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QEMU Coding Style
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=================
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Please use the script checkpatch.pl in the scripts directory to check
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patches before submitting.
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1. Whitespace
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Of course, the most important aspect in any coding style is whitespace.
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Crusty old coders who have trouble spotting the glasses on their noses
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can tell the difference between a tab and eight spaces from a distance
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of approximately fifteen parsecs. Many a flamewar have been fought and
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lost on this issue.
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QEMU indents are four spaces. Tabs are never used, except in Makefiles
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where they have been irreversibly coded into the syntax.
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Spaces of course are superior to tabs because:
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- You have just one way to specify whitespace, not two. Ambiguity breeds
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mistakes.
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- The confusion surrounding 'use tabs to indent, spaces to justify' is gone.
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- Tab indents push your code to the right, making your screen seriously
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unbalanced.
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- Tabs will be rendered incorrectly on editors who are misconfigured not
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to use tab stops of eight positions.
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- Tabs are rendered badly in patches, causing off-by-one errors in almost
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every line.
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- It is the QEMU coding style.
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Do not leave whitespace dangling off the ends of lines.
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2. Line width
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Lines are 80 characters; not longer.
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Rationale:
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- Some people like to tile their 24" screens with a 6x4 matrix of 80x24
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xterms and use vi in all of them. The best way to punish them is to
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let them keep doing it.
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- Code and especially patches is much more readable if limited to a sane
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line length. Eighty is traditional.
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- It is the QEMU coding style.
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3. Naming
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Variables are lower_case_with_underscores; easy to type and read. Structured
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type names are in CamelCase; harder to type but standing out. Enum type
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names and function type names should also be in CamelCase. Scalar type
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names are lower_case_with_underscores_ending_with_a_t, like the POSIX
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uint64_t and family. Note that this last convention contradicts POSIX
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and is therefore likely to be changed.
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When wrapping standard library functions, use the prefix qemu_ to alert
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readers that they are seeing a wrapped version; otherwise avoid this prefix.
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4. Block structure
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Every indented statement is braced; even if the block contains just one
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statement. The opening brace is on the line that contains the control
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flow statement that introduces the new block; the closing brace is on the
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same line as the else keyword, or on a line by itself if there is no else
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keyword. Example:
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if (a == 5) {
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printf("a was 5.\n");
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} else if (a == 6) {
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printf("a was 6.\n");
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} else {
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printf("a was something else entirely.\n");
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}
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Note that 'else if' is considered a single statement; otherwise a long if/
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else if/else if/.../else sequence would need an indent for every else
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statement.
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An exception is the opening brace for a function; for reasons of tradition
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and clarity it comes on a line by itself:
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void a_function(void)
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{
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do_something();
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}
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Rationale: a consistent (except for functions...) bracing style reduces
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ambiguity and avoids needless churn when lines are added or removed.
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Furthermore, it is the QEMU coding style.
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5. Declarations
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Mixed declarations (interleaving statements and declarations within blocks)
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are not allowed; declarations should be at the beginning of blocks. In other
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words, the code should not generate warnings if using GCC's
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-Wdeclaration-after-statement option.
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6. Conditional statements
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When comparing a variable for (in)equality with a constant, list the
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constant on the right, as in:
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if (a == 1) {
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/* Reads like: "If a equals 1" */
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do_something();
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}
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Rationale: Yoda conditions (as in 'if (1 == a)') are awkward to read.
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Besides, good compilers already warn users when '==' is mis-typed as '=',
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even when the constant is on the right.
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qemu/CODING_STYLE.rst
Normal file
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qemu/CODING_STYLE.rst
Normal file
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=================
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QEMU Coding Style
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=================
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.. contents:: Table of Contents
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Please use the script checkpatch.pl in the scripts directory to check
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patches before submitting.
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Whitespace
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==========
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Of course, the most important aspect in any coding style is whitespace.
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Crusty old coders who have trouble spotting the glasses on their noses
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can tell the difference between a tab and eight spaces from a distance
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of approximately fifteen parsecs. Many a flamewar has been fought and
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lost on this issue.
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QEMU indents are four spaces. Tabs are never used, except in Makefiles
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where they have been irreversibly coded into the syntax.
