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Re: [PATCH V5] migration: simplify blockers
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Steven Sistare |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH V5] migration: simplify blockers |
Date: |
Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:07:38 -0400 |
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I rebased the V4 patch and added the new maintainers and reviewers.
Peter has already reviewed it.
- Steve
On 10/18/2023 9:03 AM, Steve Sistare wrote:
> Modify migrate_add_blocker and migrate_del_blocker to take an Error **
> reason. This allows migration to own the Error object, so that if
> an error occurs in migrate_add_blocker, migration code can free the Error
> and clear the client handle, simplifying client code. It also simplifies
> the migrate_del_blocker call site.
>
> In addition, this is a pre-requisite for a proposed future patch that would
> add a mode argument to migration requests to support live update, and
> maintain a list of blockers for each mode. A blocker may apply to a single
> mode or to multiple modes, and passing Error** will allow one Error object
> to be registered for multiple modes.
>
> No functional change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Steve Sistare <steven.sistare@oracle.com>
> Tested-by: Michael Galaxy <mgalaxy@akamai.com>
> Reviewed-by: Michael Galaxy <mgalaxy@akamai.com>
> Reviewed-by: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
> ---
> backends/tpm/tpm_emulator.c | 10 ++--------
> block/parallels.c | 8 +++-----
> block/qcow.c | 6 ++----
> block/vdi.c | 6 ++----
> block/vhdx.c | 6 ++----
> block/vmdk.c | 6 ++----
> block/vpc.c | 6 ++----
> block/vvfat.c | 6 ++----
> dump/dump.c | 4 ++--
> hw/9pfs/9p.c | 10 ++--------
> hw/display/virtio-gpu-base.c | 8 ++------
> hw/intc/arm_gic_kvm.c | 3 +--
> hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c | 3 +--
> hw/intc/arm_gicv3_kvm.c | 3 +--
> hw/misc/ivshmem.c | 8 ++------
> hw/ppc/pef.c | 2 +-
> hw/ppc/spapr.c | 9 +--------
> hw/ppc/spapr_events.c | 6 +++++-
> hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c | 2 +-
> hw/remote/proxy.c | 7 ++-----
> hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c | 9 +++------
> hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c | 8 +++-----
> hw/vfio/common.c | 10 ++--------
> hw/vfio/migration.c | 16 ++--------------
> hw/virtio/vhost.c | 8 ++------
> include/migration/blocker.h | 24 +++++++++++++++++-------
> migration/migration.c | 22 ++++++++++++++--------
> stubs/migr-blocker.c | 4 ++--
> target/i386/kvm/kvm.c | 8 ++++----
> target/i386/nvmm/nvmm-all.c | 3 +--
> target/i386/sev.c | 2 +-
> target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c | 3 +--
> ui/vdagent.c | 5 ++---
> 33 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 149 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/backends/tpm/tpm_emulator.c b/backends/tpm/tpm_emulator.c
> index 402a2d6..bf1a90f 100644
> --- a/backends/tpm/tpm_emulator.c
> +++ b/backends/tpm/tpm_emulator.c
> @@ -534,11 +534,8 @@ static int tpm_emulator_block_migration(TPMEmulator
> *tpm_emu)
> error_setg(&tpm_emu->migration_blocker,
> "Migration disabled: TPM emulator does not support "
> "migration");
> - if (migrate_add_blocker(tpm_emu->migration_blocker, &err) < 0) {
> + if (migrate_add_blocker(&tpm_emu->migration_blocker, &err) < 0) {
> error_report_err(err);
> - error_free(tpm_emu->migration_blocker);
> - tpm_emu->migration_blocker = NULL;
> -
> return -1;
> }
> }
> @@ -1016,10 +1013,7 @@ static void tpm_emulator_inst_finalize(Object *obj)
>
> qapi_free_TPMEmulatorOptions(tpm_emu->options);
>
> - if (tpm_emu->migration_blocker) {
> - migrate_del_blocker(tpm_emu->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(tpm_emu->migration_blocker);
> - }
> + migrate_del_blocker(&tpm_emu->migration_blocker);
>
> tpm_sized_buffer_reset(&state_blobs->volatil);
> tpm_sized_buffer_reset(&state_blobs->permanent);
> diff --git a/block/parallels.c b/block/parallels.c
> index d026ce9..691298c 100644
> --- a/block/parallels.c
> +++ b/block/parallels.c
> @@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ static int parallels_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict
> *options, int flags,
> error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The Parallels format used by node
> '%s' "
> "does not support live migration",
> bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
> + ret = migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, errp);
> if (ret < 0) {
> error_setg(errp, "Migration blocker error");
> goto fail;
> @@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ static int parallels_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict
> *options, int flags,
