Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/5]: Improve machine type functions

[Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>]

On 02/24/2012 08:13 AM, Luiz Capitulino wrote:
> I was reading some related code yesterday and couldn't resist improving this.
> Not sure if this is aligned with any possible QOM work in this area, but I'm
> posting this anyway...

I'm not sure how easy this is, but the way to do this with QOM would be:

1) Introduce a Machine abstract type.  It would have the normal properties for 
the various machine parameters we have today (that are standard for all machines).

2) Convert all the registered users of QEMUMachine to subtypes of Machine.  Note 
that this would tremendously simplify PC since each version could subclass the 
previous and we wouldn't need to duplicate globals.  Use a realize() method to 
trigger what we think of as the machine->init() function today (but it would 
take no parameters).

3) Change machine listing to a object_type_foreach() call that passed 
TYPE_MACHINE for 'implements'.

4) Change machine initialization to creating an object of type (3), setting the 
properties appropriately, and then calling the realize() method of the object.

That's not to say this series isn't a good cleanup.  I haven't actually reviewed 
it yet.  I just wanted to illustrate the next QOM steps.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

>
>   Makefile.target               |    3 +-
>   hw/alpha_dp264.c              |    2 +-
>   hw/an5206.c                   |    2 +-
>   hw/axis_dev88.c               |    2 +-
>   hw/boards.c                   |   86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   hw/boards.h                   |    9 +++-
>   hw/collie.c                   |    2 +-
>   hw/dummy_m68k.c               |    2 +-
>   hw/exynos4_boards.c           |    4 +-
>   hw/gumstix.c                  |    4 +-
>   hw/highbank.c                 |    2 +-
>   hw/integratorcp.c             |    2 +-
>   hw/leon3.c                    |    2 +-
>   hw/lm32_boards.c              |    4 +-
>   hw/mainstone.c                |    2 +-
>   hw/mcf5208.c                  |    2 +-
>   hw/milkymist.c                |    2 +-
>   hw/mips_fulong2e.c            |    2 +-
>   hw/mips_jazz.c                |    4 +-
>   hw/mips_malta.c               |    2 +-
>   hw/mips_mipssim.c             |    2 +-
>   hw/mips_r4k.c                 |    2 +-
>   hw/musicpal.c                 |    2 +-
>   hw/nseries.c                  |    4 +-
>   hw/omap_sx1.c                 |    4 +-
>   hw/palm.c                     |    2 +-
>   hw/pc_piix.c                  |   20 +++++-----
>   hw/pc_sysfw.c                 |    2 +-
>   hw/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c      |    2 +-
>   hw/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c |    2 +-
>   hw/ppc405_boards.c            |    4 +-
>   hw/ppc440_bamboo.c            |    2 +-
>   hw/ppc_newworld.c             |    2 +-
>   hw/ppc_oldworld.c             |    2 +-
>   hw/ppc_prep.c                 |    2 +-
>   hw/ppce500_mpc8544ds.c        |    2 +-
>   hw/r2d.c                      |    2 +-
>   hw/realview.c                 |    8 ++--
>   hw/s390-virtio.c              |    2 +-
>   hw/shix.c                     |    2 +-
>   hw/spapr.c                    |    2 +-
>   hw/spitz.c                    |    8 ++--
>   hw/stellaris.c                |    4 +-
>   hw/sun4m.c                    |   24 ++++++------
>   hw/sun4u.c                    |    6 +-
>   hw/tosa.c                     |    2 +-
>   hw/versatilepb.c              |    4 +-
>   hw/vexpress.c                 |    4 +-
>   hw/virtex_ml507.c             |    2 +-
>   hw/xen_machine_pv.c           |    2 +-
>   hw/xtensa_lx60.c              |    4 +-
>   hw/xtensa_sim.c               |    2 +-
>   hw/z2.c                       |    2 +-
>   vl.c                          |   65 +------------------------------
>   54 files changed, 184 insertions(+), 157 deletions(-)
>