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-rw-r--r--include/sysemu/sysemu.h1
-rw-r--r--qapi/misc.json23
-rw-r--r--qapi/qmp-dispatch.c8
-rw-r--r--qemu-options.hx13
-rw-r--r--qemu-tech.texi40
-rw-r--r--qmp.c10
-rw-r--r--vl.c35
7 files changed, 129 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
index 544ab77a2b..e893f72f3b 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ typedef enum WakeupReason {
QEMU_WAKEUP_REASON_OTHER,
} WakeupReason;
+void qemu_exit_preconfig_request(void);
void qemu_system_reset_request(ShutdownCause reason);
void qemu_system_suspend_request(void);
void qemu_register_suspend_notifier(Notifier *notifier);
diff --git a/qapi/misc.json b/qapi/misc.json
index ae2bb27b83..bd6d1805ab 100644
--- a/qapi/misc.json
+++ b/qapi/misc.json
@@ -1245,6 +1245,29 @@
{ 'command': 'cont' }
##
+# @exit-preconfig:
+#
+# Exit from "preconfig" state
+#
+# This command makes QEMU exit the preconfig state and proceed with
+# VM initialization using configuration data provided on the command line
+# and via the QMP monitor during the preconfig state. The command is only
+# available during the preconfig state (i.e. when the --preconfig command
+# line option was in use).
+#
+# Since 3.0
+#
+# Returns: nothing
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# -> { "execute": "exit-preconfig" }
+# <- { "return": {} }
+#
+##
+{ 'command': 'exit-preconfig', 'allow-preconfig': true }
+
+##
# @system_wakeup:
#
# Wakeup guest from suspend. Does nothing in case the guest isn't suspended.
diff --git a/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c b/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
index f9377b27fd..935f9e159c 100644
--- a/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
+++ b/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
#include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
#include "qapi/qmp/qbool.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
QDict *qmp_dispatch_check_obj(const QObject *request, Error **errp)
{
@@ -101,6 +102,13 @@ static QObject *do_qmp_dispatch(QmpCommandList *cmds, QObject *request,
return NULL;
}
+ if (runstate_check(RUN_STATE_PRECONFIG) &&
+ !(cmd->options & QCO_ALLOW_PRECONFIG)) {
+ error_setg(errp, "The command '%s' isn't permitted in '%s' state",
+ cmd->name, RunState_str(RUN_STATE_PRECONFIG));
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
if (!qdict_haskey(dict, "arguments")) {
args = qdict_new();
} else {
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index abbfa6ae9e..2f61ea42ee 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3299,6 +3299,19 @@ STEXI
Run the emulation in single step mode.
ETEXI
+DEF("preconfig", 0, QEMU_OPTION_preconfig, \
+ "--preconfig pause QEMU before machine is initialized\n",
+ QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item --preconfig
+@findex --preconfig
+Pause QEMU for interactive configuration before the machine is created,
+which allows querying and configuring properties that will affect
+machine initialization. Use the QMP command 'exit-preconfig' to exit
+the preconfig state and move to the next state (ie. run guest if -S
+isn't used or pause the second time if -S is used).
+ETEXI
+
DEF("S", 0, QEMU_OPTION_S, \
"-S freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' to start execution)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
diff --git a/qemu-tech.texi b/qemu-tech.texi
index 52a56ae25e..dcecba83cb 100644
--- a/qemu-tech.texi
+++ b/qemu-tech.texi
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
* CPU emulation::
* Translator Internals::
* QEMU compared to other emulators::
+* Managed start up options::
* Bibliography::
@end menu
@@ -314,6 +315,45 @@ VirtualBox [9], Xen [10] and KVM [11] are based on QEMU. QEMU-SystemC
[12] uses QEMU to simulate a system where some hardware devices are
developed in SystemC.
+@node Managed start up options
+@section Managed start up options
+
+In system mode emulation, it's possible to create a VM in a paused state using
+the -S command line option. In this state the machine is completely initialized
+according to command line options and ready to execute VM code but VCPU threads
+are not executing any code. The VM state in this paused state depends on the way
+QEMU was started. It could be in:
+@table @asis
+@item initial state (after reset/power on state)
+@item with direct kernel loading, the initial state could be amended to execute
+code loaded by QEMU in the VM's RAM and with incoming migration
+@item with incoming migration, initial state will by amended with the migrated
+machine state after migration completes.
+@end table
+
+This paused state is typically used by users to query machine state and/or
+additionally configure the machine (by hotplugging devices) in runtime before
+allowing VM code to run.
