[pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 3/3] qcow2: add external snapshot support
Fabian Grünbichler
f.gruenbichler at proxmox.com
Fri Jul 4 13:52:01 CEST 2025
haven't fully managed to get through the qemu-server part, but one small thing below..
> Alexandre Derumier via pve-devel <pve-devel at lists.proxmox.com> hat am 04.07.2025 08:45 CEST geschrieben:
> fixme:
> - add test for internal (was missing) && external qemu snapshots
> - is it possible to use blockjob transactions for commit && steam
> for atomatic disk commit ?
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Derumier <alexandre.derumier at groupe-cyllene.com>
> ---
> src/PVE/QemuConfig.pm | 4 +-
> src/PVE/QemuServer.pm | 132 ++++++++++++---
> src/PVE/QemuServer/Blockdev.pm | 296 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> src/test/snapshot-test.pm | 4 +-
> 4 files changed, 402 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/src/PVE/QemuConfig.pm b/src/PVE/QemuConfig.pm
> index 82295641..e0853d65 100644
> --- a/src/PVE/QemuConfig.pm
> +++ b/src/PVE/QemuConfig.pm
> @@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ sub __snapshot_create_vol_snapshot {
>
> print "snapshotting '$device' ($drive->{file})\n";
>
> - PVE::QemuServer::qemu_volume_snapshot($vmid, $device, $storecfg, $volid, $snapname);
> + PVE::QemuServer::qemu_volume_snapshot($vmid, $device, $storecfg, $drive, $snapname);
> }
>
> sub __snapshot_delete_remove_drive {
> @@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ sub __snapshot_delete_vol_snapshot {
> my $storecfg = PVE::Storage::config();
> my $volid = $drive->{file};
>
> - PVE::QemuServer::qemu_volume_snapshot_delete($vmid, $storecfg, $volid, $snapname);
> + PVE::QemuServer::qemu_volume_snapshot_delete($vmid, $storecfg, $drive, $snapname);
>
> push @$unused, $volid;
> }
> diff --git a/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
> index 92c8fad6..158c91b1 100644
> --- a/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
> +++ b/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
> @@ -4340,20 +4340,64 @@ sub qemu_cpu_hotplug {
> }
>
> sub qemu_volume_snapshot {
> - my ($vmid, $deviceid, $storecfg, $volid, $snap) = @_;
> + my ($vmid, $deviceid, $storecfg, $drive, $snap) = @_;
>
> + my $volid = $drive->{file};
> my $running = check_running($vmid);
>
> - if ($running && do_snapshots_with_qemu($storecfg, $volid, $deviceid)) {
> + my $do_snapshots_type = do_snapshots_type($storecfg, $volid, $deviceid, $running);
> +
> + if ($do_snapshots_type eq 'internal') {
> + print "internal qemu snapshot\n";
> mon_cmd($vmid, 'blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync', device => $deviceid, name => $snap);
> - } else {
> + } elsif ($do_snapshots_type eq 'external') {
> + my $storeid = (PVE::Storage::parse_volume_id($volid))[0];
> + my $scfg = PVE::Storage::storage_config($storecfg, $storeid);
> + print "external qemu snapshot\n";
> + my $snapshots = PVE::Storage::volume_snapshot_info($storecfg, $volid);
> + my $parent_snap = $snapshots->{'current'}->{parent};
> + my $machine_version = PVE::QemuServer::Machine::get_current_qemu_machine($vmid);
> +
> + PVE::QemuServer::Blockdev::blockdev_rename(
> + $storecfg,
> + $vmid,
> + $machine_version,
> + $deviceid,
> + $drive,
> + 'current',
> + $snap,
> + $parent_snap,
> + );
> + eval {
