Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/5] qdev: device capabilities

[Gerd Hoffmann]

On 09/04/09 17:08, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > This patch series adds device capabilities to qdev devices.
> >
> > First patch adds the infrastructure, next patches add the capabilities.
> > New member of this patch series is #5 which adds a watchdog capability
> > and uses it to kill the superfluous private driver list in watchdog.c.
> >
> > Individual patches have more detailed descriptions.
>
> I still don't understand why this is needed. It's duplicating data that
> should already be present in the device model.

Look at patch #5 (watchdogs).  What else do you suggest here?
There is nothing which can be used to identify the device as watchdog.

cheers,
  Gerd