[Qemu-block] [PATCH v11 12/31] block: Add bdrv_make_absolute_filename()

[Max Reitz]

This is a general function for making a filename that is relative to a
certain BDS absolute.

It calls bdrv_get_full_backing_filename_from_filename() for now, but
that will be changed in a follow-up patch.

Signed-off-by: Max Reitz <address@hidden>
Reviewed-by: Alberto Garcia <address@hidden>
---
 block.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 3b5896083c..6a346f6e5e 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -319,16 +319,29 @@ char *bdrv_get_full_backing_filename_from_filename(const 
char *backed,
     }
 }
 
-char *bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp)
+/*
+ * If @filename is empty or NULL, this function returns NULL without
+ * setting @errp.  In all other cases, NULL will only be returned with
+ * @errp set.
+ */
+static char *bdrv_make_absolute_filename(BlockDriverState *relative_to,
+                                         const char *filename, Error **errp)
 {
-    char *backed;
+    char *bs_filename;
 
-    bdrv_refresh_filename(bs);
+    bdrv_refresh_filename(relative_to);
+
+    bs_filename = relative_to->exact_filename[0]
+                      ? relative_to->exact_filename
+                      : relative_to->filename;
 
-    backed = bs->exact_filename[0] ? bs->exact_filename : bs->filename;
-    return bdrv_get_full_backing_filename_from_filename(backed,
-                                                        bs->backing_file,
-                                                        errp);
+    return bdrv_get_full_backing_filename_from_filename(bs_filename,
+                                                        filename ?: "", errp);
+}
+
+char *bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp)
+{
+    return bdrv_make_absolute_filename(bs, bs->backing_file, errp);
 }
 
 void bdrv_register(BlockDriver *bdrv)
-- 
2.17.1