> + PVE::QemuServer::Blockdev::blockdev_external_snapshot(
> + $storecfg, $vmid, $machine_version, $deviceid, $drive, $snap,
> + );
> + };
> + if ($@) {
> + warn $@ if $@;
> + print "Error creating snapshot. Revert rename\n";
> + eval {
> + PVE::QemuServer::Blockdev::blockdev_rename(
> + $storecfg,
> + $vmid,
> + $machine_version,
> + $deviceid,
> + $drive,
> + $snap,
> + 'current',
> + $parent_snap,
> + );
> + };
> + }
> + } elsif ($do_snapshots_type eq 'storage') {
> PVE::Storage::volume_snapshot($storecfg, $volid, $snap);
> }
> }
>
> sub qemu_volume_snapshot_delete {
> - my ($vmid, $storecfg, $volid, $snap) = @_;
> + my ($vmid, $storecfg, $drive, $snap) = @_;
>
> + my $volid = $drive->{file};
> my $running = check_running($vmid);
> my $attached_deviceid;
>
> @@ -4368,14 +4412,62 @@ sub qemu_volume_snapshot_delete {
> );
> }
>
> - if ($attached_deviceid && do_snapshots_with_qemu($storecfg, $volid, $attached_deviceid)) {
> + my $do_snapshots_type = do_snapshots_type($storecfg, $volid, $attached_deviceid, $running);
> +
> + if ($do_snapshots_type eq 'internal') {
> mon_cmd(
> $vmid,
> 'blockdev-snapshot-delete-internal-sync',
> device => $attached_deviceid,
> name => $snap,
> );
> - } else {
> + } elsif ($do_snapshots_type eq 'external') {
> + print "delete qemu external snapshot\n";
> +
> + my $path = PVE::Storage::path($storecfg, $volid);
> + my $snapshots = PVE::Storage::volume_snapshot_info($storecfg, $volid);
> + my $parentsnap = $snapshots->{$snap}->{parent};
> + my $childsnap = $snapshots->{$snap}->{child};
> + my $machine_version = PVE::QemuServer::Machine::get_current_qemu_machine($vmid);
> +
> + # if we delete the first snasphot, we commit because the first snapshot original base image, it should be big.
> + # improve-me: if firstsnap > child : commit, if firstsnap < child do a stream.
> + if (!$parentsnap) {
> + print "delete first snapshot $snap\n";
> + PVE::QemuServer::Blockdev::blockdev_commit(
> + $storecfg,
> + $vmid,
> + $machine_version,
> + $attached_deviceid,
> + $drive,
> + $childsnap,
> + $snap,
> + );
> + PVE::QemuServer::Blockdev::blockdev_rename(
> + $storecfg,
> + $vmid,
> + $machine_version,
> + $attached_deviceid,
> + $drive,
> + $snap,
> + $childsnap,
> + $snapshots->{$childsnap}->{child},
> + );
> + } else {
> + #intermediate snapshot, we always stream the snapshot to child snapshot
> + print "stream intermediate snapshot $snap to $childsnap\n";
> + PVE::QemuServer::Blockdev::blockdev_stream(
> + $storecfg,
> + $vmid,
> + $machine_version,
> + $attached_deviceid,
> + $drive,
> + $snap,
> + $parentsnap,
> + $childsnap,
> + );
> + }
> + } elsif ($do_snapshots_type eq 'storage') {
> PVE::Storage::volume_snapshot_delete(
> $storecfg,
> $volid,
> @@ -7563,28 +7655,20 @@ sub restore_tar_archive {
> warn $@ if $@;
> }
>
> -my $qemu_snap_storage = {
> - rbd => 1,
> -};
> -
> -sub do_snapshots_with_qemu {
> - my ($storecfg, $volid, $deviceid) = @_;
> -
> - return if $deviceid =~ m/tpmstate0/;
> +sub do_snapshots_type {
> + my ($storecfg, $volid, $deviceid, $running) = @_;
>
> - my $storage_name = PVE::Storage::parse_volume_id($volid);
> - my $scfg = $storecfg->{ids}->{$storage_name};
> - die "could not find storage '$storage_name'\n" if !defined($scfg);
> + #we skip snapshot for tpmstate
> + return if $deviceid && $deviceid =~ m/tpmstate0/;
I think this is wrong.. this should return 'storage' as well?
