counters.downtime_bytes;
-    info->ram->postcopy_bytes = ram_counters.postcopy_bytes;
+    info->ram->postcopy_bytes = stat64_get(&ram_atomic_counters.postcopy_bytes);
 
     if (migrate_use_xbzrle()) {
         info->xbzrle_cache = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->xbzrle_cache));
@@ -2840,8 +2840,11 @@ static int migrate_handle_rp_resume_ack(MigrationState *s, uint32_t value)
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Release ms->rp_state.from_dst_file in a safe way */
-static void migration_release_from_dst_file(MigrationState *ms)
+/*
+ * Release ms->rp_state.from_dst_file (and postcopy_qemufile_src if
+ * existed) in a safe way.
+ */
+static void migration_release_dst_files(MigrationState *ms)
 {
     QEMUFile *file;
 
@@ -2854,6 +2857,18 @@ static void migration_release_from_dst_file(MigrationState *ms)
         ms->rp_state.from_dst_file = NULL;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Do the same to postcopy fast path socket too if there is.  No
+     * locking needed because this qemufile should only be managed by
+     * return path thread.
+     */
+    if (ms->postcopy_qemufile_src) {
+        migration_ioc_unregister_yank_from_file(ms->postcopy_qemufile_src);
+        qemu_file_shutdown(ms->postcopy_qemufile_src);
+        qemu_fclose(ms->postcopy_qemufile_src);
+        ms->postcopy_qemufile_src = NULL;
+    }
+
     qemu_fclose(file);
 }
 
@@ -2998,7 +3013,7 @@ out:
              * Maybe there is something we can do: it looks like a
              * network down issue, and we pause for a recovery.
              */
-            migration_release_from_dst_file(ms);
+            migration_release_dst_files(ms);
             rp = NULL;
             if (postcopy_pause_return_path_thread(ms)) {
                 /*
@@ -3016,7 +3031,7 @@ out:
     }
 
     trace_source_return_path_thread_end();
-    migration_release_from_dst_file(ms);
+    migration_release_dst_files(ms);
     rcu_unregister_thread();
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -3539,18 +3554,6 @@ static MigThrError postcopy_pause(MigrationState *s)
         qemu_file_shutdown(file);
         qemu_fclose(file);
 
-        /*
-         * Do the same to postcopy fast path socket too if there is.  No
-         * locking needed because no racer as long as we do this before setting
-         * status to paused.
-         */
-        if (s->postcopy_qemufile_src) {
-            migration_ioc_unregister_yank_from_file(s->postcopy_qemufile_src);
-            qemu_file_shutdown(s->postcopy_qemufile_src);
-            qemu_fclose(s->postcopy_qemufile_src);
-            s->postcopy_qemufile_src = NULL;
-        }
-
         migrate_set_state(&s->state, s->state,
                           MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_PAUSED);
 
@@ -4391,8 +4394,6 @@ static Property migration_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_SIZE("announce-step", MigrationState,
                       parameters.announce_step,
                       DEFAULT_MIGRATE_ANNOUNCE_STEP),
-    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("x-postcopy-preempt-break-huge", MigrationState,
-                      postcopy_preempt_break_huge, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_STRING("tls-creds", MigrationState, parameters.tls_creds),
     DEFINE_PROP_STRING("tls-hostname", MigrationState, parameters.tls_hostname),
     DEFINE_PROP_STRING("tls-authz", MigrationState, parameters.tls_authz),
diff --git a/migration/migration.h b/migration/migration.h
index cdad8aceaa..ae4ffd3454 100644
--- a/migration/migration.h
+++ b/migration/migration.h
@@ -340,13 +340,6 @@ struct MigrationState {
     bool send_configuration;
     /* Whether we send section footer during migration */
     bool send_section_footer;
-    /*
-     * Whether we allow break sending huge pages when postcopy preempt is
-     * enabled.  When disabled, we won't interrupt precopy within sending a
-     * host huge page, which is the old behavior of vanilla postcopy.
-     * NOTE: this parameter is ignored if postcopy preempt is not enabled.
-     */
-    bool postcopy_preempt_break_huge;
 
     /* Needed by postcopy-pause state */
     QemuSemaphore postcopy_pause_sem;
diff --git a/migration/multifd-zlib.c b/migration/multifd-zlib.c
index 18213a9513..37770248e1 100644
--- a/migration/multifd-zlib.c
+++ b/migration/multifd-zlib.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ static void zlib_send_cleanup(MultiFDSendParams *p, Error **errp)
 static int zlib_send_prepare(MultiFDSendParams *p, Error **errp)
 {
     struct zlib_data *z = p->data;
-    size_t page_size = qemu_target_page_size();
     z_stream *zs = &z->zs;
     uint32_t out_size = 0;
     int ret;
@@ -135,8 +134,8 @@ static int zlib_send_prepare(MultiFDSendParams *p, Error **errp)
          * with compression. zlib does not guarantee that this is safe,
          * therefore copy the page before calling deflate().
          */
-        memcpy(z->buf, p->pages->block->host + p->normal[i], page_size);
-        zs->avail_in = page_size;
+        memcpy(z->buf, p->pages->block->host + p->normal[i], p->page_size);
+        zs->avail_in = p->page_size;
         zs->next_in = z->buf;
 
         zs->avail_out = available;
@@ -242,12 +241,11 @@ static void zlib_recv_cleanup(MultiFDRecvParams *p)
 static int zlib_recv_pages(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
 {
     struct zlib_data *z = p->data;
-    size_t page_size = qemu_target_page_size();
     z_stream *zs = &z->zs;
     uint32_t in_size = p->next_packet_size;
     /* we measure the change of total_out */
     uint32_t out_size = zs->total_out;
-    uint32_t expected_size = p->normal_num * page_size;
+    uint32_t expected_size = p->normal_num * p->page_size;
     uint32_t flags = p->flags & MULTIFD_FLAG_COMPRESSION_MASK;
     int ret;
     int i;
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@ static int zlib_recv_pages(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
             flush = Z_SYNC_FLUSH;
         }
 
-        zs->avail_out = page_size;
+        zs->avail_out = p->page_size;
         zs->next_out = p->host + p->normal[i];
 
         /*
@@ -288,8 +286,8 @@ static int zlib_recv_pages(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
         do {
             ret = inflate(zs, flush);
         } while (ret == Z_OK && zs->avail_in
-                             && (zs->total_out - start) < page_size);
-        if (ret == Z_OK && (zs->total_out - start) < page_size) {
+                             && (zs->total_out - start) < p->page_size);
+        if (ret == Z_OK && (zs->total_out - start) < p->page_size) {
             error_setg(errp, "multifd %u: inflate generated too few output",
                        p->id);
             return -1;
diff --git a/migration/multifd-zstd.c b/migration/multifd-zstd.c
index d788d309f2..f4a8e1ed1f 100644
--- a/migration/multifd-zstd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd-zstd.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ static void zstd_send_cleanup(MultiFDSendParams *p, Error **errp)
 static int zstd_send_prepare(MultiFDSendParams *p, Error **errp)
 {
     struct zstd_data *z = p->data;
-    size_t page_size = qemu_target_page_size();
     int ret;
     uint32_t i;
 
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ static int zstd_send_prepare(MultiFDSendParams *p, Error **errp)
             flush = ZSTD_e_flush;
         }
         z->in.src = p->pages->block->host + p->normal[i];
-        z->in.size = page_size;
+        z->in.size = p->page_size;
         z->in.pos = 0;
 
         /*
@@ -241,8 +240,7 @@ static int zstd_recv_pages(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
 {
     uint32_t in_size = p->next_packet_size;
     uint32_t out_size = 0;
-    size_t page_size = qemu_target_page_size();
-    uint32_t expected_size = p->normal_num * page_size;
+    uint32_t expected_size = p->normal_num * p->page_size;
     uint32_t flags = p->flags & MULTIFD_FLAG_COMPRESSION_MASK;
     struct zstd_data *z = p->data;
     int ret;
@@ -265,7 +263,7 @@ static int zstd_recv_pages(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
 
     for (i = 0; i < p->normal_num; i++) {
         z->out.dst = p->host + p->normal[i];
-        z->out.size = page_size;
+        z->out.size = p->page_size;
         z->out.pos = 0;
 
