[{"id":3669625,"web_url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/comment/3669625/","msgid":"<87a4vuhnxy.fsf@pond.sub.org>","list_archive_url":null,"date":"2026-03-26T10:42:17","subject":"Re: [PATCH 1/9] hw/mem: Add tag support to generic host memory\n backends","submitter":{"id":2645,"url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/people/2645/","name":"Markus Armbruster","email":"armbru@redhat.com"},"content":"Alireza Sanaee writes:\n\n> Add a string tag property to HostMemoryBackend so that backends can be\n> identified by a user-assigned name at runtime. Expose the property through\n> QOM and add a host_memory_backend_find_by_tag() helper that walks the\n> object tree to locate a backend by its tag.\n\nWhy can't you use the QOM ID?\n\n$ qemu-system-x86_64 -S -display none -monitor stdio -object memory-backend-ram,id=fred,size=1M\nQEMU 10.2.90 monitor - type 'help' for more information\n(qemu) info qom-tree /objects/fred\n/fred (memory-backend-ram)\n /fred[0] (memory-region)","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 (1024-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=redhat.com header.i=@redhat.com header.a=rsa-sha256\n header.s=mimecast20190719 header.b=Tb5YYGVw;\n\tdkim-atps=neutral","legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=nongnu.org\n (client-ip=209.51.188.17; helo=lists.gnu.org;\n envelope-from=qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org;\n receiver=patchwork.ozlabs.org)"],"Received":["from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17])\n\t(using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits))\n\t(No client certificate requested)\n\tby legolas.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4fhL366k2Xz1y1G\n\tfor ; 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Expose the property through\n> > QOM and add a host_memory_backend_find_by_tag() helper that walks the\n> > object tree to locate a backend by its tag. \n> \n> Why can't you use the QOM ID?\n> \n> $ qemu-system-x86_64 -S -display none -monitor stdio -object memory-backend-ram,id=fred,size=1M\n> QEMU 10.2.90 monitor - type 'help' for more information\n> (qemu) info qom-tree /objects/fred\n> /fred (memory-backend-ram)\n> /fred[0] (memory-region)\n> \n> \n\nFair question. The ID would have been a solution if it had accepted GUIDs. CXL spec \nrequires GUIDs for extents as identification, hence new tag property.\n\nalireza@blue-ocean:~/Downloads$ qemu-system-x86_64 -s -display none -monitor std\nio -object memory-backend-ram,id=02bb2436-e87d-4aa1-b2be-aaffdd76bb79,size=1M\nqemu-system-x86_64: -object memory-backend-ram,id=02bb2436-e87d-4aa1-b2be-aaffdd\n76bb79,size=1M: Parameter 'id' expects an identifier\nIdentifiers consist of letters, digits, '-', '.', '_', starting with a letter.\n\nThanks,\nAli","headers":{"Return-Path":"","X-Original-To":"incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org","Delivered-To":"patchwork-incoming@legolas.ozlabs.org","Authentication-Results":"legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=nongnu.org\n (client-ip=209.51.188.17; helo=lists.gnu.org;\n envelope-from=qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org;\n receiver=patchwork.ozlabs.org)","Received":["from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17])\n\t(using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits))\n\t(No client certificate requested)\n\tby legolas.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4fhM5D2NCXz1y1x\n\tfor ; Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:30:08 +1100 (AEDT)","from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org)\n\tby lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1)\n\t(envelope-from )\n\tid 1w5iuM-0006zb-TO; Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:29:51 -0400","from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10])\n by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)\n (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from )\n id 1w5iu6-0006yD-6V\n for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:29:39 -0400","from frasgout.his.huawei.com ([185.176.79.56])\n by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)\n (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from )\n id 1w5iu4-0003Yi-0F\n for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:29:33 -0400","from mail.maildlp.com (unknown [172.18.224.83])\n by frasgout.his.huawei.com (SkyGuard) with ESMTPS id 4fhM4F5ycJzJ46cN;\n Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:29:17 +0800 (CST)","from dubpeml500005.china.huawei.com (unknown [7.214.145.207])\n by mail.maildlp.