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1 /*
2  * QEMU Error Objects
3  *
4  * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
5  * Copyright (C) 2011-2015 Red Hat, Inc.
6  *
7  * Authors:
8  *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
9  *  Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
10  *
11  * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.  See
12  * the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
13  */
14 
15 /*
16  * Error reporting system loosely patterned after Glib's GError.
17  *
18  * Create an error:
19  *     error_setg(&err, "situation normal, all fouled up");
20  *
21  * Create an error and add additional explanation:
22  *     error_setg(&err, "invalid quark");
23  *     error_append_hint(&err, "Valid quarks are up, down, strange, "
24  *                       "charm, top, bottom.\n");
25  *
26  * Do *not* contract this to
27  *     error_setg(&err, "invalid quark\n"
28  *                "Valid quarks are up, down, strange, charm, top, bottom.");
29  *
30  * Report an error to the current monitor if we have one, else stderr:
31  *     error_report_err(err);
32  * This frees the error object.
33  *
34  * Likewise, but with additional text prepended:
35  *     error_reportf_err(err, "Could not frobnicate '%s': ", name);
36  *
37  * Report an error somewhere else:
38  *     const char *msg = error_get_pretty(err);
39  *     do with msg what needs to be done...
40  *     error_free(err);
41  * Note that this loses hints added with error_append_hint().
42  *
43  * Handle an error without reporting it (just for completeness):
44  *     error_free(err);
45  *
46  * Assert that an expected error occurred, but clean it up without
47  * reporting it (primarily useful in testsuites):
48  *     error_free_or_abort(&err);
49  *
50  * Pass an existing error to the caller:
51  *     error_propagate(errp, err);
52  * where Error **errp is a parameter, by convention the last one.
53  *
54  * Pass an existing error to the caller with the message modified:
55  *     error_propagate_prepend(errp, err);
56  *
57  * Avoid
58  *     error_propagate(errp, err);
59  *     error_prepend(errp, "Could not frobnicate '%s': ", name);
60  * because this fails to prepend when @errp is &error_fatal.
61  *
62  * Create a new error and pass it to the caller:
63  *     error_setg(errp, "situation normal, all fouled up");
64  *
65  * Call a function and receive an error from it:
66  *     Error *err = NULL;
67  *     foo(arg, &err);
68  *     if (err) {
69  *         handle the error...
70  *     }
71  *
72  * Call a function ignoring errors:
73  *     foo(arg, NULL);
74  *
75  * Call a function aborting on errors:
76  *     foo(arg, &error_abort);
77  *
78  * Call a function treating errors as fatal:
79  *     foo(arg, &error_fatal);
80  *
81  * Receive an error and pass it on to the caller:
82  *     Error *err = NULL;
83  *     foo(arg, &err);
84  *     if (err) {
85  *         handle the error...
86  *         error_propagate(errp, err);
87  *     }
88  * where Error **errp is a parameter, by convention the last one.
89  *
90  * Do *not* "optimize" this to
91  *     foo(arg, errp);
92  *     if (*errp) { // WRONG!
93  *         handle the error...
94  *     }
95  * because errp may be NULL!
96  *
97  * But when all you do with the error is pass it on, please use
98  *     foo(arg, errp);
99  * for readability.
100  *
101  * Receive and accumulate multiple errors (first one wins):
102  *     Error *err = NULL, *local_err = NULL;
103  *     foo(arg, &err);
104  *     bar(arg, &local_err);
105  *     error_propagate(&err, local_err);
106  *     if (err) {
107  *         handle the error...
108  *     }
109  *
110  * Do *not* "optimize" this to
111  *     foo(arg, &err);
112  *     bar(arg, &err); // WRONG!
113  *     if (err) {
114  *         handle the error...
115  *     }
116  * because this may pass a non-null err to bar().
117  */
118 
119 #ifndef ERROR_H
120 #define ERROR_H
121 
122 #include "qapi/qapi-types-error.h"
123 
124 /*
125  * Overall category of an error.
