QAPI patches patches for 2020-12-19

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/armbru/tags/pull-qapi-2020-12-19' into staging

QAPI patches patches for 2020-12-19

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* remotes/armbru/tags/pull-qapi-2020-12-19: (33 commits)
  qobject: Make QString immutable
  block: Use GString instead of QString to build filenames
  keyval: Use GString to accumulate value strings
  json: Use GString instead of QString to accumulate strings
  migration: Replace migration's JSON writer by the general one
  qobject: Factor JSON writer out of qobject_to_json()
  qobject: Factor quoted_str() out of to_json()
  qobject: Drop qstring_get_try_str()
  qobject: Drop qobject_get_try_str()
  Revert "qobject: let object_property_get_str() use new API"
  block: Avoid qobject_get_try_str()
  qmp: Fix tracing of non-string command IDs
  qobject: Move internals to qobject-internal.h
  hw/rdma: Replace QList by GQueue
  Revert "qstring: add qstring_free()"
  qobject: Change qobject_to_json()'s value to GString
  qobject: Use GString instead of QString to accumulate JSON
  qobject: Make qobject_to_json_pretty() take a pretty argument
  monitor: Use GString instead of QString for output buffer
  hmp: Simplify how qmp_human_monitor_command() gets output
  ...

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

block.c

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ void bdrv_parse_filename_strip_prefix(const char *filename, const char *prefix,
         /* Stripping the explicit protocol prefix may result in a protocol
          * prefix being (wrongly) detected (if the filename contains a colon) */
         if (path_has_protocol(filename)) {
-            QString *fat_filename;
+            GString *fat_filename;
 
             /* This means there is some colon before the first slash; therefore,
              * this cannot be an absolute path */
@@ -225,12 +225,13 @@ void bdrv_parse_filename_strip_prefix(const char *filename, const char *prefix,
 
             /* And we can thus fix the protocol detection issue by prefixing it
              * by "./" */
-            fat_filename = qstring_from_str("./");
+            fat_filename = g_string_new("./");
-            qstring_append(fat_filename, filename);
+            g_string_append(fat_filename, filename);
 
-            assert(!path_has_protocol(qstring_get_str(fat_filename)));
+            assert(!path_has_protocol(fat_filename->str));
 
-            qdict_put(options, "filename", fat_filename);
+            qdict_put(options, "filename",
+                      qstring_from_gstring(fat_filename));
         } else {
             /* If no protocol prefix was detected, we can use the shortened
              * filename as-is */
@@ -3977,7 +3978,7 @@ static int bdrv_reopen_parse_backing(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state,
         new_backing_bs = NULL;
         break;
     case QTYPE_QSTRING:
-        str = qobject_get_try_str(value);
+        str = qstring_get_str(qobject_to(QString, value));
         new_backing_bs = bdrv_lookup_bs(NULL, str, errp);
         if (new_backing_bs == NULL) {
             return -EINVAL;
@@ -4240,8 +4241,8 @@ int bdrv_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state, BlockReopenQueue *queue,
                 }
 
                 if (child) {
-                    const char *str = qobject_get_try_str(new);
+                    if (!strcmp(child->bs->node_name,
-                    if (!strcmp(child->bs->node_name, str)) {
+                                qstring_get_str(qobject_to(QString, new)))) {
                         continue; /* Found child with this name, skip option */
                     }
                 }
@@ -6938,13 +6939,13 @@ void bdrv_refresh_filename(BlockDriverState *bs)
     if (bs->exact_filename[0]) {
         pstrcpy(bs->filename, sizeof(bs->filename), bs->exact_filename);
     } else {
-        QString *json = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(bs->full_open_options));
+        GString *json = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(bs->full_open_options));
         if (snprintf(bs->filename, sizeof(bs->filename), "json:%s",
-                     qstring_get_str(json)) >= sizeof(bs->filename)) {
+                     json->str) >= sizeof(bs->filename)) {
             /* Give user a hint if we truncated things. */
             strcpy(bs->filename + sizeof(bs->filename) - 4, "...");
         }
-        qobject_unref(json);
+        g_string_free(json, true);
     }
 }
 

block/gluster.c

@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ static int qemu_gluster_parse_uri(BlockdevOptionsGluster *gconf,
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    gconf->server = g_new0(SocketAddressList, 1);
+    gsconf = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
-    gconf->server->value = gsconf = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(gconf->server, gsconf);
 
