[Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 1/7] Consolidate DisplaySurface allocation in qemu_alloc_display()

[Jes Sorensen]

On 03/15/11 15:49, Anthony Liguori wrote:
>> index f4e4741..dec9a76 100644
>> --- a/console.h
>> +++ b/console.h
>> @@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ void register_displaystate(DisplayState *ds);
>>   DisplayState *get_displaystate(void);
>>   DisplaySurface* qemu_create_displaysurface_from(int width, int
>> height, int bpp,
>>                                                   int linesize,
>> uint8_t *data);
>> +DisplaySurface* qemu_alloc_display(DisplaySurface *surface, int width,
>> +                                   int height, int linesize,
>> +                                   PixelFormat pf, int newflags);
> 
> Is it really useful at all to return DisplaySurface?  When I see a
> return value of 'DisplaySurface *' and an alloc in the function name, I
> assume this function allocates a display surface but it's really
> allocating the framebuffer within a display surface.

I am not sure what is better here - if you have a better suggestion for
the name, I am all open. The reason it turned out this way is that there
are already other ways where the DisplaySurface itself can be allocated.

Cheers,
Jes