> ret = bdrv_check(bs, &res, BDRV_FIX_ERRORS | BDRV_FIX_LEAKS);
> if (ret < 0) {
> error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Could not repair corrupted image");
> - migrate_del_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&s->migration_blocker);
> goto fail;
> }
> }
> @@ -1420,7 +1420,6 @@ fail:
> */
> parallels_free_used_bitmap(bs);
>
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> g_free(s->bat_dirty_bmap);
> qemu_vfree(s->header);
> return ret;
> @@ -1445,8 +1444,7 @@ static void parallels_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
> g_free(s->bat_dirty_bmap);
> qemu_vfree(s->header);
>
> - migrate_del_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&s->migration_blocker);
> }
>
> static bool parallels_is_support_dirty_bitmaps(BlockDriverState *bs)
> diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
> index d56d24a..0b34878 100644
> --- a/block/qcow.c
> +++ b/block/qcow.c
> @@ -304,9 +304,8 @@ static int qcow_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict
> *options, int flags,
> error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The qcow format used by node '%s' "
> "does not support live migration",
> bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
> + ret = migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, errp);
> if (ret < 0) {
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> goto fail;
> }
>
> @@ -799,8 +798,7 @@ static void qcow_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
> g_free(s->cluster_cache);
> g_free(s->cluster_data);
>
> - migrate_del_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&s->migration_blocker);
> }
>
> static int coroutine_fn GRAPH_UNLOCKED
> diff --git a/block/vdi.c b/block/vdi.c
> index 934e1b8..a68b2fd 100644
> --- a/block/vdi.c
> +++ b/block/vdi.c
> @@ -495,9 +495,8 @@ static int vdi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
> int flags,
> error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The vdi format used by node '%s' "
> "does not support live migration",
> bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
> + ret = migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, errp);
> if (ret < 0) {
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> goto fail_free_bmap;
> }
>
> @@ -985,8 +984,7 @@ static void vdi_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
>
> qemu_vfree(s->bmap);
>
> - migrate_del_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&s->migration_blocker);
> }
>
> static int vdi_has_zero_init(BlockDriverState *bs)
> diff --git a/block/vhdx.c b/block/vhdx.c
> index a67edcc..556ceae 100644
> --- a/block/vhdx.c
> +++ b/block/vhdx.c
> @@ -985,8 +985,7 @@ static void vhdx_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
> s->bat = NULL;
> qemu_vfree(s->parent_entries);
> s->parent_entries = NULL;
> - migrate_del_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&s->migration_blocker);
> qemu_vfree(s->log.hdr);
> s->log.hdr = NULL;
> vhdx_region_unregister_all(s);
> @@ -1093,9 +1092,8 @@ static int vhdx_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict
> *options, int flags,
> error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The vhdx format used by node '%s' "
> "does not support live migration",
> bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
> + ret = migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, errp);
> if (ret < 0) {
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> goto fail;
> }
>
> diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
> index e90649c..059958f 100644
> --- a/block/vmdk.c
> +++ b/block/vmdk.c
> @@ -1373,9 +1373,8 @@ static int vmdk_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict
> *options, int flags,
> error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The vmdk format used by node '%s' "
> "does not support live migration",
> bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
> + ret = migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, errp);
> if (ret < 0) {
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> goto fail;
> }
>
> @@ -2854,8 +2853,7 @@ static void vmdk_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
> vmdk_free_extents(bs);
> g_free(s->create_type);
>
> - migrate_del_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&s->migration_blocker);
> }
>
> static int64_t coroutine_fn GRAPH_RDLOCK
> diff --git a/block/vpc.c b/block/vpc.c
> index ceb87dd..fbd94fc 100644
> --- a/block/vpc.c
> +++ b/block/vpc.c
> @@ -449,9 +449,8 @@ static int vpc_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
> int flags,
> error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The vpc format used by node '%s' "
> "does not support live migration",
> bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
