Re: [PATCH v2] m25p80: Improve error when the backend file size does not match the device

[Francisco Iglesias]

On [2022 Nov 15] Tue 16:10:00, Cédric Le Goater wrote:
> Currently, when a block backend is attached to a m25p80 device and the
> associated file size does not match the flash model, QEMU complains
> with the error message "failed to read the initial flash content".
> This is confusing for the user.
> 
> Use blk_check_size_and_read_all() instead of blk_pread() to improve
> the reported error.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@kaod.org>

Reviewed-by: Francisco Iglesias <frasse.iglesias@gmail.com>

> ---
>  hw/block/m25p80.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/block/m25p80.c b/hw/block/m25p80.c
> index 02adc87527..68a757abf3 100644
> --- a/hw/block/m25p80.c
> +++ b/hw/block/m25p80.c
> @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
>  #include "qemu/osdep.h"
>  #include "qemu/units.h"
>  #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
> +#include "hw/block/block.h"
>  #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
>  #include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
>  #include "hw/ssi/ssi.h"
> @@ -1614,8 +1615,7 @@ static void m25p80_realize(SSIPeripheral *ss, Error 
> **errp)
>          trace_m25p80_binding(s);
>          s->storage = blk_blockalign(s->blk, s->size);
>  
> -        if (blk_pread(s->blk, 0, s->size, s->storage, 0) < 0) {
> -            error_setg(errp, "failed to read the initial flash content");
> +        if (!blk_check_size_and_read_all(s->blk, s->storage, s->size, errp)) 
> {
>              return;
>          }
>      } else {
> -- 
> 2.38.1
>