     /* transport */
     if (!uri->scheme || !strcmp(uri->scheme, "gluster")) {

block/qapi.c

@@ -486,12 +486,7 @@ static void bdrv_query_blk_stats(BlockDeviceStats *ds, BlockBackend *blk)
     ds->account_failed = stats->account_failed;
 
     while ((ts = block_acct_interval_next(stats, ts))) {
-        BlockDeviceTimedStatsList *timed_stats =
-            g_malloc0(sizeof(*timed_stats));
         BlockDeviceTimedStats *dev_stats = g_malloc0(sizeof(*dev_stats));
-        timed_stats->next = ds->timed_stats;
-        timed_stats->value = dev_stats;
-        ds->timed_stats = timed_stats;
 
         TimedAverage *rd = &ts->latency[BLOCK_ACCT_READ];
         TimedAverage *wr = &ts->latency[BLOCK_ACCT_WRITE];
@@ -515,6 +510,8 @@ static void bdrv_query_blk_stats(BlockDeviceStats *ds, BlockBackend *blk)
             block_acct_queue_depth(ts, BLOCK_ACCT_READ);
         dev_stats->avg_wr_queue_depth =
             block_acct_queue_depth(ts, BLOCK_ACCT_WRITE);
+
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(ds->timed_stats, dev_stats);
     }
 
     bdrv_latency_histogram_stats(&stats->latency_histogram[BLOCK_ACCT_READ],

block/rbd.c

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static void qemu_rbd_parse_filename(const char *filename, QDict *options,
 
     if (keypairs) {
         qdict_put(options, "=keyvalue-pairs",
-                  qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(keypairs)));
+                  qstring_from_gstring(qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(keypairs))));
     }
 
 done:

chardev/char.c

@@ -776,15 +776,13 @@ static int qmp_query_chardev_foreach(Object *obj, void *data)
 {
     Chardev *chr = CHARDEV(obj);
     ChardevInfoList **list = data;
-    ChardevInfoList *info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+    ChardevInfo *value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*value));
 
-    info->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->value));
+    value->label = g_strdup(chr->label);
-    info->value->label = g_strdup(chr->label);
+    value->filename = g_strdup(chr->filename);
-    info->value->filename = g_strdup(chr->filename);
+    value->frontend_open = chr->be && chr->be->fe_open;
-    info->value->frontend_open = chr->be && chr->be->fe_open;
 
-    info->next = *list;
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(*list, value);
-    *list = info;
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -803,12 +801,10 @@ static void
 qmp_prepend_backend(const char *name, void *opaque)
 {
     ChardevBackendInfoList **list = opaque;
-    ChardevBackendInfoList *info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+    ChardevBackendInfo *value = g_new0(ChardevBackendInfo, 1);
 
-    info->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->value));
+    value->name = g_strdup(name);
-    info->value->name = g_strdup(name);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(*list, value);
-    info->next = *list;
-    *list = info;
 }
 
 ChardevBackendInfoList *qmp_query_chardev_backends(Error **errp)

docs/devel/writing-qmp-commands.txt

@@ -531,15 +531,11 @@ TimerAlarmMethodList *qmp_query_alarm_methods(Error **errp)
     bool current = true;
 
     for (p = alarm_timers; p->name; p++) {
-        TimerAlarmMethodList *info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+        TimerAlarmMethod *value = g_malloc0(*value);
-        info->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->value));
+        value->method_name = g_strdup(p->name);
-        info->value->method_name = g_strdup(p->name);
+        value->current = current;
-        info->value->current = current;
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(method_list, value);
-
         current = false;
-
-        info->next = method_list;
-        method_list = info;
     }
 
     return method_list;

hw/core/machine-qmp-cmds.c

@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ MachineInfoList *qmp_query_machines(Error **errp)
 
     for (el = machines; el; el = el->next) {
         MachineClass *mc = el->data;
-        MachineInfoList *entry;
         MachineInfo *info;
 
         info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
@@ -243,10 +242,7 @@ MachineInfoList *qmp_query_machines(Error **errp)
             info->has_default_ram_id = true;
         }
 
