From: Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 20/22] blockdev: add helpers to generate blockdev commandline
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:02:51 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250612140253.106555-21-f.ebner@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250612140253.106555-1-f.ebner@proxmox.com>
The drive device and node structure is:
front-end device {ide-hd,scsi-hd,virtio-blk-pci} (id=$drive_id)
- throttle node (node-name=$drive_id)
- format node (node-name=f$encoded-info)
- file node (node-name=e$encoded-info)
The node-name can only be 31 characters long and needs to start with a
letter. The throttle node will stay inserted below the front-end
device. The other nodes might change however, because of drive
mirroring and similar. There currently are no good helpers to
query/walk the block graph via QMP, x-debug-query-block-graph is
experimental and for debugging only. Therefore, necessary information
is encoded in the node name to be able to find it again. In
particular, this is the volume ID, the drive ID and optionally a
snapshot name. As long as the configuration file matches with the
running instance, this is enough to find the correct node for
block operations like mirror and resize.
The 'snapshot' option, for QEMU's snapshot mode, i.e. writes are only
temporary, is not yet supported.
Originally-by: Alexandre Derumier <alexandre.derumier@groupe-cyllene.com>
[FE: split up patch
expand commit message
explicitly test for drivers with aio setting
improve readonly handling
improve CD-ROM handling
fix failure for storage named 'nbd' by always using full regex
improve node name generation
fail when drive->{snapshot} is set]
Signed-off-by: Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com>
---
If we do not get around to implement the 'snapshot' option in time for
PVE 9, we can still fall back to the legacy drive for that (and warn
users that not all operations might work with such drives).
PVE/QemuServer/Blockdev.pm | 172 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
PVE/QemuServer/Makefile | 1 +
2 files changed, 172 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer/Blockdev.pm b/PVE/QemuServer/Blockdev.pm
index b1150141..2d3760f0 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer/Blockdev.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer/Blockdev.pm
@@ -3,7 +3,42 @@ package PVE::QemuServer::Blockdev;
use strict;
use warnings;
-use PVE::QemuServer::Drive;
+use Digest::SHA;
+use Fcntl qw(S_ISBLK S_ISCHR);
+use File::stat;
+use JSON;
+
+use PVE::Storage;
+
+use PVE::QemuServer::Drive qw(drive_is_cdrom);
+
+my sub get_node_name {
+ my ($type, $drive_id, $volid, $snap) = @_;
+
+ my $info = "drive=$drive_id,";
+ $info .= "snap=$snap," if defined($snap);
+ $info .= "volid=$volid";
+
+ my $hash = substr(Digest::SHA::sha256_hex($info), 0, 30);
+
+ my $prefix = "";
+ if ($type eq 'fmt') {
+ $prefix = 'f';
+ } elsif ($type eq 'file') {
+ $prefix = 'e';
+ } else {
+ die "unknown node type '$type'";
+ }
+ # node-name must start with an alphabetical character
+ return "${prefix}${hash}";
+}
+
+my sub read_only_json_option {
+ my ($drive, $options) = @_;
+
+ return JSON::true if $drive->{ro} || drive_is_cdrom($drive) || $options->{'read-only'};
+ return JSON::false;
+}
sub generate_throttle_group {
my ($drive) = @_;
@@ -41,4 +76,139 @@ sub generate_throttle_group {
};
}
+sub generate_blockdev_drive_cache {
+ my ($drive, $scfg) = @_;
+
+ my $cache_direct = PVE::QemuServer::Drive::drive_uses_cache_direct($drive, $scfg);
+ my $cache = {};
+ $cache->{direct} = $cache_direct ? JSON::true : JSON::false;
+ $cache->{'no-flush'} = $drive->{cache} && $drive->{cache} eq 'unsafe' ? JSON::true : JSON::false;
+ return $cache;
+}
+
+sub generate_file_blockdev {
+ my ($storecfg, $drive, $options) = @_;
+
+ my $blockdev = {};
+ my $scfg = undef;
+
+ die "generate_file_blockdev called without volid/path\n" if !$drive->{file};
+ die "generate_file_blockdev called with 'none'\n" if $drive->{file} eq 'none';
+ # FIXME use overlay and new config option to define storage for temp write device
+ die "'snapshot' option is not yet supported for '-blockdev'\n" if $drive->{snapshot};
+
+ my $drive_id = PVE::QemuServer::Drive::get_drive_id($drive);
+
+ if ($drive->{file} eq 'cdrom') {
+ my $path = PVE::QemuServer::Drive::get_iso_path($storecfg, $drive->{file});
+ $blockdev = { driver => 'host_cdrom', filename => $path };
+ } elsif ($drive->{file} =~ m|^/|) {
+ my $path = $drive->{file};
+ # The 'file' driver only works for regular files. The check below is taken from
+ # block/file-posix.c:hdev_probe_device() in QEMU. To detect CD-ROM host devices, QEMU issues
+ # an ioctl, while the code here relies on the media=cdrom flag instead.
