Eric Blake <ebl...@redhat.com> writes: > On 08/22/2017 01:52 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote: >> Suggested-by: Max Reitz <mre...@redhat.com> >> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <arm...@redhat.com> >> --- >> include/qapi/qmp/qnum.h | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ >> 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qnum.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qnum.h >> index 09d745c..9182129 100644 >> --- a/include/qapi/qmp/qnum.h >> +++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qnum.h >> @@ -23,6 +23,27 @@ typedef enum { >> QNUM_DOUBLE >> } QNumKind; >> >> +/* >> + * QNum encapsulates how our dialect of JSON fills in the blanks left >> + * by the JSON specification (RFC 7159) regarding numbers. >> + * >> + * Conceptually, we treat number as an abstract type with three >> + * concrete subtypes: floating-point, signed integer, unsigned >> + * integer. QNum implements this a discriminated union of double, > > s/this/this as/ > >> + * int64_t, uint64_t. >> + * >> + * The JSON parser picks the subtype as follows. If the number has a >> + * decimal point or an exponent, it is floating-point. Else if it >> + * fits into int64_t, it's signed integer. Else if it first into > > s/first/fits/ > >> + * uint64_t, it's unsigned integer. Else it's floating-point. >> + * >> + * Any number can serve as double: qnum_get_double() converts under >> + * the hood. >> + * >> + * An integer can serve as signed / unsigned integer as long as it is >> + * in range: qnum_get_try_int() / qnum_get_try_uint() check range and >> + * convert under the hood. >> + */ >> typedef struct QNum { >> QObject base; >> QNumKind kind; >>
Fixed. Thanks!