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Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito Aug. 13, 2018, 10:14 a.m. UTC
Qgraph API for the qtest driver framework

This series of patches introduce a different qtest driver
organization, viewing machines, drivers and tests as node in a
graph, each having one or multiple edges relations.

The idea is to have a framework where each test asks for a specific
driver, and the framework takes care of allocating the proper devices
required and passing the correct command line arguments to QEMU.

A node can be of four types:
- MACHINE:   for example "arm/raspi2"
- DRIVER:    for example "generic-sdhci"
- INTERFACE: for example "sdhci" (interface for all "-sdhci" drivers)
- TEST:      for example "sdhci-test", consumes an interface and tests
             the functions provided

An edge relation between two nodes (drivers or machines) X and Y can be:
- X CONSUMES Y: Y can be plugged into X
- X PRODUCES Y: X provides the interface Y
- X CONTAINS Y: Y is part of X component

Basic framework steps are the following:
- All nodes and edges are created in their respective machine/driver/test files
- The framework starts QEMU and asks for a list of available devices
  and machines
- The framework walks the graph starting from the available machines and
  performs a Depth First Search for tests
- Once a test is found, the path is walked again and all drivers are
  allocated accordingly and the final interface is passed to the test
- The test is executed
- Unused objects are cleaned and the path discovery is continued

Depending on the QEMU binary used, only some drivers/machines will be available
and only test that are reached by them will be executed.

This work is being done as Google Summer of Code 2018 project for QEMU,
my mentors are Paolo Bonzini and Laurent Vivier.
Additional infos on the project can be found at:
https://wiki.qemu.org/Features/qtest_driver_framework

v3:
- Minor fixes regarding memory leaks and naming

Signed-off-by: Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito <e.emanuelegiuseppe@gmail.com>

Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito (32):
  tests: qgraph API for the qtest driver framework
  tests/qgraph: rename qpci_init_pc and qpci_init_spapr functions
  tests/qgraph: pci-pc driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: x86_64/pc machine node
  tests/qgraph: sdhci driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: sdhci test node
  tests/qgraph: arm/raspi2 machine node
  tests/qgraph: pci-spapr driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: ppc64/pseries machine node
  tests/qgraph: has_buggy_msi flag
  tests/qgraph: e1000e driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: e1000e-test node
  tests/qgraph: virtio_start_device function
  tests/qgraph: virtio-pci driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: virtio-mmio driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: arm/virt machine node
  tests/qgraph: virtio-serial driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: virtio-console test node
  tests/qgraph: virtio-serial test node
  tests/qgraph: virtio-9p driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: virtio-9p test node
  tests/qgraph: virtio-balloon driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: virtio-balloon test node
  tests/qgraph: virtio-rng driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: virtio-rng test node
  tests/qgraph: virtio-blk driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: virtio-blk test node
  tests/qgraph: virtio-net driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: virtio-net test node
  tests/qgraph: virtio-scsi driver and interface nodes
  tests/qgraph: virtio-scsi test node
  tests/qgraph: temporarly commented vhost-user-test

