On Tue, May 07, 2013 at 04:17:03PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonz...@redhat.com> > --- > include/exec/memory.h | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > memory.c | 14 ++++++++++++++ > 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h > index 5c20bac..ebac085 100644 > --- a/include/exec/memory.h > +++ b/include/exec/memory.h > @@ -253,6 +253,40 @@ struct MemoryListener { > void memory_region_init(MemoryRegion *mr, > const char *name, > uint64_t size); > + > +/** > + * memory_region_ref: Add 1 to a memory region's reference count > + * > + * Whenever memory regions are accessed outside the BQL, they need to be > + * preserved against hot-unplug. MemoryRegions actually do not have their > + * own reference count; they piggyback on a QOM object, their "owner". > + * This function adds a reference to the owner. > + * > + * All MemoryRegions must have an owner if they can disappear, even if the > + * device they belong to operates exclusively under the BQL. This is because > + * the region could be returned at any time by memory_region_find, and this > + * is usually under guest control. > + * > + * @mr: the #MemoryRegion to be initialized
s/to be initialized// > + * @name: used for debugging; not visible to the user or ABI > + * @size: size of the region; any subregions beyond this size will be clipped Copy-pasted. These can be deleted. > + */ > +void memory_region_ref(MemoryRegion *mr); > + > +/** > + * memory_region_ref: Remove 1 to a memory region's reference count s/memory_region_ref/memory_region_unref/ > + * > + * Whenever memory regions are accessed outside the BQL, they need to be > + * preserved against hot-unplug. MemoryRegions actually do not have their > + * own reference count; they piggyback on a QOM object, their "owner". > + * This function removes a reference to the owner and possibly destroys it. > + * > + * @mr: the #MemoryRegion to be initialized > + * @name: used for debugging; not visible to the user or ABI > + * @size: size of the region; any subregions beyond this size will be clipped Same here.