-        entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(mach_list, info);
-        entry->value = info;
-        entry->next = mach_list;
-        mach_list = entry;
     }
 
     g_slist_free(machines);

hw/core/machine.c

@@ -504,11 +504,7 @@ static void machine_set_nvdimm_persistence(Object *obj, const char *value,
 
 void machine_class_allow_dynamic_sysbus_dev(MachineClass *mc, const char *type)
 {
-    strList *item = g_new0(strList, 1);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(mc->allowed_dynamic_sysbus_devices, g_strdup(type));
-
-    item->value = g_strdup(type);
-    item->next = mc->allowed_dynamic_sysbus_devices;
-    mc->allowed_dynamic_sysbus_devices = item;
 }
 
 static void validate_sysbus_device(SysBusDevice *sbdev, void *opaque)
@@ -569,7 +565,6 @@ HotpluggableCPUList *machine_query_hotpluggable_cpus(MachineState *machine)
 
     for (i = 0; i < machine->possible_cpus->len; i++) {
         Object *cpu;
-        HotpluggableCPUList *list_item = g_new0(typeof(*list_item), 1);
         HotpluggableCPU *cpu_item = g_new0(typeof(*cpu_item), 1);
 
         cpu_item->type = g_strdup(machine->possible_cpus->cpus[i].type);
@@ -582,9 +577,7 @@ HotpluggableCPUList *machine_query_hotpluggable_cpus(MachineState *machine)
             cpu_item->has_qom_path = true;
             cpu_item->qom_path = object_get_canonical_path(cpu);
         }
-        list_item->value = cpu_item;
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(head, cpu_item);
-        list_item->next = head;
-        head = list_item;
     }
     return head;
 }

hw/display/virtio-gpu.c

@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_virtio_gpu_scanouts = {
 };
 
 static int virtio_gpu_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                           const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                           const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     VirtIOGPU *g = opaque;
     struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res;

hw/intc/s390_flic_kvm.c

@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static void kvm_s390_release_adapter_routes(S390FLICState *fs,
  * reached
  */
 static int kvm_flic_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                         const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                         const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     KVMS390FLICState *flic = opaque;
     int len = FLIC_SAVE_INITIAL_SIZE;

hw/net/rocker/rocker.c

@@ -127,13 +127,7 @@ RockerPortList *qmp_query_rocker_ports(const char *name, Error **errp)
     }
 
     for (i = r->fp_ports - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-        RockerPortList *info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(list, fp_port_get_info(r->fp_port[i]));
-        info->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->value));
-        struct fp_port *port = r->fp_port[i];
-
-        fp_port_get_info(port, info);
-        info->next = list;
-        list = info;
     }
 
     return list;

hw/net/rocker/rocker_fp.c

@@ -51,14 +51,17 @@ bool fp_port_get_link_up(FpPort *port)
     return !qemu_get_queue(port->nic)->link_down;
 }
 
