[Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Release usb devices on shutdown and usb_del command

[Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>]

On 05/21/10 19:55, Shahar Havivi wrote:
> Remove usb_host_device_release and using usb_host_close to handle usb_del command.
> Gerd, What do you think about the usb_cleanup()?

We need a mechanism to handle this for sure.  I don't like that 
usb-specific approach very much though.

I think we should either do that at qdev level, then at exit walk the 
whole device tree and call cleanup functions (if present).  So every 
device has the chance to do cleanups when needed.

Or we could have a exit notifier, which can be used for device (and also 
other) cleanup work.

I tend to think that a exit notifier will be better.  We probably have 
only a few devices which actually have to do some cleanup work (usb 
passthrough, maybe pci passthrough too), so building qdev infrastructure 
for that feels a bit like overkill.  And exit notifiers are more 
generic, i.e. it will also work for non-device stuff.

cheers,
   Gerd