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On 03/06/21 23:14, Jing Zhang wrote: > This patchset provides a file descriptor for every VM and VCPU to read > KVM statistics data in binary format. > It is meant to provide a lightweight, flexible, scalable and efficient > lock-free solution for user space telemetry applications to pull the > statistics data periodically for large scale systems. The pulling > frequency could be as high as a few times per second. > In this patchset, every statistics data are treated to have some > attributes as below: > * architecture dependent or generic > * VM statistics data or VCPU statistics data > * type: cumulative, instantaneous, > * unit: none for simple counter, nanosecond, microsecond, > millisecond, second, Byte, KiByte, MiByte, GiByte. Clock Cycles > Since no lock/synchronization is used, the consistency between all > the statistics data is not guaranteed. That means not all statistics > data are read out at the exact same time, since the statistics date > are still being updated by KVM subsystems while they are read out. > > --- > > * v6 -> v7 > - Improve file descriptor allocation function by Krish suggestion > - Use "generic stats" instead of "common stats" as Krish suggested > - Addressed some other nits from Krish and David Matlack > > * v5 -> v6 > - Use designated initializers for STATS_DESC > - Change KVM_STATS_SCALE... to KVM_STATS_BASE... > - Use a common function for kvm_[vm|vcpu]_stats_read > - Fix some documentation errors/missings > - Use TEST_ASSERT in selftest > - Use a common function for [vm|vcpu]_stats_test in selftest > > * v4 -> v5 > - Rebase to kvm/queue, commit a4345a7cecfb ("Merge tag > 'kvmarm-fixes-5.13-1'") > - Change maximum stats name length to 48 > - Replace VM_STATS_COMMON/VCPU_STATS_COMMON macros with stats > descriptor definition macros. > - Fixed some errors/warnings reported by checkpatch.pl > > * v3 -> v4 > - Rebase to kvm/queue, commit 9f242010c3b4 ("KVM: avoid "deadlock" > between install_new_memslots and MMU notifier") > - Use C-stype comments in the whole patch > - Fix wrong count for x86 VCPU stats descriptors > - Fix KVM stats data size counting and validity check in selftest > > * v2 -> v3 > - Rebase to kvm/queue, commit edf408f5257b ("KVM: avoid "deadlock" > between install_new_memslots and MMU notifier") > - Resolve some nitpicks about format > > * v1 -> v2 > - Use ARRAY_SIZE to count the number of stats descriptors > - Fix missing `size` field initialization in macro STATS_DESC > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210402224359.2297157-1-jingzhangos@google.com > [2] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210415151741.1607806-1-jingzhangos@google.com > [3] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210423181727.596466-1-jingzhangos@google.com > [4] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210429203740.1935629-1-jingzhangos@google.com > [5] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210517145314.157626-1-jingzhangos@google.com > [6] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210524151828.4113777-1-jingzhangos@google.com > > --- > > Jing Zhang (4): > KVM: stats: Separate generic stats from architecture specific ones > KVM: stats: Add fd-based API to read binary stats data > KVM: stats: Add documentation for statistics data binary interface > KVM: selftests: Add selftest for KVM statistics data binary interface > > Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 180 +++++++++++++++ > arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 9 +- > arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c | 38 +++- > arch/mips/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 9 +- > arch/mips/kvm/mips.c | 64 +++++- > arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 9 +- > arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c | 64 +++++- > arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c | 12 +- > arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c | 2 +- > arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c | 2 +- > arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c | 59 ++++- > arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 9 +- > arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 129 ++++++++++- > arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 9 +- > arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 67 +++++- > include/linux/kvm_host.h | 141 +++++++++++- > include/linux/kvm_types.h | 12 + > include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 50 ++++ > tools/testing/selftests/kvm/.gitignore | 1 + > tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile | 3 + > .../testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h | 3 + > .../selftests/kvm/kvm_binary_stats_test.c | 215 ++++++++++++++++++ > tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c | 12 + > virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 169 +++++++++++++- > 24 files changed, 1178 insertions(+), 90 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/kvm/kvm_binary_stats_test.c > > > base-commit: a4345a7cecfb91ae78cd43d26b0c6a956420761a > I had a few remarks, but it looks very nice overall. Thanks! Paolo
Hi Paolo, On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 11:46 AM Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> wrote: > > On 03/06/21 23:14, Jing Zhang wrote: > > This patchset provides a file descriptor for every VM and VCPU to read > > KVM statistics data in binary format. > > It is meant to provide a lightweight, flexible, scalable and efficient > > lock-free solution for user space telemetry applications to pull the > > statistics data periodically for large scale systems. The pulling > > frequency could be as high as a few times per second. > > In this patchset, every statistics data are treated to have some > > attributes as below: > > * architecture dependent or generic > > * VM statistics data or VCPU statistics data > > * type: cumulative, instantaneous, > > * unit: none for simple counter, nanosecond, microsecond, > > millisecond, second, Byte, KiByte, MiByte, GiByte. Clock Cycles > > Since no lock/synchronization is used, the consistency between all > > the statistics data is not guaranteed. That means not all statistics > > data are