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migration: consolidate VMStateField.start

Message ID 20170203175217.45562-1-pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com (mailing list archive)
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Halil Pasic Feb. 3, 2017, 5:52 p.m. UTC
The member VMStateField.start is used for two things, partial data
migration for VBUFFER data (basically provide migration for a
sub-buffer) and for locating next in QTAILQ.

The implementation of the VBUFFER feature is broken when VMSTATE_ALLOC
is used. This however goes unnoticed because actually partial migration
for VBUFFER is not used at all.

Let's consolidate the usage of VMStateField.start by removing support
for partial migration for VBUFFER.

Signed-off-by: Halil Pasic <pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

---

I had a very similar patch named "migration: drop unused
VMStateField.start" on the list. What changed since then is that we need
to keep VMStateField.start now becasue of the new usage introduced in
the meanwhile. I dropped al r-b's the patch had.
---
 hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c   |  2 +-
 hw/display/g364fb.c         |  2 +-
 hw/dma/pl330.c              |  8 ++++----
 hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c    |  2 +-
 hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c       |  6 ++----
 hw/net/vmxnet3.c            |  2 +-
 hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c        |  2 +-
 hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c      |  2 +-
 hw/sd/sdhci.c               |  2 +-
 hw/timer/m48t59.c           |  2 +-
 include/migration/vmstate.h | 21 ++++++++-------------
 migration/savevm.c          |  2 +-
 migration/vmstate.c         |  4 ++--
 target/s390x/machine.c      |  2 +-
 util/fifo8.c                |  2 +-
 15 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

Comments

Dr. David Alan Gilbert Feb. 10, 2017, 3:24 p.m. UTC | #1
* Halil Pasic (pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
> The member VMStateField.start is used for two things, partial data
> migration for VBUFFER data (basically provide migration for a
> sub-buffer) and for locating next in QTAILQ.
> 
> The implementation of the VBUFFER feature is broken when VMSTATE_ALLOC
> is used. This however goes unnoticed because actually partial migration
> for VBUFFER is not used at all.
> 
> Let's consolidate the usage of VMStateField.start by removing support
> for partial migration for VBUFFER.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Halil Pasic <pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Reviewed-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilbert@redhat.com>

