Re: [PATCH 18/26] object: return self in object_ref()

["Philippe Mathieu-Daudé" <philmd@redhat.com>]

On 1/10/20 4:30 PM, Marc-André Lureau wrote:
> This allow for simpler assignment with ref: foo = object_ref(bar)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com>

> ---
>   include/qom/object.h | 3 ++-
>   qom/object.c         | 5 +++--
>   2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
> index ead9129ac8..933e5c6cb9 100644
> --- a/include/qom/object.h
> +++ b/include/qom/object.h
> @@ -1013,8 +1013,9 @@ GSList *object_class_get_list_sorted(const char *implements_type,
>    *
>    * Increase the reference count of a object.  A object cannot be freed as long
>    * as its reference count is greater than zero.
> + * Returns: @obj
>    */
> -void object_ref(Object *obj);
> +Object *object_ref(Object *obj);
>   
>   /**
>    * object_unref:
> diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
> index 3924678ec3..9f76a330ff 100644
> --- a/qom/object.c
> +++ b/qom/object.c
> @@ -1098,12 +1098,13 @@ GSList *object_class_get_list_sorted(const char *implements_type,
>                           object_class_cmp);
>   }
>   
> -void object_ref(Object *obj)
> +Object *object_ref(Object *obj)
>   {
>       if (!obj) {
> -        return;
> +        return NULL;
>       }
>       atomic_inc(&obj->ref);
> +    return obj;
>   }
>   
>   void object_unref(Object *obj)
>