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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 01/33] Create Resettable QOM interface


From: Cornelia Huck
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 01/33] Create Resettable QOM interface
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:42:09 +0200

On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 16:56:22 +0200
Damien Hedde <address@hidden> wrote:

(...)

> +/*
> + * ResettableClass:
> + * Interface for resettable objects.
> + *
> + * The reset operation is divided in several phases each represented by a
> + * method.
> + *
> + * Each Ressetable must maintain a reset counter in its state, 3 methods 
> allows
> + * to interact with it.
> + *
> + * @phases.init: should reset local state only. Takes a bool @cold argument
> + * specifying whether the reset is cold or warm. It must not do side-effect
> + * on others objects.

I'm having a hard time figuring out what a 'cold' or a 'warm' reset is
supposed to be... can you add a definition/guideline somewhere?

> + *
> + * @phases.hold: side-effects action on others objects due to staying in a
> + * resetting state.
> + *
> + * @phases.exit: leave the reset state, may do side-effects action on others
> + * objects.
> + *
> + * @set_cold: Set whether the current reset is cold or warm. Return the
> + * previous flag value. Return value has no meaning if @get_count returns
> + * a zero value.

Same here.

> + *
> + * @set_hold_needed: Set hold_needed flag. Return the previous flag value.
> + *
> + * @get_count: Get the current reset count
> + * @increment_count: Increment the reset count, returns the new count
> + * @decrement_count: decrement the reset count, returns the new count
> + *
> + * @foreach_child: Executes a given function on every Resettable child.
> + * A child is not a QOM child, but a child a reset meaning.
> + */

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