replay: save/load initial state
This patch implements initial vmstate creation or loading at the start
of record/replay. It is needed for rewinding the execution in the replay mode.
v4 changes:
- snapshots are not created by default anymore
v3 changes:
- added rrsnapshot option
Signed-off-by: Pavel Dovgalyuk <pavel.dovgaluk@ispras.ru>
Message-Id: <20170124071746.4572.61449.stgit@PASHA-ISP>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 588e5be..b1baa0d 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3400,12 +3400,12 @@
ETEXI
DEF("icount", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_icount, \
- "-icount [shift=N|auto][,align=on|off][,sleep=on|off,rr=record|replay,rrfile=<filename>]\n" \
+ "-icount [shift=N|auto][,align=on|off][,sleep=on|off,rr=record|replay,rrfile=<filename>,rrsnapshot=<snapshot>]\n" \
" enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks per\n" \
" instruction, enable aligning the host and virtual clocks\n" \
" or disable real time cpu sleeping\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -icount [shift=@var{N}|auto][,rr=record|replay,rrfile=@var{filename}]
+@item -icount [shift=@var{N}|auto][,rr=record|replay,rrfile=@var{filename},rrsnapshot=@var{snapshot}]
@findex -icount
Enable virtual instruction counter. The virtual cpu will execute one
instruction every 2^@var{N} ns of virtual time. If @code{auto} is specified
@@ -3438,6 +3438,10 @@
When @option{rr} option is specified deterministic record/replay is enabled.
Replay log is written into @var{filename} file in record mode and
read from this file in replay mode.
+
+Option rrsnapshot is used to create new vm snapshot named @var{snapshot}
+at the start of execution recording. In replay mode this option is used
+to load the initial VM state.
ETEXI
DEF("watchdog", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog, \
