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Re: [Xen-devel] return value checking on multicalls

To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] return value checking on multicalls
From: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:00:12 +0000
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On 14/3/07 15:55, "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Many places currently don't even check HYPERVISOR_multicall()'s return
> value, not to speak of checking the individual status codes. Would it be
> acceptable to add an argument to this function to request to either fold
> all status values into a global success code, or to force BUG_ON() each
> individual status. Or should I rather add a new function with described
> behavior? Or are there other suggestions?

I think a separate function would be neater, but I'm not sure what you'd
call it. :-) The general idea seems a good one.

 -- Keir


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