126  * Based on the qapi type QapiErrorClass, but reproduced here for nicer
127  * enum names.
128  */
129 typedef enum ErrorClass {
130     ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_GENERICERROR,
131     ERROR_CLASS_COMMAND_NOT_FOUND = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_COMMANDNOTFOUND,
132     ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_ACTIVE = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_DEVICENOTACTIVE,
133     ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_DEVICENOTFOUND,
134     ERROR_CLASS_KVM_MISSING_CAP = QAPI_ERROR_CLASS_KVMMISSINGCAP,
135 } ErrorClass;
136 
137 /*
138  * Get @err's human-readable error message.
139  */
140 const char *error_get_pretty(const Error *err);
141 
142 /*
143  * Get @err's error class.
144  * Note: use of error classes other than ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR is
145  * strongly discouraged.
146  */
147 ErrorClass error_get_class(const Error *err);
148 
149 /*
150  * Create a new error object and assign it to *@errp.
151  * If @errp is NULL, the error is ignored.  Don't bother creating one
152  * then.
153  * If @errp is &error_abort, print a suitable message and abort().
154  * If @errp is &error_fatal, print a suitable message and exit(1).
155  * If @errp is anything else, *@errp must be NULL.
156  * The new error's class is ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, and its
157  * human-readable error message is made from printf-style @fmt, ...
158  * The resulting message should be a single phrase, with no newline or
159  * trailing punctuation.
160  * Please don't error_setg(&error_fatal, ...), use error_report() and
161  * exit(), because that's more obvious.
162  * Likewise, don't error_setg(&error_abort, ...), use assert().
163  */
164 #define error_setg(errp, fmt, ...)                              \
165     error_setg_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,   \
166                         (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
167 void error_setg_internal(Error **errp,
168                          const char *src, int line, const char *func,
169                          const char *fmt, ...)
170     GCC_FMT_ATTR(5, 6);
171 
172 /*
173  * Just like error_setg(), with @os_error info added to the message.
174  * If @os_error is non-zero, ": " + strerror(os_error) is appended to
175  * the human-readable error message.
176  *
177  * The value of errno (which usually can get clobbered by almost any
178  * function call) will be preserved.
179  */
180 #define error_setg_errno(errp, os_error, fmt, ...)                      \
181     error_setg_errno_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,     \
182                               (os_error), (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
183 void error_setg_errno_internal(Error **errp,
184                                const char *fname, int line, const char *func,
185                                int os_error, const char *fmt, ...)
186     GCC_FMT_ATTR(6, 7);
187 
188 #ifdef _WIN32
189 /*
190  * Just like error_setg(), with @win32_error info added to the message.
191  * If @win32_error is non-zero, ": " + g_win32_error_message(win32_err)
192  * is appended to the human-readable error message.
193  */
194 #define error_setg_win32(errp, win32_err, fmt, ...)                     \
195     error_setg_win32_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,     \
196                               (win32_err), (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
197 void error_setg_win32_internal(Error **errp,
198                                const char *src, int line, const char *func,
199                                int win32_err, const char *fmt, ...)
200     GCC_FMT_ATTR(6, 7);
201 #endif
202 
203 /*
204  * Propagate error object (if any) from @local_err to @dst_errp.
205  * If @local_err is NULL, do nothing (because there's nothing to
206  * propagate).
207  * Else, if @dst_errp is NULL, errors are being ignored.  Free the
208  * error object.
209  * Else, if @dst_errp is &error_abort, print a suitable message and
210  * abort().
211  * Else, if @dst_errp is &error_fatal, print a suitable message and
212  * exit(1).
213  * Else, if @dst_errp already contains an error, ignore this one: free
214  * the error object.
215  * Else, move the error object from @local_err to *@dst_errp.
216  * On return, @local_err is invalid.
