Re: [PATCH v5 08/13] hw/core: deprecate old reset functions and introduce new ones

[Peter Maydell]

On Fri, 18 Oct 2019 at 16:07, Damien Hedde <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Deprecate device_legacy_reset(), qdev_reset_all() and
> qbus_reset_all() to be replaced by new functions
> device_cold_reset() and bus_cold_reset() which uses resettable API.
>
> Also introduce resettable_cold_reset_fn() which may be used as a
> replacement for qdev_reset_all_fn and qbus_reset_all_fn().
>
> Following patches will be needed to look at legacy reset call sites
> and switch to resettable api. The legacy functions will be removed
> when unused.
>
> Signed-off-by: Damien Hedde <address@hidden>
> ---
>
> I've removed the general helpers
> + device_reset(DeviceState *dev, ResetType type)
> + bus_reset(BusState *dev, ResetType type)
> because with several reset types, all devices and buses will not
> implement all of them. I think it is preferable to define a
> type-specific helper every time it is needed for base classes
> implementing the reset type (eg a device_pci_reset(PciDev*) for the
> pci reset type if add that).
>
> So device_reset()/bus_reset() symbol names are not taken anymore. I
> don't have a strong opinion of what names should have the
> device_cold_reset() and bus_cold_reset() function added in this
> patch. It could be device/bus_hard_reset() (the current
> qbus_reset_all() comment mention we do a "hard" reset) or simply
> device/bus_reset() or anything else.
> What do you think ? Any better idea ? It should be consistent with
> the reset type name but we can change it also if cold is not what we
> want.
>
> Note that if we don't settle for device/bus_reset(). We can drop
> the first patch that renames device_reset() to device_legacy_reset()

I think we're good the way you have things in this patchset.

Reviewed-by: Peter Maydell <address@hidden>

thanks
-- PMM