[PATCH v2 24/30] qapi: Replace qmp_dispatch()'s TODO comment by an explanation
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru(a)redhat.com>
---
qapi/qmp-dispatch.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c b/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
index 112d29a9ab..fb53687ce9 100644
--- a/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
+++ b/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@ QDict *qmp_dispatch(QmpCommandList *cmds, QObject *request,
g_assert(!ret);
return NULL;
} else if (!ret) {
- /* TODO turn into assertion */
+ /*
+ * When the command's schema has no 'returns', cmd->fn()
+ * leaves @ret null. The QMP spec calls for an the empty
+ * object then; supply it.
+ */
ret = QOBJECT(qdict_new());
}
--
2.21.1