Re: [PATCH v5] xen/domain: introduce DOMID_ANY

[dmukhin@ford.com]

On Mon, Mar 02, 2026 at 02:25:33PM +0000, Anthony PERARD wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 05, 2026 at 03:51:26PM -0800, dmukhin@ford.com wrote:
> > diff --git a/tools/libs/light/libxl_create.c b/tools/libs/light/libxl_create.c
> > index bfc9149096a3..714e71441498 100644
> > --- a/tools/libs/light/libxl_create.c
> > +++ b/tools/libs/light/libxl_create.c
> > @@ -676,15 +676,14 @@ int libxl__domain_make(libxl__gc *gc, libxl_domain_config *d_config,
> >                  if (ret < 0)
> >                      break;
> >  
> > -                v &= DOMID_MASK;
> > -                if (!libxl_domid_valid_guest(v))
> > -                    continue;
> > -
> > -                local_domid = v;
> > +                local_domid = v & DOMID_MASK;
> >              } else {
> >                  local_domid = info->domid; /* May not be valid */
> >              }
> >  
> > +            if (!libxl_domid_valid_guest(local_domid))
> > +                local_domid = DOMID_ANY;
> 
> Well, that make it possible to have DOMID_ANY selected when a "random"
> domid was asked for, and this value is more likely than any other domid.
> I don't think it's wise to change that. The domid generated in the
> random case was already valid, no need to check again.
> 
> Coud you move the new validity check into the case where domid isn't
> "random" or introduce a new case in the if/else chain ?
> (something like that for the second option: if (domid==random) elif
> (domid.is_valid) else (use domid))


Will do, thanks.

--
Denis