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_prepend(errp, err);
  56 *
  57 * Avoid
  58 *     error_propagate(errp, err);
  59 *     error_prepend(errp, "Could not frobnicate '%s': ", name);
  60 * because this fails to prepend when @errp is &error_fatal.
  61 *
  62 * Create a new error and pass it to the caller:
  63 *     error_setg(errp, "situation normal, all fouled up");
  64 *
  65 * Call a function and receive an error from it:
  66 *     Error *err = NULL;
  67 *     foo(arg, &err);
  68 *     if (err) {
  69 *         handle the error...
  70 *     }
  71 *
  72 * Call a function ignoring errors:
  73 *     foo(arg, NULL);
  74 *
  75 * Call a function aborting on errors:
  76 *     foo(arg, &error_abort);
  77 *
  78 * Call a function treating errors as fatal:
  79 *     foo(arg, &error_fatal);
  80 *
  81 * Receive an error and pass it on to the caller:
  82 *     Error *err = NULL;
  83 *     foo(arg, &err);
  84 *     if (err) {
  85 *         handle the error...
  86 *         error_propagate(errp, err);
  87 *     }
  88 * where Error **errp is a parameter, by convention the last one.
  89 *
  90 * Do *not* "optimize" this to
  91 *     foo(arg, errp);
  92 *     if (*errp) { // WRONG!
  93 *         handle the error...
  94 *     }
  95 * because errp may be NULL!
  96 *
  97 * But when all you do with the error is pass it on, please use
  98 *     foo(arg, errp);
  99 * for readability.
 100 *
 101 * Receive and accumulate multiple errors (first one wins):
 102 *     Error *err = NULL, *local_err = NULL;
 103 *     foo(arg, &err);
 104 *     bar(arg, &local_err);
 105 *     error_propagate(&err, local_err);
 106 *     if (err) {
 107 *         handle the error...
 108 *     }
 109 *
 110 * Do *not* "optimize" this to
 111 *     foo(arg, &err);
 112 *     bar(arg, &err); // WRONG!
 113 *     if (err) {
 114 *         handle the error...
 115 *     }
 116 * because this may pass a non-null err to bar().
 117 */
 118
 119#ifndef ERROR_H
 120#define ERROR_H
 121
 122#include "qapi/qapi-types-common.h"
 123
 124/*
 125 * Overall category of an error.
 126 * Based on the qapi type QapiErrorClass, but reproduced here for nicer
 127 * enum names.
 128 */
 129typedef enum ErrorClass {
 130    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_GENERICERROR,
 131    ERROR_CLASS_COMMAND_NOT_FOUND = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_COMMANDNOTFOUND,
 132    ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_ACTIVE = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_DEVICENOTACTIVE,
 133    ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_DEVICENOTFOUND,
 134    ERROR_CLASS_KVM_MISSING_CAP = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_KVMMISSINGCAP,
 135} ErrorClass;
 136
 137/*
 138 * Get @err's human-readable error message.
 139 */
 140const char *error_get_pretty(const Error *err);
 141
 142/*
 143 * Get @err's error class.
 144 * Note: use of error classes other than ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR is
 145 * strongly discouraged.
 146 */
 147ErrorClass error_get_class(const Error *err);
 148
 149/*
 150 * Create a new error object and assign it to *@errp.
 151 * If @errp is NULL, the error is ignored.  Don't bother creating one
 152 * then.
 153 * If @errp is &error_abort, print a suitable message and abort().
 154 * If @errp is &error_fatal, print a suitable message and exit(1).
 155 * If @errp is anything else, *@errp must be NULL.
 156 * The new error's class is ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, and its
 157 * human-readable error message is made from printf-style @fmt, ...
 158 * The resulting message should be a single phrase, with no newline or
 159 * trailing punctuation.
 160 * Please don't error_setg(&error_fatal, ...), use error_report() and
 161 * exit(), because that's more obvious.
 162 * Likewise, don't error_setg(&error_abort, ...), use assert().
 163 */
 164#define error_setg(errp, fmt, ...)                              \
 165    error_setg_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,   \
 166                        (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
 167void error_setg_internal(Error **errp,
 168                         const char *src, int line, const char *func,
 169                         const char *fmt, ...)
 170    GCC_FMT_ATTR(5, 6);
 171
 172/*
 173 * Just like error_setg(), with @os_error info added to the message.
 174 * If @os_error is non-zero, ": " + strerror(os_error) is appended to
 175 * the human-readable error message.
 176 *
 177 * The value of errno (which usually can get clobbered by almost any
 178 * function call) will be preserved.
 179 */
 180#define error_setg_errno(errp, os_error, fmt, ...)                      \
 181    error_setg_errno_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,     \
 182                              (os_error), (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
 183void error_setg_errno_internal(Error **errp,
 184                               const char *fname, int line, const char *func,
 185                               int os_error, const char *fmt, ...)
 186    GCC_FMT_ATTR(6, 7);
 187
 188#ifdef _WIN32
 189/*
 190 * Just like error_setg(), with @win32_error info added to the message.
 191 * If @win32_error is non-zero, ": " + g_win32_error_message(win32_err)
 192 * is appended to the human-readable error message.
