Mao Zhongyi <maozy.f...@cn.fujitsu.com> writes: > When -net socket fails, it first reports a specific error, then > a generic one, like this: > > $ qemu-system-x86_64 -net socket, > qemu-system-x86_64: -net socket: exactly one of fd=, listen=, connect=, > mcast= or udp= is required > qemu-system-x86_64: -net socket: Device 'socket' could not be initialized > > Convert net_socket_*_init() to Error to get rid of the superfluous second > error message. After the patch, the effect like this: > > $ qemu-system-x86_64 -net socket, > qemu-system-x86_64: -net socket: exactly one of fd=, listen=, connect=, > mcast= or udp= is required > > At the same time, add many explicit error handling message when it fails.
Suggest "This also fixes a few silent failures to report an error." Perhaps Jason can touch this up for you. > Cc: jasow...@redhat.com > Cc: arm...@redhat.com > Cc: berra...@redhat.com > Signed-off-by: Mao Zhongyi <maozy.f...@cn.fujitsu.com> > --- > net/socket.c | 92 > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------- > 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c > index 1d4c515..ca1878f 100644 > --- a/net/socket.c > +++ b/net/socket.c [...] > @@ -746,7 +742,7 @@ int net_init_socket(const Netdev *netdev, const char > *name, > /* if sock->localaddr is missing, it has been initialized to "all > bits > * zero" */ > if (net_socket_mcast_init(peer, "socket", name, sock->mcast, > - sock->localaddr) == -1) { > + sock->localaddr, errp) < 0) { Indent like this: sock->localaddr, errp) < 0) { Perhaps Jason can touch this up for you. > return -1; > } > return 0; > @@ -754,11 +750,11 @@ int net_init_socket(const Netdev *netdev, const char > *name, > > assert(sock->has_udp); > if (!sock->has_localaddr) { > - error_report("localaddr= is mandatory with udp="); > + error_setg(errp, "localaddr= is mandatory with udp="); > return -1; > } > - if (net_socket_udp_init(peer, "socket", name, sock->udp, > sock->localaddr) == > - -1) { > + if (net_socket_udp_init(peer, "socket", name, sock->udp, sock->localaddr, > + errp) < 0) { Likewise. > return -1; > } > return 0; With the indentation fixed: Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <arm...@redhat.com>