Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/armbru/tags/pull-qapi-2017-05-31' into staging

QAPI patches for 2017-05-31

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* remotes/armbru/tags/pull-qapi-2017-05-31:
  qapi: Reject alternates that can't work with keyval_parse()
  tests/qapi-schema: Avoid 'str' in alternate test cases
  qapi: Document visit_type_any() issues with keyval input
  qobject-input-visitor: Reject non-finite numbers with keyval

Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>

27 files changed, 139 insertions, 87 deletions

diff --git a/include/qapi/visitor.h b/include/qapi/visitor.h
index b0e233df76..4721c39ae3 100644
--- a/include/qapi/visitor.h
+++ b/include/qapi/visitor.h
@@ -607,6 +607,10 @@ void visit_type_number(Visitor *v, const char *name, double *obj,
  * @obj must be non-NULL.  Input visitors set *@obj to the value;
  * other visitors will leave *@obj unchanged.  *@obj must be non-NULL
  * for output visitors.
+ *
+ * Note that some kinds of input can't express arbitrary QObject.
+ * E.g. the visitor returned by qobject_input_visitor_new_keyval()
+ * can't create numbers or booleans, only strings.
  */
 void visit_type_any(Visitor *v, const char *name, QObject **obj, Error **errp);
 
diff --git a/qapi/qobject-input-visitor.c b/qapi/qobject-input-visitor.c
index d0f0002317..eac40f618a 100644
--- a/qapi/qobject-input-visitor.c
+++ b/qapi/qobject-input-visitor.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include <math.h>
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qobject-input-visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor-impl.h"
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ static void qobject_input_type_number_keyval(Visitor *v, const char *name,
 
     errno = 0;
     *obj = strtod(str, &endp);
-    if (errno || endp == str || *endp) {
+    if (errno || endp == str || *endp || !isfinite(*obj)) {
         /* TODO report -ERANGE more nicely */
         error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE,
                    full_name(qiv, name), "number");
diff --git a/scripts/qapi.py b/scripts/qapi.py
index 6c4d554165..b7a25e4759 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -812,11 +812,26 @@ def check_alternate(expr, info):
         if not qtype:
             raise QAPISemError(info, "Alternate '%s' member '%s' cannot use "
                                "type '%s'" % (name, key, value))
-        if qtype in types_seen:
+        conflicting = set([qtype])
+        if qtype == 'QTYPE_QSTRING':
+            enum_expr = enum_types.get(value)
+            if enum_expr:
+                for v in enum_expr['data']:
+                    if v in ['on', 'off']:
+                        conflicting.add('QTYPE_QBOOL')
+                    if re.match(r'[-+0-9.]', v): # lazy, could be tightened
+                        conflicting.add('QTYPE_QINT')
+                        conflicting.add('QTYPE_QFLOAT')
+            else:
+                conflicting.add('QTYPE_QINT')
+                conflicting.add('QTYPE_QFLOAT')
+                conflicting.add('QTYPE_QBOOL')
+        if conflicting & set(types_seen):
             raise QAPISemError(info, "Alternate '%s' member '%s' can't "
                                "be distinguished from member '%s'"
                                % (name, key, types_seen[qtype]))
-        types_seen[qtype] = key
+        for qt in conflicting:
+            types_seen[qt] = key
 
