Re: [PATCH v12 16/16] machine: Make smp_parse return a boolean

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 02/10/21 13:27, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> > The "return a boolean" rule adds some complexity (and
> > a possibility for things to be wrong/inconsistent) to the function for
> > the benefit of the callers.
> Yes, but returning something is only a minor burden.  It also makes
> success vs. failure obvious at a glance.

Fair enough; I'd still prefer to have an exception to the rule for 
virtual functions.  In that case, I really find the benefit to be negative.

Paolo