Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2] qom: Introduce object_realize_nofail()

[Anthony Liguori]

On 04/12/2012 05:02 PM, Andreas Färber wrote:
> Am 12.04.2012 23:24, schrieb Anthony Liguori:
> > I guess I don't understand what the problem we're trying to solve is.
> >
> > Why can't we introduce an Object::realize() and just have it not
> > automatically call DeviceState::init()?  That way we have a way to
> > clearly indicate whether a device needs to be refactored.
>
> That would be perfect, but means we should drop Paolo's 23/24 v2 and due
> to legacy compatibility I do need either object_realize_nofail() or an
> inline version thereof.

I don't understand which "legacy compatibility" you're referring to.  Can you be 
specific?

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> Andreas