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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen-hvm.c: Improve the return method for xen_hvm_init()



Oh, sorry, forgot Cc to qemu trivial.

Thanks.

On 9/3/14 0:22, Chen Gang wrote:
> When failure occurs, it need use "return -1" instead of exit(1), so can
> let upper caller has chance to print failure information, too, then user
> can know the failure result more clearly.
> 
> xen_hvm_init() may also return -errno, which may let upper caller think
> more (e.g. free some other related resources and try again), although at
> present, all related upper callers still exit(1).
> 
> It is not a normal function which does not release related resources, if
> return -1. So need give the related comments for it.
> 
> It passes common test under fedora 20 x86_64:
> 
>   "./configure --enable-xen && make -j4 && make check"
>   execute result: "echo $? == 0".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  xen-hvm.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/xen-hvm.c b/xen-hvm.c
> index 0d09940..35efec0 100644
> --- a/xen-hvm.c
> +++ b/xen-hvm.c
> @@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ static void xen_wakeup_notifier(Notifier *notifier, void 
> *data)
>      xc_set_hvm_param(xen_xc, xen_domid, HVM_PARAM_ACPI_S_STATE, 0);
>  }
>  
> +/* return value:  0 is OK, -errno is failure, -1 is critical issue -- 
> exit(1) */
>  int xen_hvm_init(ram_addr_t *below_4g_mem_size, ram_addr_t 
> *above_4g_mem_size,
>                   MemoryRegion **ram_memory)
>  {
> @@ -998,6 +999,7 @@ int xen_hvm_init(ram_addr_t *below_4g_mem_size, 
> ram_addr_t *above_4g_mem_size,
>      state->xenstore = xs_daemon_open();
>      if (state->xenstore == NULL) {
>          perror("xen: xenstore open");
> +        xc_evtchn_close(state->xce_handle);
>          g_free(state);
>          return -errno;
>      }
> @@ -1069,7 +1071,7 @@ int xen_hvm_init(ram_addr_t *below_4g_mem_size, 
> ram_addr_t *above_4g_mem_size,
>      /* Initialize backend core & drivers */
>      if (xen_be_init() != 0) {
>          fprintf(stderr, "%s: xen backend core setup failed\n", __FUNCTION__);
> -        exit(1);
> +        return -1;
>      }
>      xen_be_register("console", &xen_console_ops);
>      xen_be_register("vkbd", &xen_kbdmouse_ops);
> 

-- 
Chen Gang

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