Re: [Qemu-block] ping [PATCH v14] block/raw-posix.c: Make physical devices usable in QEMU under Mac OS X host

[Jeff Cody]

On Tue, Mar 01, 2016 at 04:16:39PM +0100, Kevin Wolf wrote:
> Am 29.02.2016 um 16:17 hat Programmingkid geschrieben:
> > I do think this patch is ready to be added to QEMU. I have listened to what 
> > you said and implemented your changes. 
> > 
> > https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/579325/
> > 
> > Mac OS X can be picky when it comes to allowing the user
> > to use physical devices in QEMU. Most mounted volumes
> > appear to be off limits to QEMU. If an issue is detected,
> > a message is displayed showing the user how to unmount a
> > volume. Now QEMU uses both CD and DVD media.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: John Arbuckle <address@hidden>
> > 
> > ---
> > Changed filename variable to const char * type.
> > Removed snprintf call for filename variable.
> > filename is set to bsd_path if using a physical device that isn't a DVD or 
> > CD.
> 
> > @@ -2112,33 +2166,57 @@ static int hdev_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
> > *options, int flags,
> >  
> >  #if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
> >      const char *filename = qdict_get_str(options, "filename");
> > +    char bsd_path[MAXPATHLEN] = "";
> > +    bool error_occurred = false;
> > +    
> 
> This line adds trailing whitespace.
> 
> > @@ -2147,7 +2225,16 @@ static int hdev_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
> > *options, int flags,
> >          if (local_err) {
> >              error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> >          }
> > -        return ret;
> > +#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
> > +        if (*bsd_path) {
> > +            filename = bsd_path;
> > +        }
> > +        /* if a physical device experienced an error while being opened */
> > +        if (strncmp(filename, "/dev/", 5) == 0) {
> > +            print_unmounting_directions(filename);
> > +            return -1;
> 
> Please use a negative errno number instead of -1.
> 
> But more importantly: What happened with the return that you removed
> above? Even in the non-Apple case, we don't return an error now, but
> continue in this function. This looks certainly wrong. Did you intend to
> move it to below the #ifdef block?
> 
> Kevin
> 
> > +        }
> > +#endif /* defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__) */
> >      }
> >  
> >      /* Since this does ioctl the device must be already opened */
> > -- 
> > 1.7.5.4
> > 
> > 
>

In addition to the above, the patch is still using quoted-printable
encoding.  With Mutt at least, this makes applying patches cumbersome.
Whether or not this is an issue for Kevin's workflow, I don't know.
But if you are re-spinning a new patch, I recommend taking care of
that (git send-email will do the right thing).


Jeff