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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v10 17/19] libxl: convert libxl_device_vkb_add to an async operation



On Mon, 2012-07-23 at 09:58 +0100, Roger Pau Monne wrote:
> Ian Jackson wrote:
> > Roger Pau Monne writes ("[PATCH v10 17/19] libxl: convert 
> > libxl_device_vkb_add to an async operation"):
> >> Split libxl_device_vkb_add into libxl__device_vkb_add (to be used
> >> inside already running ao's), and make libxl_device_vkb_add a stub to
> >> call libxl__device_vkb_add.
> > 
> > 
> > Acked-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > But if you are reposting for any reason you might like
> > 
> >> -    dcs->aodevs.size = d_config->num_disks;
> >> +    if (d_config->c_info.type == LIBXL_DOMAIN_TYPE_HVM && 
> >> !d_config->num_vkbs) {
> >> +        d_config->vkbs = libxl__zalloc(NOGC, sizeof(*d_config->vkbs));
> > 
> > to turn that into a use of GCNEW.  Or move
> > 
> >> +        libxl_device_vkb_init(&d_config->vkbs[0]);
> >> +        d_config->num_vkbs = 1;
> > 
> > that assignment up and use GCNEW_ARRAY.  Up to you.
> 
> I can't use GCNEW because this is not allocated from the GC (I'm passing
> NOGC to zalloc).

GCNEW uses libxl__zalloc which can take a NOGC, as can GCNEW_ARRAY via
libxl__calloc. In both cases perhaps the doc comment needs an update.

Ian.


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