@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ extern ReplayMode replay_mode;
/* Name of the initial VM snapshot */
extern char *replay_snapshot;
+/* Replay locking
+ *
+ * The locks are needed to protect the shared structures and log file
+ * when doing record/replay. They also are the main sync-point between
+ * the main-loop thread and the vCPU thread. This was a role
+ * previously filled by the BQL which has been busy trying to reduce
+ * its impact across the code. This ensures blocks of events stay
+ * sequential and reproducible.
+ */
+
+void replay_mutex_lock(void);
+void replay_mutex_unlock(void);
+bool replay_mutex_locked(void);
+
/* Replay process control functions */
/*! Enables recording or saving event log with specified parameters */
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ void replay_finish_event(void)
replay_fetch_data_kind();
}
+static __thread bool replay_locked;
+
void replay_mutex_init(void)
{
qemu_mutex_init(&lock);
@@ -179,9 +181,7 @@ void replay_mutex_destroy(void)
qemu_mutex_destroy(&lock);
}
-static __thread bool replay_locked;
-
-static bool replay_mutex_locked(void)
+bool replay_mutex_locked(void)
{
return replay_locked;
}
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void replay_mutex_unlock(void)
void replay_save_instructions(void)
{
if (replay_file && replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_RECORD) {
- replay_mutex_lock();
+ g_assert(replay_mutex_locked());
int diff = (int)(replay_get_current_step() - replay_state.current_step);
/* Time can only go forward */
@@ -215,6 +215,5 @@ void replay_save_instructions(void)
replay_put_dword(diff);
replay_state.current_step += diff;
}
- replay_mutex_unlock();
}
}
@@ -100,12 +100,11 @@ int64_t replay_get_qword(void);
void replay_get_array(uint8_t *buf, size_t *size);
void replay_get_array_alloc(uint8_t **buf, size_t *size);
-/* Mutex functions for protecting replay log file */
+/* Mutex functions for protecting replay log file and ensuring
+ * synchronisation between vCPU and main-loop threads. */
void replay_mutex_init(void);
void replay_mutex_destroy(void);
-void replay_mutex_lock(void);
-void replay_mutex_unlock(void);
/*! Checks error status of the file. */
void replay_check_error(void);
@@ -73,3 +73,18 @@ uint64_t blkreplay_next_id(void)
{
return 0;
}
+
+void replay_mutex_lock(void)
+{
+ abort();
+}
+
+void replay_mutex_unlock(void)
+{
+ abort();
+}
+
+bool replay_mutex_locked(void)
+{
+ return false;
+}