> + ret = migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, errp);
> if (ret < 0) {
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> goto fail;
> }
>
> @@ -1187,8 +1186,7 @@ static void vpc_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
> g_free(s->pageentry_u8);
> #endif
>
> - migrate_del_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&s->migration_blocker);
> }
>
> static QemuOptsList vpc_create_opts = {
> diff --git a/block/vvfat.c b/block/vvfat.c
> index 856b479..99a1c82 100644
> --- a/block/vvfat.c
> +++ b/block/vvfat.c
> @@ -1266,9 +1266,8 @@ static int vvfat_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict
> *options, int flags,
> "The vvfat (rw) format used by node '%s' "
> "does not support live migration",
> bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
> + ret = migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, errp);
> if (ret < 0) {
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> goto fail;
> }
> }
> @@ -3237,8 +3236,7 @@ static void vvfat_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
> g_free(s->cluster_buffer);
>
> if (s->qcow) {
> - migrate_del_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&s->migration_blocker);
> }
> }
>
> diff --git a/dump/dump.c b/dump/dump.c
> index d3578dd..d355ada 100644
> --- a/dump/dump.c
> +++ b/dump/dump.c
> @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int dump_cleanup(DumpState *s)
> qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
> }
> }
> - migrate_del_blocker(dump_migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&dump_migration_blocker);
>
> return 0;
> }
> @@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@ void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char
> *file,
> * Allows even for -only-migratable, but forbid migration during the
> * process of dump guest memory.
> */
> - if (migrate_add_blocker_internal(dump_migration_blocker, errp)) {
> + if (migrate_add_blocker_internal(&dump_migration_blocker, errp)) {
> /* Remember to release the fd before passing it over to dump state */
> close(fd);
> return;
> diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p.c b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
> index 323f042..af636cf 100644
> --- a/hw/9pfs/9p.c
> +++ b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
> @@ -406,11 +406,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn put_fid(V9fsPDU *pdu,
> V9fsFidState *fidp)
> * delete the migration blocker. Ideally, this
> * should be hooked to transport close notification
> */
> - if (pdu->s->migration_blocker) {
> - migrate_del_blocker(pdu->s->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(pdu->s->migration_blocker);
> - pdu->s->migration_blocker = NULL;
> - }
> + migrate_del_blocker(&pdu->s->migration_blocker);
> }
> return free_fid(pdu, fidp);
> }
> @@ -1505,10 +1501,8 @@ static void coroutine_fn v9fs_attach(void *opaque)
> error_setg(&s->migration_blocker,
> "Migration is disabled when VirtFS export path '%s' is
> mounted in the guest using mount_tag '%s'",
> s->ctx.fs_root ? s->ctx.fs_root : "NULL", s->tag);
> - err = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, NULL);
> + err = migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, NULL);
> if (err < 0) {
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> - s->migration_blocker = NULL;
> clunk_fid(s, fid);
> goto out;
> }
> diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-base.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-base.c
> index ca1fb7b..8eb4fbb 100644
> --- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-base.c
> +++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-base.c
> @@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ virtio_gpu_base_device_realize(DeviceState *qdev,
>
> if (virtio_gpu_virgl_enabled(g->conf)) {
> error_setg(&g->migration_blocker, "virgl is not yet migratable");
> - if (migrate_add_blocker(g->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> - error_free(g->migration_blocker);
> + if (migrate_add_blocker(&g->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> return false;
> }
> }
> @@ -249,10 +248,7 @@ virtio_gpu_base_device_unrealize(DeviceState *qdev)
> {
> VirtIOGPUBase *g = VIRTIO_GPU_BASE(qdev);
>
> - if (g->migration_blocker) {
> - migrate_del_blocker(g->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(g->migration_blocker);
> - }
> + migrate_del_blocker(&g->migration_blocker);
> }
>
> static void
> diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gic_kvm.c b/hw/intc/arm_gic_kvm.c
> index 1d58894..e0d9e51 100644
> --- a/hw/intc/arm_gic_kvm.c
> +++ b/hw/intc/arm_gic_kvm.c
> @@ -516,8 +516,7 @@ static void kvm_arm_gic_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error
> **errp)
