If users try to add an isa-vga device that was already registered,
still in command line, qemu will crash:
$ qemu-system-mips64el -M pica61 -device isa-vga
RAMBlock "vga.vram" already registered, abort!
Aborted (core dumped)
That particular board registers the device automaticaly, so it's
not obvious that a VGA device already exists. This patch changes
this behavior by displaying a message and exiting without crashing.
Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/44
Signed-off-by: Jose R. Ziviani <jziviani@suse.de>
---
v3 to v4: Used object_resolve_path_type instead of qemu_ram_block_by_name
and copied the message from virgl, to give the same user exp.
v2 to v3: Improved error message
v1 to v2: Use error_setg instead of error_report
hw/display/vga-isa.c | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/hw/display/vga-isa.c b/hw/display/vga-isa.c
index 90851e730b..8cea84f2be 100644
--- a/hw/display/vga-isa.c
+++ b/hw/display/vga-isa.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
#include "hw/loader.h"
#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
#include "qom/object.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
#define TYPE_ISA_VGA "isa-vga"
OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(ISAVGAState, ISA_VGA)
@@ -61,6 +62,15 @@ static void vga_isa_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
MemoryRegion *vga_io_memory;
const MemoryRegionPortio *vga_ports, *vbe_ports;
+ /*
+ * make sure this device is not being added twice, if so
+ * exit without crashing qemu
+ */
+ if (object_resolve_path_type("", TYPE_ISA_VGA, NULL)) {
+ error_setg(errp, "at most one %s device is permitted", TYPE_ISA_VGA);
+ return;
+ }
+
s->global_vmstate = true;
vga_common_init(s, OBJECT(dev));
s->legacy_address_space = isa_address_space(isadev);
--
2.32.0
On 17/08/2021 21.26, Jose R. Ziviani wrote:
> If users try to add an isa-vga device that was already registered,
> still in command line, qemu will crash:
>
> $ qemu-system-mips64el -M pica61 -device isa-vga
> RAMBlock "vga.vram" already registered, abort!
> Aborted (core dumped)
>
> That particular board registers the device automaticaly, so it's
> not obvious that a VGA device already exists. This patch changes
> this behavior by displaying a message and exiting without crashing.
>
> Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/44
> Signed-off-by: Jose R. Ziviani <jziviani@suse.de>
> ---
> v3 to v4: Used object_resolve_path_type instead of qemu_ram_block_by_name
> and copied the message from virgl, to give the same user exp.
> v2 to v3: Improved error message
> v1 to v2: Use error_setg instead of error_report
>
> hw/display/vga-isa.c | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/hw/display/vga-isa.c b/hw/display/vga-isa.c
> index 90851e730b..8cea84f2be 100644
> --- a/hw/display/vga-isa.c
> +++ b/hw/display/vga-isa.c
> @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
> #include "hw/loader.h"
> #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
> #include "qom/object.h"
> +#include "qapi/error.h"
>
> #define TYPE_ISA_VGA "isa-vga"
> OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(ISAVGAState, ISA_VGA)
> @@ -61,6 +62,15 @@ static void vga_isa_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
> MemoryRegion *vga_io_memory;
> const MemoryRegionPortio *vga_ports, *vbe_ports;
>
> + /*
> + * make sure this device is not being added twice, if so
> + * exit without crashing qemu
> + */
> + if (object_resolve_path_type("", TYPE_ISA_VGA, NULL)) {
> + error_setg(errp, "at most one %s device is permitted", TYPE_ISA_VGA);
> + return;
> + }
> +
> s->global_vmstate = true;
> vga_common_init(s, OBJECT(dev));
> s->legacy_address_space = isa_address_space(isadev);
>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
On 8/17/21 9:26 PM, Jose R. Ziviani wrote: > If users try to add an isa-vga device that was already registered, > still in command line, qemu will crash: > > $ qemu-system-mips64el -M pica61 -device isa-vga > RAMBlock "vga.vram" already registered, abort! > Aborted (core dumped) > > That particular board registers the device automaticaly, so it's > not obvious that a VGA device already exists. This patch changes > this behavior by displaying a message and exiting without crashing. > > Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/44 > Signed-off-by: Jose R. Ziviani <jziviani@suse.de> > --- > v3 to v4: Used object_resolve_path_type instead of qemu_ram_block_by_name > and copied the message from virgl, to give the same user exp. > v2 to v3: Improved error message > v1 to v2: Use error_setg instead of error_report > > hw/display/vga-isa.c | 10 ++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com>
On 17/08/2021 20:26, Jose R. Ziviani wrote:
> If users try to add an isa-vga device that was already registered,
> still in command line, qemu will crash:
>
> $ qemu-system-mips64el -M pica61 -device isa-vga
> RAMBlock "vga.vram" already registered, abort!
> Aborted (core dumped)
>
> That particular board registers the device automaticaly, so it's
> not obvious that a VGA device already exists. This patch changes
> this behavior by displaying a message and exiting without crashing.
>
> Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/44
> Signed-off-by: Jose R. Ziviani <jziviani@suse.de>
> ---
> v3 to v4: Used object_resolve_path_type instead of qemu_ram_block_by_name
> and copied the message from virgl, to give the same user exp.
> v2 to v3: Improved error message
> v1 to v2: Use error_setg instead of error_report
>
> hw/display/vga-isa.c | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/hw/display/vga-isa.c b/hw/display/vga-isa.c
> index 90851e730b..8cea84f2be 100644
> --- a/hw/display/vga-isa.c
> +++ b/hw/display/vga-isa.c
> @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
> #include "hw/loader.h"
> #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
> #include "qom/object.h"
> +#include "qapi/error.h"
>
> #define TYPE_ISA_VGA "isa-vga"
> OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(ISAVGAState, ISA_VGA)
> @@ -61,6 +62,15 @@ static void vga_isa_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
> MemoryRegion *vga_io_memory;
> const MemoryRegionPortio *vga_ports, *vbe_ports;
>
> + /*
> + * make sure this device is not being added twice, if so
> + * exit without crashing qemu
> + */
> + if (object_resolve_path_type("", TYPE_ISA_VGA, NULL)) {
> + error_setg(errp, "at most one %s device is permitted", TYPE_ISA_VGA);
> + return;
> + }
> +
> s->global_vmstate = true;
> vga_common_init(s, OBJECT(dev));
> s->legacy_address_space = isa_address_space(isadev);
Reviewed-by: Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk>
ATB,
Mark.
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