Currently device_set_realized() sets parent only after device was realized, But qdev_device_add() sets it before device is realized. Make behavior consistent and alter device_set_realized() to behave like qdev_device_add().
It will allow to set link<> properties in realize() method in classes inherited from DEVICE. Signed-off-by: Igor Mammedov <imamm...@redhat.com> --- * Usage examples - conversion to CPU back-link property in APIC - pre-allocate link<CPU[n]> at board level, and populate them at realize time when CPUs are created. --- hw/qdev.c | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c index e2bb37d..b9bd6f5 100644 --- a/hw/qdev.c +++ b/hw/qdev.c @@ -671,10 +671,6 @@ static void device_set_realized(Object *obj, bool value, Error **err) Error *local_err = NULL; if (value && !dev->realized) { - if (dc->realize) { - dc->realize(dev, &local_err); - } - if (!obj->parent && local_err == NULL) { static int unattached_count; gchar *name = g_strdup_printf("device[%d]", unattached_count++); @@ -685,6 +681,10 @@ static void device_set_realized(Object *obj, bool value, Error **err) g_free(name); } + if (dc->realize) { + dc->realize(dev, &local_err); + } + if (qdev_get_vmsd(dev) && local_err == NULL) { vmstate_register_with_alias_id(dev, -1, qdev_get_vmsd(dev), dev, dev->instance_id_alias, -- 1.8.1.4