The 'sleep' parameter sets the icount_sleep mode, which is enabled by
default. To disable it, add the 'sleep=no' parameter (or 'nosleep') to the
qemu -icount option.
Signed-off-by: Victor CLEMENT <victor.clem...@openwide.fr>
---
cpus.c | 9 +++++++++
qemu-options.hx | 12 ++++++++++--
vl.c | 3 +++
3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 688eb73..4e90e63 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -520,11 +520,18 @@ void configure_icount(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
}
return;
}
+
+ icount_sleep = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "sleep", true);
if (icount_sleep) {
icount_warp_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL_RT,
icount_warp_rt, NULL);
}
+
icount_align_option = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "align", false);
+
+ if (icount_align_option && !icount_sleep) {
+ error_setg(errp, "align=on and sleep=no are incompatible");
+ }
if (strcmp(option, "auto") != 0) {
errno = 0;
icount_time_shift = strtol(option, &rem_str, 0);
@@ -535,6 +542,8 @@ void configure_icount(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
return;
} else if (icount_align_option) {
error_setg(errp, "shift=auto and align=on are incompatible");
+ } else if (!icount_sleep) {
+ error_setg(errp, "shift=auto and sleep=no are incompatible");
}
use_icount = 2;
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index ec356f6..c245714 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3086,9 +3086,10 @@ re-inject them.
ETEXI
DEF("icount", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_icount, \
- "-icount [shift=N|auto][,align=on|off]\n" \
+ "-icount [shift=N|auto][,align=on|off][,sleep=no]\n" \
" enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks
per\n" \
- " instruction and enable aligning the host and virtual
clocks\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+ " instruction, enable aligning the host and virtual
clocks\n" \
+ " or disable real time cpu sleeping\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
@item -icount [shift=@var{N}|auto]
@findex -icount
@@ -3097,6 +3098,13 @@ instruction every 2^@var{N} ns of virtual time. If
@code{auto} is specified
then the virtual cpu speed will be automatically adjusted to keep virtual
time within a few seconds of real time.
+When the virtual cpu is sleeping, the virtual time will advance at default
+speed unless @option{sleep=no} is specified.
+With @option{sleep=no}, the virtual time will jump to the next timer deadline
+instantly whenever the virtual cpu goes to sleep mode and will not advance
+if no timer is enabled. This behavior give deterministic execution times from
+the guest point of view.
+
Note that while this option can give deterministic behavior, it does not
provide cycle accurate emulation. Modern CPUs contain superscalar out of
order cores with complex cache hierarchies. The number of instructions
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 15bccc4..79e2e07 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -470,6 +470,9 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_icount_opts = {
}, {
.name = "align",
.type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
+ }, {
+ .name = "sleep",
+ .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
},
{ /* end of list */ }
},
--
2.4.2