         /*
@@ -279,8 +277,8 @@ static int zstd_recv_pages(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
         do {
             ret = ZSTD_decompressStream(z->zds, &z->out, &z->in);
         } while (ret > 0 && (z->in.size - z->in.pos > 0)
-                         && (z->out.pos < page_size));
-        if (ret > 0 && (z->out.pos < page_size)) {
+                         && (z->out.pos < p->page_size));
+        if (ret > 0 && (z->out.pos < p->page_size)) {
             error_setg(errp, "multifd %u: decompressStream buffer too small",
                        p->id);
             return -1;
diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index 509bbbe3bf..000ca4d4ec 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -87,15 +87,14 @@ static void nocomp_send_cleanup(MultiFDSendParams *p, Error **errp)
 static int nocomp_send_prepare(MultiFDSendParams *p, Error **errp)
 {
     MultiFDPages_t *pages = p->pages;
-    size_t page_size = qemu_target_page_size();
 
     for (int i = 0; i < p->normal_num; i++) {
         p->iov[p->iovs_num].iov_base = pages->block->host + p->normal[i];
-        p->iov[p->iovs_num].iov_len = page_size;
+        p->iov[p->iovs_num].iov_len = p->page_size;
         p->iovs_num++;
     }
 
-    p->next_packet_size = p->normal_num * page_size;
+    p->next_packet_size = p->normal_num * p->page_size;
     p->flags |= MULTIFD_FLAG_NOCOMP;
     return 0;
 }
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ static void nocomp_recv_cleanup(MultiFDRecvParams *p)
 static int nocomp_recv_pages(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
 {
     uint32_t flags = p->flags & MULTIFD_FLAG_COMPRESSION_MASK;
-    size_t page_size = qemu_target_page_size();
 
     if (flags != MULTIFD_FLAG_NOCOMP) {
         error_setg(errp, "multifd %u: flags received %x flags expected %x",
@@ -148,7 +146,7 @@ static int nocomp_recv_pages(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < p->normal_num; i++) {
         p->iov[i].iov_base = p->host + p->normal[i];
-        p->iov[i].iov_len = page_size;
+        p->iov[i].iov_len = p->page_size;
     }
     return qio_channel_readv_all(p->c, p->iov, p->normal_num, errp);
 }
@@ -281,8 +279,6 @@ static void multifd_send_fill_packet(MultiFDSendParams *p)
 static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
 {
     MultiFDPacket_t *packet = p->packet;
-    size_t page_size = qemu_target_page_size();
-    uint32_t page_count = MULTIFD_PACKET_SIZE / page_size;
     RAMBlock *block;
     int i;
 
@@ -309,10 +305,10 @@ static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
      * If we received a packet that is 100 times bigger than expected
      * just stop migration.  It is a magic number.
      */
-    if (packet->pages_alloc > page_count) {
+    if (packet->pages_alloc > p->page_count) {
         error_setg(errp, "multifd: received packet "
                    "with size %u and expected a size of %u",
-                   packet->pages_alloc, page_count) ;
+                   packet->pages_alloc, p->page_count) ;
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -344,7 +340,7 @@ static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
     for (i = 0; i < p->normal_num; i++) {
         uint64_t offset = be64_to_cpu(packet->offset[i]);
 
-        if (offset > (block->used_length - page_size)) {
+        if (offset > (block->used_length - p->page_size)) {
             error_setg(errp, "multifd: offset too long %" PRIu64
                        " (max " RAM_ADDR_FMT ")",
                        offset, block->used_length);
@@ -433,11 +429,10 @@ static int multifd_send_pages(QEMUFile *f)
     p->packet_num = multifd_send_state->packet_num++;
     multifd_send_state->pages = p->pages;
     p->pages = pages;
-    transferred = ((uint64_t) pages->num) * qemu_target_page_size()
-                + p->packet_len;
+    transferred = ((uint64_t) pages->num) * p->page_size + p->packet_len;
     qemu_file_acct_rate_limit(f, transferred);
     ram_counters.multifd_bytes += transferred;
-    ram_counters.transferred += transferred;
+    stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.transferred, transferred);
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&p->mutex);
     qemu_sem_post(&p->sem);
 
@@ -629,7 +624,7 @@ int multifd_send_sync_main(QEMUFile *f)
         p->pending_job++;
         qemu_file_acct_rate_limit(f, p->packet_len);
         ram_counters.multifd_bytes += p->packet_len;
-        ram_counters.transferred += p->packet_len;
+        stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.transferred, p->packet_len);
         qemu_mutex_unlock(&p->mutex);
         qemu_sem_post(&p->sem);
 
@@ -947,6 +942,8 @@ int multifd_save_setup(Error **errp)
         /* We need one extra place for the packet header */
         p->iov = g_new0(struct iovec, page_count + 1);
         p->normal = g_new0(ram_addr_t, page_count);
+        p->page_size = qemu_target_page_size();
+        p->page_count = page_count;
 
         if (migrate_use_zero_copy_send()) {
             p->write_flags = QIO_CHANNEL_WRITE_FLAG_ZERO_COPY;
@@ -1194,6 +1191,8 @@ int multifd_load_setup(Error **errp)
         p->name = g_strdup_printf("multifdrecv_%d", i);
         p->iov = g_new0(struct iovec, page_count);
         p->normal = g_new0(ram_addr_t, page_count);
+        p->page_count = page_count;
+        p->page_size = qemu_target_page_size();
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < thread_count; i++) {
diff --git a/migration/multifd.h b/migration/multifd.h
index 519f498643..e2802a9ce2 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.h
+++ b/migration/multifd.h
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ typedef struct {
     bool registered_yank;
     /* packet allocated len */
     uint32_t packet_len;
+    /* guest page size */
+    uint32_t page_size;
+    /* number of pages in a full packet */
+    uint32_t page_count;
     /* multifd flags for sending ram */
     int write_flags;
 
@@ -143,6 +147,10 @@ typedef struct {
     QIOChannel *c;
     /* packet allocated len */
     uint32_t packet_len;
+    /* guest page size */
+    uint32_t page_size;
+    /* number of pages in a full packet */
+    uint32_t page_count;
 
     /* syncs main thread and channels */
     QemuSemaphore sem_sync;
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 1338e47665..334309f1c6 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -85,6 +85,26 @@
 
 XBZRLECacheStats xbzrle_counters;
 
+/* used by the search for pages to send */
+struct PageSearchStatus {
+    /* The migration channel used for a specific host page */
+    QEMUFile    *pss_channel;
+    /* Last block from where we have sent data */
+    RAMBlock *last_sent_block;
+    /* Current block being searched */
+    RAMBlock    *block;
+    /* Current page to search from */
+    unsigned long page;
+    /* Set once we wrap around */
+    bool         complete_round;
+    /* Whether we're sending a host page */
+    bool          host_page_sending;
+    /* The start/end of current host page.  Invalid if host_page_sending==false */
+    unsigned long host_page_start;
+    unsigned long host_page_end;
+};
+typedef struct PageSearchStatus PageSearchStatus;
+
 /* struct contains XBZRLE cache and a static page
    used by the compression */
 static struct {
@@ -162,6 +182,11 @@ out:
     return ret;
 }
 
+static bool postcopy_preempt_active(void)
+{
+    return migrate_postcopy_preempt() && migration_in_postcopy();
+}
+
 bool ramblock_is_ignored(RAMBlock *block)
 {
     return !qemu_ram_is_migratable(block) ||
@@ -296,30 +321,17 @@ struct RAMSrcPageRequest {
     QSIMPLEQ_ENTRY(RAMSrcPageRequest) next_req;
 };
 