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Spaces of course are superior to tabs because:
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* You have just one way to specify whitespace, not two. Ambiguity breeds
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mistakes.
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* The confusion surrounding 'use tabs to indent, spaces to justify' is gone.
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* Tab indents push your code to the right, making your screen seriously
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unbalanced.
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* Tabs will be rendered incorrectly on editors who are misconfigured not
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to use tab stops of eight positions.
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* Tabs are rendered badly in patches, causing off-by-one errors in almost
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every line.
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* It is the QEMU coding style.
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Do not leave whitespace dangling off the ends of lines.
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Multiline Indent
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----------------
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There are several places where indent is necessary:
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* if/else
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* while/for
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* function definition & call
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When breaking up a long line to fit within line width, we need a proper indent
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for the following lines.
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In case of if/else, while/for, align the secondary lines just after the
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opening parenthesis of the first.
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For example:
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.. code-block:: c
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if (a == 1 &&
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b == 2) {
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while (a == 1 &&
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b == 2) {
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In case of function, there are several variants:
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* 4 spaces indent from the beginning
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* align the secondary lines just after the opening parenthesis of the first
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For example:
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.. code-block:: c
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do_something(x, y,
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z);
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do_something(x, y,
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z);
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do_something(x, do_another(y,
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z));
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Line width
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==========
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Lines should be 80 characters; try not to make them longer.
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Sometimes it is hard to do, especially when dealing with QEMU subsystems
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that use long function or symbol names. Even in that case, do not make
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lines much longer than 80 characters.
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Rationale:
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* Some people like to tile their 24" screens with a 6x4 matrix of 80x24
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xterms and use vi in all of them. The best way to punish them is to
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let them keep doing it.
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* Code and especially patches is much more readable if limited to a sane
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line length. Eighty is traditional.
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* The four-space indentation makes the most common excuse ("But look
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at all that white space on the left!") moot.
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* It is the QEMU coding style.
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Naming
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======
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Variables are lower_case_with_underscores; easy to type and read. Structured
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type names are in CamelCase; harder to type but standing out. Enum type
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names and function type names should also be in CamelCase. Scalar type
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names are lower_case_with_underscores_ending_with_a_t, like the POSIX
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uint64_t and family. Note that this last convention contradicts POSIX
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and is therefore likely to be changed.
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When wrapping standard library functions, use the prefix ``qemu_`` to alert
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readers that they are seeing a wrapped version; otherwise avoid this prefix.
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Block structure
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===============
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Every indented statement is braced; even if the block contains just one
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statement. The opening brace is on the line that contains the control
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flow statement that introduces the new block; the closing brace is on the
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same line as the else keyword, or on a line by itself if there is no else
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keyword. Example:
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.. code-block:: c
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if (a == 5) {
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printf("a was 5.\n");
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} else if (a == 6) {
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printf("a was 6.\n");
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} else {
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printf("a was something else entirely.\n");
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}
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Note that 'else if' is considered a single statement; otherwise a long if/
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else if/else if/.../else sequence would need an indent for every else
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statement.
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An exception is the opening brace for a function; for reasons of tradition
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and clarity it comes on a line by itself:
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.. code-block:: c
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void a_function(void)
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{
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do_something();
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}
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Rationale: a consistent (except for functions...) bracing style reduces
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ambiguity and avoids needless churn when lines are added or removed.
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Furthermore, it is the QEMU coding style.
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Declarations
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============
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Mixed declarations (interleaving statements and declarations within
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blocks) are generally not allowed; declarations should be at the beginning
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of blocks.
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Every now and then, an exception is made for declarations inside a
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#ifdef or #ifndef block: if the code looks nicer, such declarations can
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be placed at the top of the block even if there are statements above.
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On the other hand, however, it's often best to move that #ifdef/#ifndef
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block to a separate function altogether.
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Conditional statements
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======================
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When comparing a variable for (in)equality with a constant, list the
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constant on the right, as in:
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.. code-block:: c
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if (a == 1) {
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/* Reads like: "If a equals 1" */
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do_something();
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}
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Rationale: Yoda conditions (as in 'if (1 == a)') are awkward to read.
