Index: include/libvirt/virterror.h =================================================================== RCS file: /data/cvs/libvirt/include/libvirt/virterror.h,v retrieving revision 1.35 diff -u -p -r1.35 virterror.h --- include/libvirt/virterror.h 21 Mar 2008 15:03:37 -0000 1.35 +++ include/libvirt/virterror.h 9 Apr 2008 12:09:44 -0000 @@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ typedef enum { * virError: * * A libvirt Error instance. + * + * The conn, dom and net fields should be used with extreme care. + * Reference counts are not incremented so the underlying objects + * may be deleted without notice after the error has been delivered. */ typedef struct _virError virError; @@ -72,14 +76,14 @@ struct _virError { int domain; /* What part of the library raised this error */ char *message;/* human-readable informative error message */ virErrorLevel level;/* how consequent is the error */ - virConnectPtr conn; /* the connection if available */ - virDomainPtr dom; /* the domain if available */ + virConnectPtr conn; /* connection if available, see note above */ + virDomainPtr dom; /* domain if available, see note above */ char *str1; /* extra string information */ char *str2; /* extra string information */ char *str3; /* extra string information */ int int1; /* extra number information */ int int2; /* extra number information */ - virNetworkPtr net; /* the network if available */ + virNetworkPtr net; /* network if available, see note above */ }; /**