-typedef struct {
-    /*
-     * Cached ramblock/offset values if preempted.  They're only meaningful if
-     * preempted==true below.
-     */
-    RAMBlock *ram_block;
-    unsigned long ram_page;
-    /*
-     * Whether a postcopy preemption just happened.  Will be reset after
-     * precopy recovered to background migration.
-     */
-    bool preempted;
-} PostcopyPreemptState;
-
 /* State of RAM for migration */
 struct RAMState {
-    /* QEMUFile used for this migration */
-    QEMUFile *f;
+    /*
+     * PageSearchStatus structures for the channels when send pages.
+     * Protected by the bitmap_mutex.
+     */
+    PageSearchStatus pss[RAM_CHANNEL_MAX];
     /* UFFD file descriptor, used in 'write-tracking' migration */
     int uffdio_fd;
     /* Last block that we have visited searching for dirty pages */
     RAMBlock *last_seen_block;
-    /* Last block from where we have sent data */
-    RAMBlock *last_sent_block;
     /* Last dirty target page we have sent */
     ram_addr_t last_page;
     /* last ram version we have seen */
@@ -357,21 +369,18 @@ struct RAMState {
     uint64_t target_page_count;
     /* number of dirty bits in the bitmap */
     uint64_t migration_dirty_pages;
-    /* Protects modification of the bitmap and migration dirty pages */
+    /*
+     * Protects:
+     * - dirty/clear bitmap
+     * - migration_dirty_pages
+     * - pss structures
+     */
     QemuMutex bitmap_mutex;
     /* The RAMBlock used in the last src_page_requests */
     RAMBlock *last_req_rb;
     /* Queue of outstanding page requests from the destination */
     QemuMutex src_page_req_mutex;
     QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, RAMSrcPageRequest) src_page_requests;
-
-    /* Postcopy preemption informations */
-    PostcopyPreemptState postcopy_preempt_state;
-    /*
-     * Current channel we're using on src VM.  Only valid if postcopy-preempt
-     * is enabled.
-     */
-    unsigned int postcopy_channel;
 };
 typedef struct RAMState RAMState;
 
@@ -379,11 +388,6 @@ static RAMState *ram_state;
 
 static NotifierWithReturnList precopy_notifier_list;
 
-static void postcopy_preempt_reset(RAMState *rs)
-{
-    memset(&rs->postcopy_preempt_state, 0, sizeof(PostcopyPreemptState));
-}
-
 /* Whether postcopy has queued requests? */
 static bool postcopy_has_request(RAMState *rs)
 {
@@ -420,18 +424,25 @@ uint64_t ram_bytes_remaining(void)
                        0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * NOTE: not all stats in ram_counters are used in reality.  See comments
+ * for struct MigrationAtomicStats.  The ultimate result of ram migration
+ * counters will be a merged version with both ram_counters and the atomic
+ * fields in ram_atomic_counters.
+ */
 MigrationStats ram_counters;
+MigrationAtomicStats ram_atomic_counters;
 
-static void ram_transferred_add(uint64_t bytes)
+void ram_transferred_add(uint64_t bytes)
 {
     if (runstate_is_running()) {
         ram_counters.precopy_bytes += bytes;
     } else if (migration_in_postcopy()) {
-        ram_counters.postcopy_bytes += bytes;
+        stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.postcopy_bytes, bytes);
     } else {
         ram_counters.downtime_bytes += bytes;
     }
-    ram_counters.transferred += bytes;
+    stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.transferred, bytes);
 }
 
 void dirty_sync_missed_zero_copy(void)
@@ -439,39 +450,6 @@ void dirty_sync_missed_zero_copy(void)
     ram_counters.dirty_sync_missed_zero_copy++;
 }
 
-/* used by the search for pages to send */
-struct PageSearchStatus {
-    /* Current block being searched */
-    RAMBlock    *block;
-    /* Current page to search from */
-    unsigned long page;
-    /* Set once we wrap around */
-    bool         complete_round;
-    /*
-     * [POSTCOPY-ONLY] Whether current page is explicitly requested by
-     * postcopy.  When set, the request is "urgent" because the dest QEMU
-     * threads are waiting for us.
-     */
-    bool         postcopy_requested;
-    /*
-     * [POSTCOPY-ONLY] The target channel to use to send current page.
-     *
-     * Note: This may _not_ match with the value in postcopy_requested
-     * above. Let's imagine the case where the postcopy request is exactly
-     * the page that we're sending in progress during precopy. In this case
-     * we'll have postcopy_requested set to true but the target channel
-     * will be the precopy channel (so that we don't split brain on that
-     * specific page since the precopy channel already contains partial of
-     * that page data).
-     *
-     * Besides that specific use case, postcopy_target_channel should
-     * always be equal to postcopy_requested, because by default we send
-     * postcopy pages via postcopy preempt channel.
-     */
-    bool         postcopy_target_channel;
-};
-typedef struct PageSearchStatus PageSearchStatus;
-
 CompressionStats compression_counters;
 
 struct CompressParam {
@@ -517,11 +495,28 @@ static QemuThread *decompress_threads;
 static QemuMutex decomp_done_lock;
 static QemuCond decomp_done_cond;
 
+static int ram_save_host_page_urgent(PageSearchStatus *pss);
+
 static bool do_compress_ram_page(QEMUFile *f, z_stream *stream, RAMBlock *block,
                                  ram_addr_t offset, uint8_t *source_buf);
 
-static void postcopy_preempt_restore(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss,
-                                     bool postcopy_requested);
+/* NOTE: page is the PFN not real ram_addr_t. */
+static void pss_init(PageSearchStatus *pss, RAMBlock *rb, ram_addr_t page)
+{
+    pss->block = rb;
+    pss->page = page;
+    pss->complete_round = false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check whether two PSSs are actively sending the same page.  Return true
+ * if it is, false otherwise.
+ */
+static bool pss_overlap(PageSearchStatus *pss1, PageSearchStatus *pss2)
+{
+    return pss1->host_page_sending && pss2->host_page_sending &&
+        (pss1->host_page_start == pss2->host_page_start);
+}
 
 static void *do_data_compress(void *opaque)
 {
@@ -647,28 +642,30 @@ exit:
  *
  * Returns the number of bytes written
  *
- * @f: QEMUFile where to send the data
+ * @pss: current PSS channel status
  * @block: block that contains the page we want to send
  * @offset: offset inside the block for the page
  *          in the lower bits, it contains flags
  */
-static size_t save_page_header(RAMState *rs, QEMUFile *f,  RAMBlock *block,
+static size_t save_page_header(PageSearchStatus *pss, RAMBlock *block,
                                ram_addr_t offset)
 {
     size_t size, len;
+    bool same_block = (block == pss->last_sent_block);
+    QEMUFile *f = pss->pss_channel;
 
-    if (block == rs->last_sent_block) {
+    if (same_block) {
         offset |= RAM_SAVE_FLAG_CONTINUE;
     }
     qemu_put_be64(f, offset);
     size = 8;
 