> if (!kvm_arm_gic_can_save_restore(s)) {
> error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "This operating system kernel does
> "
> "not support vGICv2 migration");
> - if (migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> + if (migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> return;
> }
> }
> diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
> index 7eda9fb..61c1cc7 100644
> --- a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
> +++ b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
> @@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ static void kvm_arm_its_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error
> **errp)
> GITS_CTLR)) {
> error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "This operating system kernel "
> "does not support vITS migration");
> - if (migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> + if (migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> return;
> }
> } else {
> diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_kvm.c b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_kvm.c
> index 72ad916..77eb37e 100644
> --- a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_kvm.c
> +++ b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_kvm.c
> @@ -878,8 +878,7 @@ static void kvm_arm_gicv3_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error
> **errp)
> GICD_CTLR)) {
> error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "This operating system kernel does
> "
> "not support vGICv3 migration");
> - if (migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> + if (migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> return;
> }
> }
> diff --git a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
> index d66d912..0447888 100644
> --- a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
> +++ b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
> @@ -903,8 +903,7 @@ static void ivshmem_common_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error
> **errp)
> if (!ivshmem_is_master(s)) {
> error_setg(&s->migration_blocker,
> "Migration is disabled when using feature 'peer mode' in
> device 'ivshmem'");
> - if (migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> + if (migrate_add_blocker(&s->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> return;
> }
> }
> @@ -922,10 +921,7 @@ static void ivshmem_exit(PCIDevice *dev)
> IVShmemState *s = IVSHMEM_COMMON(dev);
> int i;
>
> - if (s->migration_blocker) {
> - migrate_del_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(s->migration_blocker);
> - }
> + migrate_del_blocker(&s->migration_blocker);
>
> if (memory_region_is_mapped(s->ivshmem_bar2)) {
> if (!s->hostmem) {
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/pef.c b/hw/ppc/pef.c
> index cc44d5e..d28ed3b 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/pef.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/pef.c
> @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static int kvmppc_svm_init(ConfidentialGuestSupport *cgs,
> Error **errp)
> /* add migration blocker */
> error_setg(&pef_mig_blocker, "PEF: Migration is not implemented");
> /* NB: This can fail if --only-migratable is used */
> - migrate_add_blocker(pef_mig_blocker, &error_fatal);
> + migrate_add_blocker(&pef_mig_blocker, &error_fatal);
>
> cgs->ready = true;
>
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> index cb84067..b25093b 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> @@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_reset(MachineState *machine,
> ShutdownCause reason)
> /* Signal all vCPUs waiting on this condition */
> qemu_cond_broadcast(&spapr->fwnmi_machine_check_interlock_cond);
>
> - migrate_del_blocker(spapr->fwnmi_migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&spapr->fwnmi_migration_blocker);
> }
>
> static void spapr_create_nvram(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
> @@ -2937,13 +2937,6 @@ static void spapr_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
> spapr_create_lmb_dr_connectors(spapr);
> }
>
> - if (spapr_get_cap(spapr, SPAPR_CAP_FWNMI) == SPAPR_CAP_ON) {
> - /* Create the error string for live migration blocker */
> - error_setg(&spapr->fwnmi_migration_blocker,
> - "A machine check is being handled during migration. The handler"
> - "may run and log hardware error on the destination");
> - }
> -
> if (mc->nvdimm_supported) {
> spapr_create_nvdimm_dr_connectors(spapr);
> }
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
> index 4508e40..deb4641 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
> @@ -920,7 +920,11 @@ void spapr_mce_req_event(PowerPCCPU *cpu, bool recovered)
> * fails when running with -only-migrate. A proper interface to
> * delay migration completion for a bit could avoid that.
