@@ -101,23 +101,6 @@ error in the future.
The ``-realtime mlock=on|off`` argument has been replaced by the
``-overcommit mem-lock=on|off`` argument.
-``-numa node,mem=``\ *size* (since 4.1)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The parameter ``mem`` of ``-numa node`` is used to assign a part of
-guest RAM to a NUMA node. But when using it, it's impossible to manage specified
-RAM chunk on the host side (like bind it to a host node, setting bind policy, ...),
-so guest end-ups with the fake NUMA configuration with suboptiomal performance.
-However since 2014 there is an alternative way to assign RAM to a NUMA node
-using parameter ``memdev``, which does the same as ``mem`` and adds
-means to actualy manage node RAM on the host side. Use parameter ``memdev``
-with *memory-backend-ram* backend as an replacement for parameter ``mem``
-to achieve the same fake NUMA effect or a properly configured
-*memory-backend-file* backend to actually benefit from NUMA configuration.
-In future new machine versions will not accept the option but it will still
-work with old machine types. User can check QAPI schema to see if the legacy
-option is supported by looking at MachineInfo::numa-mem-supported property.
-
``-numa`` node (without memory specified) (since 4.1)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@@ -516,3 +499,23 @@ long starting at 1MiB, the old command::
can be rewritten as::
qemu-nbd -t --image-opts driver=raw,offset=1M,size=100M,file.driver=qcow2,file.file.driver=file,file.file.filename=file.qcow2
+
+Command line options
+--------------------
+
+``-numa node,mem=``\ *size* (removed in 5.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The parameter ``mem`` of ``-numa node`` was used to assign a part of
+guest RAM to a NUMA node. But when using it, it's impossible to manage a specified
+RAM chunk on the host side (like bind it to a host node, setting bind policy, ...),
+so the guest ends up with the fake NUMA configuration with suboptiomal performance.
+However since 2014 there is an alternative way to assign RAM to a NUMA node
+using parameter ``memdev``, which does the same as ``mem`` and adds
+means to actually manage node RAM on the host side. Use parameter ``memdev``
+with *memory-backend-ram* backend as replacement for parameter ``mem``
+to achieve the same fake NUMA effect or a properly configured
+*memory-backend-file* backend to actually benefit from NUMA configuration.
+New machine versions (since 5.1) will not accept the option but it will still
+work with old machine types. User can check the QAPI schema to see if the legacy
+option is supported by looking at MachineInfo::numa-mem-supported property.
@@ -2262,7 +2262,6 @@ static void virt_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
hc->pre_plug = virt_machine_device_pre_plug_cb;
hc->plug = virt_machine_device_plug_cb;
hc->unplug_request = virt_machine_device_unplug_request_cb;
- mc->numa_mem_supported = true;
mc->nvdimm_supported = true;
mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memhp = true;
mc->default_ram_id = "mach-virt.ram";
@@ -2375,6 +2374,7 @@ DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE_AS_LATEST(5, 1)
static void virt_machine_5_0_options(MachineClass *mc)
{
virt_machine_5_1_options(mc);
+ mc->numa_mem_supported = true;
}
DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE(5, 0)
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ static void parse_numa_node(MachineState *ms, NumaNodeOptions *node,
}
if (node->has_mem) {
+ if (!mc->numa_mem_supported) {
+ error_setg(errp, "Parameter -numa node,mem is not supported by this"
+ " machine type");
+ error_append_hint(errp, "Use -numa node,memdev instead\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
numa_info[nodenr].node_mem = node->mem;
if (!qtest_enabled()) {
warn_report("Parameter -numa node,mem is deprecated,"
@@ -1960,7 +1960,6 @@ static void pc_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
hc->unplug = pc_machine_device_unplug_cb;
mc->default_cpu_type = TARGET_DEFAULT_CPU_TYPE;
mc->nvdimm_supported = true;
- mc->numa_mem_supported = true;
mc->default_ram_id = "pc.ram";
object_class_property_add(oc, PC_MACHINE_DEVMEM_REGION_SIZE, "int",
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ static void pc_i440fx_5_0_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
pc_i440fx_5_1_machine_options(m);
m->alias = NULL;
m->is_default = false;
+ m->numa_mem_supported = true;
compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_5_0, hw_compat_5_0_len);
compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_5_0, pc_compat_5_0_len);
}
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ static void pc_q35_5_0_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
{
pc_q35_5_1_machine_options(m);
m->alias = NULL;
+ m->numa_mem_supported = true;
compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_5_0, hw_compat_5_0_len);
compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_5_0, pc_compat_5_0_len);
}
@@ -4511,7 +4511,6 @@ static void spapr_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
* in which LMBs are represented and hot-added
*/
mc->numa_mem_align_shift = 28;
- mc->numa_mem_supported = true;
mc->auto_enable_numa = true;
smc->default_caps.caps[SPAPR_CAP_HTM] = SPAPR_CAP_OFF;
@@ -4599,6 +4598,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_5_0_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
{
spapr_machine_5_1_class_options(mc);
compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_5_0, hw_compat_5_0_len);
+ mc->numa_mem_supported = true;
}
DEFINE_SPAPR_MACHINE(5_0, "5.0", false);
@@ -239,10 +239,11 @@ SRST
-numa node,nodeid=0 -numa node,nodeid=1 \
-numa cpu,node-id=0,socket-id=0 -numa cpu,node-id=1,socket-id=1
- '\ ``mem``\ ' assigns a given RAM amount to a node. '\ ``memdev``\ '
- assigns RAM from a given memory backend device to a node. If
- '\ ``mem``\ ' and '\ ``memdev``\ ' are omitted in all nodes, RAM is
- split equally between them.
+ Legacy '\ ``mem``\ ' assigns a given RAM amount to a node (not supported
+ for 5.1 and newer machine types). '\ ``memdev``\ ' assigns RAM from
+ a given memory backend device to a node. If '\ ``mem``\ ' and
+ '\ ``memdev``\ ' are omitted in all nodes, RAM is split equally between them.
+
'\ ``mem``\ ' and '\ ``memdev``\ ' are mutually exclusive.
Furthermore, if one node uses '\ ``memdev``\ ', all of them have to