 
 def check_enum(expr, info):
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index 75893838e5..f42f3dfa72 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ qapi-schema += alternate-array.json
 qapi-schema += alternate-base.json
 qapi-schema += alternate-clash.json
 qapi-schema += alternate-conflict-dict.json
+qapi-schema += alternate-conflict-enum-bool.json
+qapi-schema += alternate-conflict-enum-int.json
 qapi-schema += alternate-conflict-string.json
 qapi-schema += alternate-empty.json
 qapi-schema += alternate-nested.json
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-clash.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-clash.json
index 6d73bc527b..9a59b88ced 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-clash.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-clash.json
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # the implicit Alt1Kind enum, we would still have a collision with the
 # resulting C union trying to have two members named 'a_b'.
 { 'alternate': 'Alt1',
-  'data': { 'a-b': 'str', 'a_b': 'int' } }
+  'data': { 'a-b': 'bool', 'a_b': 'int' } }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-dict.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-dict.json
index d566cca816..3d7881279c 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-dict.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-dict.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# we reject alternates with multiple object branches
+# alternate branches of object type conflict with each other
 { 'struct': 'One',
   'data': { 'name': 'str' } }
 { 'struct': 'Two',
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.err b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dfc00242d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.json:4: Alternate 'Alt' member 'two' can't be distinguished from member 'one'
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.exit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d00491fd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.exit
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bff25c3147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# alternate branch of 'enum' type that conflicts with bool
+{ 'enum': 'Enum',
+  'data': [ 'aus', 'off' ] }
+{ 'alternate': 'Alt',
+  'data': { 'one': 'Enum',
+            'two': 'bool' } }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.out b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-bool.out
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.err b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2cc8e7b9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.json:4: Alternate 'Alt' member 'two' can't be distinguished from member 'one'
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.exit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d00491fd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.exit
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..beb428c10b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# alternate branches of 'enum' type that conflicts with numbers
+{ 'enum': 'Enum',
+  'data': [ '1', '2', '3' ] }
+{ 'alternate': 'Alt',
+  'data': { 'one': 'Enum',
+            'two': 'int' } }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.out b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-enum-int.out
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-string.err b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-string.err
index fc523b0879..fe2f188295 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-string.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-string.err
@@ -1 +1 @@
-tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-string.json:4: Alternate 'Alt' member 'two' can't be distinguished from member 'one'
+tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-string.json:2: Alternate 'Alt' member 'two' can't be distinguished from member 'one'
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-string.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-string.json
index 72f04a820a..85adbd4adc 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-string.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-conflict-string.json
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# we reject alternates with multiple string-like branches
-{ 'enum': 'Enum',
-  'data': [ 'hello', 'world' ] }
+# alternate branches of 'str' type conflict with all scalar types
 { 'alternate': 'Alt',
   'data': { 'one': 'str',
-            'two': 'Enum' } }
+            'two': 'int' } }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-nested.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-nested.json
index 8e22186491..f2b9632f75 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-nested.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alternate-nested.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # we reject a nested alternate branch
 { 'alternate': 'Alt1',
-  'data': { 'name': 'str', 'value': 'int' } }
+  'data': { 'name': 'bool', 'value': 'int' } }
 { 'alternate': 'Alt2',
   'data': { 'nested': 'Alt1', 'b': 'bool' } }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/args-alternate.json b/tests/qapi-schema/args-alternate.json
index 69e94d4819..824d69c1d5 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/args-alternate.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/args-alternate.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # we do not allow alternate arguments
-{ 'alternate': 'Alt', 'data': { 'case1': 'int', 'case2': 'str' } }
+{ 'alternate': 'Alt', 'data': { 'case1': 'int', 'case2': 'bool' } }
 { 'command': 'oops', 'data': 'Alt' }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-alternate-member.json b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-alternate-member.json
index 738635ca8f..fa4143da4c 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-alternate-member.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-alternate-member.json
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # @bb: b
 ##
 { 'alternate': 'AorB',
-  'data': { 'a': 'str', 'b': 'int' } }
+  'data': { 'a': 'bool', 'b': 'int' } }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
index 842ea3c5e3..17649c6398 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
@@ -93,19 +93,22 @@
 { 'struct': 'WrapAlternate',
   'data': { 'alt': 'UserDefAlternate' } }
 { 'alternate': 'UserDefAlternate',
-  'data': { 'udfu': 'UserDefFlatUnion', 's': 'str', 'i': 'int' } }
+  'data': { 'udfu': 'UserDefFlatUnion', 'e': 'EnumOne', 'i': 'int' } }
 
