Re: [Qemu-trivial] [PATCH v3] dump: let dump_error return error info to caller

[zhanghailiang <zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com>]

On 2014/9/9 23:10, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 09/03/2014 03:54 AM, zhanghailiang wrote:
>> The second parameter of dump_error is unused, but one purpose of
>> using this function is to report the error info.
>>
>> Use error_set to return the error info to the caller.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: zhanghailiang<zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com>
>> ---
>>   V3:
>> - Drop the '\n' in the message when call dump_error(comment of Eric Blake)
>>   V2:
>> - Return the error reason to the caller which suggested by Luiz Capitulino.
>> ---
>>   dump.c | 165 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
>>   1 file changed, 82 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
>> index 71d3e94..a08a711 100644
>> --- a/dump.c
>> +++ b/dump.c
>> @@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ static int dump_cleanup(DumpState *s)
>>       return 0;
>>   }
>>
>> -static void dump_error(DumpState *s, const char *reason)
>> +static void dump_error(DumpState *s, Error **errp, const char *reason)
>
> I still think it is unusual to list the errp argument in the middle,
> instead of the end.  But not necessarily a show-stopper.
>

Good point, i will adjust its position to the end;-)

>
>> -static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s)
>> +static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       Elf64_Ehdr elf_header;
>>       int ret;
>> @@ -126,14 +127,14 @@ static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s)
>>
>>       ret = fd_write_vmcore(&elf_header, sizeof(elf_header), s);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, errp, "dump: failed to write elf header.");
>
> We tend to avoid trailing '.' in error messages
>

OK, I will remove them.

>
>> +static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       int ret = 0;
>>       DataCache page_desc, page_data;
>> @@ -1241,7 +1244,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>>       ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, false);
>>       g_free(buf);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data(zero page).\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, errp, "dump: failed to write page data(zero page).");
>
> Pre-existing, but worth fixing: space before () in English sentences.
>

OK, will fix that, Thanks!