> 
> ---
> 
> I had a very similar patch named "migration: drop unused
> VMStateField.start" on the list. What changed since then is that we need
> to keep VMStateField.start now becasue of the new usage introduced in
> the meanwhile. I dropped al r-b's the patch had.
> ---
>  hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c   |  2 +-
>  hw/display/g364fb.c         |  2 +-
>  hw/dma/pl330.c              |  8 ++++----
>  hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c    |  2 +-
>  hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c       |  6 ++----
>  hw/net/vmxnet3.c            |  2 +-
>  hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c        |  2 +-
>  hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c      |  2 +-
>  hw/sd/sdhci.c               |  2 +-
>  hw/timer/m48t59.c           |  2 +-
>  include/migration/vmstate.h | 21 ++++++++-------------
>  migration/savevm.c          |  2 +-
>  migration/vmstate.c         |  4 ++--
>  target/s390x/machine.c      |  2 +-
>  util/fifo8.c                |  2 +-
>  15 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
> index 7c16e89..b75f28d 100644
> --- a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
> +++ b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
> @@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_exynos4210_uart_fifo = {
>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>          VMSTATE_UINT32(sp, Exynos4210UartFIFO),
>          VMSTATE_UINT32(rp, Exynos4210UartFIFO),
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Exynos4210UartFIFO, 1, NULL, 0, size),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Exynos4210UartFIFO, 1, NULL, size),
>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>      }
>  };
> diff --git a/hw/display/g364fb.c b/hw/display/g364fb.c
> index 70ef2c7..8cdc205 100644
> --- a/hw/display/g364fb.c
> +++ b/hw/display/g364fb.c
> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_g364fb = {
>      .minimum_version_id = 1,
>      .post_load = g364fb_post_load,
>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(vram, G364State, 1, NULL, 0, vram_size),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(vram, G364State, 1, NULL, vram_size),
>          VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE(color_palette, G364State, 0, 256 * 3),
>          VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE(cursor_palette, G364State, 0, 9),
>          VMSTATE_UINT16_ARRAY(cursor, G364State, 512),
> diff --git a/hw/dma/pl330.c b/hw/dma/pl330.c
> index c0bd9fe..32cf839 100644
> --- a/hw/dma/pl330.c
> +++ b/hw/dma/pl330.c
> @@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pl330_fifo = {
>      .version_id = 1,
>      .minimum_version_id = 1,
>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buf, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, 0, buf_size),
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(tag, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, 0, buf_size),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buf, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, buf_size),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(tag, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, buf_size),
>          VMSTATE_UINT32(head, PL330Fifo),
>          VMSTATE_UINT32(num, PL330Fifo),
>          VMSTATE_UINT32(buf_size, PL330Fifo),
> @@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pl330 = {
>          VMSTATE_STRUCT(manager, PL330State, 0, vmstate_pl330_chan, PL330Chan),
>          VMSTATE_STRUCT_VARRAY_UINT32(chan, PL330State, num_chnls, 0,
>                                       vmstate_pl330_chan, PL330Chan),
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(lo_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, 0, num_chnls),
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(hi_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, 0, num_chnls),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(lo_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, num_chnls),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(hi_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, num_chnls),
>          VMSTATE_STRUCT(fifo, PL330State, 0, vmstate_pl330_fifo, PL330Fifo),
>          VMSTATE_STRUCT(read_queue, PL330State, 0, vmstate_pl330_queue,
>                         PL330Queue),
> diff --git a/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c b/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c
> index fd7a8f3..2a55817 100644
> --- a/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c
> +++ b/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c
> @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_exynos4210_irq_gate = {
>      .version_id = 2,
>      .minimum_version_id = 2,
>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(level, Exynos4210IRQGateState, 1, NULL, 0, n_in),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(level, Exynos4210IRQGateState, 1, NULL, n_in),
>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>      }
>  };
> diff --git a/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c b/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
> index f036617..1c69cb3 100644
> --- a/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
> +++ b/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
> @@ -471,10 +471,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ISAIPMIBTDevice = {
>          VMSTATE_BOOL(bt.use_irq, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
>          VMSTATE_BOOL(bt.irqs_enabled, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
>          VMSTATE_UINT32(bt.outpos, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.outmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, 0,
> -                               bt.outlen),
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.inmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, 0,
> -                               bt.inlen),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.outmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, bt.outlen),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.inmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, bt.inlen),
>          VMSTATE_UINT8(bt.control_reg, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
>          VMSTATE_UINT8(bt.mask_reg, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
>          VMSTATE_UINT8(bt.waiting_rsp, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
> diff --git a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
> index 7dd4565..e13a798 100644
> --- a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
> +++ b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
> @@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmxstate_vmxnet3_mcast_list = {
>      .pre_load = vmxnet3_mcast_list_pre_load,
>      .needed = vmxnet3_mc_list_needed,
>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(mcast_list, VMXNET3State, 0, NULL, 0,
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(mcast_list, VMXNET3State, 0, NULL,
>              mcast_list_buff_size),
>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>      }
> diff --git a/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c b/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c
> index 63f9ed1..aef80e6 100644
> --- a/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c
> +++ b/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c
> @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_macio_nvram = {
>      .version_id = 1,
>      .minimum_version_id = 1,
>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, MacIONVRAMState, 0, NULL, 0, size),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, MacIONVRAMState, 0, NULL, size),
>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>      }
>  };
> diff --git a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
> index eb42ea3..65ba188 100644
> --- a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
> +++ b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
> @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_spapr_nvram = {
>      .post_load = spapr_nvram_post_load,
>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>          VMSTATE_UINT32(size, sPAPRNVRAM),
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(buf, sPAPRNVRAM, 1, NULL, 0, size),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(buf, sPAPRNVRAM, 1, NULL, size),
>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>      },
>  };
> diff --git a/hw/sd/sdhci.c b/hw/sd/sdhci.c
> index 01fbf22..c0d7de7 100644
> --- a/hw/sd/sdhci.c
> +++ b/hw/sd/sdhci.c
> @@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ const VMStateDescription sdhci_vmstate = {
>          VMSTATE_UINT16(data_count, SDHCIState),
>          VMSTATE_UINT64(admasysaddr, SDHCIState),
>          VMSTATE_UINT8(stopped_state, SDHCIState),