 { 'struct': 'UserDefC',
   'data': { 'string1': 'str', 'string2': 'str' } }
 
 # for testing use of 'number' within alternates
-{ 'alternate': 'AltStrBool', 'data': { 's': 'str', 'b': 'bool' } }
-{ 'alternate': 'AltStrNum', 'data': { 's': 'str', 'n': 'number' } }
-{ 'alternate': 'AltNumStr', 'data': { 'n': 'number', 's': 'str' } }
-{ 'alternate': 'AltStrInt', 'data': { 's': 'str', 'i': 'int' } }
+{ 'alternate': 'AltEnumBool', 'data': { 'e': 'EnumOne', 'b': 'bool' } }
+{ 'alternate': 'AltEnumNum', 'data': { 'e': 'EnumOne', 'n': 'number' } }
+{ 'alternate': 'AltNumEnum', 'data': { 'n': 'number', 'e': 'EnumOne' } }
+{ 'alternate': 'AltEnumInt', 'data': { 'e': 'EnumOne', 'i': 'int' } }
 { 'alternate': 'AltIntNum', 'data': { 'i': 'int', 'n': 'number' } }
 { 'alternate': 'AltNumInt', 'data': { 'n': 'number', 'i': 'int' } }
 
+# for testing use of 'str' within alternates
+{ 'alternate': 'AltStrObj', 'data': { 's': 'str', 'o': 'TestStruct' } }
+
 # for testing native lists
 { 'union': 'UserDefNativeListUnion',
   'data': { 'integer': ['int'],
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
index 9d99c4eebb..9f68610dc2 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
-alternate AltIntNum
+alternate AltEnumBool
+    tag type
+    case e: EnumOne
+    case b: bool
+alternate AltEnumInt
     tag type
+    case e: EnumOne
     case i: int
-    case n: number
-alternate AltNumInt
+alternate AltEnumNum
     tag type
+    case e: EnumOne
     case n: number
-    case i: int
-alternate AltNumStr
+alternate AltIntNum
     tag type
+    case i: int
     case n: number
-    case s: str
-alternate AltStrBool
+alternate AltNumEnum
     tag type
-    case s: str
-    case b: bool
-alternate AltStrInt
+    case n: number
+    case e: EnumOne
+alternate AltNumInt
     tag type
-    case s: str
+    case n: number
     case i: int
-alternate AltStrNum
+alternate AltStrObj
     tag type
     case s: str
-    case n: number
+    case o: TestStruct
 event EVENT_A None
    boxed=False
 event EVENT_B None
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ object UserDefA
 alternate UserDefAlternate
     tag type
     case udfu: UserDefFlatUnion
-    case s: str
+    case e: EnumOne
     case i: int
 object UserDefB
     member intb: int optional=False
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/returns-alternate.json b/tests/qapi-schema/returns-alternate.json
index 972390c06b..f87371811b 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/returns-alternate.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/returns-alternate.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # we reject returns if it is an alternate type
-{ 'alternate': 'Alt', 'data': { 'a': 'int', 'b': 'str' } }
+{ 'alternate': 'Alt', 'data': { 'a': 'int', 'b': 'bool' } }
 { 'command': 'oops', 'returns': 'Alt' }
diff --git a/tests/test-clone-visitor.c b/tests/test-clone-visitor.c
index df0c045512..96982163e4 100644
--- a/tests/test-clone-visitor.c
+++ b/tests/test-clone-visitor.c
@@ -42,29 +42,28 @@ static void test_clone_struct(void)
 
 static void test_clone_alternate(void)
 {
-    AltStrBool *b_src, *s_src, *b_dst, *s_dst;
+    AltEnumBool *b_src, *s_src, *b_dst, *s_dst;
 
-    b_src = g_new0(AltStrBool, 1);
+    b_src = g_new0(AltEnumBool, 1);
     b_src->type = QTYPE_QBOOL;
     b_src->u.b = true;
-    s_src = g_new0(AltStrBool, 1);
+    s_src = g_new0(AltEnumBool, 1);
     s_src->type = QTYPE_QSTRING;
-    s_src->u.s = g_strdup("World");
+    s_src->u.e = ENUM_ONE_VALUE1;
 
