qemu/main-loop.h
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   1/*
   2 * QEMU System Emulator
   3 *
   4 * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
   5 *
   6 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
   7 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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  23 */
  24
  25#ifndef QEMU_MAIN_LOOP_H
  26#define QEMU_MAIN_LOOP_H 1
  27
  28#define SIG_IPI SIGUSR1
  29
  30/**
  31 * qemu_init_main_loop: Set up the process so that it can run the main loop.
  32 *
  33 * This includes setting up signal handlers.  It should be called before
  34 * any other threads are created.  In addition, threads other than the
  35 * main one should block signals that are trapped by the main loop.
  36 * For simplicity, you can consider these signals to be safe: SIGUSR1,
  37 * SIGUSR2, thread signals (SIGFPE, SIGILL, SIGSEGV, SIGBUS) and real-time
  38 * signals if available.  Remember that Windows in practice does not have
  39 * signals, though.
  40 *
  41 * In the case of QEMU tools, this will also start/initialize timers.
  42 */
  43int qemu_init_main_loop(void);
  44
  45/**
  46 * main_loop_init: Initializes main loop
  47 *
  48 * Internal (but shared for compatibility reasons) initialization routine
  49 * for the main loop. This should not be used by applications directly,
  50 * use qemu_init_main_loop() instead.
  51 *
  52 */
  53int main_loop_init(void);
  54
  55/**
  56 * main_loop_wait: Run one iteration of the main loop.
  57 *
  58 * If @nonblocking is true, poll for events, otherwise suspend until
  59 * one actually occurs.  The main loop usually consists of a loop that
  60 * repeatedly calls main_loop_wait(false).
  61 *
  62 * Main loop services include file descriptor callbacks, bottom halves
  63 * and timers (defined in qemu-timer.h).  Bottom halves are similar to timers
  64 * that execute immediately, but have a lower overhead and scheduling them
  65 * is wait-free, thread-safe and signal-safe.
  66 *
  67 * It is sometimes useful to put a whole program in a coroutine.  In this
  68 * case, the coroutine actually should be started from within the main loop,
  69 * so that the main loop can run whenever the coroutine yields.  To do this,
  70 * you can use a bottom half to enter the coroutine as soon as the main loop
  71 * starts:
  72 *
  73 *     void enter_co_bh(void *opaque) {
  74 *         QEMUCoroutine *co = opaque;
  75 *         qemu_coroutine_enter(co, NULL);
  76 *     }
  77 *
  78 *     ...
  79 *     QEMUCoroutine *co = qemu_coroutine_create(coroutine_entry);
  80 *     QEMUBH *start_bh = qemu_bh_new(enter_co_bh, co);
  81 *     qemu_bh_schedule(start_bh);
  82 *     while (...) {
  83 *         main_loop_wait(false);
  84 *     }
  85 *
  86 * (In the future we may provide a wrapper for this).
  87 *
  88 * @nonblocking: Whether the caller should block until an event occurs.
  89 */
  90int main_loop_wait(int nonblocking);
  91
  92/**
  93 * qemu_notify_event: Force processing of pending events.
  94 *
  95 * Similar to signaling a condition variable, qemu_notify_event forces
  96 * main_loop_wait to look at pending events and exit.  The caller of
  97 * main_loop_wait will usually call it again very soon, so qemu_notify_event
  98 * also has the side effect of recalculating the sets of file descriptors
  99 * that the main loop waits for.
 100 *
 101 * Calling qemu_notify_event is rarely necessary, because main loop
 102 * services (bottom halves and timers) call it themselves.  One notable
 103 * exception occurs when using qemu_set_fd_handler2 (see below).
 104 */
 105void qemu_notify_event(void);
 106
 107#ifdef _WIN32
 108/* return TRUE if no sleep should be done afterwards */
 109typedef int PollingFunc(void *opaque);
 110
 111/**
 112 * qemu_add_polling_cb: Register a Windows-specific polling callback
 113 *
 114 * Currently, under Windows some events are polled rather than waited for.
 115 * Polling callbacks do not ensure that @func is called timely, because
 116 * the main loop might wait for an arbitrarily long time.  If possible,
 117 * you should instead create a separate thread that does a blocking poll
 118 * and set a Win32 event object.  The event can then be passed to
 119 * qemu_add_wait_object.
 120 *
 121 * Polling callbacks really have nothing Windows specific in them, but
 122 * as they are a hack and are currently not necessary under POSIX systems,
 123 * they are only available when QEMU is running under Windows.
 124 *
 125 * @func: The function that does the polling, and returns 1 to force
 126 * immediate completion of main_loop_wait.
 127 * @opaque: A pointer-size value that is passed to @func.
 128 */
 129int qemu_add_polling_cb(PollingFunc *func, void *opaque);
 130
 131/**
 132 * qemu_del_polling_cb: Unregister a Windows-specific polling callback
 133 *
 134 * This function removes a callback that was registered with
 135 * qemu_add_polling_cb.
