Re: [PATCH v5 5/7] migration: Deprecate old compression method

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Juan Quintela <quintela@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Signed-off-by: Juan Quintela <quintela@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Peter Xu <peterx@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  docs/about/deprecated.rst |  8 ++++
>  qapi/migration.json       | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>  migration/options.c       | 13 +++++++
>  3 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> index 5eaf096040..f46baf9ee9 100644
> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> @@ -489,3 +489,11 @@ Please see "QMP invocation for live storage migration with
>  ``blockdev-mirror`` + NBD" in docs/interop/live-block-operations.rst
>  for a detailed explanation.
>  
> +old compression method (since 8.2)
> +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> +
> +Compression method fails too much.  Too many races.  We are going to
> +remove it if nobody fixes it.  For starters, migration-test
> +compression tests are disabled becase they fail randomly.  If you need
> +compression, use multifd compression methods.
> +
> diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
> index c7633b22c0..834506a02b 100644
> --- a/qapi/migration.json
> +++ b/qapi/migration.json
> @@ -272,6 +272,10 @@
>  # Features:
>  #
>  # @deprecated: Member @disk is deprecated because block migration is.
> +#     Member @compression is deprecated because it is unreliable and
> +#     untested. It is recommended to use multifd migration, which
> +#     offers an alternative compression implementation that is
> +#     reliable and tested.

Two spaces between sentences for consistency, please.

>  #
>  # Since: 0.14
>  ##
> @@ -289,7 +293,7 @@
>             '*blocked-reasons': ['str'],
>             '*postcopy-blocktime': 'uint32',
>             '*postcopy-vcpu-blocktime': ['uint32'],
> -           '*compression': 'CompressionStats',
> +           '*compression': { 'type': 'CompressionStats', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
>             '*socket-address': ['SocketAddress'],
>             '*dirty-limit-throttle-time-per-round': 'uint64',
>             '*dirty-limit-ring-full-time': 'uint64'} }
> @@ -530,7 +534,10 @@
>  # Features:
>  #
>  # @deprecated: Member @block is deprecated.  Use blockdev-mirror with
> -#     NBD instead.
> +#     NBD instead.  Member @compression is deprecated because it is
> +#     unreliable and untested. It is recommended to use multifd
> +#     migration, which offers an alternative compression
> +#     implementation that is reliable and tested.

Likewise.

>  #
>  # @unstable: Members @x-colo and @x-ignore-shared are experimental.
>  #
> @@ -538,7 +545,8 @@
>  ##
>  { 'enum': 'MigrationCapability',
>    'data': ['xbzrle', 'rdma-pin-all', 'auto-converge', 'zero-blocks',
> -           'compress', 'events', 'postcopy-ram',
> +           { 'name': 'compress', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +           'events', 'postcopy-ram',
>             { 'name': 'x-colo', 'features': [ 'unstable' ] },
>             'release-ram',
>             { 'name': 'block', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> @@ -844,7 +852,9 @@
>  # Features:
>  #
>  # @deprecated: Member @block-incremental is deprecated. Use
> -#     blockdev-mirror with NBD instead.
> +#     blockdev-mirror with NBD instead. Members @compress-level,
> +#     @compress-threads, @decompress-threads and @compress-wait-thread
> +#     are deprecated because @compression is deprecated.

Likewise.

>  #
>  # @unstable: Members @x-checkpoint-delay and @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period
>  #     are experimental.
> @@ -854,8 +864,11 @@
>  { 'enum': 'MigrationParameter',
>    'data': ['announce-initial', 'announce-max',
>             'announce-rounds', 'announce-step',
> -           'compress-level', 'compress-threads', 'decompress-threads',
> -           'compress-wait-thread', 'throttle-trigger-threshold',
> +           { 'name': 'compress-level', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +           { 'name': 'compress-threads', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +           { 'name': 'decompress-threads', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +           { 'name': 'compress-wait-thread', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +           'throttle-trigger-threshold',
>             'cpu-throttle-initial', 'cpu-throttle-increment',
>             'cpu-throttle-tailslow',
>             'tls-creds', 'tls-hostname', 'tls-authz', 'max-bandwidth',
> @@ -885,16 +898,16 @@
>  # @announce-step: Increase in delay (in milliseconds) between
>  #     subsequent packets in the announcement (Since 4.0)
>  #
> -# @compress-level: compression level
> +# @compress-level: compression level.
>  #
> -# @compress-threads: compression thread count
> +# @compress-threads: compression thread count.
>  #
>  # @compress-wait-thread: Controls behavior when all compression
>  #     threads are currently busy.  If true (default), wait for a free
>  #     compression thread to become available; otherwise, send the page
> -#     uncompressed.  (Since 3.1)
> +#     uncompressed. (Since 3.1)
>  #
> -# @decompress-threads: decompression thread count
> +# @decompress-threads: decompression thread count.
>  #
>  # @throttle-trigger-threshold: The ratio of bytes_dirty_period and
>  #     bytes_xfer_period to trigger throttling.  It is expressed as

Unrelated.

> @@ -1023,7 +1036,9 @@
>  # Features:
>  #
>  # @deprecated: Member @block-incremental is deprecated. Use
> -#     blockdev-mirror with NBD instead.
> +#     blockdev-mirror with NBD instead. Members @compress-level,
> +#     @compress-threads, @decompress-threads and @compress-wait-thread
> +#     are deprecated because @compression is deprecated.

Two spaces between sentences for consistency, please.

