Re: [PATCH 3/6] target/s390x/cpu_models: Make kvm_s390_get_host_cpu_model() return boolean

[Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@linux.intel.com>]

Hi Thomas,

On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 09:50:46AM +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
> Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:50:46 +0200
> From: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] target/s390x/cpu_models: Make
>  kvm_s390_get_host_cpu_model() return boolean
> 
> On 19/04/2024 08.57, Zhao Liu wrote:
> > From: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@intel.com>
> > 
> > As error.h suggested, the best practice for callee is to return
> > something to indicate success / failure.
> > 
> > So make kvm_s390_get_host_cpu_model() return boolean and check the
> > returned boolean in get_max_cpu_model() instead of accessing @err.
> > 
> > Additionally, since now get_max_cpu_model() returns directly if
> > kvm_s390_get_host_cpu_model() fills @err, so make
> > kvm_s390_get_host_cpu_model() return true by default for the non-KVM
> > case in target/s390x/cpu_models.h.
> 
> You could also argue the other way round that there should be something in
> *model if it returns "true" ... anyway, the stub should never be executed,
> so it likely doesn't matter too much, but I'd still prefer if we'd rather
> return "false" in the non-KVM stub instead.

I see, since this interface in wrapped in kvm_enabled() condition, so
the non-kvm sutb wouldn't be called.

Thanks! Will change to return false.

Regards,
Zhao