>
> - if ($qemu_snap_storage->{ $scfg->{type} } && !$scfg->{krbd}) {
> - return 1;
> - }
> + #we use storage snapshot if vm is not running or if disk is unused;
> + return 'storage' if !$running || !$deviceid;
>
> - if ($volid =~ m/\.(qcow2|qed)$/) {
> - return 1;
> - }
> + my $qemu_snapshot_type = PVE::Storage::volume_support_qemu_snapshot($storecfg, $volid);
> + # if running, but don't support qemu snapshot, we use storage snapshot
> + return 'storage' if !$qemu_snapshot_type;
>
> - return;
> + return $qemu_snapshot_type;
> }
>
> =head3 template_create($vmid, $conf [, $disk])
> diff --git a/src/PVE/QemuServer/Blockdev.pm b/src/PVE/QemuServer/Blockdev.pm
> index 2a0513fb..07141777 100644
> --- a/src/PVE/QemuServer/Blockdev.pm
> +++ b/src/PVE/QemuServer/Blockdev.pm
> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use JSON;
> use PVE::JSONSchema qw(json_bool);
> use PVE::Storage;
>
> +use PVE::QemuServer::BlockJob;
> use PVE::QemuServer::Drive qw(drive_is_cdrom);
> use PVE::QemuServer::Helpers;
> use PVE::QemuServer::Monitor qw(mon_cmd);
> @@ -243,6 +244,9 @@ my sub generate_file_blockdev {
> my $blockdev = {};
> my $scfg = undef;
>
> + delete $options->{'snapshot-name'}
> + if $options->{'snapshot-name'} && $options->{'snapshot-name'} eq 'current';
> +
> die "generate_file_blockdev called without volid/path\n" if !$drive->{file};
> die "generate_file_blockdev called with 'none'\n" if $drive->{file} eq 'none';
> # FIXME use overlay and new config option to define storage for temp write device
> @@ -322,6 +326,9 @@ my sub generate_format_blockdev {
> die "generate_format_blockdev called with 'none'\n" if $drive->{file} eq 'none';
> die "generate_format_blockdev called with NBD path\n" if is_nbd($drive);
>
> + delete($options->{'snapshot-name'})
> + if $options->{'snapshot-name'} && $options->{'snapshot-name'} eq 'current';
> +
> my $scfg;
> my $format;
> my $volid = $drive->{file};
> @@ -400,6 +407,17 @@ my sub generate_backing_chain_blockdev {
> );
> }
>
> +sub generate_throttle_blockdev {
> + my ($drive_id, $child) = @_;
> +
> + return {
> + driver => "throttle",
> + 'node-name' => top_node_name($drive_id),
> + 'throttle-group' => throttle_group_id($drive_id),
> + file => $child,
> + };
> +}
> +
> sub generate_drive_blockdev {
> my ($storecfg, $drive, $machine_version, $options) = @_;
>
> @@ -442,12 +460,7 @@ sub generate_drive_blockdev {
> return $child if $options->{fleecing} || $options->{'tpm-backup'} || $options->{'no-throttle'};
>
> # this is the top filter entry point, use $drive-drive_id as nodename
> - return {
> - driver => "throttle",
> - 'node-name' => top_node_name($drive_id),
> - 'throttle-group' => throttle_group_id($drive_id),
> - file => $child,
> - };
> + return generate_throttle_blockdev($drive_id, $child);
> }
>
> sub generate_pbs_blockdev {
> @@ -785,4 +798,275 @@ sub set_io_throttle {
> }
> }
>
> +sub blockdev_external_snapshot {
> + my ($storecfg, $vmid, $machine_version, $deviceid, $drive, $snap, $size) = @_;
> +
> + print "Creating a new current volume with $snap as backing snap\n";
> +
> + my $volid = $drive->{file};
> +
> + #preallocate add a new current file with reference to backing-file
> + PVE::Storage::volume_snapshot($storecfg, $volid, $snap, 1);
> +
> + #be sure to add drive in write mode
> + delete($drive->{ro});
> +
> + my $new_file_blockdev = generate_file_blockdev($storecfg, $drive);
> + my $new_fmt_blockdev = generate_format_blockdev($storecfg, $drive, $new_file_blockdev);
> +
> + my $snap_file_blockdev = generate_file_blockdev($storecfg, $drive, $snap);
> + my $snap_fmt_blockdev = generate_format_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $snap_file_blockdev,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $snap },
> + );
> +
> + #backing need to be forced to undef in blockdev, to avoid reopen of backing-file on blockdev-add
> + $new_fmt_blockdev->{backing} = undef;
> +
> + mon_cmd($vmid, 'blockdev-add', %$new_fmt_blockdev);
> +
> + mon_cmd(
> + $vmid, 'blockdev-snapshot',
> + node => $snap_fmt_blockdev->{'node-name'},
> + overlay => $new_fmt_blockdev->{'node-name'},
> + );
> +}
> +
