Re: [PATCH v2 07/53] qom: add qapi_type field to ObjectProperty

Hi

On Fri, Aug 7, 2026 at 1:16 PM Markus Armbruster <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Marc-André Lureau <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > Add a const pointer to QAPITypeInfo in ObjectProperty. NULL for legacy
> > properties, set by new QAPI-aware registration wrappers.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Marc-André Lureau <[email protected]>
>
> "Legacy properties" is mildly confusing if you've been around long
> enough.  They're gone since commit a61383f7ab (qdev: Legacy properties
> are now unused internally, drop, 2025-10-22).  I'd avoid the term.
>
> I believe the new pointer is always null for now.  It will be non-null
> for properties created in new, QAPI-aware ways.
>
> What about something like
>
>   Add a const pointer to QAPITypeInfo in ObjectProperty. NULL for now,
>   but future patches will add means to make it non-null. The
>   QAPITypeInfo will then be used by QOM introspection to tie the
>   property to a QAPI type.

adjusted, thanks