 136 *
 137 * @func: The function that was passed to qemu_add_polling_cb.
 138 * @opaque: A pointer-size value that was passed to qemu_add_polling_cb.
 139 */
 140void qemu_del_polling_cb(PollingFunc *func, void *opaque);
 141
 142/* Wait objects handling */
 143typedef void WaitObjectFunc(void *opaque);
 144
 145/**
 146 * qemu_add_wait_object: Register a callback for a Windows handle
 147 *
 148 * Under Windows, the iohandler mechanism can only be used with sockets.
 149 * QEMU must use the WaitForMultipleObjects API to wait on other handles.
 150 * This function registers a #HANDLE with QEMU, so that it will be included
 151 * in the main loop's calls to WaitForMultipleObjects.  When the handle
 152 * is in a signaled state, QEMU will call @func.
 153 *
 154 * @handle: The Windows handle to be observed.
 155 * @func: A function to be called when @handle is in a signaled state.
 156 * @opaque: A pointer-size value that is passed to @func.
 157 */
 158int qemu_add_wait_object(HANDLE handle, WaitObjectFunc *func, void *opaque);
 159
 160/**
 161 * qemu_del_wait_object: Unregister a callback for a Windows handle
 162 *
 163 * This function removes a callback that was registered with
 164 * qemu_add_wait_object.
 165 *
 166 * @func: The function that was passed to qemu_add_wait_object.
 167 * @opaque: A pointer-size value that was passed to qemu_add_wait_object.
 168 */
 169void qemu_del_wait_object(HANDLE handle, WaitObjectFunc *func, void *opaque);
 170#endif
 171
 172/* async I/O support */
 173
 174typedef void IOReadHandler(void *opaque, const uint8_t *buf, int size);
 175typedef int IOCanReadHandler(void *opaque);
 176typedef void IOHandler(void *opaque);
 177
 178/**
 179 * qemu_set_fd_handler2: Register a file descriptor with the main loop
 180 *
 181 * This function tells the main loop to wake up whenever one of the
 182 * following conditions is true:
 183 *
 184 * 1) if @fd_write is not %NULL, when the file descriptor is writable;
 185 *
 186 * 2) if @fd_read is not %NULL, when the file descriptor is readable.
 187 *
 188 * @fd_read_poll can be used to disable the @fd_read callback temporarily.
 189 * This is useful to avoid calling qemu_set_fd_handler2 every time the
 190 * client becomes interested in reading (or dually, stops being interested).
 191 * A typical example is when @fd is a listening socket and you want to bound
 192 * the number of active clients.  Remember to call qemu_notify_event whenever
 193 * the condition may change from %false to %true.
 194 *
 195 * The callbacks that are set up by qemu_set_fd_handler2 are level-triggered.
 196 * If @fd_read does not read from @fd, or @fd_write does not write to @fd
 197 * until its buffers are full, they will be called again on the next
 198 * iteration.
 199 *
 200 * @fd: The file descriptor to be observed.  Under Windows it must be
 201 * a #SOCKET.
 202 *
 203 * @fd_read_poll: A function that returns 1 if the @fd_read callback
 204 * should be fired.  If the function returns 0, the main loop will not
 205 * end its iteration even if @fd becomes readable.
 206 *
 207 * @fd_read: A level-triggered callback that is fired if @fd is readable
 208 * at the beginning of a main loop iteration, or if it becomes readable
 209 * during one.
 210 *
 211 * @fd_write: A level-triggered callback that is fired when @fd is writable
 212 * at the beginning of a main loop iteration, or if it becomes writable
 213 * during one.
 214 *
 215 * @opaque: A pointer-sized value that is passed to @fd_read_poll,
 216 * @fd_read and @fd_write.
 217 */
 218int qemu_set_fd_handler2(int fd,
 219                         IOCanReadHandler *fd_read_poll,
 220                         IOHandler *fd_read,
 221                         IOHandler *fd_write,
 222                         void *opaque);
 223
 224/**
 225 * qemu_set_fd_handler: Register a file descriptor with the main loop
 226 *
 227 * This function tells the main loop to wake up whenever one of the
 228 * following conditions is true:
 229 *
 230 * 1) if @fd_write is not %NULL, when the file descriptor is writable;
 231 *
 232 * 2) if @fd_read is not %NULL, when the file descriptor is readable.
 233 *
 234 * The callbacks that are set up by qemu_set_fd_handler are level-triggered.
 235 * If @fd_read does not read from @fd, or @fd_write does not write to @fd
 236 * until its buffers are full, they will be called again on the next
 237 * iteration.
 238 *
 239 * @fd: The file descriptor to be observed.  Under Windows it must be
 240 * a #SOCKET.
 241 *
 242 * @fd_read: A level-triggered callback that is fired if @fd is readable
 243 * at the beginning of a main loop iteration, or if it becomes readable
 244 * during one.
