[Qemu-devel] [PATCH] qdev: relax bus type check in qdev_device_add()

[Anthony Liguori]

We are currently checking for an exact type match.  Use QOM dynamic_cast to
check for a compatible type instead.

Cc: Konrad Frederic <address@hidden>
Signed-off-by: Anthony Liguori <address@hidden>
---
 hw/qdev-monitor.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/hw/qdev-monitor.c b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
index 479eecd..69f5ff2 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -431,11 +431,16 @@ DeviceState *qdev_device_add(QemuOpts *opts)
     /* find bus */
     path = qemu_opt_get(opts, "bus");
     if (path != NULL) {
+        ObjectClass *bus_class;
+
         bus = qbus_find(path);
         if (!bus) {
             return NULL;
         }
-        if (strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)), k->bus_type) != 0) {
+
+        bus_class = OBJECT_CLASS(BUS_GET_CLASS(bus));
+
+        if (!object_class_dynamic_cast(bus_class, k->bus_type)) {
             qerror_report(QERR_BAD_BUS_FOR_DEVICE,
                           driver, object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)));
             return NULL;
-- 
1.8.0