>  #
>  # @unstable: Members @x-checkpoint-delay and @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period
>  #     are experimental.
> @@ -1038,10 +1053,14 @@
>              '*announce-max': 'size',
>              '*announce-rounds': 'size',
>              '*announce-step': 'size',
> -            '*compress-level': 'uint8',
> -            '*compress-threads': 'uint8',
> -            '*compress-wait-thread': 'bool',
> -            '*decompress-threads': 'uint8',
> +            '*compress-level': { 'type': 'uint8',
> +                                 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +            '*compress-threads':  { 'type': 'uint8',
> +                                    'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +            '*compress-wait-thread':  { 'type': 'bool',
> +                                        'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +            '*decompress-threads':  { 'type': 'uint8',
> +                                      'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
>              '*throttle-trigger-threshold': 'uint8',
>              '*cpu-throttle-initial': 'uint8',
>              '*cpu-throttle-increment': 'uint8',
> @@ -1078,7 +1097,7 @@
>  # Example:
>  #
>  # -> { "execute": "migrate-set-parameters" ,
> -#      "arguments": { "compress-level": 1 } }
> +#      "arguments": { "multifd-channels": 5 } }
>  # <- { "return": {} }
>  ##

Thanks for taking care of updating the example!

>  { 'command': 'migrate-set-parameters', 'boxed': true,
> @@ -1101,16 +1120,16 @@
>  # @announce-step: Increase in delay (in milliseconds) between
>  #     subsequent packets in the announcement (Since 4.0)
>  #
> -# @compress-level: compression level
> +# @compress-level: compression level.
>  #
> -# @compress-threads: compression thread count
> +# @compress-threads: compression thread count.
>  #
>  # @compress-wait-thread: Controls behavior when all compression
>  #     threads are currently busy.  If true (default), wait for a free
>  #     compression thread to become available; otherwise, send the page
> -#     uncompressed.  (Since 3.1)
> +#     uncompressed. (Since 3.1)
>  #
> -# @decompress-threads: decompression thread count
> +# @decompress-threads: decompression thread count.
>  #
>  # @throttle-trigger-threshold: The ratio of bytes_dirty_period and
>  #     bytes_xfer_period to trigger throttling.  It is expressed as

Unrelated.

> @@ -1241,7 +1260,9 @@
>  # Features:
>  #
>  # @deprecated: Member @block-incremental is deprecated. Use
> -#     blockdev-mirror with NBD instead.
> +#     blockdev-mirror with NBD instead. Members @compress-level,
> +#     @compress-threads, @decompress-threads and @compress-wait-thread
> +#     are deprecated because @compression is deprecated.

Two spaces between sentences for consistency, please.

>  #
>  # @unstable: Members @x-checkpoint-delay and @x-vcpu-dirty-limit-period
>  #     are experimental.
> @@ -1253,10 +1274,14 @@
>              '*announce-max': 'size',
>              '*announce-rounds': 'size',
>              '*announce-step': 'size',
> -            '*compress-level': 'uint8',
> -            '*compress-threads': 'uint8',
> -            '*compress-wait-thread': 'bool',
> -            '*decompress-threads': 'uint8',
> +            '*compress-level': { 'type': 'uint8',
> +                                 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +            '*compress-threads': { 'type': 'uint8',
> +                                   'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +            '*compress-wait-thread': { 'type': 'bool',
> +                                       'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +            '*decompress-threads': { 'type': 'uint8',
> +                                     'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
>              '*throttle-trigger-threshold': 'uint8',
>              '*cpu-throttle-initial': 'uint8',
>              '*cpu-throttle-increment': 'uint8',
> @@ -1296,10 +1321,8 @@
>  #
>  # -> { "execute": "query-migrate-parameters" }
>  # <- { "return": {
> -#          "decompress-threads": 2,
> +#          "multifd-channels": 2,
>  #          "cpu-throttle-increment": 10,
> -#          "compress-threads": 8,
> -#          "compress-level": 1,
>  #          "cpu-throttle-initial": 20,
>  #          "max-bandwidth": 33554432,
>  #          "downtime-limit": 300

Thanks again!

> diff --git a/migration/options.c b/migration/options.c
> index 0d0a3f8edb..7cb99a82a5 100644
> --- a/migration/options.c
> +++ b/migration/options.c
> @@ -483,6 +483,11 @@ bool migrate_caps_check(bool *old_caps, bool *new_caps, Error **errp)
>                      "Use blockdev-mirror with NBD instead.");
>      }
>  
> +    if (new_caps[MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_COMPRESS]) {
> +        warn_report("Old compression method is deprecated. "
> +                    "Use multifd compression methods instead.");
> +    }
> +
>  #ifndef CONFIG_REPLICATION
>      if (new_caps[MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_X_COLO]) {
>          error_setg(errp, "QEMU compiled without replication module"
> @@ -1321,18 +1326,26 @@ static void migrate_params_apply(MigrateSetParameters *params, Error **errp)
>      /* TODO use QAPI_CLONE() instead of duplicating it inline */
>  
>      if (params->has_compress_level) {
> +        warn_report("Old compression is deprecated. "
> +                    "Use multifd compression methods instead.");
>          s->parameters.compress_level = params->compress_level;
>      }
>  
>      if (params->has_compress_threads) {
> +        warn_report("Old compression is deprecated. "
> +                    "Use multifd compression methods instead.");
>          s->parameters.compress_threads = params->compress_threads;
>      }
>  
>      if (params->has_compress_wait_thread) {
> +        warn_report("Old compression is deprecated. "
> +                    "Use multifd compression methods instead.");
>          s->parameters.compress_wait_thread = params->compress_wait_thread;
>      }
>  
>      if (params->has_decompress_threads) {
> +        warn_report("Old compression is deprecated. "
> +                    "Use multifd compression methods instead.");
>          s->parameters.decompress_threads = params->decompress_threads;
>      }

Other than that
Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@xxxxxxxxxx>




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