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Re: [Qemu-ppc] [PATCH v3 1/3] pc-dimm: factor out MemoryDevice interface


From: David Gibson
Subject: Re: [Qemu-ppc] [PATCH v3 1/3] pc-dimm: factor out MemoryDevice interface
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2018 14:26:15 +1000
User-agent: Mutt/1.9.2 (2017-12-15)

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 02:34:54PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On the qmp level, we already have the concept of memory devices:
>     "query-memory-devices"
> Right now, we only support NVDIMM and PCDIMM.
> 
> We want to map other devices later into the address space of the guest.
> Such device could e.g. be virtio devices. These devices will have a
> guest memory range assigned but won't be exposed via e.g. ACPI. We want
> to make them look like memory device, but not glued to pc-dimm.
> 
> Especially, it will not always be possible to have TYPE_PC_DIMM as a parent
> class (e.g. virtio devices). Let's use an interface instead. As a first
> part, convert handling of
> - qmp_pc_dimm_device_list
> - get_plugged_memory_size
> to our new model. plug/unplug stuff etc. will follow later.
> 
> A memory device will have to provide the following functions:
> - get_addr(): Necessary, as the property "addr" can e.g. not be used for
>               virtio devices (already defined).
> - get_plugged_size(): The amount this device offers to the guest as of
>                       now.
> - get_region_size(): Because this can later on be bigger than the
>                      plugged size.
> - fill_device_info(): Fill MemoryDeviceInfo, e.g. for qmp.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <address@hidden>

Reviewed-by: David Gibson <address@hidden>

with the exception of some tiny nits..

[snip]
> +static gint memory_device_addr_sort(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
> +{
> +    MemoryDeviceState *md_a = MEMORY_DEVICE(a);
> +    MemoryDeviceState *md_b = MEMORY_DEVICE(b);

These probably should be const MemoryDeviceState *.

> +    MemoryDeviceClass *mdc_a = MEMORY_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(a);
> +    MemoryDeviceClass *mdc_b = MEMORY_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(b);
> +    const uint64_t addr_a = mdc_a->get_addr(md_a);
> +    const uint64_t addr_b = mdc_b->get_addr(md_b);
> +
> +    if (addr_a > addr_b) {
> +        return 1;
> +    } else if (addr_a < addr_b) {
> +        return -1;
> +    }
> +    return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int memory_device_built_list(Object *obj, void *opaque)

s/built/build/ will read a bit more clearly I think.

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