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(fifo_buffer, SDHCIState, 1, NULL, 0, buf_maxsz),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(fifo_buffer, SDHCIState, 1, NULL, buf_maxsz),
>          VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(insert_timer, SDHCIState),
>          VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(transfer_timer, SDHCIState),
>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
> diff --git a/hw/timer/m48t59.c b/hw/timer/m48t59.c
> index e46ca88..40a9e18 100644
> --- a/hw/timer/m48t59.c
> +++ b/hw/timer/m48t59.c
> @@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_m48t59 = {
>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>          VMSTATE_UINT8(lock, M48t59State),
>          VMSTATE_UINT16(addr, M48t59State),
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buffer, M48t59State, 0, NULL, 0, size),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buffer, M48t59State, 0, NULL, size),
>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>      }
>  };
> diff --git a/include/migration/vmstate.h b/include/migration/vmstate.h
> index 3bbe3ed..17ecad1 100644
> --- a/include/migration/vmstate.h
> +++ b/include/migration/vmstate.h
> @@ -587,7 +587,8 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>      .offset       = vmstate_offset_buffer(_state, _field) + _start,  \
>  }
>  
> -#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_MULTIPLY(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size, _multiply) { \
> +#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_MULTIPLY(_field, _state, _version, _test,    \
> +                                 _field_size, _multiply) {           \
>      .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
>      .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
>      .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
> @@ -596,10 +597,9 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>      .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
>      .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER|VMS_MULTIPLY,            \
>      .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
> -    .start        = (_start),                                        \
>  }
>  
> -#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size) { \
> +#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_field, _state, _version, _test, _field_size) { \
>      .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
>      .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
>      .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
> @@ -607,10 +607,9 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>      .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
>      .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER,                         \
>      .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
> -    .start        = (_start),                                        \
>  }
>  
> -#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size) { \
> +#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_field, _state, _version, _test, _field_size) { \
>      .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
>      .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
>      .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
> @@ -618,10 +617,10 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>      .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
>      .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER,                         \
>      .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
> -    .start        = (_start),                                        \
>  }
>  
> -#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size) { \
> +#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(_field, _state, _version,       \
> +                                     _test, _field_size) {           \
>      .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
>      .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
>      .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
> @@ -629,7 +628,6 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>      .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
>      .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER|VMS_ALLOC,               \
>      .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
> -    .start        = (_start),                                        \
>  }
>  
>  #define VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE_INFO_TEST(_field, _state, _test, _version, _info, _size) { \
> @@ -948,13 +946,10 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>      VMSTATE_BUFFER_START_MIDDLE_V(_f, _s, _start, 0)
>  
>  #define VMSTATE_PARTIAL_VBUFFER(_f, _s, _size)                        \
> -    VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_f, _s, 0, NULL, 0, _size)
> +    VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_f, _s, 0, NULL, _size)
>  
>  #define VMSTATE_PARTIAL_VBUFFER_UINT32(_f, _s, _size)                        \
> -    VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_f, _s, 0, NULL, 0, _size)
> -
> -#define VMSTATE_SUB_VBUFFER(_f, _s, _start, _size)                    \
> -    VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_f, _s, 0, NULL, _start, _size)
> +    VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_f, _s, 0, NULL, _size)
>  
>  #define VMSTATE_BUFFER_TEST(_f, _s, _test)                            \
>      VMSTATE_STATIC_BUFFER(_f, _s, 0, _test, 0, sizeof(typeof_field(_s, _f)))
> diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
> index 204012e..6c580a2 100644
> --- a/migration/savevm.c
> +++ b/migration/savevm.c
> @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_configuration = {
>      .pre_save = configuration_pre_save,
>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>          VMSTATE_UINT32(len, SaveState),
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(name, SaveState, 0, NULL, 0, len),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(name, SaveState, 0, NULL, len),
>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>      },
>      .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
> diff --git a/migration/vmstate.c b/migration/vmstate.c
> index 2b2b3a5..520341a 100644
> --- a/migration/vmstate.c
> +++ b/migration/vmstate.c
> @@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ static void *vmstate_base_addr(void *opaque, VMStateField *field, bool alloc)
>                  }
>              }
>              if (size) {
> -                *((void **)base_addr + field->start) = g_malloc(size);
> +                *(void **)base_addr = g_malloc(size);
>              }
>          }
> -        base_addr = *(void **)base_addr + field->start;
> +        base_addr = *(void **)base_addr;
>      }
>  
>      return base_addr;
> diff --git a/target/s390x/machine.c b/target/s390x/machine.c
> index edc3a47..8503fa1 100644
> --- a/target/s390x/machine.c
> +++ b/target/s390x/machine.c
> @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_s390_cpu = {
>          VMSTATE_UINT8(env.cpu_state, S390CPU),
>          VMSTATE_UINT8(env.sigp_order, S390CPU),
>          VMSTATE_UINT32_V(irqstate_saved_size, S390CPU, 4),
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(irqstate, S390CPU, 4, NULL, 0,
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(irqstate, S390CPU, 4, NULL,
>                                 irqstate_saved_size),
>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>      },
> diff --git a/util/fifo8.c b/util/fifo8.c
> index 5c64101..d38b3bd 100644
> --- a/util/fifo8.c
> +++ b/util/fifo8.c
> @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_fifo8 = {
>      .version_id = 1,
>      .minimum_version_id = 1,
>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Fifo8, 1, NULL, 0, capacity),
> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Fifo8, 1, NULL, capacity),
>          VMSTATE_UINT32(head, Fifo8),
>          VMSTATE_UINT32(num, Fifo8),
>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
> -- 
> 2.8.4
> 
--
Dr. David Alan Gilbert / dgilbert@redhat.com / Manchester, UK
Philippe Mathieu-Daudé Feb. 11, 2017, 4:26 a.m. UTC | #2
On 02/10/2017 12:24 PM, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
> * Halil Pasic (pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
>> The member VMStateField.start is used for two things, partial data
>> migration for VBUFFER data (basically provide migration for a
>> sub-buffer) and for locating next in QTAILQ.
>>
>> The implementation of the VBUFFER feature is broken when VMSTATE_ALLOC
>> is used. This however goes unnoticed because actually partial migration
>> for VBUFFER is not used at all.
>>
>> Let's consolidate the usage of VMStateField.start by removing support
>> for partial migration for VBUFFER.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Halil Pasic <pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilbert@redhat.com>
>

Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4bug@amsat.org>

>>
>> ---
>>
>> I had a very similar patch named "migration: drop unused
>> VMStateField.start" on the list. What changed since then is that we need
>> to keep VMStateField.start now becasue of the new usage introduced in
>> the meanwhile. I dropped al r-b's the patch had.
>> ---
>>  hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c   |  2 +-
>>  hw/display/g364fb.c         |  2 +-
>>  hw/dma/pl330.c              |  8 ++++----
>>  hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c    |  2 +-
>>  hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c       |  6 ++----
>>  hw/net/vmxnet3.c            |  2 +-
>>  hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c        |  2 +-
>>  hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c      |  2 +-
>>  hw/sd/sdhci.c               |  2 +-
>>  hw/timer/m48t59.c           |  2 +-
>>  include/migration/vmstate.h | 21 ++++++++-------------
>>  migration/savevm.c          |  2 +-
>>  migration/vmstate.c         |  4 ++--
>>  target/s390x/machine.c      |  2 +-
>>  util/fifo8.c                |  2 +-
>>  15 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
>> index 7c16e89..b75f28d 100644
>> --- a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
>> +++ b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
>> @@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_exynos4210_uart_fifo = {
>>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>>          VMSTATE_UINT32(sp, Exynos4210UartFIFO),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT32(rp, Exynos4210UartFIFO),
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Exynos4210UartFIFO, 1, NULL, 0, size),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Exynos4210UartFIFO, 1, NULL, size),
>>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>>      }
>>  };
>> diff --git a/hw/display/g364fb.c b/hw/display/g364fb.c
>> index 70ef2c7..8cdc205 100644
>> --- a/hw/display/g364fb.c
>> +++ b/hw/display/g364fb.c
>> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_g364fb = {
>>      .minimum_version_id = 1,
>>      .post_load = g364fb_post_load,
>>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(vram, G364State, 1, NULL, 0, vram_size),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(vram, G364State, 1, NULL, vram_size),
>>          VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE(color_palette, G364State, 0, 256 * 3),
>>          VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE(cursor_palette, G364State, 0, 9),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT16_ARRAY(cursor, G364State, 512),
>> diff --git a/hw/dma/pl330.c b/hw/dma/pl330.c
>> index c0bd9fe..32cf839 100644
>> --- a/hw/dma/pl330.c
>> +++ b/hw/dma/pl330.c
>> @@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pl330_fifo = {
>>      .version_id = 1,
>>      .minimum_version_id = 1,
>>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buf, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, 0, buf_size),
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(tag, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, 0, buf_size),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buf, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, buf_size),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(tag, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, buf_size),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT32(head, PL330Fifo),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT32(num, PL330Fifo),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT32(buf_size, PL330Fifo),
>> @@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pl330 = {
>>          VMSTATE_STRUCT(manager, PL330State, 0, vmstate_pl330_chan, PL330Chan),
>>          VMSTATE_STRUCT_VARRAY_UINT32(chan, PL330State, num_chnls, 0,
>>                                       vmstate_pl330_chan, PL330Chan),
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(lo_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, 0, num_chnls),
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(hi_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, 0, num_chnls),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(lo_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, num_chnls),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(hi_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, num_chnls),
>>          VMSTATE_STRUCT(fifo, PL330State, 0, vmstate_pl330_fifo, PL330Fifo),
>>          VMSTATE_STRUCT(read_queue, PL330State, 0, vmstate_pl330_queue,
>>                         PL330Queue),
>> diff --git a/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c b/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c
>> index fd7a8f3..2a55817 100644
>> --- a/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c
>> +++ b/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c
>> @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_exynos4210_irq_gate = {
>>      .version_id = 2,
>>      .minimum_version_id = 2,
>>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(level, Exynos4210IRQGateState, 1, NULL, 0, n_in),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(level, Exynos4210IRQGateState, 1, NULL, n_in),
>>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>>      }
>>  };
>> diff --git a/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c b/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
>> index f036617..1c69cb3 100644
>> --- a/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
>> +++ b/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
>> @@ -471,10 +471,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ISAIPMIBTDevice = {
>>          VMSTATE_BOOL(bt.use_irq, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
>>          VMSTATE_BOOL(bt.irqs_enabled, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT32(bt.outpos, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.outmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, 0,
>> -                               bt.outlen),
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.inmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, 0,
>> -                               bt.inlen),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.outmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, bt.outlen),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.inmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, bt.inlen),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT8(bt.control_reg, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT8(bt.mask_reg, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT8(bt.waiting_rsp, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
>> diff --git a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
>> index 7dd4565..e13a798 100644
>> --- a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
>> +++ b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
>> @@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmxstate_vmxnet3_mcast_list = {
>>      .pre_load = vmxnet3_mcast_list_pre_load,
>>      .needed = vmxnet3_mc_list_needed,
>>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(mcast_list, VMXNET3State, 0, NULL, 0,
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(mcast_list, VMXNET3State, 0, NULL,
>>              mcast_list_buff_size),
>>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>>      }
>> diff --git a/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c b/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c
>> index 63f9ed1..aef80e6 100644
>> --- a/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c
>> +++ b/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c
>> @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_macio_nvram = {
>>      .version_id = 1,
>>      .minimum_version_id = 1,
>>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, MacIONVRAMState, 0, NULL, 0, size),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, MacIONVRAMState, 0, NULL, size),
>>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>>      }
>>  };
>> diff --git a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
>> index eb42ea3..65ba188 100644
>> --- a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
>> +++ b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
>> @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_spapr_nvram = {
>>      .post_load = spapr_nvram_post_load,
>>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>>          VMSTATE_UINT32(size, sPAPRNVRAM),
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(buf, sPAPRNVRAM, 1, NULL, 0, size),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(buf, sPAPRNVRAM, 1, NULL, size),
>>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>>      },
>>  };
>> diff --git a/hw/sd/sdhci.c b/hw/sd/sdhci.c
>> index 01fbf22..c0d7de7 100644
>> --- a/hw/sd/sdhci.c
>> +++ b/hw/sd/sdhci.c
>> @@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ const VMStateDescription sdhci_vmstate = {
>>          VMSTATE_UINT16(data_count, SDHCIState),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT64(admasysaddr, SDHCIState),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT8(stopped_state, SDHCIState),
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(fifo_buffer, SDHCIState, 1, NULL, 0, buf_maxsz),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(fifo_buffer, SDHCIState, 1, NULL, buf_maxsz),