-    if (!(offset & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_CONTINUE)) {
+    if (!same_block) {
         len = strlen(block->idstr);
         qemu_put_byte(f, len);
         qemu_put_buffer(f, (uint8_t *)block->idstr, len);
         size += 1 + len;
-        rs->last_sent_block = block;
+        pss->last_sent_block = block;
     }
     return size;
 }
@@ -719,7 +716,7 @@ void mig_throttle_counter_reset(void)
 
     rs->time_last_bitmap_sync = qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME);
     rs->num_dirty_pages_period = 0;
-    rs->bytes_xfer_prev = ram_counters.transferred;
+    rs->bytes_xfer_prev = stat64_get(&ram_atomic_counters.transferred);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -736,10 +733,6 @@ void mig_throttle_counter_reset(void)
  */
 static void xbzrle_cache_zero_page(RAMState *rs, ram_addr_t current_addr)
 {
-    if (!rs->xbzrle_enabled) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     /* We don't care if this fails to allocate a new cache page
      * as long as it updated an old one */
     cache_insert(XBZRLE.cache, current_addr, XBZRLE.zero_target_page,
@@ -756,17 +749,19 @@ static void xbzrle_cache_zero_page(RAMState *rs, ram_addr_t current_addr)
  *          -1 means that xbzrle would be longer than normal
  *
  * @rs: current RAM state
+ * @pss: current PSS channel
  * @current_data: pointer to the address of the page contents
  * @current_addr: addr of the page
  * @block: block that contains the page we want to send
  * @offset: offset inside the block for the page
  */
-static int save_xbzrle_page(RAMState *rs, uint8_t **current_data,
-                            ram_addr_t current_addr, RAMBlock *block,
-                            ram_addr_t offset)
+static int save_xbzrle_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss,
+                            uint8_t **current_data, ram_addr_t current_addr,
+                            RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset)
 {
     int encoded_len = 0, bytes_xbzrle;
     uint8_t *prev_cached_page;
+    QEMUFile *file = pss->pss_channel;
 
     if (!cache_is_cached(XBZRLE.cache, current_addr,
                          ram_counters.dirty_sync_count)) {
@@ -831,11 +826,11 @@ static int save_xbzrle_page(RAMState *rs, uint8_t **current_data,
     }
 
     /* Send XBZRLE based compressed page */
-    bytes_xbzrle = save_page_header(rs, rs->f, block,
+    bytes_xbzrle = save_page_header(pss, block,
                                     offset | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_XBZRLE);
-    qemu_put_byte(rs->f, ENCODING_FLAG_XBZRLE);
-    qemu_put_be16(rs->f, encoded_len);
-    qemu_put_buffer(rs->f, XBZRLE.encoded_buf, encoded_len);
+    qemu_put_byte(file, ENCODING_FLAG_XBZRLE);
+    qemu_put_be16(file, encoded_len);
+    qemu_put_buffer(file, XBZRLE.encoded_buf, encoded_len);
     bytes_xbzrle += encoded_len + 1 + 2;
     /*
      * Like compressed_size (please see update_compress_thread_counts),
@@ -849,26 +844,38 @@ static int save_xbzrle_page(RAMState *rs, uint8_t **current_data,
 }
 
 /**
- * migration_bitmap_find_dirty: find the next dirty page from start
+ * pss_find_next_dirty: find the next dirty page of current ramblock
  *
- * Returns the page offset within memory region of the start of a dirty page
+ * This function updates pss->page to point to the next dirty page index
+ * within the ramblock to migrate, or the end of ramblock when nothing
+ * found.  Note that when pss->host_page_sending==true it means we're
+ * during sending a host page, so we won't look for dirty page that is
+ * outside the host page boundary.
  *
- * @rs: current RAM state
- * @rb: RAMBlock where to search for dirty pages
- * @start: page where we start the search
+ * @pss: the current page search status
  */
-static inline
-unsigned long migration_bitmap_find_dirty(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *rb,
-                                          unsigned long start)
+static void pss_find_next_dirty(PageSearchStatus *pss)
 {
+    RAMBlock *rb = pss->block;
     unsigned long size = rb->used_length >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
     unsigned long *bitmap = rb->bmap;
 
     if (ramblock_is_ignored(rb)) {
-        return size;
+        /* Points directly to the end, so we know no dirty page */
+        pss->page = size;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * If during sending a host page, only look for dirty pages within the
+     * current host page being send.
+     */
+    if (pss->host_page_sending) {
+        assert(pss->host_page_end);
+        size = MIN(size, pss->host_page_end);
     }
 
-    return find_next_bit(bitmap, size, start);
+    pss->page = find_next_bit(bitmap, size, pss->page);
 }
 
 static void migration_clear_memory_region_dirty_bitmap(RAMBlock *rb,
@@ -1083,8 +1090,9 @@ uint64_t ram_pagesize_summary(void)
 
 uint64_t ram_get_total_transferred_pages(void)
 {
-    return  ram_counters.normal + ram_counters.duplicate +
-                compression_counters.pages + xbzrle_counters.pages;
+    return  stat64_get(&ram_atomic_counters.normal) +
+        stat64_get(&ram_atomic_counters.duplicate) +
+        compression_counters.pages + xbzrle_counters.pages;
 }
 
 static void migration_update_rates(RAMState *rs, int64_t end_time)
@@ -1143,8 +1151,8 @@ static void migration_trigger_throttle(RAMState *rs)
 {
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
     uint64_t threshold = s->parameters.throttle_trigger_threshold;
-
-    uint64_t bytes_xfer_period = ram_counters.transferred - rs->bytes_xfer_prev;
+    uint64_t bytes_xfer_period =
+        stat64_get(&ram_atomic_counters.transferred) - rs->bytes_xfer_prev;
     uint64_t bytes_dirty_period = rs->num_dirty_pages_period * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
     uint64_t bytes_dirty_threshold = bytes_xfer_period * threshold / 100;
 
@@ -1207,7 +1215,7 @@ static void migration_bitmap_sync(RAMState *rs)
         /* reset period counters */
         rs->time_last_bitmap_sync = end_time;
         rs->num_dirty_pages_period = 0;
-        rs->bytes_xfer_prev = ram_counters.transferred;
+        rs->bytes_xfer_prev = stat64_get(&ram_atomic_counters.transferred);
     }
     if (migrate_use_events()) {
         qapi_event_send_migration_pass(ram_counters.dirty_sync_count);
@@ -1234,7 +1242,7 @@ static void migration_bitmap_sync_precopy(RAMState *rs)
     }
 }
 
-static void ram_release_page(const char *rbname, uint64_t offset)
+void ram_release_page(const char *rbname, uint64_t offset)
 {
     if (!migrate_release_ram() || !migration_in_postcopy()) {
         return;
@@ -1249,19 +1257,19 @@ static void ram_release_page(const char *rbname, uint64_t offset)
  * Returns the size of data written to the file, 0 means the page is not
  * a zero page
  *
- * @rs: current RAM state
- * @file: the file where the data is saved
+ * @pss: current PSS channel
  * @block: block that contains the page we want to send
  * @offset: offset inside the block for the page
  */
-static int save_zero_page_to_file(RAMState *rs, QEMUFile *file,
+static int save_zero_page_to_file(PageSearchStatus *pss,
                                   RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset)
 {
     uint8_t *p = block->host + offset;
+    QEMUFile *file = pss->pss_channel;
     int len = 0;
 
     if (buffer_is_zero(p, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE)) {
-        len += save_page_header(rs, file, block, offset | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_ZERO);
+        len += save_page_header(pss, block, offset | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_ZERO);
         qemu_put_byte(file, 0);
         len += 1;
         ram_release_page(block->idstr, offset);
@@ -1274,16 +1282,17 @@ static int save_zero_page_to_file(RAMState *rs, QEMUFile *file,
  *
  * Returns the number of pages written.
  *
- * @rs: current RAM state
+ * @pss: current PSS channel
  * @block: block that contains the page we want to send
  * @offset: offset inside the block for the page
  */
-static int save_zero_page(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset)
+static int save_zero_page(PageSearchStatus *pss, RAMBlock *block,
+                          ram_addr_t offset)
 {
-    int len = save_zero_page_to_file(rs, rs->f, block, offset);
+    int len = save_zero_page_to_file(pss, block, offset);
 
     if (len) {
-        ram_counters.duplicate++;
+        stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.duplicate, 1);
         ram_transferred_add(len);
         return 1;
     }
@@ -1297,15 +1306,15 @@ static int save_zero_page(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset)
  *
  * Return true if the pages has been saved, otherwise false is returned.
  */
-static bool control_save_page(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset,
-                              int *pages)
+static bool control_save_page(PageSearchStatus *pss, RAMBlock *block,
+                              ram_addr_t offset, int *pages)
 {
     uint64_t bytes_xmit = 0;
     int ret;
 