217  * Please don't error_propagate(&error_fatal, ...), use
218  * error_report_err() and exit(), because that's more obvious.
219  */
220 void error_propagate(Error **dst_errp, Error *local_err);
221 
222 
223 /*
224  * Propagate error object (if any) with some text prepended.
225  * Behaves like
226  *     error_prepend(&local_err, fmt, ...);
227  *     error_propagate(dst_errp, local_err);
228  */
229 void error_propagate_prepend(Error **dst_errp, Error *local_err,
230                              const char *fmt, ...);
231 
232 /*
233  * Prepend some text to @errp's human-readable error message.
234  * The text is made by formatting @fmt, @ap like vprintf().
235  */
236 void error_vprepend(Error **errp, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
237 
238 /*
239  * Prepend some text to @errp's human-readable error message.
240  * The text is made by formatting @fmt, ... like printf().
241  */
242 void error_prepend(Error **errp, const char *fmt, ...)
243     GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
244 
245 /*
246  * Append a printf-style human-readable explanation to an existing error.
247  * If the error is later reported to a human user with
248  * error_report_err() or warn_report_err(), the hints will be shown,
249  * too.  If it's reported via QMP, the hints will be ignored.
250  * Intended use is adding helpful hints on the human user interface,
251  * e.g. a list of valid values.  It's not for clarifying a confusing
252  * error message.
253  * @errp may be NULL, but not &error_fatal or &error_abort.
254  * Trivially the case if you call it only after error_setg() or
255  * error_propagate().
256  * May be called multiple times.  The resulting hint should end with a
257  * newline.
258  */
259 void error_append_hint(Error **errp, const char *fmt, ...)
260     GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
261 
262 /*
263  * Convenience function to report open() failure.
264  */
265 #define error_setg_file_open(errp, os_errno, filename)                  \
266     error_setg_file_open_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, \
267                                   (os_errno), (filename))
268 void error_setg_file_open_internal(Error **errp,
269                                    const char *src, int line, const char *func,
270                                    int os_errno, const char *filename);
271 
272 /*
273  * Return an exact copy of @err.
274  */
275 Error *error_copy(const Error *err);
276 
277 /*
278  * Free @err.
279  * @err may be NULL.
280  */
281 void error_free(Error *err);
282 
283 /*
284  * Convenience function to assert that *@errp is set, then silently free it.
285  */
286 void error_free_or_abort(Error **errp);
287 
288 /*
289  * Convenience function to warn_report() and free @err.
290  * The report includes hints added with error_append_hint().
291  */
292 void warn_report_err(Error *err);
293 
294 /*
295  * Convenience function to error_report() and free @err.
296  * The report includes hints added with error_append_hint().
297  */
298 void error_report_err(Error *err);
299 
300 /*
301  * Convenience function to error_prepend(), warn_report() and free @err.
302  */
303 void warn_reportf_err(Error *err, const char *fmt, ...)
304     GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
305 
306 /*
307  * Convenience function to error_prepend(), error_report() and free @err.
308  */
309 void error_reportf_err(Error *err, const char *fmt, ...)
310     GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
311 
312 /*
313  * Just like error_setg(), except you get to specify the error class.
314  * Note: use of error classes other than ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR is
315  * strongly discouraged.
316  */
317 #define error_set(errp, err_class, fmt, ...)                    \
318     error_set_internal((errp), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,    \
319                        (err_class), (fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__)
320 void error_set_internal(Error **errp,
321                         const char *src, int line, const char *func,
322                         ErrorClass err_class, const char *fmt, ...)
323     GCC_FMT_ATTR(6, 7);
324 
325 /*
326  * Special error destination to abort on error.
327  * See error_setg() and error_propagate() for details.
328  */
329 extern Error *error_abort;
330 
331 /*
332  * Special error destination to exit(1) on error.
333  * See error_setg() and error_propagate() for details.
334  */
335 extern Error *error_fatal;
336 
337 #endif
338