-    b_dst = QAPI_CLONE(AltStrBool, b_src);
+    b_dst = QAPI_CLONE(AltEnumBool, b_src);
     g_assert(b_dst);
     g_assert_cmpint(b_dst->type, ==, b_src->type);
     g_assert_cmpint(b_dst->u.b, ==, b_src->u.b);
-    s_dst = QAPI_CLONE(AltStrBool, s_src);
+    s_dst = QAPI_CLONE(AltEnumBool, s_src);
     g_assert(s_dst);
     g_assert_cmpint(s_dst->type, ==, s_src->type);
-    g_assert_cmpstr(s_dst->u.s, ==, s_src->u.s);
-    g_assert(s_dst->u.s != s_src->u.s);
+    g_assert_cmpint(s_dst->u.e, ==, s_src->u.e);
 
-    qapi_free_AltStrBool(b_src);
-    qapi_free_AltStrBool(s_src);
-    qapi_free_AltStrBool(b_dst);
-    qapi_free_AltStrBool(s_dst);
+    qapi_free_AltEnumBool(b_src);
+    qapi_free_AltEnumBool(s_src);
+    qapi_free_AltEnumBool(b_dst);
+    qapi_free_AltEnumBool(s_dst);
 }
 
 static void test_clone_native_list(void)
diff --git a/tests/test-keyval.c b/tests/test-keyval.c
index c556b1b117..c3be00524c 100644
--- a/tests/test-keyval.c
+++ b/tests/test-keyval.c
@@ -614,22 +614,26 @@ static void test_keyval_visit_alternate(void)
     Error *err = NULL;
     Visitor *v;
     QDict *qdict;
-    AltNumStr *ans;
+    AltStrObj *aso;
     AltNumInt *ani;
+    AltEnumBool *aeb;
 
     /*
      * Can't do scalar alternate variants other than string.  You get
      * the string variant if there is one, else an error.
+     * TODO make it work for unambiguous cases like AltEnumBool below
      */
-    qdict = keyval_parse("a=1,b=2", NULL, &error_abort);
+    qdict = keyval_parse("a=1,b=2,c=on", NULL, &error_abort);
     v = qobject_input_visitor_new_keyval(QOBJECT(qdict));
     QDECREF(qdict);
     visit_start_struct(v, NULL, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    visit_type_AltNumStr(v, "a", &ans, &error_abort);
-    g_assert_cmpint(ans->type, ==, QTYPE_QSTRING);
-    g_assert_cmpstr(ans->u.s, ==, "1");
-    qapi_free_AltNumStr(ans);
-    visit_type_AltNumInt(v, "a", &ani, &err);
+    visit_type_AltStrObj(v, "a", &aso, &error_abort);
+    g_assert_cmpint(aso->type, ==, QTYPE_QSTRING);
+    g_assert_cmpstr(aso->u.s, ==, "1");
+    qapi_free_AltStrObj(aso);
+    visit_type_AltNumInt(v, "b", &ani, &err);
+    error_free_or_abort(&err);
+    visit_type_AltEnumBool(v, "c", &aeb, &err);
     error_free_or_abort(&err);
     visit_end_struct(v, NULL);
     visit_free(v);
diff --git a/tests/test-qobject-input-visitor.c b/tests/test-qobject-input-visitor.c
index f965743b6e..6b997a177d 100644
--- a/tests/test-qobject-input-visitor.c
+++ b/tests/test-qobject-input-visitor.c
@@ -278,11 +278,17 @@ static void test_visitor_in_number_str_keyval(TestInputVisitorData *data,
 {
     double res = 0, value = 3.14;
     Visitor *v;
+    Error *err = NULL;
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init_full(data, true, "\"3.14\"");
 
     visit_type_number(v, NULL, &res, &error_abort);
     g_assert_cmpfloat(res, ==, value);
+
+    v = visitor_input_test_init_full(data, true, "\"inf\"");
+
+    visit_type_number(v, NULL, &res, &err);
+    error_free_or_abort(&err);
 }
 
 static void test_visitor_in_number_str_fail(TestInputVisitorData *data,
@@ -531,10 +537,10 @@ static void test_visitor_in_alternate(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     g_assert_cmpint(tmp->u.i, ==, 42);
     qapi_free_UserDefAlternate(tmp);
 