> */
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(spapr->fwnmi_migration_blocker, NULL);
> + error_setg(&spapr->fwnmi_migration_blocker,
> + "A machine check is being handled during migration. The handler"
> + "may run and log hardware error on the destination");
> +
> + ret = migrate_add_blocker(&spapr->fwnmi_migration_blocker, NULL);
> if (ret == -EBUSY) {
> warn_report("Received a fwnmi while migration was in progress");
> }
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
> index 7df2158..26c384b 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
> @@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static void rtas_ibm_nmi_interlock(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
> spapr->fwnmi_machine_check_interlock = -1;
> qemu_cond_signal(&spapr->fwnmi_machine_check_interlock_cond);
> rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_SUCCESS);
> - migrate_del_blocker(spapr->fwnmi_migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&spapr->fwnmi_migration_blocker);
> }
>
> static struct rtas_call {
> diff --git a/hw/remote/proxy.c b/hw/remote/proxy.c
> index 2052d72..fbc85a8 100644
> --- a/hw/remote/proxy.c
> +++ b/hw/remote/proxy.c
> @@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ static void pci_proxy_dev_realize(PCIDevice *device,
> Error **errp)
>
> error_setg(&dev->migration_blocker, "%s does not support migration",
> TYPE_PCI_PROXY_DEV);
> - if (migrate_add_blocker(dev->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> - error_free(dev->migration_blocker);
> + if (migrate_add_blocker(&dev->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> object_unref(dev->ioc);
> return;
> }
> @@ -134,9 +133,7 @@ static void pci_proxy_dev_exit(PCIDevice *pdev)
> qio_channel_close(dev->ioc, NULL);
> }
>
> - migrate_del_blocker(dev->migration_blocker);
> -
> - error_free(dev->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&dev->migration_blocker);
>
> proxy_memory_listener_deconfigure(&dev->proxy_listener);
>
> diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
> index 2d75f21..07a5157 100644
> --- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
> +++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
> @@ -332,8 +332,7 @@ static void s390_machine_unprotect(S390CcwMachineState
> *ms)
> s390_pv_vm_disable();
> }
> ms->pv = false;
> - migrate_del_blocker(pv_mig_blocker);
> - error_free_or_abort(&pv_mig_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&pv_mig_blocker);
> ram_block_discard_disable(false);
> }
>
> @@ -356,11 +355,10 @@ static int s390_machine_protect(S390CcwMachineState *ms)
>
> error_setg(&pv_mig_blocker,
> "protected VMs are currently not migratable.");
> - rc = migrate_add_blocker(pv_mig_blocker, &local_err);
> + rc = migrate_add_blocker(&pv_mig_blocker, &local_err);
> if (rc) {
> ram_block_discard_disable(false);
> error_report_err(local_err);
> - error_free_or_abort(&pv_mig_blocker);
> return rc;
> }
>
> @@ -368,8 +366,7 @@ static int s390_machine_protect(S390CcwMachineState *ms)
> rc = s390_pv_vm_enable();
> if (rc) {
> ram_block_discard_disable(false);
> - migrate_del_blocker(pv_mig_blocker);
> - error_free_or_abort(&pv_mig_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&pv_mig_blocker);
> return rc;
> }
>
> diff --git a/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
> index 443f67d..14e23cc 100644
> --- a/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
> +++ b/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
> @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static void vhost_scsi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error
> **errp)
> "When external environment supports it (Orchestrator
> migrates "
> "target SCSI device state or use shared storage over
> network), "
> "set 'migratable' property to true to enable migration.");
> - if (migrate_add_blocker(vsc->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> + if (migrate_add_blocker(&vsc->migration_blocker, errp) < 0) {
> goto free_virtio;
> }
> }
> @@ -241,10 +241,9 @@ static void vhost_scsi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error
> **errp)
> free_vqs:
> g_free(vqs);
> if (!vsc->migratable) {
> - migrate_del_blocker(vsc->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&vsc->migration_blocker);
> }
> free_virtio:
> - error_free(vsc->migration_blocker);
> virtio_scsi_common_unrealize(dev);
> close_fd:
> if (vhostfd >= 0) {
> @@ -260,8 +259,7 @@ static void vhost_scsi_unrealize(DeviceState *dev)
> struct vhost_virtqueue *vqs = vsc->dev.vqs;
>
> if (!vsc->migratable) {
> - migrate_del_blocker(vsc->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(vsc->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&vsc->migration_blocker);
> }
>