>>          VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(insert_timer, SDHCIState),
>>          VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(transfer_timer, SDHCIState),
>>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>> diff --git a/hw/timer/m48t59.c b/hw/timer/m48t59.c
>> index e46ca88..40a9e18 100644
>> --- a/hw/timer/m48t59.c
>> +++ b/hw/timer/m48t59.c
>> @@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_m48t59 = {
>>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>>          VMSTATE_UINT8(lock, M48t59State),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT16(addr, M48t59State),
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buffer, M48t59State, 0, NULL, 0, size),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buffer, M48t59State, 0, NULL, size),
>>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>>      }
>>  };
>> diff --git a/include/migration/vmstate.h b/include/migration/vmstate.h
>> index 3bbe3ed..17ecad1 100644
>> --- a/include/migration/vmstate.h
>> +++ b/include/migration/vmstate.h
>> @@ -587,7 +587,8 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>>      .offset       = vmstate_offset_buffer(_state, _field) + _start,  \
>>  }
>>
>> -#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_MULTIPLY(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size, _multiply) { \
>> +#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_MULTIPLY(_field, _state, _version, _test,    \
>> +                                 _field_size, _multiply) {           \
>>      .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
>>      .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
>>      .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
>> @@ -596,10 +597,9 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>>      .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
>>      .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER|VMS_MULTIPLY,            \
>>      .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
>> -    .start        = (_start),                                        \
>>  }
>>
>> -#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size) { \
>> +#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_field, _state, _version, _test, _field_size) { \
>>      .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
>>      .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
>>      .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
>> @@ -607,10 +607,9 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>>      .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
>>      .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER,                         \
>>      .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
>> -    .start        = (_start),                                        \
>>  }
>>
>> -#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size) { \
>> +#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_field, _state, _version, _test, _field_size) { \
>>      .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
>>      .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
>>      .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
>> @@ -618,10 +617,10 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>>      .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
>>      .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER,                         \
>>      .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
>> -    .start        = (_start),                                        \
>>  }
>>
>> -#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size) { \
>> +#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(_field, _state, _version,       \
>> +                                     _test, _field_size) {           \
>>      .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
>>      .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
>>      .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
>> @@ -629,7 +628,6 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>>      .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
>>      .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER|VMS_ALLOC,               \
>>      .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
>> -    .start        = (_start),                                        \
>>  }
>>
>>  #define VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE_INFO_TEST(_field, _state, _test, _version, _info, _size) { \
>> @@ -948,13 +946,10 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
>>      VMSTATE_BUFFER_START_MIDDLE_V(_f, _s, _start, 0)
>>
>>  #define VMSTATE_PARTIAL_VBUFFER(_f, _s, _size)                        \
>> -    VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_f, _s, 0, NULL, 0, _size)
>> +    VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_f, _s, 0, NULL, _size)
>>
>>  #define VMSTATE_PARTIAL_VBUFFER_UINT32(_f, _s, _size)                        \
>> -    VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_f, _s, 0, NULL, 0, _size)
>> -
>> -#define VMSTATE_SUB_VBUFFER(_f, _s, _start, _size)                    \
>> -    VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_f, _s, 0, NULL, _start, _size)
>> +    VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_f, _s, 0, NULL, _size)
>>
>>  #define VMSTATE_BUFFER_TEST(_f, _s, _test)                            \
>>      VMSTATE_STATIC_BUFFER(_f, _s, 0, _test, 0, sizeof(typeof_field(_s, _f)))
>> diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
>> index 204012e..6c580a2 100644
>> --- a/migration/savevm.c
>> +++ b/migration/savevm.c
>> @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_configuration = {
>>      .pre_save = configuration_pre_save,
>>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>>          VMSTATE_UINT32(len, SaveState),
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(name, SaveState, 0, NULL, 0, len),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(name, SaveState, 0, NULL, len),
>>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>>      },
>>      .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
>> diff --git a/migration/vmstate.c b/migration/vmstate.c
>> index 2b2b3a5..520341a 100644
>> --- a/migration/vmstate.c
>> +++ b/migration/vmstate.c
>> @@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ static void *vmstate_base_addr(void *opaque, VMStateField *field, bool alloc)
>>                  }
>>              }
>>              if (size) {
>> -                *((void **)base_addr + field->start) = g_malloc(size);
>> +                *(void **)base_addr = g_malloc(size);
>>              }
>>          }
>> -        base_addr = *(void **)base_addr + field->start;
>> +        base_addr = *(void **)base_addr;
>>      }
>>
>>      return base_addr;
>> diff --git a/target/s390x/machine.c b/target/s390x/machine.c
>> index edc3a47..8503fa1 100644
>> --- a/target/s390x/machine.c
>> +++ b/target/s390x/machine.c
>> @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_s390_cpu = {
>>          VMSTATE_UINT8(env.cpu_state, S390CPU),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT8(env.sigp_order, S390CPU),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT32_V(irqstate_saved_size, S390CPU, 4),
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(irqstate, S390CPU, 4, NULL, 0,
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(irqstate, S390CPU, 4, NULL,
>>                                 irqstate_saved_size),
>>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>>      },
>> diff --git a/util/fifo8.c b/util/fifo8.c
>> index 5c64101..d38b3bd 100644
>> --- a/util/fifo8.c
>> +++ b/util/fifo8.c
>> @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_fifo8 = {
>>      .version_id = 1,
>>      .minimum_version_id = 1,
>>      .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
>> -        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Fifo8, 1, NULL, 0, capacity),
>> +        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Fifo8, 1, NULL, capacity),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT32(head, Fifo8),
>>          VMSTATE_UINT32(num, Fifo8),
>>          VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
>> --
>> 2.8.4
>>
> --
> Dr. David Alan Gilbert / dgilbert@redhat.com / Manchester, UK
>
Halil Pasic Feb. 15, 2017, 11:42 a.m. UTC | #3
On 02/11/2017 05:26 AM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> On 02/10/2017 12:24 PM, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
>> * Halil Pasic (pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
>>> The member VMStateField.start is used for two things, partial data
>>> migration for VBUFFER data (basically provide migration for a
>>> sub-buffer) and for locating next in QTAILQ.
>>>
>>> The implementation of the VBUFFER feature is broken when VMSTATE_ALLOC
>>> is used. This however goes unnoticed because actually partial migration
>>> for VBUFFER is not used at all.
>>>
>>> Let's consolidate the usage of VMStateField.start by removing support
>>> for partial migration for VBUFFER.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Halil Pasic <pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilbert@redhat.com>
>>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4bug@amsat.org>