-    v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "'string'");
+    v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "'value1'");
     visit_type_UserDefAlternate(v, NULL, &tmp, &error_abort);
     g_assert_cmpint(tmp->type, ==, QTYPE_QSTRING);
-    g_assert_cmpstr(tmp->u.s, ==, "string");
+    g_assert_cmpint(tmp->u.e, ==, ENUM_ONE_VALUE1);
     qapi_free_UserDefAlternate(tmp);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "{'integer':1, 'string':'str', "
@@ -559,10 +565,10 @@ static void test_visitor_in_alternate(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     g_assert_cmpint(wrap->alt->u.i, ==, 42);
     qapi_free_WrapAlternate(wrap);
 
-    v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "{ 'alt': 'string' }");
+    v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "{ 'alt': 'value1' }");
     visit_type_WrapAlternate(v, NULL, &wrap, &error_abort);
     g_assert_cmpint(wrap->alt->type, ==, QTYPE_QSTRING);
-    g_assert_cmpstr(wrap->alt->u.s, ==, "string");
+    g_assert_cmpint(wrap->alt->u.e, ==, ENUM_ONE_VALUE1);
     qapi_free_WrapAlternate(wrap);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "{ 'alt': {'integer':1, 'string':'str', "
@@ -582,37 +588,37 @@ static void test_visitor_in_alternate_number(TestInputVisitorData *data,
 {
     Visitor *v;
     Error *err = NULL;
-    AltStrBool *asb;
-    AltStrNum *asn;
-    AltNumStr *ans;
-    AltStrInt *asi;
+    AltEnumBool *aeb;
+    AltEnumNum *aen;
+    AltNumEnum *ans;
+    AltEnumInt *asi;
     AltIntNum *ain;
     AltNumInt *ani;
 
