[v3] Fix check-qtest-ppc64 sanitizer errors

[PATCH v3 6/9] memory: Clarify that owner may be missing

Akihiko Odaki posted 9 patches 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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[PATCH v3 6/9] memory: Clarify that owner may be missing

Posted by Akihiko Odaki 4 months, 2 weeks ago

A memory region may not have an owner, and memory_region_ref() and
memory_region_unref() do nothing for such.

Signed-off-by: Akihiko Odaki <akihiko.odaki@daynix.com>
---
 include/exec/memory.h | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index e1bd29550c15..847c84c86db0 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ void memory_region_init(MemoryRegion *mr,
 /**
  * memory_region_ref: Add a reference to a memory region
  *
- * This function adds a reference to the owner.
+ * This function adds a reference to the owner if present.
  * See docs/devel/memory.rst to know about owner.
  *
  * @mr: the #MemoryRegion
@@ -1255,8 +1255,8 @@ void memory_region_ref(MemoryRegion *mr);
 /**
  * memory_region_unref: Remove a reference to a memory region
  *
- * This function removes a reference to the owner and possibly destroys it.
- * See docs/devel/memory.rst to know about owner.
+ * This function removes a reference to the owner and possibly destroys it if
+ * present. See docs/devel/memory.rst to know about owner.
  *
  * @mr: the #MemoryRegion
  */

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