Re: [PATCH kvm-unit-tests 2/4] Introduce a C++ wrapper for the kvm APIs

Jes Sorensen
2010-11-24T17:45:20Z

On 11/24/10 18:43, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> On 11/24/2010 11:36 AM, Jes Sorensen wrote:
>> On 11/24/10 18:27, Anthony Liguori wrote:
>>
>>
>>> The compiler won't generate an error. Only upon a call to
>>> file_release() will a null pointer dereference happens whereas in C++,
>>> because this paradigm is structured in the language, the compiler can
>>> help assist you.
>>>
>> Explicit code means you know what is going on, it means you can debug it
>> in gdb and match it. That is a *good* thing!
>>
>
> So I take it you avoid switch statements, while, or for loops in your C
> code.

Those map easily to assembly code and gdb.

Jes