Re: [PATCH 1/4] qom: Improve error messages when property has no getter or setter

[David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>]

On 12.10.22 17:37, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> When you try to set a property that has no setter, the error message
> blames "insufficient permission":
> 
>      $ qemu-system-x86_64 -S -display none -nodefaults -monitor stdio
>      QEMU 7.1.50 monitor - type 'help' for more information
>      (qemu) qom-set /machine type q35
>      Error: Insufficient permission to perform this operation
> 
> This implies it could work with "sufficient permission".  It can't.
> Change the error message to:
> 
>      Error: Property 'pc-i440fx-7.2-machine.type' is not writable
> 
> Do the same for getting a property that has no getter.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> ---
>   qom/object.c | 6 ++++--
>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
> index d34608558e..e5cef30f6d 100644
> --- a/qom/object.c
> +++ b/qom/object.c
> @@ -1383,7 +1383,8 @@ bool object_property_get(Object *obj, const char *name, Visitor *v,
>       }
>   
>       if (!prop->get) {
> -        error_setg(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
> +        error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' is not readable",
> +                   object_get_typename(obj), name);
>           return false;
>       }
>       prop->get(obj, v, name, prop->opaque, &err);
> @@ -1402,7 +1403,8 @@ bool object_property_set(Object *obj, const char *name, Visitor *v,
>       }
>   
>       if (!prop->set) {
> -        error_setg(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
> +        error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' is not writable",
> +                   object_get_typename(obj), name);
>           return false;
>       }
>       prop->set(obj, v, name, prop->opaque, errp);

Much better!

Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>

-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb