qemu/include/qapi/error.h
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   1/*
   2 * QEMU Error Objects
   3 *
   4 * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
   5 * Copyright (C) 2011-2015 Red Hat, Inc.
   6 *
   7 * Authors:
   8 *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
   9 *  Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
  10 *
  11 * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.  See
  12 * the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
  13 */
  14
  15/*
  16 * Error reporting system loosely patterned after Glib's GError.
  17 *
  18 * Create an error:
  19 *     error_setg(&err, "situation normal, all fouled up");
  20 *
  21 * Create an error and add additional explanation:
  22 *     error_setg(&err, "invalid quark");
  23 *     error_append_hint(&err, "Valid quarks are up, down, strange, "
  24 *                       "charm, top, bottom.\n");
  25 *
  26 * Do *not* contract this to
  27 *     error_setg(&err, "invalid quark\n"
  28 *                "Valid quarks are up, down, strange, charm, top, bottom.");
  29 *
  30 * Report an error to the current monitor if we have one, else stderr:
  31 *     error_report_err(err);
  32 * This frees the error object.
  33 *
  34 * Likewise, but with additional text prepended:
  35 *     error_reportf_err(err, "Could not frobnicate '%s': ", name);
  36 *
  37 * Report an error somewhere else:
  38 *     const char *msg = error_get_pretty(err);
  39 *     do with msg what needs to be done...
  40 *     error_free(err);
  41 * Note that this loses hints added with error_append_hint().
  42 *
  43 * Handle an error without reporting it (just for completeness):
  44 *     error_free(err);
  45 *
  46 * Assert that an expected error occurred, but clean it up without
  47 * reporting it (primarily useful in testsuites):
  48 *     error_free_or_abort(&err);
  49 *
  50 * Pass an existing error to the caller:
  51 *     error_propagate(errp, err);
  52 * where Error **errp is a parameter, by convention the last one.
  53 *
  54 * Pass an existing error to the caller with the message modified:
  55 *     error_propagate(errp, err);
  56 *     error_prepend(errp, "Could not frobnicate '%s': ", name);
  57 *
  58 * Create a new error and pass it to the caller:
  59 *     error_setg(errp, "situation normal, all fouled up");
  60 *
  61 * Call a function and receive an error from it:
  62 *     Error *err = NULL;
  63 *     foo(arg, &err);
  64 *     if (err) {
  65 *         handle the error...
  66 *     }
  67 *
  68 * Call a function ignoring errors:
  69 *     foo(arg, NULL);
  70 *
  71 * Call a function aborting on errors:
  72 *     foo(arg, &error_abort);
  73 *
  74 * Call a function treating errors as fatal:
  75 *     foo(arg, &error_fatal);
  76 *
  77 * Receive an error and pass it on to the caller:
  78 *     Error *err = NULL;
  79 *     foo(arg, &err);
  80 *     if (err) {
  81 *         handle the error...
  82 *         error_propagate(errp, err);
  83 *     }
  84 * where Error **errp is a parameter, by convention the last one.
  85 *
  86 * Do *not* "optimize" this to
  87 *     foo(arg, errp);
  88 *     if (*errp) { // WRONG!
  89 *         handle the error...
  90 *     }
  91 * because errp may be NULL!
  92 *
  93 * But when all you do with the error is pass it on, please use
  94 *     foo(arg, errp);
  95 * for readability.
  96 *
  97 * Receive and accumulate multiple errors (first one wins):
  98 *     Error *err = NULL, *local_err = NULL;
  99 *     foo(arg, &err);
 100 *     bar(arg, &local_err);
 101 *     error_propagate(&err, local_err);
 102 *     if (err) {
 103 *         handle the error...
 104 *     }
 105 *
 106 * Do *not* "optimize" this to
 107 *     foo(arg, &err);
 108 *     bar(arg, &err); // WRONG!
 109 *     if (err) {
 110 *         handle the error...
 111 *     }
 112 * because this may pass a non-null err to bar().
