[PATCH v2 1/3] Add a migration parameter for available bandwidth in switchover
The new VIR_MIGRATE_PARAM_BANDWIDTH_AVAIL_SWITCHOVER parameter can be
used to override the estimated bandwidth that can be used for
transferring guest memory and device state once virtual CPUs are
stopped.
Signed-off-by: Jiri Denemark <jdenemar(a)redhat.com>
---
include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
index 2a4b81f4df..74016c6c46 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
@@ -1206,6 +1206,24 @@ typedef enum {
*/
# define VIR_MIGRATE_PARAM_BANDWIDTH_POSTCOPY "bandwidth.postcopy"
+/**
+ * VIR_MIGRATE_PARAM_BANDWIDTH_AVAIL_SWITCHOVER:
+ *
+ * virDomainMigrate* params field: the bandwidth (in MiB/s) available for the
+ * final phase of (pre-copy) migration during which CPUs are stopped and all
+ * the remaining memory and device state is transferred. Knowing this bandwidth
+ * is important for accurate estimation of the domain downtime and deciding
+ * the right moment for switching over. Normally this would be estimated based
+ * on the bandwidth used by migration, but this could be lower than the actual
+ * available bandwidth. Using this parameter to override the computed value may
+ * help with migration convergence when the migration would keep iterating over
+ * and over thinking there's not enough bandwidth to comply with the configured
+ * maximum downtime.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.1.0
+ */
+# define VIR_MIGRATE_PARAM_BANDWIDTH_AVAIL_SWITCHOVER
"bandwidth.avail.switchover"
+
/**
* VIR_MIGRATE_PARAM_GRAPHICS_URI:
*
--
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