Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] fix possible NULL pointer use in hw/ptimer.c

[Robert Reif]

Paul Brook wrote:

> > What about a meaningful exit message? 
> >    
>
> "Out of memory" is a fairly comprehensive description of the problem.
> In fact I'd say it's much more informative than "<random widget the user 
> doesn't know or care about> failed to initialize".
>  
If the user requested a target parameter that is beyond the capabilities
of the host system, a meaningful error message can be generated that
instructs the user on how to possibly correct the problem.