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E892B40569;\n Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:29:27 +0800 (CST)","from localhost (10.203.177.99) by dubpeml500005.china.huawei.com\n (7.214.145.207) with Microsoft SMTP Server (version=TLS1_2,\n cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id 15.2.1544.11; Thu, 26 Mar\n 2026 11:29:27 +0000"],"Date":"Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:29:21 +0000","To":"Markus Armbruster ","CC":", , ,\n , ,\n , , ,\n , , ,\n , ","Subject":"Re: [PATCH 1/9] hw/mem: Add tag support to generic host memory\n backends","Message-ID":"<20260326112921.000028e6.alireza.sanaee@huawei.com>","In-Reply-To":"<87a4vuhnxy.fsf@pond.sub.org>","References":"<20260325184259.366-1-alireza.sanaee@huawei.com>\n <20260325184259.366-2-alireza.sanaee@huawei.com>\n <87a4vuhnxy.fsf@pond.sub.org>","Organization":"Huawei","X-Mailer":"Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32)","MIME-Version":"1.0","Content-Type":"text/plain; charset=\"US-ASCII\"","Content-Transfer-Encoding":"7bit","X-Originating-IP":"[10.203.177.99]","X-ClientProxiedBy":"lhrpeml100010.china.huawei.com (7.191.174.197) To\n dubpeml500005.china.huawei.com (7.214.145.207)","Received-SPF":"pass client-ip=185.176.79.56;\n envelope-from=alireza.sanaee@huawei.com; helo=frasgout.his.huawei.com","X-Spam_score_int":"-41","X-Spam_score":"-4.2","X-Spam_bar":"----","X-Spam_report":"(-4.2 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3,\n RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001,\n RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED=0.001,\n SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no","X-Spam_action":"no action","X-BeenThere":"qemu-devel@nongnu.org","X-Mailman-Version":"2.1.29","Precedence":"list","List-Id":"qemu development ","List-Unsubscribe":",\n ","List-Archive":"","List-Post":"","List-Help":"","List-Subscribe":",\n ","Reply-to":"Alireza Sanaee ","From":"Alireza Sanaee via qemu development ","Errors-To":"qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org","Sender":"qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org"}},{"id":3669712,"web_url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/comment/3669712/","msgid":"<87bjgag2y5.fsf@pond.sub.org>","list_archive_url":null,"date":"2026-03-26T13:01:06","subject":"Re: [PATCH 1/9] hw/mem: Add tag support to generic host memory\n backends","submitter":{"id":2645,"url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/people/2645/","name":"Markus Armbruster","email":"armbru@redhat.com"},"content":"Alireza Sanaee writes:\n\n> On Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:42:17 +0100\n> Markus Armbruster wrote:\n>\n> Hi Markus,\n>\n>> Alireza Sanaee writes:\n>> \n>> > Add a string tag property to HostMemoryBackend so that backends can be\n>> > identified by a user-assigned name at runtime. Expose the property through\n>> > QOM and add a host_memory_backend_find_by_tag() helper that walks the\n>> > object tree to locate a backend by its tag. \n>> \n>> Why can't you use the QOM ID?\n>> \n>> $ qemu-system-x86_64 -S -display none -monitor stdio -object memory-backend-ram,id=fred,size=1M\n>> QEMU 10.2.90 monitor - type 'help' for more information\n>> (qemu) info qom-tree /objects/fred\n>> /fred (memory-backend-ram)\n>> /fred[0] (memory-region)\n>> \n>> \n>\n> Fair question. The ID would have been a solution if it had accepted GUIDs. CXL spec \n> requires GUIDs for extents as identification, hence new tag property.\n\nYour commit message should state that this needs to be a GUID and why.\n\n> alireza@blue-ocean:~/Downloads$ qemu-system-x86_64 -s -display none -monitor std\n> io -object memory-backend-ram,id=02bb2436-e87d-4aa1-b2be-aaffdd76bb79,size=1M\n> qemu-system-x86_64: -object memory-backend-ram,id=02bb2436-e87d-4aa1-b2be-aaffdd\n> 76bb79,size=1M: Parameter 'id' expects an identifier\n> Identifiers consist of letters, digits, '-', '.', '_', starting with a letter.\n>\n> Thanks,\n> Ali","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 (1024-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=redhat.com header.i=@redhat.com header.a=rsa-sha256\n header.s=mimecast20190719 header.b=GY+2M+Rp;\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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Expose the property through\n> >> > QOM and add a host_memory_backend_find_by_tag() helper that walks the\n> >> > object tree to locate a backend by its tag. \n> >> \n> >> Why can't you use the QOM ID?