 193 */
 194#define error_setg_win32(errp, win32_err, fmt, ...)                     \
 195    error_setg_win32_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,     \
 196                              (win32_err), (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
 197void error_setg_win32_internal(Error **errp,
 198                               const char *src, int line, const char *func,
 199                               int win32_err, const char *fmt, ...)
 200    GCC_FMT_ATTR(6, 7);
 201#endif
 202
 203/*
 204 * Propagate error object (if any) from @local_err to @dst_errp.
 205 * If @local_err is NULL, do nothing (because there's nothing to
 206 * propagate).
 207 * Else, if @dst_errp is NULL, errors are being ignored.  Free the
 208 * error object.
 209 * Else, if @dst_errp is &error_abort, print a suitable message and
 210 * abort().
 211 * Else, if @dst_errp is &error_fatal, print a suitable message and
 212 * exit(1).
 213 * Else, if @dst_errp already contains an error, ignore this one: free
 214 * the error object.
 215 * Else, move the error object from @local_err to *@dst_errp.
 216 * On return, @local_err is invalid.
 217 * Please don't error_propagate(&error_fatal, ...), use
 218 * error_report_err() and exit(), because that's more obvious.
 219 */
 220void error_propagate(Error **dst_errp, Error *local_err);
 221
 222
 223/*
 224 * Propagate error object (if any) with some text prepended.
 225 * Behaves like
 226 *     error_prepend(&local_err, fmt, ...);
 227 *     error_propagate(dst_errp, local_err);
 228 */
 229void error_propagate_prepend(Error **dst_errp, Error *local_err,
 230                             const char *fmt, ...);
 231
 232/*
 233 * Prepend some text to @errp's human-readable error message.
 234 * The text is made by formatting @fmt, @ap like vprintf().
 235 */
 236void error_vprepend(Error **errp, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
 237
 238/*
 239 * Prepend some text to @errp's human-readable error message.
 240 * The text is made by formatting @fmt, ... like printf().
 241 */
 242void error_prepend(Error **errp, const char *fmt, ...)
 243    GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 244
 245/*
 246 * Append a printf-style human-readable explanation to an existing error.
 247 * If the error is later reported to a human user with
 248 * error_report_err() or warn_report_err(), the hints will be shown,
 249 * too.  If it's reported via QMP, the hints will be ignored.
 250 * Intended use is adding helpful hints on the human user interface,
 251 * e.g. a list of valid values.  It's not for clarifying a confusing
 252 * error message.
 253 * @errp may be NULL, but not &error_fatal or &error_abort.
 254 * Trivially the case if you call it only after error_setg() or
 255 * error_propagate().
 256 * May be called multiple times.  The resulting hint should end with a
 257 * newline.
 258 */
 259void error_append_hint(Error **errp, const char *fmt, ...)
 260    GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 261
 262/*
 263 * Convenience function to report open() failure.
 264 */
 265#define error_setg_file_open(errp, os_errno, filename)                  \
 266    error_setg_file_open_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, \
 267                                  (os_errno), (filename))
 268void error_setg_file_open_internal(Error **errp,
 269                                   const char *src, int line, const char *func,
 270                                   int os_errno, const char *filename);
 271
 272/*
 273 * Return an exact copy of @err.
 274 */
 275Error *error_copy(const Error *err);
 276
 277/*
 278 * Free @err.
 279 * @err may be NULL.
 280 */
 281void error_free(Error *err);
 282
 283/*
 284 * Convenience function to assert that *@errp is set, then silently free it.
 285 */
 286void error_free_or_abort(Error **errp);
 287
 288/*
 289 * Convenience function to warn_report() and free @err.
 290 * The report includes hints added with error_append_hint().
 291 */
 292void warn_report_err(Error *err);
 293
 294/*
 295 * Convenience function to error_report() and free @err.
 296 * The report includes hints added with error_append_hint().
 297 */
 298void error_report_err(Error *err);
 299
 300/*
 301 * Convenience function to error_prepend(), warn_report() and free @err.
 302 */
 303void warn_reportf_err(Error *err, const char *fmt, ...)
 304    GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 305
 306/*
 307 * Convenience function to error_prepend(), error_report() and free @err.
 308 */
 309void error_reportf_err(Error *err, const char *fmt, ...)
 310    GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 311
 312/*
 313 * Just like error_setg(), except you get to specify the error class.
 314 * Note: use of error classes other than ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR is
 315 * strongly discouraged.
 316 */
 317#define error_set(errp, err_class, fmt, ...)                    \
 318    error_set_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,    \
 319                       (err_class), (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
 320void error_set_internal(Error **errp,
 321                        const char *src, int line, const char *func,
 322                        ErrorClass err_class, const char *fmt, ...)
 323    GCC_FMT_ATTR(6, 7);
 324
 325/*
 326 * Special error destination to abort on error.
 327 * See error_setg() and error_propagate() for details.
 328 */
 329extern Error *error_abort;
 330
 331/*
 332 * Special error destination to exit(1) on error.
 333 * See error_setg() and error_propagate() for details.
 334 */
 335extern Error *error_fatal;
 336
 337#endif
 338