HE> Sorry, I know my comment comes a bit late, as the patch is already
HE> checked in.
That's okay :)
HE> I think this check is not enough. To check if a certain
HE> Xen/KVM_ComputerSystem or the Xen/KVM_HostSystem object path is
HE> correct specified by the client, you should use the corresponding
HE> (new ;)) interfaces (get_domain_by_ref, get_host), as they check
HE> the complete object path for correctness. It raises the number of
HE> cycles a bit, but makes the behavior of all providers
HE> consistent.
Well, the reason I added this is twofold: (1) because of the fact that
we would fail late if the domain doesn't exist, and (2) because I use
the dom pointer later for the external check code.
So, I'm more than happy to add in the more rigorous checks, but we
need this part as well :)
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Dan Smith
IBM Linux Technology Center
Open Hypervisor Team
email: danms(a)us.ibm.com