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Besides, good compilers already warn users when '==' is mis-typed as '=',
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even when the constant is on the right.
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Comment style
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=============
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We use traditional C-style /``*`` ``*``/ comments and avoid // comments.
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Rationale: The // form is valid in C99, so this is purely a matter of
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consistency of style. The checkpatch script will warn you about this.
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Multiline comment blocks should have a row of stars on the left,
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and the initial /``*`` and terminating ``*``/ both on their own lines:
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.. code-block:: c
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/*
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* like
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* this
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*/
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This is the same format required by the Linux kernel coding style.
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(Some of the existing comments in the codebase use the GNU Coding
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Standards form which does not have stars on the left, or other
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variations; avoid these when writing new comments, but don't worry
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about converting to the preferred form unless you're editing that
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comment anyway.)
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Rationale: Consistency, and ease of visually picking out a multiline
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comment from the surrounding code.
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trace-events style
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==================
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0x prefix
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---------
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In trace-events files, use a '0x' prefix to specify hex numbers, as in:
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.. code-block::
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some_trace(unsigned x, uint64_t y) "x 0x%x y 0x" PRIx64
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An exception is made for groups of numbers that are hexadecimal by
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convention and separated by the symbols '.', '/', ':', or ' ' (such as
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PCI bus id):
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.. code-block::
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another_trace(int cssid, int ssid, int dev_num) "bus id: %x.%x.%04x"
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However, you can use '0x' for such groups if you want. Anyway, be sure that
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it is obvious that numbers are in hex, ex.:
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.. code-block::
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data_dump(uint8_t c1, uint8_t c2, uint8_t c3) "bytes (in hex): %02x %02x %02x"
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Rationale: hex numbers are hard to read in logs when there is no 0x prefix,
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especially when (occasionally) the representation doesn't contain any letters
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and especially in one line with other decimal numbers. Number groups are allowed
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to not use '0x' because for some things notations like %x.%x.%x are used not
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only in Qemu. Also dumping raw data bytes with '0x' is less readable.
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'#' printf flag
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---------------
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Do not use printf flag '#', like '%#x'.
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Rationale: there are two ways to add a '0x' prefix to printed number: '0x%...'
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and '%#...'. For consistency the only one way should be used. Arguments for
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'0x%' are:
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* it is more popular
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* '%#' omits the 0x for the value 0 which makes output inconsistent
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1. Preprocessor
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============
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QEMU Hacking
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============
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.. contents:: Table of Contents
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Preprocessor
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============
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Variadic macros
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---------------
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For variadic macros, stick with this C99-like syntax:
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#define DPRINTF(fmt, ...) \
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do { printf("IRQ: " fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
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.. code-block:: c
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2. C types
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#define DPRINTF(fmt, ...) \
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do { printf("IRQ: " fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
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Include directives
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------------------
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Order include directives as follows:
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.. code-block:: c
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#include "qemu/osdep.h" /* Always first... */
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#include <...> /* then system headers... */
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#include "..." /* and finally QEMU headers. */
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The "qemu/osdep.h" header contains preprocessor macros that affect the behavior
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of core system headers like <stdint.h>. It must be the first include so that
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core system headers included by external libraries get the preprocessor macros
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that QEMU depends on.
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Do not include "qemu/osdep.h" from header files since the .c file will have
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already included it.
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C types
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=======
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It should be common sense to use the right type, but we have collected
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a few useful guidelines here.
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2.1. Scalars
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Scalars
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-------
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If you're using "int" or "long", odds are good that there's a better type.
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If a variable is counting something, it should be declared with an
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therefore be used only in target-specific code, and in some
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performance-critical built-per-target core code such as the TLB code.
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There is also a signed version, target_long.
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abi_ulong is for the *-user targets, and represents a type the size of
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'void *' in that target's ABI. (This may not be the same as the size of a
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abi_ulong is for the ``*``-user targets, and represents a type the size of
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'void ``*``' in that target's ABI. (This may not be the same as the size of a
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full CPU virtual address in the case of target ABIs which use 32 bit pointers
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on 64 bit CPUs, like sparc32plus.) Definitions of structures that must match
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the target's ABI must use this type for anything that on the target is defined
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go overboard. If whatever you're doing causes warnings, or requires
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casts, then reconsider or ask for help.