Paolo Bonzini (1):
  tests: virtio: separate ccw tests from libqos

 configure                            |   2 +-
 include/qemu/module.h                |   2 +
 tests/Makefile.include               |  79 +--
 tests/e1000e-test.c                  | 354 +++----------
 tests/i440fx-test.c                  |   2 +-
 tests/ide-test.c                     |   2 +-
 tests/libqos/ahci.c                  |   2 +-
 tests/libqos/e1000e.c                | 262 ++++++++++
 tests/libqos/e1000e.h                |  53 ++
 tests/libqos/libqos-pc.c             |   2 +-
 tests/libqos/libqos-spapr.c          |   2 +-
 tests/libqos/libqos.c                |   2 +-
 tests/libqos/libqos.h                |   2 +-
 tests/libqos/pci-pc.c                |  86 ++--
 tests/libqos/pci-pc.h                |  22 +-
 tests/libqos/pci-spapr.c             | 119 +++--
 tests/libqos/pci-spapr.h             |  26 +-
 tests/libqos/pci.c                   |  37 +-
 tests/libqos/pci.h                   |  15 +
 tests/libqos/ppc64_pseries-machine.c | 111 +++++
 tests/libqos/qgraph.c                | 721 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/libqos/qgraph.h                | 515 +++++++++++++++++++
 tests/libqos/qgraph_extra.h          | 263 ++++++++++
 tests/libqos/raspi2-machine.c        |  82 +++
 tests/libqos/sdhci.c                 | 163 ++++++
 tests/libqos/sdhci.h                 |  69 +++
 tests/libqos/virt-machine.c          |  90 ++++
 tests/libqos/virtio-9p.c             | 165 ++++++
 tests/libqos/virtio-9p.h             |  42 ++
 tests/libqos/virtio-balloon.c        | 111 +++++
 tests/libqos/virtio-balloon.h        |  39 ++
 tests/libqos/virtio-blk.c            | 126 +++++
 tests/libqos/virtio-blk.h            |  40 ++
 tests/libqos/virtio-mmio.c           |  66 ++-
 tests/libqos/virtio-mmio.h           |   5 +-
 tests/libqos/virtio-net.c            | 179 +++++++
 tests/libqos/virtio-net.h            |  41 ++
 tests/libqos/virtio-pci.c            |  80 ++-
 tests/libqos/virtio-pci.h            |  12 +
 tests/libqos/virtio-rng.c            | 108 ++++
 tests/libqos/virtio-rng.h            |  39 ++
 tests/libqos/virtio-scsi.c           | 117 +++++
 tests/libqos/virtio-scsi.h           |  39 ++
 tests/libqos/virtio-serial.c         | 109 ++++
 tests/libqos/virtio-serial.h         |  39 ++
 tests/libqos/virtio.c                |   8 +
 tests/libqos/virtio.h                |   1 +
 tests/libqos/x86_64_pc-machine.c     | 110 ++++
 tests/libqtest.h                     |   3 +
 tests/q35-test.c                     |   4 +-
 tests/qos-test.c                     | 481 ++++++++++++++++++
 tests/rtl8139-test.c                 |   2 +-
 tests/sdhci-test.c                   | 222 +++------
 tests/tco-test.c                     |   2 +-
 tests/test-qgraph.c                  | 446 +++++++++++++++++
 tests/usb-hcd-ehci-test.c            |   2 +-
 tests/vhost-user-test.c              |   6 +-
 tests/virtio-9p-test.c               | 221 +++-----
 tests/virtio-balloon-test.c          |  22 +-
 tests/virtio-blk-test.c              | 473 +++++++-----------
 tests/virtio-ccw-test.c              | 121 +++++
 tests/virtio-console-test.c          |  30 +-
 tests/virtio-net-test.c              | 163 ++----
 tests/virtio-rng-test.c              |  25 +-
 tests/virtio-scsi-test.c             | 155 +++---
 tests/virtio-serial-test.c           |  27 +-
 66 files changed, 5674 insertions(+), 1292 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/e1000e.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/e1000e.h
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/ppc64_pseries-machine.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/qgraph.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/qgraph.h
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/qgraph_extra.h
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/raspi2-machine.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/sdhci.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/sdhci.h
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virt-machine.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-9p.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-9p.h
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-balloon.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-balloon.h
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-blk.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-blk.h
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-net.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-net.h
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-rng.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-rng.h
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-scsi.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-scsi.h
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-serial.c
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-serial.h
 create mode 100644 tests/libqos/x86_64_pc-machine.c
 create mode 100644 tests/qos-test.c
 create mode 100644 tests/test-qgraph.c
 create mode 100644 tests/virtio-ccw-test.c