+ my $st = File::stat::stat($path) or die "stat for '$path' failed - $!\n";
+ my $driver = 'file';
+ if (S_ISCHR($st->mode) || S_ISBLK($st->mode)) {
+ $driver = drive_is_cdrom($drive) ? 'host_cdrom' : 'host_device';
+ }
+ $blockdev = { driver => $driver, filename => $path };
+ } else {
+ my $volid = $drive->{file};
+ my ($storeid) = PVE::Storage::parse_volume_id($volid);
+
+ my $vtype = (PVE::Storage::parse_volname($storecfg, $drive->{file}))[0];
+ die "$drive_id: explicit media parameter is required for iso images\n"
+ if !defined($drive->{media}) && defined($vtype) && $vtype eq 'iso';
+
+ my $storage_opts = { hints => {} };
+ $storage_opts->{hints}->{'efi-disk'} = 1 if $drive->{interface} eq 'efidisk';
+ $storage_opts->{'snapshot-name'} = $options->{'snapshot-name'}
+ if defined($options->{'snapshot-name'});
+ $blockdev = PVE::Storage::qemu_blockdev_options($storecfg, $volid, $storage_opts);
+ $scfg = PVE::Storage::storage_config($storecfg, $storeid);
+ }
+
+ $blockdev->{cache} = generate_blockdev_drive_cache($drive, $scfg);
+
+ my $driver = $blockdev->{driver};
+ # only certain drivers have the aio setting
+ if ($driver eq 'file' || $driver eq 'host_cdrom' || $driver eq 'host_device') {
+ $blockdev->{aio} = PVE::QemuServer::Drive::aio_cmdline_option(
+ $scfg, $drive, $blockdev->{cache}->{direct});
+ }
+
+ if (!drive_is_cdrom($drive)) {
+ $blockdev->{discard} = $drive->{discard} && $drive->{discard} eq 'on' ? 'unmap' : 'ignore';
+ $blockdev->{'detect-zeroes'} = PVE::QemuServer::Drive::detect_zeroes_cmdline_option($drive);
+ }
+
+ $blockdev->{'node-name'} = get_node_name(
+ 'file', $drive_id, $drive->{file}, $options->{'snapshot-name'});
+
+ $blockdev->{'read-only'} = read_only_json_option($drive, $options);
+
+ return $blockdev;
+}
+
+sub generate_format_blockdev {
+ my ($storecfg, $drive, $child, $options) = @_;
+
+ die "generate_format_blockdev called without volid/path\n" if !$drive->{file};
+ die "generate_format_blockdev called with 'none'\n" if $drive->{file} eq 'none';
+
+ my $scfg;
+ my $format;
+ my $volid = $drive->{file};
+ my $drive_id = PVE::QemuServer::Drive::get_drive_id($drive);
+ my ($storeid) = PVE::Storage::parse_volume_id($volid, 1);
+
+ # For PVE-managed volumes, use the format from the storage layer and prevent overrides via the
+ # drive's 'format' option. For unmanaged volumes, fallback to 'raw' to avoid auto-detection by
+ # QEMU.
