qom: use object_resolve_path_type for links

This allows to restrict partial matches to objects of the expected
type.  It will let people use bare names to reference drives
even though their name might be the same as a device's (e.g.
-drive id=hd0,if=none,... -device ...,drive=hd0,id=hd0).

As a useful byproduct, this fixes a problem with links of interface
type.  When a link property's type is an interface, the code expects
the implementation object (not the parent object) to be stored in the
variable.  The parent object does not contain the right vtable.

Reviewed-by: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>

3 files changed, 24 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/qerror.c b/qerror.c
index 3d179c87ea..8e6efafe00 100644
--- a/qerror.c
+++ b/qerror.c
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ static const QErrorStringTable qerror_table[] = {
         .desc      = "Could not add client",
     },
     {
+        .error_fmt = QERR_AMBIGUOUS_PATH,
+        .desc      = "Path '%(path)' does not uniquely identify a %(object)"
+    },
+    {
         .error_fmt = QERR_BAD_BUS_FOR_DEVICE,
         .desc      = "Device '%(device)' can't go on a %(bad_bus_type) bus",
     },
diff --git a/qerror.h b/qerror.h
index 8c36ddb7e1..e8718bfbab 100644
--- a/qerror.h
+++ b/qerror.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ QError *qobject_to_qerror(const QObject *obj);
 #define QERR_ADD_CLIENT_FAILED \
     "{ 'class': 'AddClientFailed', 'data': {} }"
 
+#define QERR_AMBIGUOUS_PATH \
+    "{ 'class': 'AmbiguousPath', 'data': { 'path': %s } }"
+
 #define QERR_BAD_BUS_FOR_DEVICE \
     "{ 'class': 'BadBusForDevice', 'data': { 'device': %s, 'bad_bus_type': %s } }"
 
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index ea0efc662a..2bd15b81b2 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ static void object_set_link_property(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     bool ambiguous = false;
     const char *type;
     char *path;
+    gchar *target_type;
 
     type = object_property_get_type(obj, name, NULL);
 
@@ -847,28 +848,30 @@ static void object_set_link_property(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
 
     if (*child) {
         object_unref(*child);
+        *child = NULL;
     }
 
     if (strcmp(path, "") != 0) {
         Object *target;
 
-        target = object_resolve_path(path, &ambiguous);
-        if (target) {
-            /* Go from link<FOO> to FOO.  */
-            gchar *target_type = g_strndup(&type[5], strlen(type) - 6);
-            if (object_dynamic_cast(target, target_type)) {
-                object_ref(target);
-                *child = target;
-            } else {
-                error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name, type);
-            }
+        /* Go from link<FOO> to FOO.  */
+        target_type = g_strndup(&type[5], strlen(type) - 6);
+        target = object_resolve_path_type(path, target_type, &ambiguous);
 
-            g_free(target_type);
+        if (ambiguous) {
+            error_set(errp, QERR_AMBIGUOUS_PATH, path);
+        } else if (target) {
+            object_ref(target);
+            *child = target;
         } else {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, path);
+            target = object_resolve_path(path, &ambiguous);
+            if (target || ambiguous) {
+                error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name, target_type);
+            } else {
+                error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, path);
+            }
         }
-    } else {
-        *child = NULL;
+        g_free(target_type);
     }
 
     g_free(path);