 245 *
 246 * @fd_write: A level-triggered callback that is fired when @fd is writable
 247 * at the beginning of a main loop iteration, or if it becomes writable
 248 * during one.
 249 *
 250 * @opaque: A pointer-sized value that is passed to @fd_read and @fd_write.
 251 */
 252int qemu_set_fd_handler(int fd,
 253                        IOHandler *fd_read,
 254                        IOHandler *fd_write,
 255                        void *opaque);
 256
 257typedef struct QEMUBH QEMUBH;
 258typedef void QEMUBHFunc(void *opaque);
 259
 260/**
 261 * qemu_bh_new: Allocate a new bottom half structure.
 262 *
 263 * Bottom halves are lightweight callbacks whose invocation is guaranteed
 264 * to be wait-free, thread-safe and signal-safe.  The #QEMUBH structure
 265 * is opaque and must be allocated prior to its use.
 266 */
 267QEMUBH *qemu_bh_new(QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque);
 268
 269/**
 270 * qemu_bh_schedule: Schedule a bottom half.
 271 *
 272 * Scheduling a bottom half interrupts the main loop and causes the
 273 * execution of the callback that was passed to qemu_bh_new.
 274 *
 275 * Bottom halves that are scheduled from a bottom half handler are instantly
 276 * invoked.  This can create an infinite loop if a bottom half handler
 277 * schedules itself.
 278 *
 279 * @bh: The bottom half to be scheduled.
 280 */
 281void qemu_bh_schedule(QEMUBH *bh);
 282
 283/**
 284 * qemu_bh_cancel: Cancel execution of a bottom half.
 285 *
 286 * Canceling execution of a bottom half undoes the effect of calls to
 287 * qemu_bh_schedule without freeing its resources yet.  While cancellation
 288 * itself is also wait-free and thread-safe, it can of course race with the
 289 * loop that executes bottom halves unless you are holding the iothread
 290 * mutex.  This makes it mostly useless if you are not holding the mutex.
 291 *
 292 * @bh: The bottom half to be canceled.
 293 */
 294void qemu_bh_cancel(QEMUBH *bh);
 295
 296/**
 297 *qemu_bh_delete: Cancel execution of a bottom half and free its resources.
 298 *
 299 * Deleting a bottom half frees the memory that was allocated for it by
 300 * qemu_bh_new.  It also implies canceling the bottom half if it was
 301 * scheduled.
 302 *
 303 * @bh: The bottom half to be deleted.
 304 */
 305void qemu_bh_delete(QEMUBH *bh);
 306
 307#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
 308/**
 309 * qemu_add_child_watch: Register a child process for reaping.
 310 *
 311 * Under POSIX systems, a parent process must read the exit status of
 312 * its child processes using waitpid, or the operating system will not
 313 * free some of the resources attached to that process.
 314 *
 315 * This function directs the QEMU main loop to observe a child process
 316 * and call waitpid as soon as it exits; the watch is then removed
 317 * automatically.  It is useful whenever QEMU forks a child process
 318 * but will find out about its termination by other means such as a
 319 * "broken pipe".
 320 *
 321 * @pid: The pid that QEMU should observe.
 322 */
 323int qemu_add_child_watch(pid_t pid);
 324#endif
 325
 326/**
 327 * qemu_mutex_lock_iothread: Lock the main loop mutex.
 328 *
 329 * This function locks the main loop mutex.  The mutex is taken by
 330 * qemu_init_main_loop and always taken except while waiting on
 331 * external events (such as with select).  The mutex should be taken
 332 * by threads other than the main loop thread when calling
 333 * qemu_bh_new(), qemu_set_fd_handler() and basically all other
 334 * functions documented in this file.
 335 *
 336 * NOTE: tools currently are single-threaded and qemu_mutex_lock_iothread
 337 * is a no-op there.
 338 */
 339void qemu_mutex_lock_iothread(void);
 340
 341/**
 342 * qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread: Unlock the main loop mutex.
 343 *
 344 * This function unlocks the main loop mutex.  The mutex is taken by
 345 * qemu_init_main_loop and always taken except while waiting on
 346 * external events (such as with select).  The mutex should be unlocked
 347 * as soon as possible by threads other than the main loop thread,
 348 * because it prevents the main loop from processing callbacks,
 349 * including timers and bottom halves.
 350 *
 351 * NOTE: tools currently are single-threaded and qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread
 352 * is a no-op there.
 353 */
 354void qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread(void);
 355
 356/* internal interfaces */
 357
 358void qemu_fd_register(int fd);
 359void qemu_iohandler_fill(int *pnfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *xfds);
 360void qemu_iohandler_poll(fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *xfds, int rc);
 361
 362void qemu_bh_schedule_idle(QEMUBH *bh);
 363int qemu_bh_poll(void);
 364void qemu_bh_update_timeout(uint32_t *timeout);
 365
 366#endif
 367