Thanks for the review Philippe!

@Maintainers: Softfreeze is approaching, and I would like to try
get my 'array of pointers with null pointers' (which is on top of
this) in 2.9 too if possible. Anything I can do to speed things up?

Regards,
Halil
Dr. David Alan Gilbert Feb. 15, 2017, 11:46 a.m. UTC | #4
* Halil Pasic (pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
> 
> 
> On 02/11/2017 05:26 AM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> > On 02/10/2017 12:24 PM, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
> >> * Halil Pasic (pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
> >>> The member VMStateField.start is used for two things, partial data
> >>> migration for VBUFFER data (basically provide migration for a
> >>> sub-buffer) and for locating next in QTAILQ.
> >>>
> >>> The implementation of the VBUFFER feature is broken when VMSTATE_ALLOC
> >>> is used. This however goes unnoticed because actually partial migration
> >>> for VBUFFER is not used at all.
> >>>
> >>> Let's consolidate the usage of VMStateField.start by removing support
> >>> for partial migration for VBUFFER.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Halil Pasic <pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> >>
> >> Reviewed-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilbert@redhat.com>
> >>
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4bug@amsat.org>
> 
> Thanks for the review Philippe!
> 
> @Maintainers: Softfreeze is approaching, and I would like to try
> get my 'array of pointers with null pointers' (which is on top of
> this) in 2.9 too if possible. Anything I can do to speed things up?

It went in on Monday!

Dave

> Regards,
> Halil
> 
--
Dr. David Alan Gilbert / dgilbert@redhat.com / Manchester, UK
Halil Pasic Feb. 15, 2017, 11:47 a.m. UTC | #5
On 02/15/2017 12:46 PM, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
> * Halil Pasic (pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 02/11/2017 05:26 AM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
>>> On 02/10/2017 12:24 PM, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
>>>> * Halil Pasic (pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
>>>>> The member VMStateField.start is used for two things, partial data
>>>>> migration for VBUFFER data (basically provide migration for a
>>>>> sub-buffer) and for locating next in QTAILQ.
>>>>>
>>>>> The implementation of the VBUFFER feature is broken when VMSTATE_ALLOC
>>>>> is used. This however goes unnoticed because actually partial migration
>>>>> for VBUFFER is not used at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's consolidate the usage of VMStateField.start by removing support
>>>>> for partial migration for VBUFFER.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Halil Pasic <pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>>>>
>>>> Reviewed-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilbert@redhat.com>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4bug@amsat.org>
>>
>> Thanks for the review Philippe!
>>
>> @Maintainers: Softfreeze is approaching, and I would like to try
>> get my 'array of pointers with null pointers' (which is on top of
>> this) in 2.9 too if possible. Anything I can do to speed things up?
> 
> It went in on Monday!
> 
> Dave

Thank you very much!