+ if ($storeid) {
+ $scfg = PVE::Storage::storage_config($storecfg, $storeid);
+ $format = PVE::QemuServer::Drive::checked_volume_format($storecfg, $volid);
+ if ($drive->{format} && $drive->{format} ne $format) {
+ die "drive '$drive->{interface}$drive->{index}' - volume '$volid'"
+ ." - 'format=$drive->{format}' option different from storage format '$format'\n";
+ }
+ } else {
+ $format = $drive->{format} // 'raw';
+ }
+
+ # define cache option on both format && file node like libvirt does
+ my $cache = generate_blockdev_drive_cache($drive, $scfg);
+
+ my $node_name = get_node_name('fmt', $drive_id, $drive->{file}, $options->{'snapshot-name'});
+
+ return {
+ 'node-name' => "$node_name",
+ driver => "$format",
+ file => $child,
+ cache => $cache,
+ 'read-only' => read_only_json_option($drive, $options),
+ };
+}
+
+sub generate_drive_blockdev {
+ my ($storecfg, $drive, $options) = @_;
+
+ my $drive_id = PVE::QemuServer::Drive::get_drive_id($drive);
+
+ die "generate_drive_blockdev called without volid/path\n" if !$drive->{file};
+ die "generate_drive_blockdev called with 'none'\n" if $drive->{file} eq 'none';
+
+ my $child = generate_file_blockdev($storecfg, $drive, $options);
+ $child = generate_format_blockdev($storecfg, $drive, $child, $options);
+
+ # this is the top filter entry point, use $drive-drive_id as nodename
+ return {
+ driver => "throttle",
+ 'node-name' => "drive-$drive_id",
+ 'throttle-group' => "throttle-drive-$drive_id",
+ file => $child,
+ };
+}
+
1;
diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer/Makefile b/PVE/QemuServer/Makefile
index 8054a93b..e3671e5b 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer/Makefile
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SOURCES=PCI.pm \
MetaInfo.pm \
CPUConfig.pm \
CGroup.pm \
+ Blockdev.pm \
Drive.pm \
QMPHelpers.pm \
StateFile.pm \
--
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Thread overview: 62+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-06-12 14:02 [pve-devel] [PATCH-SERIES qemu-server 00/22] preparation for switch to blockdev Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 01/22] drive: code cleanup: drop unused $vmid parameter from get_path_and_format() Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 02/22] cfg2cmd: require at least QEMU binary version 6.0 Fiona Ebner
2025-06-13 9:18 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-16 8:47 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 03/22] drive: parse: use hash argument for optional parameters Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 04/22] drive: parse drive: support parsing with additional properties Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 05/22] restore: parse drive " Fiona Ebner
2025-06-13 9:30 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-16 8:51 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 06/22] drive: remove geometry options gone since QEMU 3.1 Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 07/22] clone disk: io uring check: fix call to determine cache direct Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 08/22] drive: move storage_allows_io_uring_default() and drive_uses_cache_direct() helpers to drive module Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 09/22] drive: introduce aio_cmdline_option() helper Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 10/22] drive: introduce detect_zeroes_cmdline_option() helper Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 11/22] introduce StateFile module for state file related helpers Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 12/22] vm start: move state file handling to dedicated module Fiona Ebner
2025-06-13 10:00 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-16 10:34 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-16 10:54 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-16 10:57 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 13/22] vm start: move config_to_command() call further down Fiona Ebner
2025-06-13 10:05 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-16 10:54 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 14/22] vm start/commandline: also clean up pci reservation when config_to_command() fails Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 15/22] vm start/commandline: activate volumes before config_to_command() Fiona Ebner
2025-06-13 10:16 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-17 7:46 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-13 10:25 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-16 11:31 ` DERUMIER, Alexandre via pve-devel
2025-06-16 11:51 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-16 12:46 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-16 12:57 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-16 13:15 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-16 13:27 ` Fiona Ebner
[not found] ` <409e12ad0b53d1b51c30717e6b9df3d370112df4.camel@groupe-cyllene.com>
2025-06-17 6:04 ` DERUMIER, Alexandre via pve-devel
2025-06-17 7:35 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 16/22] print drive device: explicitly set write-cache starting with machine version 10.0 Fiona Ebner
2025-06-13 10:28 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-17 7:47 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 17/22] print drive device: set {r, w}error front-end properties " Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 18/22] print drive device: don't reference any drive for 'none' " Fiona Ebner
2025-06-13 11:14 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-17 7:54 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 19/22] drive: create a throttle group for each drive " Fiona Ebner
2025-06-13 11:23 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-17 7:58 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` Fiona Ebner [this message]
2025-06-13 11:35 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 20/22] blockdev: add helpers to generate blockdev commandline Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-17 9:37 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-17 9:58 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2025-06-16 11:07 ` DERUMIER, Alexandre via pve-devel
2025-06-17 10:02 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [RFC qemu-server 21/22] blockdev: add support for NBD paths Fiona Ebner
2025-06-16 10:46 ` DERUMIER, Alexandre via pve-devel
2025-06-17 10:11 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-12 14:02 ` [pve-devel] [RFC qemu-server 22/22] command line: switch to blockdev starting with machine version 10.0 Fiona Ebner
2025-06-16 10:40 ` DERUMIER, Alexandre via pve-devel
2025-06-18 11:39 ` Fiona Ebner
2025-06-18 12:04 ` DERUMIER, Alexandre via pve-devel
2025-06-16 6:22 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH-SERIES qemu-server 00/22] preparation for switch to blockdev DERUMIER, Alexandre via pve-devel
2025-06-16 8:44 ` Fiona Ebner
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