-void fp_port_get_info(FpPort *port, RockerPortList *info)
+RockerPort *fp_port_get_info(FpPort *port)
 {
-    info->value->name = g_strdup(port->name);
+    RockerPort *value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*value));
-    info->value->enabled = port->enabled;
+
-    info->value->link_up = fp_port_get_link_up(port);
+    value->name = g_strdup(port->name);
-    info->value->speed = port->speed;
+    value->enabled = port->enabled;
-    info->value->duplex = port->duplex;
+    value->link_up = fp_port_get_link_up(port);
-    info->value->autoneg = port->autoneg;
+    value->speed = port->speed;
+    value->duplex = port->duplex;
+    value->autoneg = port->autoneg;
+    return value;
 }
 
 void fp_port_get_macaddr(FpPort *port, MACAddr *macaddr)

hw/net/rocker/rocker_fp.h

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ int fp_port_eg(FpPort *port, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt);
 
 char *fp_port_get_name(FpPort *port);
 bool fp_port_get_link_up(FpPort *port);
-void fp_port_get_info(FpPort *port, RockerPortList *info);
+RockerPort *fp_port_get_info(FpPort *port);
 void fp_port_get_macaddr(FpPort *port, MACAddr *macaddr);
 void fp_port_set_macaddr(FpPort *port, MACAddr *macaddr);
 uint8_t fp_port_get_learning(FpPort *port);

hw/net/rocker/rocker_of_dpa.c

@@ -2296,7 +2296,6 @@ static void of_dpa_flow_fill(void *cookie, void *value, void *user_data)
     struct of_dpa_flow_key *key = &flow->key;
     struct of_dpa_flow_key *mask = &flow->mask;
     struct of_dpa_flow_fill_context *flow_context = user_data;
-    RockerOfDpaFlowList *new;
     RockerOfDpaFlow *nflow;
     RockerOfDpaFlowKey *nkey;
     RockerOfDpaFlowMask *nmask;
@@ -2307,8 +2306,7 @@ static void of_dpa_flow_fill(void *cookie, void *value, void *user_data)
         return;
     }
 
-    new = g_malloc0(sizeof(*new));
+    nflow = g_malloc0(sizeof(*nflow));
-    nflow = new->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*nflow));
     nkey = nflow->key = g_malloc0(sizeof(*nkey));
     nmask = nflow->mask = g_malloc0(sizeof(*nmask));
     naction = nflow->action = g_malloc0(sizeof(*naction));
@@ -2424,8 +2422,7 @@ static void of_dpa_flow_fill(void *cookie, void *value, void *user_data)
         naction->new_vlan_id = flow->action.apply.new_vlan_id;
     }
 
-    new->next = flow_context->list;
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(flow_context->list, nflow);
-    flow_context->list = new;
 }
 
 RockerOfDpaFlowList *qmp_query_rocker_of_dpa_flows(const char *name,
@@ -2469,9 +2466,7 @@ static void of_dpa_group_fill(void *key, void *value, void *user_data)
 {
     struct of_dpa_group *group = value;
     struct of_dpa_group_fill_context *flow_context = user_data;
-    RockerOfDpaGroupList *new;
     RockerOfDpaGroup *ngroup;
-    struct uint32List *id;
     int i;
 
     if (flow_context->type != 9 &&
@@ -2479,8 +2474,7 @@ static void of_dpa_group_fill(void *key, void *value, void *user_data)
         return;
     }
 
-    new = g_malloc0(sizeof(*new));
+    ngroup = g_malloc0(sizeof(*ngroup));
-    ngroup = new->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*ngroup));
 
     ngroup->id = group->id;
 
@@ -2525,10 +2519,7 @@ static void of_dpa_group_fill(void *key, void *value, void *user_data)
         ngroup->index = ROCKER_GROUP_INDEX_GET(group->id);
         for (i = 0; i < group->l2_flood.group_count; i++) {
             ngroup->has_group_ids = true;
-            id = g_malloc0(sizeof(*id));
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(ngroup->group_ids, group->l2_flood.group_ids[i]);
-            id->value = group->l2_flood.group_ids[i];
-            id->next = ngroup->group_ids;
-            ngroup->group_ids = id;
         }
         break;
     case ROCKER_OF_DPA_GROUP_TYPE_L3_UCAST:
@@ -2557,8 +2548,7 @@ static void of_dpa_group_fill(void *key, void *value, void *user_data)
         break;
     }
 
