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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/common.py b/scripts/qapi/common.py
index d0d997f31c..a4cf41f13e 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/common.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/common.py
@@ -724,11 +724,8 @@ def check_name_str(name, info, source,
global valid_name
membername = name
- if name.startswith('*'):
+ if allow_optional and name.startswith('*'):
membername = name[1:]
- if not allow_optional:
- raise QAPISemError(info, "%s does not allow optional name '%s'"
- % (source, name))
# Enum members can start with a digit, because the generated C
# code always prefixes it with the enum name
if enum_member and membername[0].isdigit():
@@ -741,6 +738,7 @@ def check_name_str(name, info, source,
if not permit_upper and name.lower() != name:
raise QAPISemError(
info, "%s uses uppercase in name '%s'" % (source, name))
+ assert not membername.startswith('*')
def add_name(name, info, meta):