> /* This will stop vhost backend. */
> diff --git a/hw/vfio/common.c b/hw/vfio/common.c
> index 1346492..a697f66 100644
> --- a/hw/vfio/common.c
> +++ b/hw/vfio/common.c
> @@ -412,11 +412,7 @@ int vfio_block_multiple_devices_migration(VFIODevice
> *vbasedev, Error **errp)
> error_setg(&multiple_devices_migration_blocker,
> "Multiple VFIO devices migration is supported only if all of "
> "them support P2P migration");
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(multiple_devices_migration_blocker, errp);
> - if (ret < 0) {
> - error_free(multiple_devices_migration_blocker);
> - multiple_devices_migration_blocker = NULL;
> - }
> + ret = migrate_add_blocker(&multiple_devices_migration_blocker, errp);
>
> return ret;
> }
> @@ -428,9 +424,7 @@ void vfio_unblock_multiple_devices_migration(void)
> return;
> }
>
> - migrate_del_blocker(multiple_devices_migration_blocker);
> - error_free(multiple_devices_migration_blocker);
> - multiple_devices_migration_blocker = NULL;
> + migrate_del_blocker(&multiple_devices_migration_blocker);
> }
>
> bool vfio_viommu_preset(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
> diff --git a/hw/vfio/migration.c b/hw/vfio/migration.c
> index da43dcd..0aaad65 100644
> --- a/hw/vfio/migration.c
> +++ b/hw/vfio/migration.c
> @@ -891,8 +891,6 @@ static void vfio_migration_deinit(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
>
> static int vfio_block_migration(VFIODevice *vbasedev, Error *err, Error
> **errp)
> {
> - int ret;
> -
> if (vbasedev->enable_migration == ON_OFF_AUTO_ON) {
> error_propagate(errp, err);
> return -EINVAL;
> @@ -901,13 +899,7 @@ static int vfio_block_migration(VFIODevice *vbasedev,
> Error *err, Error **errp)
> vbasedev->migration_blocker = error_copy(err);
> error_free(err);
>
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(vbasedev->migration_blocker, errp);
> - if (ret < 0) {
> - error_free(vbasedev->migration_blocker);
> - vbasedev->migration_blocker = NULL;
> - }
> -
> - return ret;
> + return migrate_add_blocker(&vbasedev->migration_blocker, errp);
> }
>
> /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
> @@ -994,9 +986,5 @@ void vfio_migration_exit(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
> vfio_migration_deinit(vbasedev);
> }
>
> - if (vbasedev->migration_blocker) {
> - migrate_del_blocker(vbasedev->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(vbasedev->migration_blocker);
> - vbasedev->migration_blocker = NULL;
> - }
> + migrate_del_blocker(&vbasedev->migration_blocker);
> }
> diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> index 9cfac40..4d09793 100644
> --- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> +++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> @@ -1478,9 +1478,8 @@ int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, void *opaque,
> }
>
> if (hdev->migration_blocker != NULL) {
> - r = migrate_add_blocker(hdev->migration_blocker, errp);
> + r = migrate_add_blocker(&hdev->migration_blocker, errp);
> if (r < 0) {
> - error_free(hdev->migration_blocker);
> goto fail_busyloop;
> }
> }
> @@ -1530,10 +1529,7 @@ void vhost_dev_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *hdev)
> memory_listener_unregister(&hdev->memory_listener);
> QLIST_REMOVE(hdev, entry);
> }
> - if (hdev->migration_blocker) {
> - migrate_del_blocker(hdev->migration_blocker);
> - error_free(hdev->migration_blocker);
> - }
> + migrate_del_blocker(&hdev->migration_blocker);
> g_free(hdev->mem);
> g_free(hdev->mem_sections);
> if (hdev->vhost_ops) {
> diff --git a/include/migration/blocker.h b/include/migration/blocker.h
> index 9cebe2b..b048f30 100644
> --- a/include/migration/blocker.h
> +++ b/include/migration/blocker.h
> @@ -17,19 +17,23 @@
> /**
> * @migrate_add_blocker - prevent migration from proceeding
> *
> - * @reason - an error to be returned whenever migration is attempted
> + * @reasonp - address of an error to be returned whenever migration is
> attempted
> *
> * @errp - [out] The reason (if any) we cannot block migration right now.
> *
> * @returns - 0 on success, -EBUSY/-EACCES on failure, with errp set.
> + *
> + * *@reasonp is freed and set to NULL if failure is returned.
> + * On success, the caller must not free @reasonp, except by
> + * calling migrate_del_blocker.
> */
> -int migrate_add_blocker(Error *reason, Error **errp);
> +int migrate_add_blocker(Error **reasonp, Error **errp);
>
> /**
> * @migrate_add_blocker_internal - prevent migration from proceeding without
> * only-migrate implications
> *
> - * @reason - an error to be returned whenever migration is attempted
> + * @reasonp - address of an error to be returned whenever migration is
> attempted
> *
> * @errp - [out] The reason (if any) we cannot block migration right now.