Comments

Michael S. Tsirkin Aug. 13, 2018, 12:02 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 12:14:20PM +0200, Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito wrote:
> Qgraph API for the qtest driver framework
> 
> This series of patches introduce a different qtest driver
> organization, viewing machines, drivers and tests as node in a
> graph, each having one or multiple edges relations.
> 
> The idea is to have a framework where each test asks for a specific
> driver, and the framework takes care of allocating the proper devices
> required and passing the correct command line arguments to QEMU.
> 
> A node can be of four types:
> - MACHINE:   for example "arm/raspi2"
> - DRIVER:    for example "generic-sdhci"
> - INTERFACE: for example "sdhci" (interface for all "-sdhci" drivers)
> - TEST:      for example "sdhci-test", consumes an interface and tests
>              the functions provided
> 
> An edge relation between two nodes (drivers or machines) X and Y can be:
> - X CONSUMES Y: Y can be plugged into X
> - X PRODUCES Y: X provides the interface Y
> - X CONTAINS Y: Y is part of X component
> 
> Basic framework steps are the following:
> - All nodes and edges are created in their respective machine/driver/test files
> - The framework starts QEMU and asks for a list of available devices
>   and machines
> - The framework walks the graph starting from the available machines and
>   performs a Depth First Search for tests
> - Once a test is found, the path is walked again and all drivers are
>   allocated accordingly and the final interface is passed to the test
> - The test is executed
> - Unused objects are cleaned and the path discovery is continued
> 
> Depending on the QEMU binary used, only some drivers/machines will be available
> and only test that are reached by them will be executed.
> 
> This work is being done as Google Summer of Code 2018 project for QEMU,
> my mentors are Paolo Bonzini and Laurent Vivier.
> Additional infos on the project can be found at:
> https://wiki.qemu.org/Features/qtest_driver_framework

Seems pretty clean to me. Except that patch 33
needs to be fixed and fix squashed:

Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>


> v3:
> - Minor fixes regarding memory leaks and naming
> 
> Signed-off-by: Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito <e.emanuelegiuseppe@gmail.com>
> 
> Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito (32):
>   tests: qgraph API for the qtest driver framework
>   tests/qgraph: rename qpci_init_pc and qpci_init_spapr functions
>   tests/qgraph: pci-pc driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: x86_64/pc machine node
>   tests/qgraph: sdhci driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: sdhci test node
>   tests/qgraph: arm/raspi2 machine node
>   tests/qgraph: pci-spapr driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: ppc64/pseries machine node
>   tests/qgraph: has_buggy_msi flag
>   tests/qgraph: e1000e driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: e1000e-test node
>   tests/qgraph: virtio_start_device function
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-pci driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-mmio driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: arm/virt machine node
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-serial driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-console test node
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-serial test node
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-9p driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-9p test node
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-balloon driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-balloon test node
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-rng driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-rng test node
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-blk driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-blk test node
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-net driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-net test node
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-scsi driver and interface nodes
>   tests/qgraph: virtio-scsi test node
>   tests/qgraph: temporarly commented vhost-user-test
> 
> Paolo Bonzini (1):
>   tests: virtio: separate ccw tests from libqos
> 
>  configure                            |   2 +-
>  include/qemu/module.h                |   2 +
>  tests/Makefile.include               |  79 +--
>  tests/e1000e-test.c                  | 354 +++----------
>  tests/i440fx-test.c                  |   2 +-
>  tests/ide-test.c                     |   2 +-
>  tests/libqos/ahci.c                  |   2 +-
>  tests/libqos/e1000e.c                | 262 ++++++++++
>  tests/libqos/e1000e.h                |  53 ++
>  tests/libqos/libqos-pc.c             |   2 +-
>  tests/libqos/libqos-spapr.c          |   2 +-
>  tests/libqos/libqos.c                |   2 +-
>  tests/libqos/libqos.h                |   2 +-
>  tests/libqos/pci-pc.c                |  86 ++--
>  tests/libqos/pci-pc.h                |  22 +-
>  tests/libqos/pci-spapr.c             | 119 +++--
>  tests/libqos/pci-spapr.h             |  26 +-
>  tests/libqos/pci.c                   |  37 +-
>  tests/libqos/pci.h                   |  15 +
>  tests/libqos/ppc64_pseries-machine.c | 111 +++++
>  tests/libqos/qgraph.c                | 721 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  tests/libqos/qgraph.h                | 515 +++++++++++++++++++
>  tests/libqos/qgraph_extra.h          | 263 ++++++++++
>  tests/libqos/raspi2-machine.c        |  82 +++
>  tests/libqos/sdhci.c                 | 163 ++++++
>  tests/libqos/sdhci.h                 |  69 +++
>  tests/libqos/virt-machine.c          |  90 ++++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-9p.c             | 165 ++++++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-9p.h             |  42 ++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-balloon.c        | 111 +++++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-balloon.h        |  39 ++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-blk.c            | 126 +++++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-blk.h            |  40 ++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-mmio.c           |  66 ++-
>  tests/libqos/virtio-mmio.h           |   5 +-
>  tests/libqos/virtio-net.c            | 179 +++++++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-net.h            |  41 ++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-pci.c            |  80 ++-
>  tests/libqos/virtio-pci.h            |  12 +
>  tests/libqos/virtio-rng.c            | 108 ++++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-rng.h            |  39 ++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-scsi.c           | 117 +++++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-scsi.h           |  39 ++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-serial.c         | 109 ++++
>  tests/libqos/virtio-serial.h         |  39 ++
>  tests/libqos/virtio.c                |   8 +
>  tests/libqos/virtio.h                |   1 +
>  tests/libqos/x86_64_pc-machine.c     | 110 ++++
>  tests/libqtest.h                     |   3 +
>  tests/q35-test.c                     |   4 +-
>  tests/qos-test.c                     | 481 ++++++++++++++++++
>  tests/rtl8139-test.c                 |   2 +-
>  tests/sdhci-test.c                   | 222 +++------
>  tests/tco-test.c                     |   2 +-
>  tests/test-qgraph.c                  | 446 +++++++++++++++++
>  tests/usb-hcd-ehci-test.c            |   2 +-
>  tests/vhost-user-test.c              |   6 +-
>  tests/virtio-9p-test.c               | 221 +++-----
>  tests/virtio-balloon-test.c          |  22 +-
>  tests/virtio-blk-test.c              | 473 +++++++-----------
>  tests/virtio-ccw-test.c              | 121 +++++
>  tests/virtio-console-test.c          |  30 +-
>  tests/virtio-net-test.c              | 163 ++----
>  tests/virtio-rng-test.c              |  25 +-
>  tests/virtio-scsi-test.c             | 155 +++---
>  tests/virtio-serial-test.c           |  27 +-
>  66 files changed, 5674 insertions(+), 1292 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/e1000e.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/e1000e.h
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/ppc64_pseries-machine.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/qgraph.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/qgraph.h
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/qgraph_extra.h
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/raspi2-machine.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/sdhci.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/sdhci.h
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virt-machine.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-9p.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-9p.h
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-balloon.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-balloon.h
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-blk.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-blk.h
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-net.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-net.h
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-rng.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-rng.h
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-scsi.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-scsi.h
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-serial.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/virtio-serial.h
>  create mode 100644 tests/libqos/x86_64_pc-machine.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/qos-test.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/test-qgraph.c
>  create mode 100644 tests/virtio-ccw-test.c
> 
> -- 
> 2.17.1
Markus Armbruster Aug. 15, 2018, 12:38 p.m. UTC | #2
Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito <e.emanuelegiuseppe@gmail.com> writes:

> Qgraph API for the qtest driver framework
>
> This series of patches introduce a different qtest driver
> organization, viewing machines, drivers and tests as node in a
> graph, each having one or multiple edges relations.
>
> The idea is to have a framework where each test asks for a specific
> driver, and the framework takes care of allocating the proper devices
> required and passing the correct command line arguments to QEMU.
>
> A node can be of four types:
> - MACHINE:   for example "arm/raspi2"
> - DRIVER:    for example "generic-sdhci"
> - INTERFACE: for example "sdhci" (interface for all "-sdhci" drivers)
> - TEST:      for example "sdhci-test", consumes an interface and tests
>              the functions provided
>
> An edge relation between two nodes (drivers or machines) X and Y can be:
> - X CONSUMES Y: Y can be plugged into X
> - X PRODUCES Y: X provides the interface Y
> - X CONTAINS Y: Y is part of X component
>
> Basic framework steps are the following:
> - All nodes and edges are created in their respective machine/driver/test files
> - The framework starts QEMU and asks for a list of available devices
>   and machines
> - The framework walks the graph starting from the available machines and
>   performs a Depth First Search for tests
> - Once a test is found, the path is walked again and all drivers are
>   allocated accordingly and the final interface is passed to the test
> - The test is executed
> - Unused objects are cleaned and the path discovery is continued
>
> Depending on the QEMU binary used, only some drivers/machines will be available
> and only test that are reached by them will be executed.
>
> This work is being done as Google Summer of Code 2018 project for QEMU,
> my mentors are Paolo Bonzini and Laurent Vivier.
> Additional infos on the project can be found at:
> https://wiki.qemu.org/Features/qtest_driver_framework

You've likely answered this question somewhere already, but it should be
answered right here: what does this framework buy us?

