Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] monitor: allow object_del & device_del to accept QOM paths

["Daniel P. Berrange" <berrange@redhat.com>]

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 02:53:41PM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> Copying Andreas and Paolo for QOM expertise.
> 
> "Daniel P. Berrange" <berrange@redhat.com> writes:
> 
> > Currently both object_del and device_del require that the
> > client provide the object/device short ID. While user
> > creatable objects require an ID to be provided at time of
> > creation, qdev devices may be created without giving an
> > ID. The only unique identifier they would then have is the
> > QOM object path.
> >
> > Allowing device_del to accept an object path ensures all
> > devices are deletable regardless of whether they have an
> > ID.
> >
> >  (qemu) device_add usb-mouse
> >  (qemu) qom-list /machine/peripheral-anon
> >  device[0] (child<usb-mouse>)
> >  type (string)
> >  (qemu) device_del /machine/peripheral-anon/device[0]
> >
> > Although objects require an ID to be provided upfront,
> > there may be cases where the client would prefer to
> > use QOM paths when deleting.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
> 
> I believe this makes sense no matter what we do about device IDs (see
> thread "Should we auto-generate IDs?").

[snip]

> Update qapi-schema.json updated the obvious way, and you can have my
> R-by.  Also addressing my stylistic nitpicks would be nice.

Already posted a v2 with the qapi-schema.json addition after Eric
pointed it out :-)

Regards,
Daniel
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