> *
> @@ -38,14 +42,20 @@ int migrate_add_blocker(Error *reason, Error **errp);
> * Some of the migration blockers can be temporary (e.g., for a few seconds),
> * so it shouldn't need to conflict with "-only-migratable". For those
> cases,
> * we can call this function rather than @migrate_add_blocker().
> + *
> + * *@reasonp is freed and set to NULL if failure is returned.
> + * On success, the caller must not free @reasonp, except by
> + * calling migrate_del_blocker.
> */
> -int migrate_add_blocker_internal(Error *reason, Error **errp);
> +int migrate_add_blocker_internal(Error **reasonp, Error **errp);
>
> /**
> - * @migrate_del_blocker - remove a blocking error from migration
> + * @migrate_del_blocker - remove a blocking error from migration and free it.
> *
> - * @reason - the error blocking migration
> + * @reasonp - address of the error blocking migration
> + *
> + * This function frees *@reasonp and sets it to NULL.
> */
> -void migrate_del_blocker(Error *reason);
> +void migrate_del_blocker(Error **reasonp);
>
> #endif
> diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
> index 1c6c81a..65f9791 100644
> --- a/migration/migration.c
> +++ b/migration/migration.c
> @@ -1462,35 +1462,41 @@ int migrate_init(MigrationState *s, Error **errp)
> return 0;
> }
>
> -int migrate_add_blocker_internal(Error *reason, Error **errp)
> +int migrate_add_blocker_internal(Error **reasonp, Error **errp)
> {
> /* Snapshots are similar to migrations, so check RUN_STATE_SAVE_VM too.
> */
> if (runstate_check(RUN_STATE_SAVE_VM) || !migration_is_idle()) {
> - error_propagate_prepend(errp, error_copy(reason),
> + error_propagate_prepend(errp, *reasonp,
> "disallowing migration blocker "
> "(migration/snapshot in progress) for: ");
> + *reasonp = NULL;
> return -EBUSY;
> }
>
> - migration_blockers = g_slist_prepend(migration_blockers, reason);
> + migration_blockers = g_slist_prepend(migration_blockers, *reasonp);
> return 0;
> }
>
> -int migrate_add_blocker(Error *reason, Error **errp)
> +int migrate_add_blocker(Error **reasonp, Error **errp)
> {
> if (only_migratable) {
> - error_propagate_prepend(errp, error_copy(reason),
> + error_propagate_prepend(errp, *reasonp,
> "disallowing migration blocker "
> "(--only-migratable) for: ");
> + *reasonp = NULL;
> return -EACCES;
> }
>
> - return migrate_add_blocker_internal(reason, errp);
> + return migrate_add_blocker_internal(reasonp, errp);
> }
>
> -void migrate_del_blocker(Error *reason)
> +void migrate_del_blocker(Error **reasonp)
> {
> - migration_blockers = g_slist_remove(migration_blockers, reason);
> + if (*reasonp) {
> + migration_blockers = g_slist_remove(migration_blockers, *reasonp);
> + error_free(*reasonp);
> + *reasonp = NULL;
> + }
> }
>
> void qmp_migrate_incoming(const char *uri, Error **errp)
> diff --git a/stubs/migr-blocker.c b/stubs/migr-blocker.c
> index 5676a2f..17a5dbf 100644
> --- a/stubs/migr-blocker.c
> +++ b/stubs/migr-blocker.c
> @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
> #include "qemu/osdep.h"
> #include "migration/blocker.h"
>
> -int migrate_add_blocker(Error *reason, Error **errp)
> +int migrate_add_blocker(Error **reasonp, Error **errp)
> {
> return 0;
> }
>
> -void migrate_del_blocker(Error *reason)
> +void migrate_del_blocker(Error **reasonp)
> {
> }
> diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
> index f6c7f7e..83b0c0d 100644
> --- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
> +++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
> @@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ static int hyperv_init_vcpu(X86CPU *cpu)
> error_setg(&hv_passthrough_mig_blocker,
> "'hv-passthrough' CPU flag prevents migration, use
> explicit"
> " set of hv-* flags instead");
