plugins: add [pre|post]fork helpers to linux-user

Special care needs to be taken in ensuring locks are in a consistent
state across fork events. Add helpers so the plugin system can ensure
that.

Signed-off-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
Fixes: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/358
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Tested-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20221004115221.2174499-1-alex.bennee@linaro.org>
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Alex Bennée 2022-10-04 12:52:21 +01:00
parent 37e62694e4
commit f7e15affa8
3 changed files with 46 additions and 0 deletions

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@ -224,6 +224,23 @@ void qemu_plugin_disable_mem_helpers(CPUState *cpu);
*/
void qemu_plugin_user_exit(void);
/**
* qemu_plugin_user_prefork_lock(): take plugin lock before forking
*
* This is a user-mode only helper to take the internal plugin lock
* before a fork event. This is ensure a consistent lock state
*/
void qemu_plugin_user_prefork_lock(void);
/**
* qemu_plugin_user_postfork(): reset the plugin lock
* @is_child: is this thread the child
*
* This user-mode only helper resets the lock state after a fork so we
* can continue using the plugin interface.
*/
void qemu_plugin_user_postfork(bool is_child);
#else /* !CONFIG_PLUGIN */
static inline void qemu_plugin_add_opts(void)
@ -287,6 +304,13 @@ static inline void qemu_plugin_disable_mem_helpers(CPUState *cpu)
static inline void qemu_plugin_user_exit(void)
{ }
static inline void qemu_plugin_user_prefork_lock(void)
{ }
static inline void qemu_plugin_user_postfork(bool is_child)
{ }
#endif /* !CONFIG_PLUGIN */
#endif /* QEMU_PLUGIN_H */