This kills off the funny state described in the previous commit.
Simplify ivshmem_io_read() accordingly, and update documentation.
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <1458066895-20632-27-git-send-email-armbru@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Yes, the chardev is commonly useless after we read a bad version from
it, but destroying it is inappropriate anyway: the user created it, so
the user should be able to hold on to it as long as he likes. We
don't destroy it on other errors. Screwed up in commit 5105b1d.
Stop reading instead.
Also note QEMU's behavior in ivshmem-spec.txt.
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <1458066895-20632-16-git-send-email-armbru@redhat.com>
This started as an attempt to update ivshmem_device_spec.txt for
clarity, accuracy and completeness while working on its code, and
quickly became a full rewrite. Since the diff would be useless
anyway, I'm using the opportunity to rename the file to
ivshmem-spec.txt.
I tried hard to ensure the new text contradicts neither the old text
nor the code. If the new text contradicts the old text but not the
code, it's probably a bug in the old text. If the new text
contradicts both, its probably a bug in the new text.
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <1458066895-20632-11-git-send-email-armbru@redhat.com>
Markus Armbruster