On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 02:14:08PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 13/09/21 15:27, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> > > +/*
> > > + * I/O API functions. These functions are thread-safe, and therefore
> > > + * can run in any AioContext.
> > "can run in any AioContext" makes me wonder what the exact requirements
> > are. Can they run in any*thread*  (regardless of whether an AioContext
> > even exists for that thread) or do they need to run in a thread that has
> > called qemu_set_current_aio_context()?
> 
> I think they can run in any thread as long as they have called
> aio_context_acquire/release; later on, they will be able to run in any
> thread completely (which will be the underlying mechanism for multiqueue).

Great, it would be good to reflect this in the comment.

Stefan

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