+
+However, at the -S pause point, it's impossible to configure options that affect
+initial VM creation (like: -smp/-m/-numa ...) or cold plug devices. That's
+when the --preconfig command line option should be used. It allows pausing QEMU
+before the initial VM creation, in a new preconfig state, where additional
+queries and configuration can be performed via QMP before moving on to
+the resulting configuration startup. In the preconfig state, QEMU only allows
+a limited set of commands over the QMP monitor, where the commands do not
+depend on an initialized machine, including but not limited to:
+@table @asis
+@item qmp_capabilities
+@item query-qmp-schema
+@item query-commands
+@item query-status
+@item exit-preconfig
+@end table
+The full list of commands is in QMP schema which could be queried with
+query-qmp-schema, where commands supported at preconfig state have option
+'allow-preconfig' set to true.
+
@node Bibliography
@section Bibliography
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index 25fdc9a5b2..73e46d795f 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@ SpiceInfo *qmp_query_spice(Error **errp)
};
#endif
+void qmp_exit_preconfig(Error **errp)
+{
+ if (!runstate_check(RUN_STATE_PRECONFIG)) {
+ error_setg(errp, "The command is permitted only in '%s' state",
+ RunState_str(RUN_STATE_PRECONFIG));
+ return;
+ }
+ qemu_exit_preconfig_request();
+}
+
void qmp_cont(Error **errp)
{
BlockBackend *blk;
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 038d7f8042..c4fe25560c 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static int default_driver_check(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
/***********************************************************/
/* QEMU state */
-static RunState current_run_state = RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH;
+static RunState current_run_state = RUN_STATE_PRECONFIG;
/* We use RUN_STATE__MAX but any invalid value will do */
static RunState vmstop_requested = RUN_STATE__MAX;
@@ -607,6 +607,13 @@ typedef struct {
static const RunStateTransition runstate_transitions_def[] = {
/* from -> to */
+ { RUN_STATE_PRECONFIG, RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH },
+ /* Early switch to inmigrate state to allow -incoming CLI option work
+ * as it used to. TODO: delay actual switching to inmigrate state to
+ * the point after machine is built and remove this hack.
+ */
+ { RUN_STATE_PRECONFIG, RUN_STATE_INMIGRATE },
+
{ RUN_STATE_DEBUG, RUN_STATE_RUNNING },
{ RUN_STATE_DEBUG, RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE },
{ RUN_STATE_DEBUG, RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH },
@@ -1630,6 +1637,7 @@ static pid_t shutdown_pid;
static int powerdown_requested;
static int debug_requested;
static int suspend_requested;
+static bool preconfig_exit_requested = true;
static WakeupReason wakeup_reason;
static NotifierList powerdown_notifiers =
NOTIFIER_LIST_INITIALIZER(powerdown_notifiers);
@@ -1714,6 +1722,11 @@ static int qemu_debug_requested(void)
return r;
}
+void qemu_exit_preconfig_request(void)
+{
+ preconfig_exit_requested = true;
+}
+
/*
* Reset the VM. Issue an event unless @reason is SHUTDOWN_CAUSE_NONE.
*/
@@ -1887,6 +1900,13 @@ static bool main_loop_should_exit(void)
RunState r;
ShutdownCause request;
+ if (preconfig_exit_requested) {
+ if (runstate_check(RUN_STATE_PRECONFIG)) {
+ runstate_set(RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH);
+ }
+ preconfig_exit_requested = false;
+ return true;
+ }
if (qemu_debug_requested()) {
vm_stop(RUN_STATE_DEBUG);
}
@@ -3667,6 +3687,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
exit(1);
}
break;
+ case QEMU_OPTION_preconfig:
+ preconfig_exit_requested = false;
+ break;
case QEMU_OPTION_enable_kvm:
olist = qemu_find_opts("machine");
qemu_opts_parse_noisily(olist, "accel=kvm", false);
@@ -4031,6 +4054,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
replay_configure(icount_opts);
+ if (incoming && !preconfig_exit_requested) {
+ error_report("'preconfig' and 'incoming' options are "
+ "mutually exclusive");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
machine_class = select_machine();
set_memory_options(&ram_slots, &maxram_size, machine_class);
@@ -4548,6 +4577,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
}
parse_numa_opts(current_machine);
+ /* do monitor/qmp handling at preconfig state if requested */
+ main_loop();
+
+ /* from here on runstate is RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH */
machine_run_board_init(current_machine);
realtime_init();