-    new->next = flow_context->list;
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(flow_context->list, ngroup);
-    flow_context->list = new;
 }
 
 RockerOfDpaGroupList *qmp_query_rocker_of_dpa_groups(const char *name,

hw/net/virtio-net.c

@@ -437,17 +437,14 @@ static void rxfilter_notify(NetClientState *nc)
 
 static intList *get_vlan_table(VirtIONet *n)
 {
-    intList *list, *entry;
+    intList *list;
     int i, j;
 
     list = NULL;
     for (i = 0; i < MAX_VLAN >> 5; i++) {
         for (j = 0; n->vlans[i] && j <= 0x1f; j++) {
             if (n->vlans[i] & (1U << j)) {
-                entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+                QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(list, (i << 5) + j);
-                entry->value = (i << 5) + j;
-                entry->next = list;
-                list = entry;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -460,7 +457,7 @@ static RxFilterInfo *virtio_net_query_rxfilter(NetClientState *nc)
     VirtIONet *n = qemu_get_nic_opaque(nc);
     VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(n);
     RxFilterInfo *info;
-    strList *str_list, *entry;
+    strList *str_list;
     int i;
 
     info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
@@ -491,19 +488,15 @@ static RxFilterInfo *virtio_net_query_rxfilter(NetClientState *nc)
 
     str_list = NULL;
     for (i = 0; i < n->mac_table.first_multi; i++) {
-        entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(str_list,
-        entry->value = qemu_mac_strdup_printf(n->mac_table.macs + i * ETH_ALEN);
+                      qemu_mac_strdup_printf(n->mac_table.macs + i * ETH_ALEN));
-        entry->next = str_list;
-        str_list = entry;
     }
     info->unicast_table = str_list;
 
     str_list = NULL;
     for (i = n->mac_table.first_multi; i < n->mac_table.in_use; i++) {
-        entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(str_list,
-        entry->value = qemu_mac_strdup_printf(n->mac_table.macs + i * ETH_ALEN);
+                      qemu_mac_strdup_printf(n->mac_table.macs + i * ETH_ALEN));
-        entry->next = str_list;
-        str_list = entry;
     }
     info->multicast_table = str_list;
     info->vlan_table = get_vlan_table(n);

hw/nvram/eeprom93xx.c

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int get_uint16_from_uint8(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_unused(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                      const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                      const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     fprintf(stderr, "uint16_from_uint8 is used only for backwards compatibility.\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "Never should be used to write a new state.\n");

hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c

@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static int get_uint32_as_uint16(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_unused(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                      const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                      const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     fprintf(stderr, "uint32_as_uint16 is only used for backward compatibility.\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "This functions shouldn't be called.\n");

hw/pci/msix.c

@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ void msix_unset_vector_notifiers(PCIDevice *dev)
 }
 
 static int put_msix_state(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                          const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                          const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     msix_save(pv, f);
 

hw/pci/pci.c

@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static int get_pci_config_device(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 
 /* just put buffer */
 static int put_pci_config_device(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                                 const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                                 const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     const uint8_t **v = pv;
     assert(size == pci_config_size(container_of(pv, PCIDevice, config)));
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static int get_pci_irq_state(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_pci_irq_state(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                             const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                             const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     int i;
     PCIDevice *s = container_of(pv, PCIDevice, irq_state);

hw/pci/shpc.c

@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ void shpc_cap_write_config(PCIDevice *d, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val, int l)
 }
 
 static int shpc_save(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                     const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                     const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     PCIDevice *d = container_of(pv, PCIDevice, shpc);
     qemu_put_buffer(f, d->shpc->config, SHPC_SIZEOF(d));

hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void clean_recv_mads(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev)
     unsigned long cqe_ctx_id;
 
     do {
-        cqe_ctx_id = rdma_protected_qlist_pop_int64(&backend_dev->
+        cqe_ctx_id = rdma_protected_gqueue_pop_int64(&backend_dev->
                                                     recv_mads_list);
         if (cqe_ctx_id != -ENOENT) {
             qatomic_inc(&backend_dev->rdma_dev_res->stats.missing_cqe);
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static unsigned int save_mad_recv_buffer(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
     bctx->up_ctx = ctx;
     bctx->sge = *sge;
 
