Re: [Qemu-block] [PATCH v2 03/24] keyval: New keyval_parse()

[Kevin Wolf]

Am 28.02.2017 um 22:26 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben:
> keyval_parse() parses KEY=VALUE,... into a QDict.  Works like
> qemu_opts_parse(), except:
> 
> * Returns a QDict instead of a QemuOpts (d'oh).
> 
> * Supports nesting, unlike QemuOpts: a KEY is split into key
>   fragments at '.' (dotted key convention; the block layer does
>   something similar on top of QemuOpts).  The key fragments are QDict
>   keys, and the last one's value is updated to VALUE.
> 
> * Each key fragment may be up to 127 bytes long.  qemu_opts_parse()
>   limits the entire key to 127 bytes.
> 
> * Overlong key fragments are rejected.  qemu_opts_parse() silently
>   truncates them.
> 
> * Empty key fragments are rejected.  qemu_opts_parse() happily
>   accepts empty keys.
> 
> * It does not store the returned value.  qemu_opts_parse() stores it
>   in the QemuOptsList.
> 
> * It does not treat parameter "id" specially.  qemu_opts_parse()
>   ignores all but the first "id", and fails when its value isn't
>   id_wellformed(), or duplicate (a QemuOpts with the same ID is
>   already stored).  It also screws up when a value contains ",id=".
> 
> * Implied value is not supported.  qemu_opts_parse() desugars "foo" to
>   "foo=on", and "nofoo" to "foo=off".
> 
> * An implied key's value can't be empty, and can't contain ','.
> 
> I intend to grow this into a saner replacement for QemuOpts.  It'll
> take time, though.
> 
> Note: keyval_parse() provides no way to do lists, and its key syntax
> is incompatible with the __RFQDN_ prefix convention for downstream
> extensions, because it blindly splits at '.', even in __RFQDN_.  Both
> issues will be addressed later in the series.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <address@hidden>

Reviewed-by: Kevin Wolf <address@hidden>