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[qemu-xen master] util/qemu-option: Document the get_opt_value() function



commit 8f4d9555823636c329cb40afc6f36969ec5d35e4
Author:     Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Mon Jun 29 09:08:58 2020 +0200
Commit:     Laurent Vivier <laurent@xxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Tue Jul 7 12:38:50 2020 +0200

    util/qemu-option: Document the get_opt_value() function
    
    Coverity noticed commit 950c4e6c94 introduced a dereference before
    null check in get_opt_value (CID1391003):
    
      In get_opt_value: All paths that lead to this null pointer
      comparison already dereference the pointer earlier (CWE-476)
    
    We fixed this in commit 6e3ad3f0e31, but relaxed the check in commit
    0c2f6e7ee99 because "No callers of get_opt_value() pass in a NULL
    for the 'value' parameter".
    
    Since this function is publicly exposed, it risks new users to do
    the same error again. Avoid that documenting the 'value' argument
    must not be NULL.
    
    Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@xxxxxxxxxx>
    Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@xxxxxxxxxx>
    Message-Id: <20200629070858.19850-1-philmd@xxxxxxxxxx>
    Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <laurent@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/qemu/option.h | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/qemu/option.h b/include/qemu/option.h
index eb4097889d..ac50d25774 100644
--- a/include/qemu/option.h
+++ b/include/qemu/option.h
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@
 
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 
+/**
+ * get_opt_value
+ * @p: a pointer to the option name, delimited by commas
+ * @value: a non-NULL pointer that will received the delimited options
+ *
+ * The @value char pointer will be allocated and filled with
+ * the delimited options.
+ *
+ * Returns the position of the comma delimiter/zero byte after the
+ * option name in @p.
+ * The memory pointer in @value must be released with a call to g_free()
+ * when no longer required.
+ */
 const char *get_opt_value(const char *p, char **value);
 
 void parse_option_size(const char *name, const char *value,
--
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