\n> >> \n> >> $ qemu-system-x86_64 -S -display none -monitor stdio -object memory-backend-ram,id=fred,size=1M\n> >> QEMU 10.2.90 monitor - type 'help' for more information\n> >> (qemu) info qom-tree /objects/fred\n> >> /fred (memory-backend-ram)\n> >> /fred[0] (memory-region)\n> >> \n> >> \n> >\n> > Fair question. The ID would have been a solution if it had accepted GUIDs. CXL spec \n> > requires GUIDs for extents as identification, hence new tag property. \n> \n> Your commit message should state that this needs to be a GUID and why.\n> \n> > alireza@blue-ocean:~/Downloads$ qemu-system-x86_64 -s -display none -monitor std\n> > io -object memory-backend-ram,id=02bb2436-e87d-4aa1-b2be-aaffdd76bb79,size=1M\n> > qemu-system-x86_64: -object memory-backend-ram,id=02bb2436-e87d-4aa1-b2be-aaffdd\n> > 76bb79,size=1M: Parameter 'id' expects an identifier\n> > Identifiers consist of letters, digits, '-', '.', '_', starting with a letter.\n> >\n> > Thanks,\n> > Ali \n> \n>","headers":{"Return-Path":"","X-Original-To":"incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org","Delivered-To":"patchwork-incoming@legolas.ozlabs.org","Authentication-Results":"legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=nongnu.org\n (client-ip=209.51.188.17; helo=lists.gnu.org;\n envelope-from=qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org;\n receiver=patchwork.ozlabs.org)","Received":["from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17])\n\t(using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits))\n\t(No client certificate requested)\n\tby legolas.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4fhPBK4Y1Dz1y1x\n\tfor ; Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:04:41 +1100 (AEDT)","from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org)\n\tby lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1)\n\t(envelope-from )\n\tid 1w5kNs-0004w8-3d; Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:04:24 -0400","from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10])\n by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)\n (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from )\n id 1w5kNq-0004vu-2r\n for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:04:22 -0400","from frasgout.his.huawei.com ([185.176.79.56])\n by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)\n (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from )\n id 1w5kNl-0005ea-3O\n for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:04:21 -0400","from mail.maildlp.com (unknown [172.18.224.150])\n by frasgout.his.huawei.com (SkyGuard) with ESMTPS id 4fhP9465qdzHnGhq;\n Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:03:36 +0800 (CST)","from dubpeml500005.china.huawei.com (unknown [7.214.145.207])\n by mail.maildlp.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 33EC64056E;\n Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:04:14 +0800 (CST)","from localhost (10.203.177.99) by dubpeml500005.china.huawei.com\n (7.214.145.207) with Microsoft SMTP Server (version=TLS1_2,\n cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id 15.2.1544.11; Thu, 26 Mar\n 2026 13:04:13 +0000"],"Date":"Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:04:09 +0000","To":"Markus Armbruster ","CC":", , ,\n , ,\n , , ,\n , , ,\n , ","Subject":"Re: [PATCH 1/9] hw/mem: Add tag support to generic host memory\n backends","Message-ID":"<20260326130409.0000405b.alireza.sanaee@huawei.com>","In-Reply-To":"<87bjgag2y5.fsf@pond.sub.org>","References":"<20260325184259.366-1-alireza.sanaee@huawei.com>\n <20260325184259.366-2-alireza.sanaee@huawei.com>\n <87a4vuhnxy.fsf@pond.sub.org>\n <20260326112921.000028e6.alireza.sanaee@huawei.com>\n <87bjgag2y5.fsf@pond.sub.org>","Organization":"Huawei","X-Mailer":"Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32)","MIME-Version":"1.0","Content-Type":"text/plain; charset=\"US-ASCII\"","Content-Transfer-Encoding":"7bit","X-Originating-IP":"[10.203.177.99]","X-ClientProxiedBy":"lhrpeml100009.china.huawei.com (7.191.174.83) To\n dubpeml500005.china.huawei.com (7.214.145.207)","Received-SPF":"pass client-ip=185.176.79.56;\n envelope-from=alireza.sanaee@huawei.com; helo=frasgout.his.huawei.com","X-Spam_score_int":"-41","X-Spam_score":"-4.2","X-Spam_bar":"----","X-Spam_report":"(-4.2 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3,\n RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED=0.001,\n SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no","X-Spam_action":"no action","X-BeenThere":"qemu-devel@nongnu.org","X-Mailman-Version":"2.1.29","Precedence":"list","List-Id":"qemu development ","List-Unsubscribe":",\n ","List-Archive":"","List-Post":"","List-Help":"","List-Subscribe":",\n ","Reply-to":"Alireza Sanaee ","From":"Alireza Sanaee via qemu development ","Errors-To":"qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org","Sender":"qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org"}}]