     /* Parsing an int */
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "42");
-    visit_type_AltStrBool(v, NULL, &asb, &err);
+    visit_type_AltEnumBool(v, NULL, &aeb, &err);
     error_free_or_abort(&err);
-    qapi_free_AltStrBool(asb);
+    qapi_free_AltEnumBool(aeb);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "42");
-    visit_type_AltStrNum(v, NULL, &asn, &error_abort);
-    g_assert_cmpint(asn->type, ==, QTYPE_QFLOAT);
-    g_assert_cmpfloat(asn->u.n, ==, 42);
-    qapi_free_AltStrNum(asn);
+    visit_type_AltEnumNum(v, NULL, &aen, &error_abort);
+    g_assert_cmpint(aen->type, ==, QTYPE_QFLOAT);
+    g_assert_cmpfloat(aen->u.n, ==, 42);
+    qapi_free_AltEnumNum(aen);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "42");
-    visit_type_AltNumStr(v, NULL, &ans, &error_abort);
+    visit_type_AltNumEnum(v, NULL, &ans, &error_abort);
     g_assert_cmpint(ans->type, ==, QTYPE_QFLOAT);
     g_assert_cmpfloat(ans->u.n, ==, 42);
-    qapi_free_AltNumStr(ans);
+    qapi_free_AltNumEnum(ans);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "42");
-    visit_type_AltStrInt(v, NULL, &asi, &error_abort);
+    visit_type_AltEnumInt(v, NULL, &asi, &error_abort);
     g_assert_cmpint(asi->type, ==, QTYPE_QINT);
     g_assert_cmpint(asi->u.i, ==, 42);
-    qapi_free_AltStrInt(asi);
+    qapi_free_AltEnumInt(asi);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "42");
     visit_type_AltIntNum(v, NULL, &ain, &error_abort);
@@ -629,26 +635,26 @@ static void test_visitor_in_alternate_number(TestInputVisitorData *data,
     /* Parsing a double */
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "42.5");
-    visit_type_AltStrBool(v, NULL, &asb, &err);
+    visit_type_AltEnumBool(v, NULL, &aeb, &err);
     error_free_or_abort(&err);
-    qapi_free_AltStrBool(asb);
+    qapi_free_AltEnumBool(aeb);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "42.5");
-    visit_type_AltStrNum(v, NULL, &asn, &error_abort);
-    g_assert_cmpint(asn->type, ==, QTYPE_QFLOAT);
-    g_assert_cmpfloat(asn->u.n, ==, 42.5);
-    qapi_free_AltStrNum(asn);
+    visit_type_AltEnumNum(v, NULL, &aen, &error_abort);
+    g_assert_cmpint(aen->type, ==, QTYPE_QFLOAT);
+    g_assert_cmpfloat(aen->u.n, ==, 42.5);
+    qapi_free_AltEnumNum(aen);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "42.5");
-    visit_type_AltNumStr(v, NULL, &ans, &error_abort);
+    visit_type_AltNumEnum(v, NULL, &ans, &error_abort);
     g_assert_cmpint(ans->type, ==, QTYPE_QFLOAT);
     g_assert_cmpfloat(ans->u.n, ==, 42.5);
-    qapi_free_AltNumStr(ans);
+    qapi_free_AltNumEnum(ans);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "42.5");
-    visit_type_AltStrInt(v, NULL, &asi, &err);
+    visit_type_AltEnumInt(v, NULL, &asi, &err);
     error_free_or_abort(&err);
-    qapi_free_AltStrInt(asi);
+    qapi_free_AltEnumInt(asi);
 
     v = visitor_input_test_init(data, "42.5");
     visit_type_AltIntNum(v, NULL, &ain, &error_abort);
diff --git a/tests/test-qobject-output-visitor.c b/tests/test-qobject-output-visitor.c
index 94b9518e40..4e8fdf1397 100644
--- a/tests/test-qobject-output-visitor.c
+++ b/tests/test-qobject-output-visitor.c
@@ -406,12 +406,12 @@ static void test_visitor_out_alternate(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
     visitor_reset(data);
     tmp = g_new0(UserDefAlternate, 1);
     tmp->type = QTYPE_QSTRING;
-    tmp->u.s = g_strdup("hello");
+    tmp->u.e = ENUM_ONE_VALUE1;
 
     visit_type_UserDefAlternate(data->ov, NULL, &tmp, &error_abort);
     qstr = qobject_to_qstring(visitor_get(data));
     g_assert(qstr);
-    g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_str(qstr), ==, "hello");
+    g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_str(qstr), ==, "value1");
 
     qapi_free_UserDefAlternate(tmp);
 
diff --git a/util/keyval.c b/util/keyval.c
index 93d5db6b59..7dbda62305 100644
--- a/util/keyval.c
+++ b/util/keyval.c
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@
  * denote numbers, true, false or null.  The special QObject input
  * visitor returned by qobject_input_visitor_new_keyval() mostly hides
  * this by automatically converting strings to the type the visitor
- * expects.  Breaks down for alternate types and type 'any', where the
- * visitor's expectation isn't clear.  Code visiting such types needs
- * to do the conversion itself, but only when using this keyval
- * visitor.  Awkward.  Alternate types without a string member don't
- * work at all.
+ * expects.  Breaks down for type 'any', where the visitor's
+ * expectation isn't clear.  Code visiting 'any' needs to do the
+ * conversion itself, but only when using this keyval visitor.
+ * Awkward.  Note that we carefully restrict alternate types to avoid
+ * similar ambiguity.
  *
  * Additional syntax for use with an implied key:
  *