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(hv_passthrough_mig_blocker, &local_err);
> + ret = migrate_add_blocker(&hv_passthrough_mig_blocker, &local_err);
> if (ret < 0) {
> error_report_err(local_err);
> return ret;
> @@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ static int hyperv_init_vcpu(X86CPU *cpu)
> " use explicit 'hv-no-nonarch-coresharing=on' instead
> (but"
> " make sure SMT is disabled and/or that vCPUs are
> properly"
> " pinned)");
> - ret = migrate_add_blocker(hv_no_nonarch_cs_mig_blocker, &local_err);
> + ret = migrate_add_blocker(&hv_no_nonarch_cs_mig_blocker, &local_err);
> if (ret < 0) {
> error_report_err(local_err);
> return ret;
> @@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
> error_setg(&invtsc_mig_blocker,
> "State blocked by non-migratable CPU device"
> " (invtsc flag)");
> - r = migrate_add_blocker(invtsc_mig_blocker, &local_err);
> + r = migrate_add_blocker(&invtsc_mig_blocker, &local_err);
> if (r < 0) {
> error_report_err(local_err);
> return r;
> @@ -2269,7 +2269,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
> return 0;
>
> fail:
> - migrate_del_blocker(invtsc_mig_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&invtsc_mig_blocker);
>
> return r;
> }
> diff --git a/target/i386/nvmm/nvmm-all.c b/target/i386/nvmm/nvmm-all.c
> index fb76986..7d752bc 100644
> --- a/target/i386/nvmm/nvmm-all.c
> +++ b/target/i386/nvmm/nvmm-all.c
> @@ -929,9 +929,8 @@ nvmm_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
> error_setg(&nvmm_migration_blocker,
> "NVMM: Migration not supported");
>
> - if (migrate_add_blocker(nvmm_migration_blocker, &local_error) < 0) {
> + if (migrate_add_blocker(&nvmm_migration_blocker, &local_error) < 0) {
> error_report_err(local_error);
> - error_free(nvmm_migration_blocker);
> return -EINVAL;
> }
> }
> diff --git a/target/i386/sev.c b/target/i386/sev.c
> index fe2144c..9a71246 100644
> --- a/target/i386/sev.c
> +++ b/target/i386/sev.c
> @@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ sev_launch_finish(SevGuestState *sev)
> /* add migration blocker */
> error_setg(&sev_mig_blocker,
> "SEV: Migration is not implemented");
> - migrate_add_blocker(sev_mig_blocker, &error_fatal);
> + migrate_add_blocker(&sev_mig_blocker, &error_fatal);
> }
>
> static void
> diff --git a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
> index df3aba2..d29ba91 100644
> --- a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
> +++ b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
> @@ -2160,9 +2160,8 @@ int whpx_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
> "State blocked due to non-migratable CPUID feature support,"
> "dirty memory tracking support, and XSAVE/XRSTOR support");
>
> - if (migrate_add_blocker(whpx_migration_blocker, &local_error) < 0) {
> + if (migrate_add_blocker(&whpx_migration_blocker, &local_error) < 0) {
> error_report_err(local_error);
> - error_free(whpx_migration_blocker);
> ret = -EINVAL;
> goto error;
> }
> diff --git a/ui/vdagent.c b/ui/vdagent.c
> index 00d36a8..d8f2f95 100644
> --- a/ui/vdagent.c
> +++ b/ui/vdagent.c
> @@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static void vdagent_chr_open(Chardev *chr,
> return;
> #endif
>
> - if (migrate_add_blocker(vd->migration_blocker, errp) != 0) {
> + if (migrate_add_blocker(&vd->migration_blocker, errp) != 0) {
> return;
> }
>
> @@ -924,13 +924,12 @@ static void vdagent_chr_fini(Object *obj)
> {
> VDAgentChardev *vd = QEMU_VDAGENT_CHARDEV(obj);
>
> - migrate_del_blocker(vd->migration_blocker);
> + migrate_del_blocker(&vd->migration_blocker);
> vdagent_disconnect(vd);
> if (vd->mouse_hs) {
> qemu_input_handler_unregister(vd->mouse_hs);
> }
> buffer_free(&vd->outbuf);
> - error_free(vd->migration_blocker);
> }
>
> static const TypeInfo vdagent_chr_type_info = {