read out at the exact same time, since the statistics date > > are still being updated by KVM subsystems while they are read out. > > > > --- > > > > * v6 -> v7 > > - Improve file descriptor allocation function by Krish suggestion > > - Use "generic stats" instead of "common stats" as Krish suggested > > - Addressed some other nits from Krish and David Matlack > > > > * v5 -> v6 > > - Use designated initializers for STATS_DESC > > - Change KVM_STATS_SCALE... to KVM_STATS_BASE... > > - Use a common function for kvm_[vm|vcpu]_stats_read > > - Fix some documentation errors/missings > > - Use TEST_ASSERT in selftest > > - Use a common function for [vm|vcpu]_stats_test in selftest > > > > * v4 -> v5 > > - Rebase to kvm/queue, commit a4345a7cecfb ("Merge tag > > 'kvmarm-fixes-5.13-1'") > > - Change maximum stats name length to 48 > > - Replace VM_STATS_COMMON/VCPU_STATS_COMMON macros with stats > > descriptor definition macros. > > - Fixed some errors/warnings reported by checkpatch.pl > > > > * v3 -> v4 > > - Rebase to kvm/queue, commit 9f242010c3b4 ("KVM: avoid "deadlock" > > between install_new_memslots and MMU notifier") > > - Use C-stype comments in the whole patch > > - Fix wrong count for x86 VCPU stats descriptors > > - Fix KVM stats data size counting and validity check in selftest > > > > * v2 -> v3 > > - Rebase to kvm/queue, commit edf408f5257b ("KVM: avoid "deadlock" > > between install_new_memslots and MMU notifier") > > - Resolve some nitpicks about format > > > > * v1 -> v2 > > - Use ARRAY_SIZE to count the number of stats descriptors > > - Fix missing `size` field initialization in macro STATS_DESC > > > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210402224359.2297157-1-jingzhangos@google.com > > [2] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210415151741.1607806-1-jingzhangos@google.com > > [3] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210423181727.596466-1-jingzhangos@google.com > > [4] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210429203740.1935629-1-jingzhangos@google.com > > [5] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210517145314.157626-1-jingzhangos@google.com > > [6] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20210524151828.4113777-1-jingzhangos@google.com > > > > --- > > > > Jing Zhang (4): > > KVM: stats: Separate generic stats from architecture specific ones > > KVM: stats: Add fd-based API to read binary stats data > > KVM: stats: Add documentation for statistics data binary interface > > KVM: selftests: Add selftest for KVM statistics data binary interface > > > > Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 180 +++++++++++++++ > > arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 9 +- > > arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c | 38 +++- > > arch/mips/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 9 +- > > arch/mips/kvm/mips.c | 64 +++++- > > arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 9 +- > > arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c | 64 +++++- > > arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c | 12 +- > > arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c | 2 +- > > arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c | 2 +- > > arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c | 59 ++++- > > arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 9 +- > > arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 129 ++++++++++- > > arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 9 +- > > arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 67 +++++- > > include/linux/kvm_host.h | 141 +++++++++++- > > include/linux/kvm_types.h | 12 + > > include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 50 ++++ > > tools/testing/selftests/kvm/.gitignore | 1 + > > tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile | 3 + > > .../testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h | 3 + > > .../selftests/kvm/kvm_binary_stats_test.c | 215 ++++++++++++++++++ > > tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c | 12 + > > virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 169 +++++++++++++- > > 24 files changed, 1178 insertions(+), 90 deletions(-) > > create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/kvm/kvm_binary_stats_test.c > > > > > > base-commit: a4345a7cecfb91ae78cd43d26b0c6a956420761a > > > > I had a few remarks, but it looks very nice overall. > > Thanks! > > Paolo > Happy to see per-VM stats use u64 too. Will send out another patchset based on your remarks. Thanks, Jing
On 03.06.21 23:14, Jing Zhang wrote: > This patchset provides a file descriptor for every VM and VCPU to read > KVM statistics data in binary format. > It is meant to provide a lightweight, flexible, scalable and efficient > lock-free solution for user space telemetry applications to pull the > statistics data periodically for large scale systems. The pulling > frequency could be as high as a few times per second. > In this patchset, every statistics data are treated to have some > attributes as below: > * architecture dependent or generic > * VM statistics data or VCPU statistics data Are the debugfs things good enough, or do we want to also add the same ioctl for the /dev/kvm to get the global counters as well, e.g. for tools like kvm_stat?
On 11/06/21 08:57, Christian Borntraeger wrote: > > On 03.06.21 23:14, Jing Zhang wrote: >> This patchset provides a file descriptor for every VM and VCPU to read >> KVM statistics data in binary format. >> It is meant to provide a lightweight, flexible, scalable and efficient >> lock-free solution for user space telemetry applications to pull the >> statistics data periodically for large scale systems. The pulling >> frequency could be as high as a few times per second. >> In this patchset, every statistics data are treated to have some >> attributes as below: >> * architecture dependent or generic >> * VM statistics data or VCPU statistics data > > Are the debugfs things good enough, or do we want to also add the same > ioctl for the /dev/kvm to get the global counters as well, e.g. for > tools like kvm_stat? I think we should, yes. We should also add the summarized VCPU statistics to the VM-level file descriptor. However, it can be done in steps. Paolo