Halil

> 
>> Regards,
>> Halil
>>
> --
> Dr. David Alan Gilbert / dgilbert@redhat.com / Manchester, UK
>
diff mbox

Patch

diff --git a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
index 7c16e89..b75f28d 100644
--- a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@  static const VMStateDescription vmstate_exynos4210_uart_fifo = {
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(sp, Exynos4210UartFIFO),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(rp, Exynos4210UartFIFO),
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Exynos4210UartFIFO, 1, NULL, 0, size),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Exynos4210UartFIFO, 1, NULL, size),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
 };
diff --git a/hw/display/g364fb.c b/hw/display/g364fb.c
index 70ef2c7..8cdc205 100644
--- a/hw/display/g364fb.c
+++ b/hw/display/g364fb.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@  static const VMStateDescription vmstate_g364fb = {
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .post_load = g364fb_post_load,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(vram, G364State, 1, NULL, 0, vram_size),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(vram, G364State, 1, NULL, vram_size),
         VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE(color_palette, G364State, 0, 256 * 3),
         VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE(cursor_palette, G364State, 0, 9),
         VMSTATE_UINT16_ARRAY(cursor, G364State, 512),
diff --git a/hw/dma/pl330.c b/hw/dma/pl330.c
index c0bd9fe..32cf839 100644
--- a/hw/dma/pl330.c
+++ b/hw/dma/pl330.c
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@  static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pl330_fifo = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buf, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, 0, buf_size),
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(tag, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, 0, buf_size),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buf, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, buf_size),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(tag, PL330Fifo, 1, NULL, buf_size),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(head, PL330Fifo),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(num, PL330Fifo),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(buf_size, PL330Fifo),
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@  static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pl330 = {
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(manager, PL330State, 0, vmstate_pl330_chan, PL330Chan),
         VMSTATE_STRUCT_VARRAY_UINT32(chan, PL330State, num_chnls, 0,
                                      vmstate_pl330_chan, PL330Chan),
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(lo_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, 0, num_chnls),
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(hi_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, 0, num_chnls),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(lo_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, num_chnls),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(hi_seqn, PL330State, 1, NULL, num_chnls),
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(fifo, PL330State, 0, vmstate_pl330_fifo, PL330Fifo),
         VMSTATE_STRUCT(read_queue, PL330State, 0, vmstate_pl330_queue,
                        PL330Queue),
diff --git a/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c b/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c
index fd7a8f3..2a55817 100644
--- a/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c
+++ b/hw/intc/exynos4210_gic.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@  static const VMStateDescription vmstate_exynos4210_irq_gate = {
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(level, Exynos4210IRQGateState, 1, NULL, 0, n_in),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(level, Exynos4210IRQGateState, 1, NULL, n_in),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
 };
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c b/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
index f036617..1c69cb3 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/isa_ipmi_bt.c
@@ -471,10 +471,8 @@  static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ISAIPMIBTDevice = {
         VMSTATE_BOOL(bt.use_irq, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
         VMSTATE_BOOL(bt.irqs_enabled, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(bt.outpos, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.outmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, 0,
-                               bt.outlen),
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.inmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, 0,
-                               bt.inlen),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.outmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, bt.outlen),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(bt.inmsg, ISAIPMIBTDevice, 1, NULL, bt.inlen),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(bt.control_reg, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(bt.mask_reg, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(bt.waiting_rsp, ISAIPMIBTDevice),
diff --git a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
index 7dd4565..e13a798 100644
--- a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
+++ b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
@@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@  static const VMStateDescription vmxstate_vmxnet3_mcast_list = {
     .pre_load = vmxnet3_mcast_list_pre_load,
     .needed = vmxnet3_mc_list_needed,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(mcast_list, VMXNET3State, 0, NULL, 0,
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(mcast_list, VMXNET3State, 0, NULL,
             mcast_list_buff_size),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
diff --git a/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c b/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c
index 63f9ed1..aef80e6 100644
--- a/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c
+++ b/hw/nvram/mac_nvram.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@  static const VMStateDescription vmstate_macio_nvram = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, MacIONVRAMState, 0, NULL, 0, size),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, MacIONVRAMState, 0, NULL, size),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
 };
diff --git a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
index eb42ea3..65ba188 100644
--- a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
+++ b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@  static const VMStateDescription vmstate_spapr_nvram = {
     .post_load = spapr_nvram_post_load,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(size, sPAPRNVRAM),
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(buf, sPAPRNVRAM, 1, NULL, 0, size),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(buf, sPAPRNVRAM, 1, NULL, size),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
 };
diff --git a/hw/sd/sdhci.c b/hw/sd/sdhci.c
index 01fbf22..c0d7de7 100644
--- a/hw/sd/sdhci.c
+++ b/hw/sd/sdhci.c
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@  const VMStateDescription sdhci_vmstate = {
         VMSTATE_UINT16(data_count, SDHCIState),
         VMSTATE_UINT64(admasysaddr, SDHCIState),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(stopped_state, SDHCIState),
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(fifo_buffer, SDHCIState, 1, NULL, 0, buf_maxsz),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(fifo_buffer, SDHCIState, 1, NULL, buf_maxsz),
         VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(insert_timer, SDHCIState),
         VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(transfer_timer, SDHCIState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
diff --git a/hw/timer/m48t59.c b/hw/timer/m48t59.c
index e46ca88..40a9e18 100644
--- a/hw/timer/m48t59.c
+++ b/hw/timer/m48t59.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@  static const VMStateDescription vmstate_m48t59 = {
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT8(lock, M48t59State),
         VMSTATE_UINT16(addr, M48t59State),
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buffer, M48t59State, 0, NULL, 0, size),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(buffer, M48t59State, 0, NULL, size),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
 };
diff --git a/include/migration/vmstate.h b/include/migration/vmstate.h
index 3bbe3ed..17ecad1 100644
--- a/include/migration/vmstate.h
+++ b/include/migration/vmstate.h
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@  extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
     .offset       = vmstate_offset_buffer(_state, _field) + _start,  \
 }
 
