[libvirt] [PATCH v2 0/8] virObject adjustments for common object

v1: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2017-May/msg01178.html rfc: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2017-April/msg00321.html Now that 3.5.0 is out, hopefully this can be considered early and more progress can be made this month. Differences to v1: - Remove the magic_marker, replace with checks vs. existing magic without the object # specific value. Also added a assert for the object# not exceeding 0xcafeffff. - Remove the recursive lock setup.... I believe I've had some success with removing the need for recursive locks in nwfilter. I'll post a series shortly with that removed for scrutiny. Beyond that as in v1: I'm "close enough" to at least convert secrets, nwfilters, nodedevs, and interfaces to use a more common object methodolgy to add/store, fetch/find, search, list, etc. the objects in something other than a linear forward linked list. Converting the storage pool, storage volume, and network is taking longer than hoped since there are so many patches to get from pointA to pointB. So I'll focus on the 4 and work through getting the complete model published/adopted as those have been in my branches for a while now. These patches get as far as the creation of the common object which is a start. The first 4 patches are essentially setup. Patches 5-6 are more or less what patch 7-8 were. Patches 7-8 are essentially the new driver/common object extension. Patches 5-6 from the RFC still exist in my branches and would be the next logical step. It was a conscious decision to just use the "default" string comparison for hash table key. That key could be a UUID, but since the UUID can easily be converted from unsigned to signed - I believe it would be far simpler to keep that mechanism rather than complexity introduced by having "different" key search algorithms when the key isn't a char *. John Ferlan (8): util: Formatting cleanups to virobject API util: Introduce virObjectGetLockableObj util: Generate a common internal only error print util: Add safety net of checks to ensure valid object util: Introduce virObjectPoolableHashElement util: Add virObjectPoolableHashElementGet*Key util: Introduce virObjectPoolableDef util: Add virObjectPoolableDef* accessor API's src/libvirt_private.syms | 11 ++ src/util/virobject.c | 458 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- src/util/virobject.h | 123 +++++++++++-- 3 files changed, 538 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-) -- 2.9.4