Character backend open hasn't been fully converted to the Error API.
Some opens fail without setting an error. qmp_chardev_add() needs to
detect when that happens, and set a generic error. Explain that in a
comment, and inline error_is_set() for clarity.
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <arm...@redhat.com>
---
qemu-char.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 5a7975f..17b476e 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -3798,7 +3798,13 @@ ChardevReturn *qmp_chardev_add(const char *id,
ChardevBackend *backend,
break;
}
- if (chr == NULL && !error_is_set(errp)) {
+ /*
+ * Character backend open hasn't been fully converted to the Error
+ * API. Some opens fail without setting an error. Set a generic
+ * error then.
+ * TODO full conversion to Error API
+ */
+ if (chr == NULL && errp && !*errp) {
error_setg(errp, "Failed to create chardev");
}
if (chr) {
--
1.9.0
