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Re: [PATCH] char: rename CharBackend->CharFrontend



On Tue, 21 Oct 2025, marcandre.lureau@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
From: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@xxxxxxxxxx>

The actual backend is "Chardev", CharBackend is the frontend side of it,
let's rename it for readability.

Signed-off-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
chardev/chardev-internal.h           |  12 +-
include/chardev/char-fe.h            |  67 +++++----
include/chardev/char.h               |   4 +-
include/hw/char/avr_usart.h          |   2 +-
include/hw/char/bcm2835_aux.h        |   2 +-
include/hw/char/cadence_uart.h       |   2 +-
include/hw/char/cmsdk-apb-uart.h     |   2 +-
include/hw/char/digic-uart.h         |   2 +-
include/hw/char/escc.h               |   2 +-
include/hw/char/goldfish_tty.h       |   2 +-
include/hw/char/ibex_uart.h          |   2 +-
include/hw/char/imx_serial.h         |   2 +-
include/hw/char/max78000_uart.h      |   2 +-
include/hw/char/nrf51_uart.h         |   2 +-
include/hw/char/parallel.h           |   2 +-
include/hw/char/pl011.h              |   2 +-
include/hw/char/renesas_sci.h        |   2 +-
include/hw/char/riscv_htif.h         |   2 +-
include/hw/char/serial.h             |   2 +-
include/hw/char/shakti_uart.h        |   2 +-
include/hw/char/sifive_uart.h        |   2 +-
include/hw/char/stm32f2xx_usart.h    |   2 +-
include/hw/char/stm32l4x5_usart.h    |   2 +-
include/hw/misc/ivshmem-flat.h       |   2 +-
include/hw/qdev-properties-system.h  |   2 +-
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.h  |   2 +-
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-blk.h   |   2 +-
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.h    |   2 +-
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-scmi.h  |   2 +-
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.h |   2 +-
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h       |   8 +-
include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h       |   2 +-
include/hw/virtio/virtio-scsi.h      |   2 +-
include/system/qtest.h               |   4 +-
include/system/vhost-user-backend.h  |   2 +-
monitor/monitor-internal.h           |   2 +-
backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c      |   2 +-
backends/rng-egd.c                   |   2 +-
backends/tpm/tpm_emulator.c          |   4 +-
chardev/char-fe.c                    | 142 +++++++++----------
chardev/char-hub.c                   |  18 +--
chardev/char-mux.c                   |  40 +++---
chardev/char.c                       |   8 +-
gdbstub/system.c                     |   2 +-
hw/arm/strongarm.c                   |   2 +-
hw/char/debugcon.c                   |   2 +-
hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c            |   2 +-
hw/char/grlib_apbuart.c              |   2 +-
hw/char/ipoctal232.c                 |   2 +-
hw/char/mcf_uart.c                   |   2 +-
hw/char/sclpconsole-lm.c             |   2 +-
hw/char/sclpconsole.c                |   2 +-
hw/char/sh_serial.c                  |   2 +-
hw/char/spapr_vty.c                  |   2 +-
hw/char/terminal3270.c               |   2 +-
hw/char/virtio-console.c             |   2 +-
hw/char/xen_console.c                |   2 +-
hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c            |   2 +-
hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c     |  16 +--
hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c            |   2 +-
hw/mips/boston.c                     |   2 +-
hw/mips/malta.c                      |   2 +-
hw/misc/ivshmem-pci.c                |   2 +-
hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c                  |   2 +-
hw/riscv/riscv_hart.c                |   2 +-
hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c          |   2 +-
hw/usb/dev-serial.c                  |   2 +-
hw/usb/redirect.c                    |   2 +-
hw/virtio/vhost-stub.c               |   2 +-
hw/virtio/vhost-user.c               |  20 +--
net/colo-compare.c                   |  10 +-
net/filter-mirror.c                  |   4 +-
net/passt.c                          |   2 +-
net/slirp.c                          |   2 +-
net/vhost-user.c                     |   2 +-
semihosting/console.c                |   6 +-
system/qtest.c                       |  20 +--
target/hppa/sys_helper.c             |   2 +-
target/xtensa/xtensa-semi.c          |   2 +-
tests/qtest/vhost-user-test.c        |  16 +--
tests/unit/test-char.c               | 198 +++++++++++++--------------
tests/unit/test-yank.c               |  12 +-
rust/bindings/src/lib.rs             |   4 +-
rust/chardev/src/bindings.rs         |   6 +-
rust/chardev/src/chardev.rs          |  26 ++--
rust/hw/char/pl011/src/device.rs     |  12 +-
rust/hw/core/src/qdev.rs             |   2 +-
87 files changed, 392 insertions(+), 393 deletions(-)

diff --git a/chardev/chardev-internal.h b/chardev/chardev-internal.h
index 9752dd75f7..8ea10414ab 100644
--- a/chardev/chardev-internal.h
+++ b/chardev/chardev-internal.h
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
struct MuxChardev {
    Chardev parent;
    /* Linked frontends */
-    CharBackend *backends[MAX_MUX];
-    /* Linked backend */
-    CharBackend chr;
+    CharFrontend *frontends[MAX_MUX];
+    /* frontend of the underlying muxed chardev */
+    CharFrontend chr;
    unsigned long mux_bitset;
    int focus;
    bool term_got_escape;
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ typedef struct HubCharBackend HubCharBackend;
 * `hub->backends` array
 */
struct HubCharBackend {
-    HubChardev   *hub;
-    CharBackend  be;
+    HubChardev *hub;
+    CharFrontend fe;
    unsigned int be_ind;
};

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ DECLARE_INSTANCE_CHECKER(HubChardev, HUB_CHARDEV,
#define CHARDEV_IS_HUB(chr)                                \
    object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(chr), TYPE_CHARDEV_HUB)

-bool mux_chr_attach_frontend(MuxChardev *d, CharBackend *b,
+bool mux_chr_attach_frontend(MuxChardev *d, CharFrontend *c,
                             unsigned int *tag, Error **errp);
bool mux_chr_detach_frontend(MuxChardev *d, unsigned int tag);
void mux_set_focus(Chardev *chr, unsigned int focus);
diff --git a/include/chardev/char-fe.h b/include/chardev/char-fe.h
index 8ef05b3dd0..cb28692f38 100644
--- a/include/chardev/char-fe.h
+++ b/include/chardev/char-fe.h
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ typedef void IOEventHandler(void *opaque, QEMUChrEvent event);
typedef int BackendChangeHandler(void *opaque);

/**
- * struct CharBackend - back end as seen by front end
+ * struct CharFrontend - back end as seen by front end

I stopped here, haven't read the rest of the patch but the above comment seems to become inconsistent. Which is the front end and back end now?

Regards,
BALATON Zoltan

 


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