Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] qemu-socket: Polish errors for connect() and listen() failure

[Luiz Capitulino]

On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:16:08 +0200
Markus Armbruster <address@hidden> wrote:

> Luiz Capitulino <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:27:04 +0200
> > Markus Armbruster <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >> connect() doesn't "connect to socket", it connects a socket to an
> >> address and, if it's of type SOCK_STREAM, initiates a connection.
> >> Scratch "to".
> >> 
> >> listen() does "set socket to listening mode", but it sounds awkward.
> >> Change to "listen on socket".
> >> 
> >> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <address@hidden>
> >> ---
> >>  include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h | 4 ++--
> >>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >> 
> >> diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
> >> index 902d1a7..774e75d 100644
> >> --- a/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
> >> +++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
> >> @@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ void qerror_report_err(Error *err);
> >>      ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "this feature or command is not currently 
> >> supported"
> >>  
> >>  #define QERR_SOCKET_CONNECT_FAILED \
> >> -    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Failed to connect to socket"
> >> +    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Failed to connect socket"
> >>  
> >>  #define QERR_SOCKET_LISTEN_FAILED \
> >> -    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Failed to set socket to listening mode"
> >> +    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Failed to listen on socket"
> >>  
> >>  #define QERR_SOCKET_BIND_FAILED \
> >>      ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Failed to bind socket"
> >
> > The word fixing is good, but what about getting rid of the QERR_ macros
> > too?
> >
> > The easiest way to do this would be to just replace each macro with its
> > text. If the string duplication bothers you (it doesn't bother me very
> > much, btw) you could create wrappers say qemu_listen() or listen_errp()
> > or whatever.
> 
> I can do that on top.  Okay?

OK.