Re: [PATCH] docs/devel: Prohibit calling object_unparent() for memory region

[Peter Maydell]

On Tue, 10 Sept 2024 at 18:27, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 02:46:48PM +0900, Akihiko Odaki wrote:
> > Previously it was allowed to call object_unparent() for a memory region
> > in instance_finalize() of its parent. However, such a call typically
> > has no effect because child objects get unparented before
> > instance_finalize().
> >
> > Worse, memory regions typically gets finalized when they get unparented
> > before instance_finalize(). This means calling object_unparent() for
> > them in instance_finalize() is to call the function for an object
> > already finalized, which should be avoided.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Akihiko Odaki <akihiko.odaki@daynix.com>
>
>
> Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
>
> who's applying this? Paolo?

It's a docs change to clarify a complex point that's
under active discussion in a different patch thread,
so it needs review before anybody applies it...

-- PMM