Re: [PATCH 6/6] Rename "QEMU global mutex" to "BQL" in comments and docs

[Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 02:49:48PM +0100, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> On 29/11/23 22:26, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> > The term "QEMU global mutex" is identical to the more widely used Big
> > QEMU Lock ("BQL"). Update the code comments and documentation to use
> > "BQL" instead of "QEMU global mutex".
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >   docs/devel/multi-thread-tcg.rst   |  7 +++----
> >   docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst      |  2 +-
> >   docs/devel/replay.rst             |  2 +-
> >   docs/devel/multiple-iothreads.txt | 16 ++++++++--------
> >   include/block/blockjob.h          |  6 +++---
> >   include/io/task.h                 |  2 +-
> >   include/qemu/coroutine-core.h     |  2 +-
> >   include/qemu/coroutine.h          |  2 +-
> >   hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c   |  8 ++++----
> >   hw/block/virtio-blk.c             |  2 +-
> >   hw/scsi/virtio-scsi-dataplane.c   |  6 +++---
> >   net/tap.c                         |  2 +-
> >   12 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> > diff --git a/include/block/blockjob.h b/include/block/blockjob.h
> > index e594c10d23..b2bc7c04d6 100644
> > --- a/include/block/blockjob.h
> > +++ b/include/block/blockjob.h
> > @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ typedef struct BlockJob {
> >       /**
> >        * Speed that was set with @block_job_set_speed.
> > -     * Always modified and read under QEMU global mutex 
> > (GLOBAL_STATE_CODE).
> > +     * Always modified and read under BQL (GLOBAL_STATE_CODE).
> 
> "under the BQL"
> 
> >        */
> >       int64_t speed;
> > @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ typedef struct BlockJob {
> >       /**
> >        * Block other operations when block job is running.
> > -     * Always modified and read under QEMU global mutex 
> > (GLOBAL_STATE_CODE).
> > +     * Always modified and read under BQL (GLOBAL_STATE_CODE).
> 
> Ditto,
> 
> >        */
> >       Error *blocker;
> > @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ typedef struct BlockJob {
> >       /**
> >        * BlockDriverStates that are involved in this block job.
> > -     * Always modified and read under QEMU global mutex 
> > (GLOBAL_STATE_CODE).
> > +     * Always modified and read under BQL (GLOBAL_STATE_CODE).
> 
> Ditto.
> 
> >        */
> >       GSList *nodes;
> >   } BlockJob;

Will fix in v2.

Stefan

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