Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/7] smbios: Improve diagnostics for conflicting entries

[Eric Blake]

On 07/17/2013 11:16 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> We allow either tables or fields for the same type.  Makes sense,
> because SeaBIOS uses fields only when no tables are present.
> 
> We do this by searching the SMBIOS blob for a previously added table
> or field.  Error messages look like this:
> 
>     qemu-system-x86_64: -smbios type=1,serial=42: SMBIOS type 1 table already 
> defined, cannot add field
> 
> User needs to know that "table" is defined by -smbios file=..., and
> "field" by -smbios type=...
> 
> Instead of searching the blob, record additions of interest, and check
> that.  Simpler, and makes better error messages possible:
> 
>     qemu-system-x86_64: -smbios file=smbios_type_1.bin: Can't mix file= and 
> type= for same type
>     qemu-system-x86_64: -smbios type=1,serial=42,serial=99: This is the 
> conflicting setting
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <address@hidden>
> ---
>  hw/i386/smbios.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++--------------------------
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

Nicer message in fewer lines of code - what's not to like about it?

Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>

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