Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 00/20] qdev: Introduce DEFINE_PROP_LINK

[Peter Maydell]

On 14 July 2017 at 10:42, Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 14/07/2017 04:14, Fam Zheng wrote:
>> v4: Add a pointer type param to DEFINE_PROP_LINK, don't change pointer types 
>> to
>>     "Object *". [Paolo]
>>
>> v3: Include Igor's patch, and fix virtio-crypto too.
>>     Always use qdev_prop_allow_set_link_before_realize and
>>     OBJ_PROP_LINK_UNREF_ON_RELEASE.
>>     Include as many applicable devices as possible and some more clean-ups.
>>     There are still more left but they use uncommon check and flags 
>> parameters,
>>     it's better to take care of them in following batches.
>>
>> v2: Create a new header for link properties. [Paolo]
>>     Don't wrap, use PropertyInfo.create() (much better diffstat, yay!).
>>     [Paolo]
>>
>> Link properties of devices created with object_property_add_link() are not
>> reflected in HMP "info qtree". For example, whether a virtio-blk device has 
>> an
>> iothread (i.e. has enabled data plane) can not be introspected easily.
>>
>> Introduce a new type of qdev property macro to fix that.

> I'm leaving the ARM patches to Peter and respinning my pull request with
> the others.

OK. Fam, you'll need to send a patchset with whatever the stuff
I need to pick up is, then (and it'll need to get to me by monday
given the freeze date is tuesday).

thanks
-- PMM