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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW()
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Blue Swirl |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW() |
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Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:16:18 +0300 |
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Avi Kivity <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 07/25/2011 01:04 PM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>>
>> On 25.07.2011, at 12:02, Avi Kivity wrote:
>>
>> > On 07/25/2011 12:56 PM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > That argument can be used to block any change. You'll get used to
>> >> it in time. The question is, is the new interface better or not.
>> >>
>> >> I agree that it keeps you from accidently malloc'ing a struct of
>> >> pointer size. But couldn't we also just add this to checkpatch.pl?
>> >
>> > Better APIs trump better patch review.
>>
>> Only if you enforce them. The only sensible thing for QEMU_NEW (despite
>> the general rule of upper case macros, I'd actually prefer this one to be
>> lower case though since it's so often used) would be to remove qemu_malloc,
>> declare malloc() as unusable and convert all users of qemu_malloc() to
>> qemu_new().
>
> Some qemu_mallocs() will remain (allocating a byte array or something
> variable sized).
>
> I agree qemu_new() will be nicer, but that will have to wait until Blue is
> several light-days away from Earth.
There is no escape. Don't make me destroy you. You cannot hide forever, Luke.
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), (continued)
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Avi Kivity, 2011/07/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Alexander Graf, 2011/07/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Avi Kivity, 2011/07/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Alexander Graf, 2011/07/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Avi Kivity, 2011/07/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Alexander Graf, 2011/07/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), malc, 2011/07/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Markus Armbruster, 2011/07/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Alexander Graf, 2011/07/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Anthony Liguori, 2011/07/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(),
Blue Swirl <=
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Avi Kivity, 2011/07/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Anthony Liguori, 2011/07/25
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Avi Kivity, 2011/07/25
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Stefan Hajnoczi, 2011/07/25
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Introduce QEMU_NEW(), Jes Sorensen, 2011/07/25