Re: [PATCH] macio: set user_creatable to false in macio_class_init()

[Philippe Mathieu-Daudé]

On 11/7/20 12:28 PM, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote:
> Commit 348b8d1a76 "macio: don't reference serial_hd() directly within the 
> device"
> removed the setting of user_creatable to false on the basis that the 
> restriction
> was due to the use of serial_hd() in macio_instance_init().
> 
> Unfortunately this isn't the full story since the PIC object property links
> must still be set before the device is realized. Whilst it is possible to 
> update
> the macio device and Mac machines to resolve this, the fix is too invasive at
> this point in the release cycle.
> 
> For now simply set user_creatable back to false in macio_class_init() to
> prevent QEMU from segfaulting in anticipation of the proper fix arriving in
> QEMU 6.0.
> 
> Reported-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk>
> ---
>  hw/misc/macio/macio.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4bug@amsat.org>