     *pages = -1;
-    ret = ram_control_save_page(rs->f, block->offset, offset, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
-                                &bytes_xmit);
+    ret = ram_control_save_page(pss->pss_channel, block->offset, offset,
+                                TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, &bytes_xmit);
     if (ret == RAM_SAVE_CONTROL_NOT_SUPP) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -1320,9 +1329,9 @@ static bool control_save_page(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset,
     }
 
     if (bytes_xmit > 0) {
-        ram_counters.normal++;
+        stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.normal, 1);
     } else if (bytes_xmit == 0) {
-        ram_counters.duplicate++;
+        stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.duplicate, 1);
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -1333,26 +1342,28 @@ static bool control_save_page(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset,
  *
  * Returns the number of pages written.
  *
- * @rs: current RAM state
+ * @pss: current PSS channel
  * @block: block that contains the page we want to send
  * @offset: offset inside the block for the page
  * @buf: the page to be sent
  * @async: send to page asyncly
  */
-static int save_normal_page(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset,
-                            uint8_t *buf, bool async)
+static int save_normal_page(PageSearchStatus *pss, RAMBlock *block,
+                            ram_addr_t offset, uint8_t *buf, bool async)
 {
-    ram_transferred_add(save_page_header(rs, rs->f, block,
+    QEMUFile *file = pss->pss_channel;
+
+    ram_transferred_add(save_page_header(pss, block,
                                          offset | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE));
     if (async) {
-        qemu_put_buffer_async(rs->f, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
+        qemu_put_buffer_async(file, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
                               migrate_release_ram() &&
                               migration_in_postcopy());
     } else {
-        qemu_put_buffer(rs->f, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+        qemu_put_buffer(file, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
     }
     ram_transferred_add(TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
-    ram_counters.normal++;
+    stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.normal, 1);
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1382,8 +1393,8 @@ static int ram_save_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
 
     XBZRLE_cache_lock();
     if (rs->xbzrle_enabled && !migration_in_postcopy()) {
-        pages = save_xbzrle_page(rs, &p, current_addr, block,
-                                 offset);
+        pages = save_xbzrle_page(rs, pss, &p, current_addr,
+                                 block, offset);
         if (!rs->last_stage) {
             /* Can't send this cached data async, since the cache page
              * might get updated before it gets to the wire
@@ -1394,7 +1405,7 @@ static int ram_save_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
 
     /* XBZRLE overflow or normal page */
     if (pages == -1) {
-        pages = save_normal_page(rs, block, offset, p, send_async);
+        pages = save_normal_page(pss, block, offset, p, send_async);
     }
 
     XBZRLE_cache_unlock();
@@ -1402,13 +1413,13 @@ static int ram_save_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
     return pages;
 }
 
-static int ram_save_multifd_page(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block,
+static int ram_save_multifd_page(QEMUFile *file, RAMBlock *block,
                                  ram_addr_t offset)
 {
-    if (multifd_queue_page(rs->f, block, offset) < 0) {
+    if (multifd_queue_page(file, block, offset) < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
-    ram_counters.normal++;
+    stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.normal, 1);
 
     return 1;
 }
@@ -1417,14 +1428,15 @@ static bool do_compress_ram_page(QEMUFile *f, z_stream *stream, RAMBlock *block,
                                  ram_addr_t offset, uint8_t *source_buf)
 {
     RAMState *rs = ram_state;
+    PageSearchStatus *pss = &rs->pss[RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY];
     uint8_t *p = block->host + offset;
     int ret;
 
-    if (save_zero_page_to_file(rs, f, block, offset)) {
+    if (save_zero_page_to_file(pss, block, offset)) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    save_page_header(rs, f, block, offset | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS_PAGE);
+    save_page_header(pss, block, offset | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS_PAGE);
 
     /*
      * copy it to a internal buffer to avoid it being modified by VM
@@ -1446,7 +1458,7 @@ update_compress_thread_counts(const CompressParam *param, int bytes_xmit)
     ram_transferred_add(bytes_xmit);
 
     if (param->zero_page) {
-        ram_counters.duplicate++;
+        stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.duplicate, 1);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1459,6 +1471,7 @@ static bool save_page_use_compression(RAMState *rs);
 
 static void flush_compressed_data(RAMState *rs)
 {
+    MigrationState *ms = migrate_get_current();
     int idx, len, thread_count;
 
     if (!save_page_use_compression(rs)) {
@@ -1477,7 +1490,7 @@ static void flush_compressed_data(RAMState *rs)
     for (idx = 0; idx < thread_count; idx++) {
         qemu_mutex_lock(&comp_param[idx].mutex);
         if (!comp_param[idx].quit) {
-            len = qemu_put_qemu_file(rs->f, comp_param[idx].file);
+            len = qemu_put_qemu_file(ms->to_dst_file, comp_param[idx].file);
             /*
              * it's safe to fetch zero_page without holding comp_done_lock
              * as there is no further request submitted to the thread,
@@ -1496,11 +1509,11 @@ static inline void set_compress_params(CompressParam *param, RAMBlock *block,
     param->offset = offset;
 }
 
-static int compress_page_with_multi_thread(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block,
-                                           ram_addr_t offset)
+static int compress_page_with_multi_thread(RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset)
 {
     int idx, thread_count, bytes_xmit = -1, pages = -1;
     bool wait = migrate_compress_wait_thread();
+    MigrationState *ms = migrate_get_current();
 
     thread_count = migrate_compress_threads();
     qemu_mutex_lock(&comp_done_lock);
@@ -1508,7 +1521,8 @@ retry:
     for (idx = 0; idx < thread_count; idx++) {
         if (comp_param[idx].done) {
             comp_param[idx].done = false;
-            bytes_xmit = qemu_put_qemu_file(rs->f, comp_param[idx].file);
+            bytes_xmit = qemu_put_qemu_file(ms->to_dst_file,
+                                            comp_param[idx].file);
             qemu_mutex_lock(&comp_param[idx].mutex);
             set_compress_params(&comp_param[idx], block, offset);
             qemu_cond_signal(&comp_param[idx].cond);
@@ -1544,14 +1558,9 @@ retry:
  */
 static bool find_dirty_block(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss, bool *again)
 {
-    /*
-     * This is not a postcopy requested page, mark it "not urgent", and use
-     * precopy channel to send it.
-     */
-    pss->postcopy_requested = false;
-    pss->postcopy_target_channel = RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY;
+    /* Update pss->page for the next dirty bit in ramblock */
+    pss_find_next_dirty(pss);
 
-    pss->page = migration_bitmap_find_dirty(rs, pss->block, pss->page);
     if (pss->complete_round && pss->block == rs->last_seen_block &&
         pss->page >= rs->last_page) {
         /*
@@ -1696,7 +1705,7 @@ static int ram_save_release_protection(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss,
         uint64_t run_length = (pss->page - start_page) << TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
 
         /* Flush async buffers before un-protect. */
-        qemu_fflush(rs->f);
+        qemu_fflush(pss->pss_channel);
         /* Un-protect memory range. */
         res = uffd_change_protection(rs->uffdio_fd, page_address, run_length,
                 false, false);
@@ -1999,55 +2008,6 @@ void ram_write_tracking_stop(void)
 }
 #endif /* defined(__linux__) */
 
-/*
- * Check whether two addr/offset of the ramblock falls onto the same host huge
- * page.  Returns true if so, false otherwise.
- */
-static bool offset_on_same_huge_page(RAMBlock *rb, uint64_t addr1,
-                                     uint64_t addr2)
-{
-    size_t page_size = qemu_ram_pagesize(rb);
-
-    addr1 = ROUND_DOWN(addr1, page_size);
-    addr2 = ROUND_DOWN(addr2, page_size);
-
-    return addr1 == addr2;
-}
-
-/*
- * Whether a previous preempted precopy huge page contains current requested
- * page?  Returns true if so, false otherwise.
- *
- * This should really happen very rarely, because it means when we were sending
- * during background migration for postcopy we're sending exactly the page that
- * some vcpu got faulted on on dest node.  When it happens, we probably don't
- * need to do much but drop the request, because we know right after we restore
- * the precopy stream it'll be serviced.  It'll slightly affect the order of
- * postcopy requests to be serviced (e.g. it'll be the same as we move current
- * request to the end of the queue) but it shouldn't be a big deal.  The most
- * imporant thing is we can _never_ try to send a partial-sent huge page on the
- * POSTCOPY channel again, otherwise that huge page will got "split brain" on
- * two channels (PRECOPY, POSTCOPY).
- */
-static bool postcopy_preempted_contains(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block,
-                                        ram_addr_t offset)
-{
-    PostcopyPreemptState *state = &rs->postcopy_preempt_state;
-
-    /* No preemption at all? */
-    if (!state->preempted) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    /* Not even the same ramblock? */
-    if (state->ram_block != block) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return offset_on_same_huge_page(block, offset,
-                                    state->ram_page << TARGET_PAGE_BITS);
-}
-
 /**
  * get_queued_page: unqueue a page from the postcopy requests
  *
@@ -2087,20 +2047,7 @@ static bool get_queued_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
 