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2.2. Pointers
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Pointers
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--------
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Ensure that all of your pointers are "const-correct".
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Unless a pointer is used to modify the pointed-to storage,
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pointer, you're guaranteed that it is used to modify the storage
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it points to, or it is aliased to another pointer that is.
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2.3. Typedefs
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Typedefs are used to eliminate the redundant 'struct' keyword.
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Typedefs
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--------
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Typedefs are used to eliminate the redundant 'struct' keyword, since type
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names have a different style than other identifiers ("CamelCase" versus
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"snake_case"). Each named struct type should have a CamelCase name and a
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corresponding typedef.
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Since certain C compilers choke on duplicated typedefs, you should avoid
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them and declare a typedef only in one header file. For common types,
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you can use "include/qemu/typedefs.h" for example. However, as a matter
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of convenience it is also perfectly fine to use forward struct
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definitions instead of typedefs in headers and function prototypes; this
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avoids problems with duplicated typedefs and reduces the need to include
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headers from other headers.
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Reserved namespaces in C and POSIX
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----------------------------------
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2.4. Reserved namespaces in C and POSIX
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Underscore capital, double underscore, and underscore 't' suffixes should be
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avoided.
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3. Low level memory management
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Low level memory management
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===========================
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Use of the malloc/free/realloc/calloc/valloc/memalign/posix_memalign
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APIs is not allowed in the QEMU codebase. Instead of these routines,
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is no need to test for failure (as you would have to with malloc).
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Calling g_malloc with a zero size is valid and will return NULL.
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Prefer g_new(T, n) instead of g_malloc(sizeof(T) * n) for the following
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Prefer g_new(T, n) instead of g_malloc(sizeof(T) ``*`` n) for the following
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reasons:
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a. It catches multiplication overflowing size_t;
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b. It returns T * instead of void *, letting compiler catch more type
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errors.
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* It catches multiplication overflowing size_t;
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* It returns T ``*`` instead of void ``*``, letting compiler catch more type errors.
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Declarations like T *v = g_malloc(sizeof(*v)) are acceptable, though.
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Declarations like
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.. code-block:: c
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T *v = g_malloc(sizeof(*v))
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are acceptable, though.
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Memory allocated by qemu_memalign or qemu_blockalign must be freed with
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qemu_vfree, since breaking this will cause problems on Win32.
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4. String manipulation
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String manipulation
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===================
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Do not use the strncpy function. As mentioned in the man page, it does *not*
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guarantee a NULL-terminated buffer, which makes it extremely dangerous to use.
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It also zeros trailing destination bytes out to the specified length. Instead,
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use this similar function when possible, but note its different signature:
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void pstrcpy(char *dest, int dest_buf_size, const char *src)
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.. code-block:: c
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void pstrcpy(char *dest, int dest_buf_size, const char *src)
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Don't use strcat because it can't check for buffer overflows, but:
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char *pstrcat(char *buf, int buf_size, const char *s)
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.. code-block:: c
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char *pstrcat(char *buf, int buf_size, const char *s)
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The same limitation exists with sprintf and vsprintf, so use snprintf and
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vsnprintf.
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QEMU provides other useful string functions:
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int strstart(const char *str, const char *val, const char **ptr)
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int stristart(const char *str, const char *val, const char **ptr)
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int qemu_strnlen(const char *s, int max_len)
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.. code-block:: c
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int strstart(const char *str, const char *val, const char **ptr)
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int stristart(const char *str, const char *val, const char **ptr)
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int qemu_strnlen(const char *s, int max_len)
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There are also replacement character processing macros for isxyz and toxyz,
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so instead of e.g. isalnum you should use qemu_isalnum.
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@ -137,7 +202,8 @@ so instead of e.g. isalnum you should use qemu_isalnum.
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Because of the memory management rules, you must use g_strdup/g_strndup
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instead of plain strdup/strndup.
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5. Printf-style functions
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Printf-style functions
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======================
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Whenever you add a new printf-style function, i.e., one with a format
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string argument and following "..." in its prototype, be sure to use
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|
@ -147,12 +213,14 @@ This makes it so gcc's -Wformat and -Wformat-security options can do
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|||
their jobs and cross-check format strings with the number and types
|
||||
of arguments.
