Re: [libvirt] [PATCH]: pass flags to all virDomain*DefParse* functions

[Daniel Veillard <veillard redhat com>]

On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 10:27:03AM +0000, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 02:19:06PM +0100, Guido G?nther wrote:
> > > > > > > by honoring the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_INACTIVE flag.
> > > > > > O.k. to commit this part as a start so you can readily use it vor lxc?
> > > > > 
> > > > > ACK, assuming 'make check' still passes.
> > > > It does here, sure. Patch Applied now. I've added the flag to the
> > > > functions currently needed for qemu but if nobody objects I'd like to
> > > > add them to:
> > > > 
> > > > virDomainDeviceDefParse
> > > > virDomainDefParseString
> > > > virDomainHostdevSubsysUsbDefParseXML
> > > > virDomainDiskDefParseXML
> > > > virDomainFSDefParseXML
> > > > virDomainNetDefParseXML
> > > > virDomainInputDefParseXML
> > > > virDomainSoundDefParseXML
> > > > virDomainHostdevDefParseXML
> > > > virDomainChrDefParseXML
> > > 
> > Attached patch adds a flag parameter to the above functions and passes
> > VIR_DOMAIN_XML_INACTIVE from the upper levels. I see two advantages in
> > this:
> > 
> > * symmetric interfaces to the XML parsing functions (why has
> >   virDomainDefParseFile a flags argument while virDomainDefParseString
> >   hasn't)
> > * other drivers can use this very easily (IIRC lxc has some use for it)
> > 
> > otherwise there's not too much gain so I'm a bit undecided if this is
> > actually necessary.
> 
> ACK

  Sounds fine to me too,

Daniel

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