     } while (block && !dirty);
 
-    if (block) {
-        /* See comment above postcopy_preempted_contains() */
-        if (postcopy_preempted_contains(rs, block, offset)) {
-            trace_postcopy_preempt_hit(block->idstr, offset);
-            /*
-             * If what we preempted previously was exactly what we're
-             * requesting right now, restore the preempted precopy
-             * immediately, boosting its priority as it's requested by
-             * postcopy.
-             */
-            postcopy_preempt_restore(rs, pss, true);
-            return true;
-        }
-    } else {
+    if (!block) {
         /*
          * Poll write faults too if background snapshot is enabled; that's
          * when we have vcpus got blocked by the write protected pages.
@@ -2122,9 +2069,6 @@ static bool get_queued_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
          * really rare.
          */
         pss->complete_round = false;
-        /* Mark it an urgent request, meanwhile using POSTCOPY channel */
-        pss->postcopy_requested = true;
-        pss->postcopy_target_channel = RAM_CHANNEL_POSTCOPY;
     }
 
     return !!block;
@@ -2202,6 +2146,56 @@ int ram_save_queue_pages(const char *rbname, ram_addr_t start, ram_addr_t len)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * When with postcopy preempt, we send back the page directly in the
+     * rp-return thread.
+     */
+    if (postcopy_preempt_active()) {
+        ram_addr_t page_start = start >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
+        size_t page_size = qemu_ram_pagesize(ramblock);
+        PageSearchStatus *pss = &ram_state->pss[RAM_CHANNEL_POSTCOPY];
+        int ret = 0;
+
+        qemu_mutex_lock(&rs->bitmap_mutex);
+
+        pss_init(pss, ramblock, page_start);
+        /*
+         * Always use the preempt channel, and make sure it's there.  It's
+         * safe to access without lock, because when rp-thread is running
+         * we should be the only one who operates on the qemufile
+         */
+        pss->pss_channel = migrate_get_current()->postcopy_qemufile_src;
+        assert(pss->pss_channel);
+
+        /*
+         * It must be either one or multiple of host page size.  Just
+         * assert; if something wrong we're mostly split brain anyway.
+         */
+        assert(len % page_size == 0);
+        while (len) {
+            if (ram_save_host_page_urgent(pss)) {
+                error_report("%s: ram_save_host_page_urgent() failed: "
+                             "ramblock=%s, start_addr=0x"RAM_ADDR_FMT,
+                             __func__, ramblock->idstr, start);
+                ret = -1;
+                break;
+            }
+            /*
+             * NOTE: after ram_save_host_page_urgent() succeeded, pss->page
+             * will automatically be moved and point to the next host page
+             * we're going to send, so no need to update here.
+             *
+             * Normally QEMU never sends >1 host page in requests, so
+             * logically we don't even need that as the loop should only
+             * run once, but just to be consistent.
+             */
+            len -= page_size;
+        };
+        qemu_mutex_unlock(&rs->bitmap_mutex);
+
+        return ret;
+    }
+
     struct RAMSrcPageRequest *new_entry =
         g_new0(struct RAMSrcPageRequest, 1);
     new_entry->rb = ramblock;
@@ -2240,7 +2234,8 @@ static bool save_page_use_compression(RAMState *rs)
  * has been properly handled by compression, otherwise needs other
  * paths to handle it
  */
-static bool save_compress_page(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset)
+static bool save_compress_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss,
+                               RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset)
 {
     if (!save_page_use_compression(rs)) {
         return false;
@@ -2256,12 +2251,12 @@ static bool save_compress_page(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset)
      * We post the fist page as normal page as compression will take
      * much CPU resource.
      */
-    if (block != rs->last_sent_block) {
+    if (block != pss->last_sent_block) {
         flush_compressed_data(rs);
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (compress_page_with_multi_thread(rs, block, offset) > 0) {
+    if (compress_page_with_multi_thread(block, offset) > 0) {
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -2283,20 +2278,20 @@ static int ram_save_target_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
     ram_addr_t offset = ((ram_addr_t)pss->page) << TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
     int res;
 
-    if (control_save_page(rs, block, offset, &res)) {
+    if (control_save_page(pss, block, offset, &res)) {
         return res;
     }
 
-    if (save_compress_page(rs, block, offset)) {
+    if (save_compress_page(rs, pss, block, offset)) {
         return 1;
     }
 
-    res = save_zero_page(rs, block, offset);
+    res = save_zero_page(pss, block, offset);
     if (res > 0) {
         /* Must let xbzrle know, otherwise a previous (now 0'd) cached
          * page would be stale
          */
-        if (!save_page_use_compression(rs)) {
+        if (rs->xbzrle_enabled) {
             XBZRLE_cache_lock();
             xbzrle_cache_zero_page(rs, block->offset + offset);
             XBZRLE_cache_unlock();
@@ -2311,133 +2306,97 @@ static int ram_save_target_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
      * still see partially copied pages which is data corruption.
      */
     if (migrate_use_multifd() && !migration_in_postcopy()) {
-        return ram_save_multifd_page(rs, block, offset);
+        return ram_save_multifd_page(pss->pss_channel, block, offset);
     }
 
     return ram_save_page(rs, pss);
 }
 
-static bool postcopy_needs_preempt(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
+/* Should be called before sending a host page */
+static void pss_host_page_prepare(PageSearchStatus *pss)
 {
-    MigrationState *ms = migrate_get_current();
-
-    /* Not enabled eager preempt?  Then never do that. */
-    if (!migrate_postcopy_preempt()) {
-        return false;
-    }
+    /* How many guest pages are there in one host page? */
+    size_t guest_pfns = qemu_ram_pagesize(pss->block) >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
 
-    /* If the user explicitly disabled breaking of huge page, skip */
-    if (!ms->postcopy_preempt_break_huge) {
-        return false;
-    }
+    pss->host_page_sending = true;
+    pss->host_page_start = ROUND_DOWN(pss->page, guest_pfns);
+    pss->host_page_end = ROUND_UP(pss->page + 1, guest_pfns);
+}
 
-    /* If the ramblock we're sending is a small page?  Never bother. */
-    if (qemu_ram_pagesize(pss->block) == TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
-        return false;
-    }
+/*
+ * Whether the page pointed by PSS is within the host page being sent.
+ * Must be called after a previous pss_host_page_prepare().
+ */
+static bool pss_within_range(PageSearchStatus *pss)
+{
+    ram_addr_t ram_addr;
 
-    /* Not in postcopy at all? */
-    if (!migration_in_postcopy()) {
-        return false;
-    }
+    assert(pss->host_page_sending);
 
-    /*
-     * If we're already handling a postcopy request, don't preempt as this page
-     * has got the same high priority.
-     */
-    if (pss->postcopy_requested) {
+    /* Over host-page boundary? */
+    if (pss->page >= pss->host_page_end) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    /* If there's postcopy requests, then check it up! */
-    return postcopy_has_request(rs);
-}
-
-/* Returns true if we preempted precopy, false otherwise */
-static void postcopy_do_preempt(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
-{
-    PostcopyPreemptState *p_state = &rs->postcopy_preempt_state;
-
-    trace_postcopy_preempt_triggered(pss->block->idstr, pss->page);
+    ram_addr = ((ram_addr_t)pss->page) << TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
 
