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| author | Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> | 2014-06-11 12:42:01 +0200 |
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| committer | Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> | 2014-08-18 12:06:20 +0200 |
| commit | d8d95814609e89e5438a3318a647ec322fc4ff16 (patch) | |
| tree | a3f5cd4ff75d6488f0b00968cd7ed5c3a8df2c0b /docs | |
| parent | e3fb0ade83420a86464ee50c71f2daf5641cab10 (diff) | |
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memory: convert memory_region_destroy to object_unparent
Explicitly call object_unparent in the few places where we
will re-create the memory region. If the memory region is
simply being destroyed as part of device teardown, let QOM
handle it.
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/memory.txt | 15 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/docs/memory.txt b/docs/memory.txt index 5bdbdb3..b12f1f0 100644 --- a/docs/memory.txt +++ b/docs/memory.txt @@ -74,11 +74,16 @@ Region lifecycle ---------------- A region is created by one of the constructor functions (memory_region_init*()) -and destroyed by the destructor (memory_region_destroy()). In between, -a region can be added to an address space by using memory_region_add_subregion() -and removed using memory_region_del_subregion(). Region attributes may be -changed at any point; they take effect once the region becomes exposed to the -guest. +and attached to an object. It is then destroyed by object_unparent() or simply +when the parent object dies. + +In between, a region can be added to an address space +by using memory_region_add_subregion() and removed using +memory_region_del_subregion(). Destroying the region implicitly +removes the region from the address space. + +Region attributes may be changed at any point; they take effect once +the region becomes exposed to the guest. Overlapping regions and priority -------------------------------- |