2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-bus.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-bus.h
index fdf7fdab81..8a51e2c564 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-bus.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-bus.h
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ struct VirtioBusState {
      * Set if ioeventfd has been started.
      */
     bool ioeventfd_started;
+
+    /*
+     * Set if ioeventfd has been grabbed by vhost.  When ioeventfd
+     * is grabbed by vhost, we track its started/stopped state (which
+     * depends in turn on the virtio status register), but do not
+     * register a handler for the ioeventfd.  When ioeventfd is
+     * released, if ioeventfd_started is true we finally register
+     * the handler so that QEMU's device model can use ioeventfd.
+     */
+    int ioeventfd_grabbed;
 };
 
 void virtio_bus_device_plugged(VirtIODevice *vdev, Error **errp);
@@ -131,6 +141,10 @@ bool virtio_bus_ioeventfd_enabled(VirtioBusState *bus);
 int virtio_bus_start_ioeventfd(VirtioBusState *bus);
 /* Stop the ioeventfd. */
 void virtio_bus_stop_ioeventfd(VirtioBusState *bus);
+/* Tell the bus that vhost is grabbing the ioeventfd. */
+int virtio_bus_grab_ioeventfd(VirtioBusState *bus);
+/* bus that vhost is not using the ioeventfd anymore. */
+void virtio_bus_release_ioeventfd(VirtioBusState *bus);
 /* Switch from/to the generic ioeventfd handler */
 int virtio_bus_set_host_notifier(VirtioBusState *bus, int n, bool assign);
 
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
index 5951997f22..835b085d11 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ void virtio_queue_set_guest_notifier_fd_handler(VirtQueue *vq, bool assign,
                                                 bool with_irqfd);
 int virtio_device_start_ioeventfd(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 void virtio_device_stop_ioeventfd(VirtIODevice *vdev);
+int virtio_device_grab_ioeventfd(VirtIODevice *vdev);
+void virtio_device_release_ioeventfd(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 bool virtio_device_ioeventfd_enabled(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 EventNotifier *virtio_queue_get_host_notifier(VirtQueue *vq);
 void virtio_queue_host_notifier_read(EventNotifier *n);