-    /*
-     * Time to preempt precopy. Cache current PSS into preempt state, so that
-     * after handling the postcopy pages we can recover to it.  We need to do
-     * so because the dest VM will have partial of the precopy huge page kept
-     * over in its tmp huge page caches; better move on with it when we can.
-     */
-    p_state->ram_block = pss->block;
-    p_state->ram_page = pss->page;
-    p_state->preempted = true;
+    return offset_in_ramblock(pss->block, ram_addr);
 }
 
-/* Whether we're preempted by a postcopy request during sending a huge page */
-static bool postcopy_preempt_triggered(RAMState *rs)
+static void pss_host_page_finish(PageSearchStatus *pss)
 {
-    return rs->postcopy_preempt_state.preempted;
+    pss->host_page_sending = false;
+    /* This is not needed, but just to reset it */
+    pss->host_page_start = pss->host_page_end = 0;
 }
 
-static void postcopy_preempt_restore(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss,
-                                     bool postcopy_requested)
+/*
+ * Send an urgent host page specified by `pss'.  Need to be called with
+ * bitmap_mutex held.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if save host page succeeded, false otherwise.
+ */
+static int ram_save_host_page_urgent(PageSearchStatus *pss)
 {
-    PostcopyPreemptState *state = &rs->postcopy_preempt_state;
-
-    assert(state->preempted);
+    bool page_dirty, sent = false;
+    RAMState *rs = ram_state;
+    int ret = 0;
 
-    pss->block = state->ram_block;
-    pss->page = state->ram_page;
+    trace_postcopy_preempt_send_host_page(pss->block->idstr, pss->page);
+    pss_host_page_prepare(pss);
 
-    /* Whether this is a postcopy request? */
-    pss->postcopy_requested = postcopy_requested;
     /*
-     * When restoring a preempted page, the old data resides in PRECOPY
-     * slow channel, even if postcopy_requested is set.  So always use
-     * PRECOPY channel here.
+     * If precopy is sending the same page, let it be done in precopy, or
+     * we could send the same page in two channels and none of them will
+     * receive the whole page.
      */
-    pss->postcopy_target_channel = RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY;
-
-    trace_postcopy_preempt_restored(pss->block->idstr, pss->page);
-
-    /* Reset preempt state, most importantly, set preempted==false */
-    postcopy_preempt_reset(rs);
-}
-
-static void postcopy_preempt_choose_channel(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
-{
-    MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
-    unsigned int channel = pss->postcopy_target_channel;
-    QEMUFile *next;
-
-    if (channel != rs->postcopy_channel) {
-        if (channel == RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY) {
-            next = s->to_dst_file;
-        } else {
-            next = s->postcopy_qemufile_src;
-        }
-        /* Update and cache the current channel */
-        rs->f = next;
-        rs->postcopy_channel = channel;
-
-        /*
-         * If channel switched, reset last_sent_block since the old sent block
-         * may not be on the same channel.
-         */
-        rs->last_sent_block = NULL;
-
-        trace_postcopy_preempt_switch_channel(channel);
+    if (pss_overlap(pss, &ram_state->pss[RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY])) {
+        trace_postcopy_preempt_hit(pss->block->idstr,
+                                   pss->page << TARGET_PAGE_BITS);
+        return 0;
     }
 
-    trace_postcopy_preempt_send_host_page(pss->block->idstr, pss->page);
-}
-
-/* We need to make sure rs->f always points to the default channel elsewhere */
-static void postcopy_preempt_reset_channel(RAMState *rs)
-{
-    if (migrate_postcopy_preempt() && migration_in_postcopy()) {
-        rs->postcopy_channel = RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY;
-        rs->f = migrate_get_current()->to_dst_file;
-        trace_postcopy_preempt_reset_channel();
+    do {
+        page_dirty = migration_bitmap_clear_dirty(rs, pss->block, pss->page);
+
+        if (page_dirty) {
+            /* Be strict to return code; it must be 1, or what else? */
+            if (ram_save_target_page(rs, pss) != 1) {
+                error_report_once("%s: ram_save_target_page failed", __func__);
+                ret = -1;
+                goto out;
+            }
+            sent = true;
+        }
+        pss_find_next_dirty(pss);
+    } while (pss_within_range(pss));
+out:
+    pss_host_page_finish(pss);
+    /* For urgent requests, flush immediately if sent */
+    if (sent) {
+        qemu_fflush(pss->pss_channel);
     }
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2448,9 +2407,14 @@ static void postcopy_preempt_reset_channel(RAMState *rs)
  * a host page in which case the remainder of the hostpage is sent.
  * Only dirty target pages are sent. Note that the host page size may
  * be a huge page for this block.
+ *
  * The saving stops at the boundary of the used_length of the block
  * if the RAMBlock isn't a multiple of the host page size.
  *
+ * The caller must be with ram_state.bitmap_mutex held to call this
+ * function.  Note that this function can temporarily release the lock, but
+ * when the function is returned it'll make sure the lock is still held.
+ *
  * Returns the number of pages written or negative on error
  *
  * @rs: current RAM state
@@ -2458,11 +2422,10 @@ static void postcopy_preempt_reset_channel(RAMState *rs)
  */
 static int ram_save_host_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
 {
+    bool page_dirty, preempt_active = postcopy_preempt_active();
     int tmppages, pages = 0;
     size_t pagesize_bits =
         qemu_ram_pagesize(pss->block) >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
-    unsigned long hostpage_boundary =
-        QEMU_ALIGN_UP(pss->page + 1, pagesize_bits);
     unsigned long start_page = pss->page;
     int res;
 
@@ -2471,51 +2434,49 @@ static int ram_save_host_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if (migrate_postcopy_preempt() && migration_in_postcopy()) {
-        postcopy_preempt_choose_channel(rs, pss);
-    }
+    /* Update host page boundary information */
+    pss_host_page_prepare(pss);
 
     do {
-        if (postcopy_needs_preempt(rs, pss)) {
-            postcopy_do_preempt(rs, pss);
-            break;
-        }
+        page_dirty = migration_bitmap_clear_dirty(rs, pss->block, pss->page);
 
         /* Check the pages is dirty and if it is send it */
-        if (migration_bitmap_clear_dirty(rs, pss->block, pss->page)) {
-            tmppages = ram_save_target_page(rs, pss);
-            if (tmppages < 0) {
-                return tmppages;
-            }
-
-            pages += tmppages;
+        if (page_dirty) {
             /*
-             * Allow rate limiting to happen in the middle of huge pages if
-             * something is sent in the current iteration.
+             * Properly yield the lock only in postcopy preempt mode
+             * because both migration thread and rp-return thread can
+             * operate on the bitmaps.
              */
-            if (pagesize_bits > 1 && tmppages > 0) {
-                migration_rate_limit();
+            if (preempt_active) {
+                qemu_mutex_unlock(&rs->bitmap_mutex);
+            }
+            tmppages = ram_save_target_page(rs, pss);
+            if (tmppages >= 0) {
+                pages += tmppages;
+                /*
+                 * Allow rate limiting to happen in the middle of huge pages if
+                 * something is sent in the current iteration.
+                 */
+                if (pagesize_bits > 1 && tmppages > 0) {
+                    migration_rate_limit();
+                }
             }
+            if (preempt_active) {
+                qemu_mutex_lock(&rs->bitmap_mutex);
+            }
+        } else {
+            tmppages = 0;
         }
-        pss->page = migration_bitmap_find_dirty(rs, pss->block, pss->page);
-    } while ((pss->page < hostpage_boundary) &&
-             offset_in_ramblock(pss->block,
-                                ((ram_addr_t)pss->page) << TARGET_PAGE_BITS));
-    /* The offset we leave with is the min boundary of host page and block */
-    pss->page = MIN(pss->page, hostpage_boundary);
 
