[PATCH] qom/type_initialize_interface: inherit .class_data from the template TypeInfo

[Maciej Bielski]

The `TypeInfo::class_data` value of an interface is never properly
propagated for initializations of all types implementing the interface.
Although interfaces are rarely used, IMHO their functionality is
currently a bit incomplete.

A `TypeInfo fooable_info` of an interface "fooable" may have the
`.class_base_init` callback and the `.class_data` field defined. Let's
assume that `.class_data = 0xdeadbeef`. Additionally, the `fooable_info`
is only used to allocate one associated instance of `TypeImpl`, let's
say `fooable_impl`.

Then, for each type `TypeInfo xyz_info`, that implements the interface
"fooable", there is another `TypeInfo info` (and associated TypeImpl)
automatically created within `type_initialize_interface()`. The
automatic `info` reflects the fact that the interface "fooable" is
implemented by `xyz_info` (for example by having
`.name="xyz::fooable"`). In a way, the `info` inherits from
`fooable_impl`, for example it sets `.parent` field accordingly.

The problem is that this inheritance is fixed by the implementation of
`type_initialize_interface` and the `info.class_data` is always `NULL`.
Further, this NULL value is passed to `fooable_info::class_base_init()`,
where actually a common-sense expectation would be to have the
`0xdeadbeef` from the interface definition.

The fix below seems to be the easiest solution. Another option would be
to dereference `klass->type->parent_type->...->parent_type->class_data`
but the `TypeImpl` definition is (perhaps on purpose) private to
`qom/object.c`.

Signed-off-by: Maciej Bielski <address@hidden>
---
 qom/object.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index aac08351b7..dc305e14b0 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ static void type_initialize_interface(TypeImpl *ti, 
TypeImpl *interface_type,
     TypeImpl *iface_impl;
 
     info.parent = parent_type->name;
+    info.class_data = parent_type->class_data;
     info.name = g_strdup_printf("%s::%s", ti->name, interface_type->name);
     info.abstract = true;
 
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