> +sub blockdev_delete {
> + my ($storecfg, $vmid, $drive, $file_blockdev, $fmt_blockdev, $snap) = @_;
> +
> + #add eval as reopen is auto removing the old nodename automatically only if it was created at vm start in command line argument
> + eval { mon_cmd($vmid, 'blockdev-del', 'node-name' => $file_blockdev->{'node-name'}) };
> + eval { mon_cmd($vmid, 'blockdev-del', 'node-name' => $fmt_blockdev->{'node-name'}) };
> +
> + #delete the file (don't use vdisk_free as we don't want to delete all snapshot chain)
> + print "delete old $file_blockdev->{filename}\n";
> +
> + my $storage_name = PVE::Storage::parse_volume_id($drive->{file});
> +
> + my $volid = $drive->{file};
> + PVE::Storage::volume_snapshot_delete($storecfg, $volid, $snap, 1);
> +}
> +
> +sub blockdev_rename {
> + my (
> + $storecfg,
> + $vmid,
> + $machine_version,
> + $deviceid,
> + $drive,
> + $src_snap,
> + $target_snap,
> + $parent_snap,
> + ) = @_;
> +
> + print "rename $src_snap to $target_snap\n";
> +
> + my $volid = $drive->{file};
> +
> + my $src_file_blockdev = generate_file_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $machine_version,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $src_snap },
> + );
> + my $src_fmt_blockdev = generate_format_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $src_file_blockdev,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $src_snap },
> + );
> +
> + #rename volume image
> + PVE::Storage::rename_volume($storecfg, $volid, $vmid, undef, $src_snap, $target_snap);
> +
> + my $target_file_blockdev = generate_file_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $machine_version,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $target_snap },
> + );
> + my $target_fmt_blockdev = generate_format_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $target_file_blockdev,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $target_snap },
> + );
> +
> + if ($target_snap eq 'current' || $src_snap eq 'current') {
> + #rename from|to current
> + my $drive_id = PVE::QemuServer::Drive::get_drive_id($drive);
> +
> + #add backing to target
> + if ($parent_snap) {
> + my $parent_fmt_nodename =
> + get_node_name('fmt', $drive_id, $volid, { 'snapshot-name' => $parent_snap });
> + $target_fmt_blockdev->{backing} = $parent_fmt_nodename;
> + }
> + mon_cmd($vmid, 'blockdev-add', %$target_fmt_blockdev);
> +
> + #reopen the current throttlefilter nodename with the target fmt nodename
> + my $throttle_blockdev =
> + generate_throttle_blockdev($drive_id, $target_fmt_blockdev->{'node-name'});
> + mon_cmd($vmid, 'blockdev-reopen', options => [$throttle_blockdev]);
> + } else {
> + rename($src_file_blockdev->{filename}, $target_file_blockdev->{filename});
> +
> + #intermediate snapshot
> + mon_cmd($vmid, 'blockdev-add', %$target_fmt_blockdev);
> +
> + #reopen the parent node with the new target fmt backing node
> + my $parent_file_blockdev = generate_file_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $machine_version,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $parent_snap },
> + );
> + my $parent_fmt_blockdev = generate_format_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $parent_file_blockdev,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $parent_snap },
> + );
> + $parent_fmt_blockdev->{backing} = $target_fmt_blockdev->{'node-name'};
> + mon_cmd($vmid, 'blockdev-reopen', options => [$parent_fmt_blockdev]);
> +
> + #change backing-file in qcow2 metadatas
> + mon_cmd(
> + $vmid, 'change-backing-file',
> + device => $deviceid,
> + 'image-node-name' => $parent_fmt_blockdev->{'node-name'},
> + 'backing-file' => $target_file_blockdev->{filename},
> + );
> + }
> +
> + # delete old file|fmt nodes
> + # add eval as reopen is auto removing the old nodename automatically only if it was created at vm start in command line argument
> + eval { mon_cmd($vmid, 'blockdev-del', 'node-name' => $src_file_blockdev->{'node-name'}) };
> + eval { mon_cmd($vmid, 'blockdev-del', 'node-name' => $src_fmt_blockdev->{'node-name'}) };
> +}
> +
> +sub blockdev_commit {
> + my ($storecfg, $vmid, $machine_version, $deviceid, $drive, $src_snap, $target_snap) = @_;