-#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_MULTIPLY(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size, _multiply) { \
+#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_MULTIPLY(_field, _state, _version, _test,    \
+                                 _field_size, _multiply) {           \
     .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
     .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
     .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
@@ -596,10 +597,9 @@  extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
     .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
     .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER|VMS_MULTIPLY,            \
     .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
-    .start        = (_start),                                        \
 }
 
-#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size) { \
+#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_field, _state, _version, _test, _field_size) { \
     .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
     .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
     .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
@@ -607,10 +607,9 @@  extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
     .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
     .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER,                         \
     .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
-    .start        = (_start),                                        \
 }
 
-#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size) { \
+#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_field, _state, _version, _test, _field_size) { \
     .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
     .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
     .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
@@ -618,10 +617,10 @@  extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
     .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
     .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER,                         \
     .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
-    .start        = (_start),                                        \
 }
 
-#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(_field, _state, _version, _test, _start, _field_size) { \
+#define VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(_field, _state, _version,       \
+                                     _test, _field_size) {           \
     .name         = (stringify(_field)),                             \
     .version_id   = (_version),                                      \
     .field_exists = (_test),                                         \
@@ -629,7 +628,6 @@  extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
     .info         = &vmstate_info_buffer,                            \
     .flags        = VMS_VBUFFER|VMS_POINTER|VMS_ALLOC,               \
     .offset       = offsetof(_state, _field),                        \
-    .start        = (_start),                                        \
 }
 
 #define VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE_INFO_TEST(_field, _state, _test, _version, _info, _size) { \
@@ -948,13 +946,10 @@  extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
     VMSTATE_BUFFER_START_MIDDLE_V(_f, _s, _start, 0)
 
 #define VMSTATE_PARTIAL_VBUFFER(_f, _s, _size)                        \
-    VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_f, _s, 0, NULL, 0, _size)
+    VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_f, _s, 0, NULL, _size)
 
 #define VMSTATE_PARTIAL_VBUFFER_UINT32(_f, _s, _size)                        \
-    VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_f, _s, 0, NULL, 0, _size)
-
-#define VMSTATE_SUB_VBUFFER(_f, _s, _start, _size)                    \
-    VMSTATE_VBUFFER(_f, _s, 0, NULL, _start, _size)
+    VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(_f, _s, 0, NULL, _size)
 
 #define VMSTATE_BUFFER_TEST(_f, _s, _test)                            \
     VMSTATE_STATIC_BUFFER(_f, _s, 0, _test, 0, sizeof(typeof_field(_s, _f)))
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 204012e..6c580a2 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@  static const VMStateDescription vmstate_configuration = {
     .pre_save = configuration_pre_save,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(len, SaveState),
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(name, SaveState, 0, NULL, 0, len),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_ALLOC_UINT32(name, SaveState, 0, NULL, len),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
     .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
diff --git a/migration/vmstate.c b/migration/vmstate.c
index 2b2b3a5..520341a 100644
--- a/migration/vmstate.c
+++ b/migration/vmstate.c
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@  static void *vmstate_base_addr(void *opaque, VMStateField *field, bool alloc)
                 }
             }
             if (size) {
-                *((void **)base_addr + field->start) = g_malloc(size);
+                *(void **)base_addr = g_malloc(size);
             }
         }
-        base_addr = *(void **)base_addr + field->start;
+        base_addr = *(void **)base_addr;
     }
 
     return base_addr;
diff --git a/target/s390x/machine.c b/target/s390x/machine.c
index edc3a47..8503fa1 100644
--- a/target/s390x/machine.c
+++ b/target/s390x/machine.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@  const VMStateDescription vmstate_s390_cpu = {
         VMSTATE_UINT8(env.cpu_state, S390CPU),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(env.sigp_order, S390CPU),
         VMSTATE_UINT32_V(irqstate_saved_size, S390CPU, 4),
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(irqstate, S390CPU, 4, NULL, 0,
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(irqstate, S390CPU, 4, NULL,
                                irqstate_saved_size),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
diff --git a/util/fifo8.c b/util/fifo8.c
index 5c64101..d38b3bd 100644
--- a/util/fifo8.c
+++ b/util/fifo8.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@  const VMStateDescription vmstate_fifo8 = {
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
-        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Fifo8, 1, NULL, 0, capacity),
+        VMSTATE_VBUFFER_UINT32(data, Fifo8, 1, NULL, capacity),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(head, Fifo8),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(num, Fifo8),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()