-    /*
-     * When with postcopy preempt mode, flush the data as soon as possible for
-     * postcopy requests, because we've already sent a whole huge page, so the
-     * dst node should already have enough resource to atomically filling in
-     * the current missing page.
-     *
-     * More importantly, when using separate postcopy channel, we must do
-     * explicit flush or it won't flush until the buffer is full.
-     */
-    if (migrate_postcopy_preempt() && pss->postcopy_requested) {
-        qemu_fflush(rs->f);
-    }
+        if (tmppages < 0) {
+            pss_host_page_finish(pss);
+            return tmppages;
+        }
+
+        pss_find_next_dirty(pss);
+    } while (pss_within_range(pss));
+
+    pss_host_page_finish(pss);
 
     res = ram_save_release_protection(rs, pss, start_page);
     return (res < 0 ? res : pages);
@@ -2536,7 +2497,7 @@ static int ram_save_host_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
  */
 static int ram_find_and_save_block(RAMState *rs)
 {
-    PageSearchStatus pss;
+    PageSearchStatus *pss = &rs->pss[RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY];
     int pages = 0;
     bool again, found;
 
@@ -2557,35 +2518,24 @@ static int ram_find_and_save_block(RAMState *rs)
         rs->last_page = 0;
     }
 
-    pss.block = rs->last_seen_block;
-    pss.page = rs->last_page;
-    pss.complete_round = false;
+    pss_init(pss, rs->last_seen_block, rs->last_page);
 
     do {
         again = true;
-        found = get_queued_page(rs, &pss);
+        found = get_queued_page(rs, pss);
 
         if (!found) {
-            /*
-             * Recover previous precopy ramblock/offset if postcopy has
-             * preempted precopy.  Otherwise find the next dirty bit.
-             */
-            if (postcopy_preempt_triggered(rs)) {
-                postcopy_preempt_restore(rs, &pss, false);
-                found = true;
-            } else {
-                /* priority queue empty, so just search for something dirty */
-                found = find_dirty_block(rs, &pss, &again);
-            }
+            /* priority queue empty, so just search for something dirty */
+            found = find_dirty_block(rs, pss, &again);
         }
 
         if (found) {
-            pages = ram_save_host_page(rs, &pss);
+            pages = ram_save_host_page(rs, pss);
         }
     } while (!pages && again);
 
-    rs->last_seen_block = pss.block;
-    rs->last_page = pss.page;
+    rs->last_seen_block = pss->block;
+    rs->last_page = pss->page;
 
     return pages;
 }
@@ -2595,9 +2545,9 @@ void acct_update_position(QEMUFile *f, size_t size, bool zero)
     uint64_t pages = size / TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
 
     if (zero) {
-        ram_counters.duplicate += pages;
+        stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.duplicate, pages);
     } else {
-        ram_counters.normal += pages;
+        stat64_add(&ram_atomic_counters.normal, pages);
         ram_transferred_add(size);
         qemu_file_credit_transfer(f, size);
     }
@@ -2699,13 +2649,16 @@ static void ram_save_cleanup(void *opaque)
 
 static void ram_state_reset(RAMState *rs)
 {
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < RAM_CHANNEL_MAX; i++) {
+        rs->pss[i].last_sent_block = NULL;
+    }
+
     rs->last_seen_block = NULL;
-    rs->last_sent_block = NULL;
     rs->last_page = 0;
     rs->last_version = ram_list.version;
     rs->xbzrle_enabled = false;
-    postcopy_preempt_reset(rs);
-    rs->postcopy_channel = RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY;
 }
 
 #define MAX_WAIT 50 /* ms, half buffered_file limit */
@@ -2894,8 +2847,8 @@ void ram_postcopy_send_discard_bitmap(MigrationState *ms)
     migration_bitmap_sync(rs);
 
     /* Easiest way to make sure we don't resume in the middle of a host-page */
+    rs->pss[RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY].last_sent_block = NULL;
     rs->last_seen_block = NULL;
-    rs->last_sent_block = NULL;
     rs->last_page = 0;
 
     postcopy_each_ram_send_discard(ms);
@@ -3132,7 +3085,7 @@ static void ram_state_resume_prepare(RAMState *rs, QEMUFile *out)
     ram_state_reset(rs);
 
     /* Update RAMState cache of output QEMUFile */
-    rs->f = out;
+    rs->pss[RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY].pss_channel = out;
 
     trace_ram_state_resume_prepare(pages);
 }
@@ -3223,7 +3176,7 @@ static int ram_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
             return -1;
         }
     }
-    (*rsp)->f = f;
+    (*rsp)->pss[RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY].pss_channel = f;
 
     WITH_RCU_READ_LOCK_GUARD() {
         qemu_put_be64(f, ram_bytes_total_common(true) | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MEM_SIZE);
@@ -3349,8 +3302,6 @@ static int ram_save_iterate(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     }
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&rs->bitmap_mutex);
 
-    postcopy_preempt_reset_channel(rs);
-
     /*
      * Must occur before EOS (or any QEMUFile operation)
      * because of RDMA protocol.
@@ -3360,7 +3311,7 @@ static int ram_save_iterate(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 out:
     if (ret >= 0
         && migration_is_setup_or_active(migrate_get_current()->state)) {
-        ret = multifd_send_sync_main(rs->f);
+        ret = multifd_send_sync_main(rs->pss[RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY].pss_channel);
         if (ret < 0) {
             return ret;
         }
@@ -3406,6 +3357,7 @@ static int ram_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
         /* try transferring iterative blocks of memory */
 
         /* flush all remaining blocks regardless of rate limiting */
+        qemu_mutex_lock(&rs->bitmap_mutex);
         while (true) {
             int pages;
 
@@ -3419,6 +3371,7 @@ static int ram_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
                 break;
             }
         }
+        qemu_mutex_unlock(&rs->bitmap_mutex);
 
         flush_compressed_data(rs);
         ram_control_after_iterate(f, RAM_CONTROL_FINISH);
@@ -3428,9 +3381,7 @@ static int ram_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
         return ret;
     }
 
-    postcopy_preempt_reset_channel(rs);
-
-    ret = multifd_send_sync_main(rs->f);
+    ret = multifd_send_sync_main(rs->pss[RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY].pss_channel);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/migration/ram.h b/migration/ram.h
index c7af65ac74..81cbb0947c 100644
--- a/migration/ram.h
+++ b/migration/ram.h
@@ -32,7 +32,27 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-migration.h"
 #include "exec/cpu-common.h"
 #include "io/channel.h"
+#include "qemu/stats64.h"
 
+/*
+ * These are the migration statistic counters that need to be updated using
+ * atomic ops (can be accessed by more than one thread).  Here since we
+ * cannot modify MigrationStats directly to use Stat64 as it was defined in
+ * the QAPI scheme, we define an internal structure to hold them, and we
+ * propagate the real values when QMP queries happen.
+ *
+ * IOW, the corresponding fields within ram_counters on these specific
+ * fields will be always zero and not being used at all; they're just
+ * placeholders to make it QAPI-compatible.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    Stat64 transferred;
+    Stat64 duplicate;
+    Stat64 normal;
+    Stat64 postcopy_bytes;
+} MigrationAtomicStats;
+
+extern MigrationAtomicStats ram_atomic_counters;
 extern MigrationStats ram_counters;
 extern XBZRLECacheStats xbzrle_counters;
 extern CompressionStats compression_counters;
@@ -65,6 +85,9 @@ int ram_load_postcopy(QEMUFile *f, int channel);
 
 void ram_handle_compressed(void *host, uint8_t ch, uint64_t size);
 
+void ram_transferred_add(uint64_t bytes);
+void ram_release_page(const char *rbname, uint64_t offset);
+
 int ramblock_recv_bitmap_test(RAMBlock *rb, void *host_addr);
 bool ramblock_recv_bitmap_test_byte_offset(RAMBlock *rb, uint64_t byte_offset);
 void ramblock_recv_bitmap_set(RAMBlock *rb, void *host_addr);