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[PATCH v4 22/34] modules: add module_obj() note to QOM docs

Gerd Hoffmann posted 34 patches 4 years, 7 months ago

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[PATCH v4 22/34] modules: add module_obj() note to QOM docs

Posted by Gerd Hoffmann 4 years, 7 months ago

Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 docs/devel/qom.rst | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/devel/qom.rst b/docs/devel/qom.rst
index 42d0dc4f4da8..e5fe3597cd82 100644
--- a/docs/devel/qom.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/qom.rst
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ specific type:
    #define MY_DEVICE(obj) \
       OBJECT_CHECK(MyDevice, obj, TYPE_MY_DEVICE)
 
+In case the ObjectClass implementation can be built as module a
+module_obj() line must be added to make sure qemu loads the module
+when the object is needed.
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+   module_obj(TYPE_MY_DEVICE);
+
 Class Initialization
 ====================
 
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