* Juan Quintela (quint...@redhat.com) wrote: > "Dr. David Alan Gilbert (git)" <dgilb...@redhat.com> wrote: > > From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <dgilb...@redhat.com> > > > > qemu_get_buffer always copies the data it reads to a users buffer, > > however in many cases the file buffer inside qemu_file could be given > > back to the caller, avoiding the copy. This isn't always possible > > depending on the size and alignment of the data. > > > > Thus 'qemu_get_buffer_less_copy' either copies the data to a supplied > > buffer or updates a pointer to the internal buffer if convenient. > > > > Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilb...@redhat.com> > > Reviewed-by: Juan Quintela <quint...@redhat.com> > > I don't know still where this function is used, but function is correct. > > Can I suggest to change th ename to: > > qemu_get_buffer_in_place()? > > less_copy sounds ambigous to me :p
Changed. Dave -- Dr. David Alan Gilbert / dgilb...@redhat.com / Manchester, UK