Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] qdev: show failing device name instead of silently exiting

[Gerd Hoffmann]

On 09/24/09 05:59, Amit Shah wrote:
> Hey Markus,
>
> On (Wed) Sep 23 2009 [22:53:27], Markus Armbruster wrote:
> > Amit Shah<address@hidden>  writes:
> >
> > > If initializing a device fails, show the name of the device
> > > and then exit
> >
> > "and then exit" is misleading, as you don't add an exit.
>
> The 'return NULL' does that -- the calling function exits.
> (doesn't the subject line clarify that?)

I have patches in the queue which will wind up this via device_add 
monitor command.  Caller will *not* exit then ;)

cheers,
  Gerd