[Qemu-devel] Re: dyngen-exec.h vs. qemu-common.h

[Jan Kiszka]

Jan Kiszka wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> right now dyngen-exec.h prevents that qemu-common.h (or other headers
> that drag in standard headers) can be included into all parts of qemu.
> The reason for this is that dyngen-exec.h redefines a bunch of standard
> types, and that is likely due to
> 
> [dyngen-exec.h:]
> /* NOTE: standard headers should be used with special care at this
>    point because host CPU registers are used as global variables. Some
>    host headers do not allow that. */
> 
> Trying to add the noreturn definition to a central place, I wonder now
> if that comment will still be valid when we only have TCG archs, i.e. if
> the successor of dyngen-exec.h could possibly become compatible with
> standard headers? Or what host headers on what host OS / distro are the
> precise problem that could survive the dyngen era?
> 

Mmm, no one here who understands this code?

Jan

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