I figure the main benefit is running tests in all possible contexts,
with automated context setup.  Instead, you feed the framework
declarations of how things are related (the graph stuff described
above).

Taking a step back: your cover letter describes a solution at a high
level.  That's good.  But it should *first* describe the problem you're
trying to solve.

> v3:
> - Minor fixes regarding memory leaks and naming
>
> Signed-off-by: Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito <e.emanuelegiuseppe@gmail.com>
Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito Aug. 16, 2018, 6:16 p.m. UTC | #3
On 15/08/2018 14:38, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito <e.emanuelegiuseppe@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Qgraph API for the qtest driver framework
>>
>> This series of patches introduce a different qtest driver
>> organization, viewing machines, drivers and tests as node in a
>> graph, each having one or multiple edges relations.
>>
>> The idea is to have a framework where each test asks for a specific
>> driver, and the framework takes care of allocating the proper devices
>> required and passing the correct command line arguments to QEMU.
>>
>> A node can be of four types:
>> - MACHINE:   for example "arm/raspi2"
>> - DRIVER:    for example "generic-sdhci"
>> - INTERFACE: for example "sdhci" (interface for all "-sdhci" drivers)
>> - TEST:      for example "sdhci-test", consumes an interface and tests
>>               the functions provided
>>
>> An edge relation between two nodes (drivers or machines) X and Y can be:
>> - X CONSUMES Y: Y can be plugged into X
>> - X PRODUCES Y: X provides the interface Y
>> - X CONTAINS Y: Y is part of X component
>>
>> Basic framework steps are the following:
>> - All nodes and edges are created in their respective machine/driver/test files
>> - The framework starts QEMU and asks for a list of available devices
>>    and machines
>> - The framework walks the graph starting from the available machines and
>>    performs a Depth First Search for tests
>> - Once a test is found, the path is walked again and all drivers are
>>    allocated accordingly and the final interface is passed to the test
>> - The test is executed
>> - Unused objects are cleaned and the path discovery is continued
>>
>> Depending on the QEMU binary used, only some drivers/machines will be available
>> and only test that are reached by them will be executed.
>>
>> This work is being done as Google Summer of Code 2018 project for QEMU,
>> my mentors are Paolo Bonzini and Laurent Vivier.
>> Additional infos on the project can be found at:
>> https://wiki.qemu.org/Features/qtest_driver_framework
> You've likely answered this question somewhere already, but it should be
> answered right here: what does this framework buy us?
>
> I figure the main benefit is running tests in all possible contexts,
> with automated context setup.  Instead, you feed the framework
> declarations of how things are related (the graph stuff described
> above).
You're right, that is the main benefit: running tests in all possible 
contexts, with automated context setup.
Before, tests where basically hard-coded to run on a single 
architecture, or even a single machine type.
Now, qgraph allows this kind of higher level view of the devices and 
their relationships, where tests generally consume an interface that 
hides the underneath implementation (for example, for sdhci-pci device, 
it consumes a "pci-bus", without knowing that the bus can be a pci-pc or 
pci-spapr).

This allows developers to add test without knowing or forcing the 
machine/architecture/additional required devices, they just need to know 
what interface the test can consume (and if not present, implement a 
node representing the device they want to test).
For example, if you look at virtio-9p-test, you can see that the old 
test was just testing "virtio-9p-pci", while using the qgraph I was able 
to add "virtio-9p-device" too, without any additional change to the 
test, improving test coverage.

The other benefit is the automated context setup: as Paolo said once, 
every test basically re-invented the wheel in its own way. Every test 
had a main function, a section where qemu was started with proper 
devices, and a section where everything was cleaned up and shut down. 
Qgraph handles all these operations automatically, so the developer does 
not need to care about that. Just add the test function to the graph, 
and it will take care of running the test with the proper setup.

Of course this requires a minimal knowledge of the graph and the 
relationships you are going to use, since each test will receive 
structures representing device from the other nodes in the graph.
> Taking a step back: your cover letter describes a solution at a high
> level.  That's good.  But it should *first* describe the problem you're
> trying to solve.
Do you think this explanation of the problem is fine?

I am not very experienced with patches, so in case it is, should I 
re-write the cover letter adding the above explanations or is fine like 
this? In case I should do it, should I submit the whole series again?
>> v3:
>> - Minor fixes regarding memory leaks and naming
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito <e.emanuelegiuseppe@gmail.com>