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6. C standard, implementation defined and undefined behaviors
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C standard, implementation defined and undefined behaviors
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||||
==========================================================
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C code in QEMU should be written to the C99 language specification. A copy
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||||
of the final version of the C99 standard with corrigenda TC1, TC2, and TC3
|
||||
included, formatted as a draft, can be downloaded from:
|
||||
http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/WG14/www/docs/n1256.pdf
|
||||
|
||||
`<http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/WG14/www/docs/n1256.pdf>`_
|
||||
|
||||
The C language specification defines regions of undefined behavior and
|
||||
implementation defined behavior (to give compiler authors enough leeway to
|
||||
|
@ -163,6 +231,70 @@ argument...) However there are a few areas where we allow ourselves to
|
|||
assume certain behaviors because in practice all the platforms we care about
|
||||
behave in the same way and writing strictly conformant code would be
|
||||
painful. These are:
|
||||
* you may assume that integers are 2s complement representation
|
||||
* you may assume that right shift of a signed integer duplicates
|
||||
the sign bit (ie it is an arithmetic shift, not a logical shift)
|
||||
|
||||
* you may assume that integers are 2s complement representation
|
||||
* you may assume that right shift of a signed integer duplicates
|
||||
the sign bit (ie it is an arithmetic shift, not a logical shift)
|
||||
|
||||
In addition, QEMU assumes that the compiler does not use the latitude
|
||||
given in C99 and C11 to treat aspects of signed '<<' as undefined, as
|
||||
documented in the GNU Compiler Collection manual starting at version 4.0.
|
||||
|
||||
Error handling and reporting
|
||||
============================
|
||||
|
||||
Reporting errors to the human user
|
||||
----------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Do not use printf(), fprintf() or monitor_printf(). Instead, use
|
||||
error_report() or error_vreport() from error-report.h. This ensures the
|
||||
error is reported in the right place (current monitor or stderr), and in
|
||||
a uniform format.
|
||||
|
||||
Use error_printf() & friends to print additional information.
|
||||
|
||||
error_report() prints the current location. In certain common cases
|
||||
like command line parsing, the current location is tracked
|
||||
automatically. To manipulate it manually, use the loc_``*``() from
|
||||
error-report.h.
|
||||
|
||||
Propagating errors
|
||||
------------------
|
||||
|
||||
An error can't always be reported to the user right where it's detected,
|
||||
but often needs to be propagated up the call chain to a place that can
|
||||
handle it. This can be done in various ways.
|
||||
|
||||
The most flexible one is Error objects. See error.h for usage
|
||||
information.
|
||||
|
||||
Use the simplest suitable method to communicate success / failure to
|
||||
callers. Stick to common methods: non-negative on success / -1 on
|
||||
error, non-negative / -errno, non-null / null, or Error objects.
|
||||
|
||||
Example: when a function returns a non-null pointer on success, and it
|
||||
can fail only in one way (as far as the caller is concerned), returning
|
||||
null on failure is just fine, and certainly simpler and a lot easier on
|
||||
the eyes than propagating an Error object through an Error ``*````*`` parameter.
|
||||
|
||||
Example: when a function's callers need to report details on failure
|
||||
only the function really knows, use Error ``*````*``, and set suitable errors.
|
||||
|
||||
Do not report an error to the user when you're also returning an error
|
||||
for somebody else to handle. Leave the reporting to the place that
|
||||
consumes the error returned.
|
||||
|
||||
Handling errors
|
||||
---------------
|
||||
|
||||
Calling exit() is fine when handling configuration errors during
|
||||
startup. It's problematic during normal operation. In particular,
|
||||
monitor commands should never exit().
|
||||
|
||||
Do not call exit() or abort() to handle an error that can be triggered
|
||||
by the guest (e.g., some unimplemented corner case in guest code
|
||||
translation or device emulation). Guests should not be able to
|
||||
terminate QEMU.
|
||||
|
||||
Note that &error_fatal is just another way to exit(1), and &error_abort
|
||||
is just another way to abort().
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