[{"id":3684928,"web_url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/comment/3684928/","msgid":"","list_archive_url":null,"date":"2026-04-30T20:40:30","subject":"Re: [PATCH v2 0/7] single-binary: deduplicate target_info()","submitter":{"id":93152,"url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/people/93152/","name":"Pierrick Bouvier","email":"pierrick.bouvier@oss.qualcomm.com"},"content":"On 4/29/2026 8:56 PM, Pierrick Bouvier wrote:\n> We are getting close to be able to link several targets in a single QEMU system\n> binary, and the last obstacle on the road is to embed several TargetInfo in the\n> same binary. The end result of this series is to have a single definition for\n> target_info symbol.\n> \n> This series adds TargetInfo types in QOM, and retrieve them dynamically(). At\n> the moment, we don't deal yet with multiple TargetInfo selection, but install\n> all that is needed to be able to do it easily.\n> \n> Because TargetInfo data is set through class_init, it creates an issue at\n> startup, where we may try to instantiate additional (unrelated) types just to\n> retrieve the list of \"target-info-X\" types. Those other types class_init may be\n> using target information, to add target specific properties for instance.\n> This issue has been fixed by adding a new object_class_get_list_by_name_prefix\n> that does not force instantiation of all QOM types, but only those matching a\n> specific pattern. This way, we first initialize and retrieve target-info types\n> before others.\n> \n> An alternative would be to leave all this out of QOM, and use startup\n> initializer to add them in a single list. However, because all the single-binary\n> work has been using QOM where possible, it would be really sad to not use it for\n> this final step. Comments are welcome!\n> \n> Finally, sticking to our promise not create a special \"single-binary\n> configuration\", the goal is to use the *exact* same codepath for normal binaries\n> also. It means that even for existing system binaries, the goal will be to use\n> QOM to retrieve current target, even if there is only one.\n> \n> v2\n> --\n> \n> - fix header guards\n> - introduce new module init step (MODULE_INIT_TARGET_INFO)\n> - as a consequence of item above, we need to register TYPE_OBJECT before startup\n> - fix xtensa core type registration using type_init instead of static ctor\n> \n> Pierrick Bouvier (7):\n> target-info: extract target_info() definition in target-info-init.h\n> target-info: introduce TargetInfo in QOM\n> qom/object: register OBJECT and INTERFACE QOM types before main\n> target/xtensa/core: register types using type_init\n> system/vl: register target info types first in qom\n> target-info-qom: detect target from QOM\n> target-info: replace target_info() in system-mode\n> \n> configs/targets/aarch64-softmmu.c | 6 +--\n> configs/targets/arm-softmmu.c | 6 +--\n> include/qemu/module.h | 1 +\n> include/qemu/target-info-init.h | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n> include/qemu/target-info-qom.h | 30 +++++++++++++\n> qom/object.c | 4 +-\n> system/vl.c | 5 +++\n> target-info-qom.c | 35 +++++++++++++++\n> target-info-stub.c | 6 +--\n> target/xtensa/overlay_tool.h | 5 ++-\n> 10 files changed, 154 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)\n> create mode 100644 include/qemu/target-info-init.h\n> create mode 100644 include/qemu/target-info-qom.h\n> \n\nsent v3:\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20260430203842.29156-1-pierrick.bouvier@oss.qualcomm.com/T/#t\n\nRegards,\nPierrick","headers":{"Return-Path":"","X-Original-To":"incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org","Delivered-To":"patchwork-incoming@legolas.ozlabs.org","Authentication-Results":["legolas.ozlabs.org;\n\tdkim=pass (2048-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=qualcomm.com header.i=@qualcomm.com header.a=rsa-sha256\n header.s=qcppdkim1 header.b=UV9U+Ih9;\n\tdkim=pass (2048-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=oss.qualcomm.com header.i=@oss.qualcomm.com\n header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=google header.b=Ap5ku7hu;\n\tdkim-atps=neutral","legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=nongnu.org\n (client-ip=209.51.188.17; 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