On 24/09/2018 14:39, Igor Mammedov wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:26:23 +0200
> David Hildenbrand <da...@redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> On 24/09/2018 14:22, Igor Mammedov wrote:
>>> On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:32:27 +0200
>>> David Hildenbrand <da...@redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Document the functions and when to not expect errors.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <da...@redhat.com>
>>>> ---
>>>> include/hw/mem/memory-device.h | 13 +++++++++++++
>>>> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/include/hw/mem/memory-device.h
>>>> b/include/hw/mem/memory-device.h
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> + * @get_plugged_size: The amount of memory provided by this @md currently
>>>> + * usable ("plugged") by the guest.
>>>> + * @get_region_size: The size of the memory region of the @md that's
>>>> mapped
>>>> + * in guest physical memory at @get_addr
>>> Tried to read it several times,
>>> but still description of hooks makes them look like they are doing the same
>>> thing,
>>> so what's the difference?
>>
>> That's a preparation mainly for virtio-mem, where we manage the amount
>> of memory that is actually accessible and visible by the guest (plugged)
>> inside a memory region dynamically. The difference exists purely for
>> stats. (could have been introduced later, but it made sense to split
>> this off right when factoring this stuff out into memory-device code).
> Purpose might be obvious (for you) right now, but later when reader
> would be reading history it's confusing.
> I'd postpone it until there is an actual user for it.
>
What to postpone? The doc update? get_plugged_size is already upstream.
--
Thanks,
David / dhildenb
