Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC PATCH 3/6] RAMBlock: Add a name field

[Paul Brook]

> On 06/08/2010 09:30 PM, Paul Brook wrote:
> >> The offset given to a block created via qemu_ram_alloc/map() is
> >> arbitrary, let the caller specify a name so we can make a positive
> >> match.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> @@ -1924,7 +1925,9 @@ static int pci_add_option_rom(PCIDevice *pdev)
> >> +    snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "pci:%02x.%x.rom",
> >> +             PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn), PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn));
> >> +    pdev->rom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(name, size);
> > 
> > This looks pretty bogus.  It should be associated with the device, rather
> > than incorrectly trying to generate a globally unique name.
> 
> Not all ram is associated with a device.

Maybe not, but where it is we should be using that information.
Absolute minimum we should be using the existing qdev address rather than 
inventing a new one.  Duplicating this logic inside every device seems like a 
bad idea so I suggest identifying ram blocks by a (name, device) pair. For now 
we can allow a NULL device for system memory.

Paul