[libvirt RFCv7 29/40] tools: add parallel parameter to virsh save command

Signed-off-by: Claudio Fontana <cfontana(a)suse.de&gt; --- docs/manpages/virsh.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++------ tools/virsh-domain.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst index e73e590754..e9012b85d1 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst +++ b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst @@ -3803,15 +3803,18 @@ save :: save domain state-file [--bypass-cache] [--xml file] + [--parallel] [--parallel-connections connections] [{--running | --paused}] [--verbose] -Saves a running domain (RAM, but not disk state) to a state file so that -it can be restored -later. Once saved, the domain will no longer be running on the -system, thus the memory allocated for the domain will be free for -other domains to use. ``virsh restore`` restores from this state file. +Saves a paused or running domain (RAM, but not disk state) to one or more +state files, so that it can be restored later. +Once saved, the domain will no longer be running on the system, +thus the memory allocated for the domain will be free for +other domains to use. ``virsh restore`` restores from state file/s. + If *--bypass-cache* is specified, the save will avoid the file system -cache, although this may slow down the operation. +cache; depending on the specific scenario this may slow down or speed up +the operation. The progress may be monitored using ``domjobinfo`` virsh command and canceled with ``domjobabort`` command (sent by another virsh instance). Another option @@ -3833,6 +3836,14 @@ based on the state the domain was in when the save was done; passing either the *--running* or *--paused* flag will allow overriding which state the ``restore`` should use. +*--parallel* option will cause the save data to be sent over multiple +parallel connections to multiple files. The main save file is specified +with ``state-file``, and a number of additional connections can be +set using *--parallel-connections*, which will save to files named +``state-file``.1 , ``state-file``.2 ... up to ``connections``. + +Parallel connections may help in speeding up the save operation. + Domain saved state files assume that disk images will be unchanged between the creation and restore point. For a more complete system restore point, where the disk state is saved alongside the memory diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain.c b/tools/virsh-domain.c index 18498540f6..19359683ed 100644 --- a/tools/virsh-domain.c +++ b/tools/virsh-domain.c @@ -4174,6 +4174,14 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_save[] = { .type = VSH_OT_BOOL, .help = N_("avoid file system cache when saving") }, + {.name = "parallel", + .type = VSH_OT_BOOL, + .help = N_("enable parallel save to files") + }, + {.name = "parallel-connections", + .type = VSH_OT_INT, + .help = N_("number of connections/files for parallel save") + }, {.name = "xml", .type = VSH_OT_STRING, .completer = virshCompletePathLocalExisting, @@ -4206,6 +4214,8 @@ doSave(void *opaque) virTypedParameterPtr params = NULL; int nparams = 0; int maxparams = 0; + int intOpt = 0; + int rv = -1; unsigned int flags = 0; const char *xmlfile = NULL; g_autofree char *xml = NULL; @@ -4228,6 +4238,15 @@ doSave(void *opaque) } if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "bypass-cache")) flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_SAVE_BYPASS_CACHE; + if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "parallel")) + flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_SAVE_PARALLEL; + if ((rv = vshCommandOptInt(ctl, cmd, "parallel-connections", &intOpt)) < 0) { + goto out; + } else if (rv > 0) { + if (virTypedParamsAddInt(&params, &nparams, &maxparams, + VIR_SAVE_PARAM_PARALLEL_CONNECTIONS, intOpt) < 0) + goto out; + } if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "running")) flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_SAVE_RUNNING; if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "paused")) -- 2.35.3