> +
> + my $volid = $drive->{file};
> +
> + print "block-commit $src_snap to base:$target_snap\n";
> +
> + my $target_file_blockdev = generate_file_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $machine_version,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $target_snap },
> + );
> + my $target_fmt_blockdev = generate_format_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $target_file_blockdev,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $target_snap },
> + );
> +
> + my $src_file_blockdev = generate_file_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $machine_version,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $src_snap },
> + );
> + my $src_fmt_blockdev = generate_format_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $src_file_blockdev,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $src_snap },
> + );
> +
> + my $job_id = "commit-$deviceid";
> + my $jobs = {};
> + my $opts = { 'job-id' => $job_id, device => $deviceid };
> +
> + $opts->{'base-node'} = $target_fmt_blockdev->{'node-name'};
> + $opts->{'top-node'} = $src_fmt_blockdev->{'node-name'};
> +
> + mon_cmd($vmid, "block-commit", %$opts);
> + $jobs->{$job_id} = {};
> +
> + # if we commit the current, the blockjob need to be in 'complete' mode
> + my $complete = $src_snap && $src_snap ne 'current' ? 'auto' : 'complete';
> +
> + eval {
> + PVE::QemuServer::BlockJob::qemu_drive_mirror_monitor(
> + $vmid, undef, $jobs, $complete, 0, 'commit',
> + );
> + };
> + if ($@) {
> + die "Failed to complete block commit: $@\n";
> + }
> +
> + blockdev_delete($storecfg, $vmid, $drive, $src_file_blockdev, $src_fmt_blockdev, $src_snap);
> +}
> +
> +sub blockdev_stream {
> + my ($storecfg, $vmid, $machine_version, $deviceid, $drive, $snap, $parent_snap, $target_snap) =
> + @_;
> +
> + my $volid = $drive->{file};
> + $target_snap = undef if $target_snap eq 'current';
> +
> + my $parent_file_blockdev = generate_file_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $machine_version,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $parent_snap },
> + );
> + my $parent_fmt_blockdev = generate_format_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $parent_file_blockdev,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $parent_snap },
> + );
> +
> + my $target_file_blockdev = generate_file_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $machine_version,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $target_snap },
> + );
> + my $target_fmt_blockdev = generate_format_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $target_file_blockdev,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $target_snap },
> + );
> +
> + my $snap_file_blockdev =
> + generate_file_blockdev($storecfg, $drive, $machine_version, { 'snapshot-name' => $snap });
> + my $snap_fmt_blockdev = generate_format_blockdev(
> + $storecfg,
> + $drive,
> + $snap_file_blockdev,
> + { 'snapshot-name' => $snap },
> + );
> +
> + my $job_id = "stream-$deviceid";
> + my $jobs = {};
> + my $options = { 'job-id' => $job_id, device => $target_fmt_blockdev->{'node-name'} };
> + $options->{'base-node'} = $parent_fmt_blockdev->{'node-name'};
> + $options->{'backing-file'} = $parent_file_blockdev->{filename};
> +
> + mon_cmd($vmid, 'block-stream', %$options);
> + $jobs->{$job_id} = {};
> +
> + eval {
> + PVE::QemuServer::BlockJob::qemu_drive_mirror_monitor(
> + $vmid, undef, $jobs, 'auto', 0, 'stream',
> + );
> + };
> + if ($@) {
> + die "Failed to complete block stream: $@\n";
> + }
> +
> + blockdev_delete($storecfg, $vmid, $drive, $snap_file_blockdev, $snap_fmt_blockdev, $snap);
> +}
> +
> 1;
> diff --git a/src/test/snapshot-test.pm b/src/test/snapshot-test.pm
> index 4fce87f1..f61cd64b 100644
> --- a/src/test/snapshot-test.pm
> +++ b/src/test/snapshot-test.pm
> @@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ sub set_migration_caps { } # ignored
>
> # BEGIN redefine PVE::QemuServer methods
>
> -sub do_snapshots_with_qemu {
> - return 0;
> +sub do_snapshots_type {
> + return 'storage';
> }
>
> sub vm_start {
> --
> 2.39.5
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