 113 */
 114
 115#ifndef ERROR_H
 116#define ERROR_H
 117
 118#include "qapi/qapi-types-common.h"
 119
 120/*
 121 * Overall category of an error.
 122 * Based on the qapi type QapiErrorClass, but reproduced here for nicer
 123 * enum names.
 124 */
 125typedef enum ErrorClass {
 126    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_GENERICERROR,
 127    ERROR_CLASS_COMMAND_NOT_FOUND = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_COMMANDNOTFOUND,
 128    ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_ACTIVE = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_DEVICENOTACTIVE,
 129    ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_DEVICENOTFOUND,
 130    ERROR_CLASS_KVM_MISSING_CAP = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_KVMMISSINGCAP,
 131} ErrorClass;
 132
 133/*
 134 * Get @err's human-readable error message.
 135 */
 136const char *error_get_pretty(const Error *err);
 137
 138/*
 139 * Get @err's error class.
 140 * Note: use of error classes other than ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR is
 141 * strongly discouraged.
 142 */
 143ErrorClass error_get_class(const Error *err);
 144
 145/*
 146 * Create a new error object and assign it to *@errp.
 147 * If @errp is NULL, the error is ignored.  Don't bother creating one
 148 * then.
 149 * If @errp is &error_abort, print a suitable message and abort().
 150 * If @errp is &error_fatal, print a suitable message and exit(1).
 151 * If @errp is anything else, *@errp must be NULL.
 152 * The new error's class is ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, and its
 153 * human-readable error message is made from printf-style @fmt, ...
 154 * The resulting message should be a single phrase, with no newline or
 155 * trailing punctuation.
 156 * Please don't error_setg(&error_fatal, ...), use error_report() and
 157 * exit(), because that's more obvious.
 158 * Likewise, don't error_setg(&error_abort, ...), use assert().
 159 */
 160#define error_setg(errp, fmt, ...)                              \
 161    error_setg_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,   \
 162                        (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
 163void error_setg_internal(Error **errp,
 164                         const char *src, int line, const char *func,
 165                         const char *fmt, ...)
 166    GCC_FMT_ATTR(5, 6);
 167
 168/*
 169 * Just like error_setg(), with @os_error info added to the message.
 170 * If @os_error is non-zero, ": " + strerror(os_error) is appended to
 171 * the human-readable error message.
 172 *
 173 * The value of errno (which usually can get clobbered by almost any
 174 * function call) will be preserved.
 175 */
 176#define error_setg_errno(errp, os_error, fmt, ...)                      \
 177    error_setg_errno_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,     \
 178                              (os_error), (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
 179void error_setg_errno_internal(Error **errp,
 180                               const char *fname, int line, const char *func,
 181                               int os_error, const char *fmt, ...)
 182    GCC_FMT_ATTR(6, 7);
 183
 184#ifdef _WIN32
 185/*
 186 * Just like error_setg(), with @win32_error info added to the message.
 187 * If @win32_error is non-zero, ": " + g_win32_error_message(win32_err)
 188 * is appended to the human-readable error message.
 189 */
 190#define error_setg_win32(errp, win32_err, fmt, ...)                     \
 191    error_setg_win32_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,     \
 192                              (win32_err), (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
 193void error_setg_win32_internal(Error **errp,
 194                               const char *src, int line, const char *func,
 195                               int win32_err, const char *fmt, ...)
 196    GCC_FMT_ATTR(6, 7);
 197#endif
 198
 199/*
 200 * Propagate error object (if any) from @local_err to @dst_errp.
 201 * If @local_err is NULL, do nothing (because there's nothing to
 202 * propagate).
 203 * Else, if @dst_errp is NULL, errors are being ignored.  Free the
 204 * error object.
 205 * Else, if @dst_errp is &error_abort, print a suitable message and
 206 * abort().
 207 * Else, if @dst_errp is &error_fatal, print a suitable message and
 208 * exit(1).
 209 * Else, if @dst_errp already contains an error, ignore this one: free
 210 * the error object.
 211 * Else, move the error object from @local_err to *@dst_errp.
 212 * On return, @local_err is invalid.
 213 * Please don't error_propagate(&error_fatal, ...), use
 214 * error_report_err() and exit(), because that's more obvious.
 215 */
 216void error_propagate(Error **dst_errp, Error *local_err);
 217
 218/*
 219 * Prepend some text to @errp's human-readable error message.
 220 * The text is made by formatting @fmt, @ap like vprintf().
 221 */
 222void error_vprepend(Error **errp, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
 223
 224/*
 225 * Prepend some text to @errp's human-readable error message.
 226 * The text is made by formatting @fmt, ... like printf().
 227 */
 228void error_prepend(Error **errp, const char *fmt, ...)
 229    GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 230
 231/*
 232 * Append a printf-style human-readable explanation to an existing error.
 233 * If the error is later reported to a human user with
 234 * error_report_err() or warn_report_err(), the hints will be shown,
 235 * too.  If it's reported via QMP, the hints will be ignored.
 236 * Intended use is adding helpful hints on the human user interface,
 237 * e.g. a list of valid values.  It's not for clarifying a confusing
 238 * error message.
 239 * @errp may be NULL, but not &error_fatal or &error_abort.
 240 * Trivially the case if you call it only after error_setg() or
 241 * error_propagate().
 242 * May be called multiple times.  The resulting hint should end with a
 243 * newline.
 244 */
 245void error_append_hint(Error **errp, const char *fmt, ...)
 246    GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 247
 248/*
 249 * Convenience function to report open() failure.
 250 */
 251#define error_setg_file_open(errp, os_errno, filename)                  \
 252    error_setg_file_open_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, \
 253                                  (os_errno), (filename))
 254void error_setg_file_open_internal(Error **errp,
 255                                   const char *src, int line, const char *func,
 256                                   int os_errno, const char *filename);
 257
 258/*
 259 * Return an exact copy of @err.
 260 */
 261Error *error_copy(const Error *err);
 262
 263/*
 264 * Free @err.
 265 * @err may be NULL.
 266 */
 267void error_free(Error *err);
 268
 269/*
 270 * Convenience function to assert that *@errp is set, then silently free it.
 271 */
 272void error_free_or_abort(Error **errp);
 273
 274/*
 275 * Convenience function to warn_report() and free @err.
 276 * The report includes hints added with error_append_hint().
 277 */
 278void warn_report_err(Error *err);
 279
 280/*
 281 * Convenience function to error_report() and free @err.
 282 * The report includes hints added with error_append_hint().
 283 */
 284void error_report_err(Error *err);
 285
 286/*
 287 * Convenience function to error_prepend(), warn_report() and free @err.
 288 */
 289void warn_reportf_err(Error *err, const char *fmt, ...)
 290    GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 291
 292/*
 293 * Convenience function to error_prepend(), error_report() and free @err.
 294 */
 295void error_reportf_err(Error *err, const char *fmt, ...)
 296    GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 297
 298/*
 299 * Just like error_setg(), except you get to specify the error class.
 300 * Note: use of error classes other than ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR is
 301 * strongly discouraged.
 302 */
 303#define error_set(errp, err_class, fmt, ...)                    \
 304    error_set_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,    \
 305                       (err_class), (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
 306void error_set_internal(Error **errp,
 307                        const char *src, int line, const char *func,
 308                        ErrorClass err_class, const char *fmt, ...)
 309    GCC_FMT_ATTR(6, 7);
 310
 311/*
 312 * Special error destination to abort on error.
 313 * See error_setg() and error_propagate() for details.
 314 */
 315extern Error *error_abort;
 316
 317/*
 318 * Special error destination to exit(1) on error.
 319 * See error_setg() and error_propagate() for details.
 320 */
 321extern Error *error_fatal;
 322
 323#endif
 324