Re: [PATCH] io/command: implement portable spawn

["Marc-André Lureau" <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>]

Hi

On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Sep 01, 2022 at 03:15:53PM +0400, marcandre.lureau@redhat.com wrote:
> > From: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
> >
> > Using GLib spawn API is both simpler and portable.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  io/channel-command.c | 115 ++++++++-----------------------------------
> >  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 94 deletions(-)
>
> > +    ioc = qio_channel_command_new_pid(stdinfd,
> > +                                      stdoutfd,
> > +#ifdef _WIN32
> > +                                      GetProcessId(pid)
> > +#else
> > +                                      pid
> > +#endif
> > +        );
>
> THe pid parameter is declared as 'pid_t' but GetProcessId returns
> DWORD - are those types guaranteed compatible.

I think pid_t is mingw specific, and is defined as int64.

(windows crt uses int, apparently)

>
> Also the pid passed into qio_channel_command_new_pid is used
> by qio_channel_command_close/abort, to kill off the process,
> but this code is stubbed out in WIN32 and this patch hasn't
> provided an impl.

ok, I'll update the patch and actually test it on win32 too ;)

>
>
> With regards,
> Daniel
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