Virtualization - Dec 2018 - [Spice-devel] [PATCH] drm/qxl: use qxl_num_crtc directly

On Thu, Dec 06, 2018 at 05:59:25AM -0500, Frediano Ziglio
wrote:
> > 
> > Just use qxl_num_crtc directly everywhere instead of using
> > qdev->monitors_config->max_allowed.  Drops pointless indirection
> > and also is less confusing.
> > 
> 
> To me is MORE confusing, why comparing number of something with
> another number? Previously code was comparing number of monitors
> with number of monitors, not number of CRTs with number of
> monitors.
Yes, spice/qxl and drm/kms use slightly different terminology.

drm crtc == qxl monitor.
drm framebuffer == qxl surface.

You need to know that anyway when looking at the qxl ksm code.  We
have function names like qxl_crtc_update_monitors_config().  I fail
to see why that is a problem ...

cheers,
  Gerd