Re: [Qemu-ppc] [PATCH v2 1/2] ppc/pnv: Add model for Power8 PHB3 PCIe Host bridge

[David Gibson]

On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 11:37:06PM +0200, Cédric Le Goater wrote:
> On 07/18/2018 08:12 AM, David Gibson wrote:
> >> +static void pnv_phb3_get_phb_id(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
> >> +                              void *opaque, Error **errp)
> >> +{
> >> +    Property *prop = opaque;
> >> +    uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(DEVICE(obj), prop);
> >> +
> >> +    visit_type_uint32(v, name, ptr, errp);
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +static void pnv_phb3_set_phb_id(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
> >> +                              void *opaque, Error **errp)
> >> +{
> >> +    PnvPHB3 *phb = PNV_PHB3(obj);
> >> +    uint32_t phb_id;
> >> +    Error *local_err = NULL;
> >> +
> >> +    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &phb_id, &local_err);
> >> +    if (local_err) {
> >> +        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> >> +        return;
> >> +    }
> >> +
> >> +    /*
> >> +     * Limit to a maximum of 6 PHBs per chip
> >> +     */
> >> +    if (phb_id >= PNV8_CHIP_PHB3_MAX) {
> >> +        error_setg(errp, "invalid PHB index: '%d'", phb_id);
> >> +        return;
> >> +    }
> >> +
> >> +    phb->phb_id = phb_id;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +static const PropertyInfo pnv_phb3_phb_id_propinfo = {
> >> +    .name = "irq",
> >> +    .get = pnv_phb3_get_phb_id,
> >> +    .set = pnv_phb3_set_phb_id,
> >> +};
> > Can't you use a static DeviceProps style property for this, which is a
> > bit simpler?
> 
> yes but we will need these ops for user creatable devices. This is where
> we will check the chip id.

Why?  Can't we check that during realize()?  That's a common pattern
for static properties.

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