[Libguestfs] [libnbd PATCH v2 07/12] api: Make nbd_opt_list_meta_context stateless

[Eric Blake]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 09:39:23AM -0500, Eric Blake wrote:
> Since NBD_OPT_LIST_META_CONTEXTS is stateless from the server's point
> of view, there is no reason to make it clear state on the client's
> side.  Since we do not otherwise modify h->meta_contexts while
> processing nbd_opt_list_meta_contexts(), we also should not wipe it;
> similarly, while clearing h->exportsize makes sense if we know we are
> going to attempt NBD_OPT_INFO or NBD_OPT_GO, it should not be
> attempted merely because we are doing NBD_OPT_LIST_META_CONTEXTS.
> 
> Testsuite coverage for this is in the next patch, for ease of review
> (that is, this is one case where it is easy to swap the patch order to
> see a failure fixed by this patch).
> ---
>  generator/states-newstyle-opt-meta-context.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Given the review comments on 3/12, I'm thinking of squashing in:

diff --git c/generator/states-newstyle-opt-go.c w/generator/states-newstyle-opt-go.c
index 1ca5f099..9b05bec1 100644
--- c/generator/states-newstyle-opt-go.c
+++ w/generator/states-newstyle-opt-go.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ STATE_MACHINE {
  NEWSTYLE.OPT_GO.START:
   uint16_t nrinfos = 0;

+  nbd_internal_reset_size_and_flags (h);
   if (h->request_block_size)
     nrinfos++;
   if (h->full_info)
diff --git c/generator/states-newstyle-opt-meta-context.c w/generator/states-newstyle-opt-meta-context.c
index 3e66b106..6149d61d 100644
--- c/generator/states-newstyle-opt-meta-context.c
+++ w/generator/states-newstyle-opt-meta-context.c
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ STATE_MACHINE {
    *   nbd_opt_list_meta_context()
    *     -> unconditionally use LIST, next state NEGOTIATING
    *
-   * For now, we start by unconditionally clearing h->exportsize and friends.
    * If SET is conditional, we skip it if h->request_meta is false, if
    * structured replies were not negotiated, or if no contexts to request.
    * If OPT_GO is later successful, it populates h->exportsize and friends,
    * and also sets h->meta_valid if h->request_meta but we skipped SET here.
-   * SET then manipulates h->meta_contexts, and sets h->meta_valid on success.
+   * SET then manipulates h->meta_contexts, and sets h->meta_valid on
+   * success, while LIST is stateless.
    * There is a callback if and only if the command is unconditional.
    */
   assert (h->gflags & LIBNBD_HANDSHAKE_FLAG_FIXED_NEWSTYLE);
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ STATE_MACHINE {
   else {
     assert (CALLBACK_IS_NULL (h->opt_cb.fn.context));
     opt = NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT;
-    nbd_internal_reset_size_and_flags (h);
     if (h->request_meta) {
       for (i = 0; i < h->meta_contexts.len; ++i)
         free (h->meta_contexts.ptr[i].name);


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