-    rdma_protected_qlist_append_int64(&backend_dev->recv_mads_list, bctx_id);
+    rdma_protected_gqueue_append_int64(&backend_dev->recv_mads_list, bctx_id);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ static void process_incoming_mad_req(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
 
     trace_mad_message("recv", msg->umad.mad, msg->umad_len);
 
-    cqe_ctx_id = rdma_protected_qlist_pop_int64(&backend_dev->recv_mads_list);
+    cqe_ctx_id = rdma_protected_gqueue_pop_int64(&backend_dev->recv_mads_list);
     if (cqe_ctx_id == -ENOENT) {
         rdma_warn_report("No more free MADs buffers, waiting for a while");
         sleep(THR_POLL_TO);
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ static int mad_init(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev, CharBackend *mad_chr_be)
         return -EIO;
     }
 
-    rdma_protected_qlist_init(&backend_dev->recv_mads_list);
+    rdma_protected_gqueue_init(&backend_dev->recv_mads_list);
 
     enable_rdmacm_mux_async(backend_dev);
 
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ static void mad_fini(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev)
 {
     disable_rdmacm_mux_async(backend_dev);
     qemu_chr_fe_disconnect(backend_dev->rdmacm_mux.chr_be);
-    rdma_protected_qlist_destroy(&backend_dev->recv_mads_list);
+    rdma_protected_gqueue_destroy(&backend_dev->recv_mads_list);
 }
 
 int rdma_backend_get_gid_index(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,

hw/rdma/rdma_backend_defs.h

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ typedef struct RdmaBackendDev {
     struct ibv_context *context;
     struct ibv_comp_channel *channel;
     uint8_t port_num;
-    RdmaProtectedQList recv_mads_list;
+    RdmaProtectedGQueue recv_mads_list;
     RdmaCmMux rdmacm_mux;
 } RdmaBackendDev;
 

hw/rdma/rdma_utils.c

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qnum.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "rdma_utils.h"
 
@@ -54,41 +52,46 @@ void rdma_pci_dma_unmap(PCIDevice *dev, void *buffer, dma_addr_t len)
     }
 }
 
-void rdma_protected_qlist_init(RdmaProtectedQList *list)
+void rdma_protected_gqueue_init(RdmaProtectedGQueue *list)
 {
     qemu_mutex_init(&list->lock);
-    list->list = qlist_new();
+    list->list = g_queue_new();
 }
 
-void rdma_protected_qlist_destroy(RdmaProtectedQList *list)
+void rdma_protected_gqueue_destroy(RdmaProtectedGQueue *list)
 {
     if (list->list) {
-        qlist_destroy_obj(QOBJECT(list->list));
+        g_queue_free_full(list->list, g_free);
         qemu_mutex_destroy(&list->lock);
         list->list = NULL;
     }
 }
 
-void rdma_protected_qlist_append_int64(RdmaProtectedQList *list, int64_t value)
+void rdma_protected_gqueue_append_int64(RdmaProtectedGQueue *list,
+                                        int64_t value)
 {
     qemu_mutex_lock(&list->lock);
-    qlist_append_int(list->list, value);
+    g_queue_push_tail(list->list, g_memdup(&value, sizeof(value)));
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&list->lock);
 }
 
-int64_t rdma_protected_qlist_pop_int64(RdmaProtectedQList *list)
+int64_t rdma_protected_gqueue_pop_int64(RdmaProtectedGQueue *list)
 {
-    QObject *obj;
+    int64_t *valp;
+    int64_t val;
 
     qemu_mutex_lock(&list->lock);
-    obj = qlist_pop(list->list);
+
+    valp = g_queue_pop_head(list->list);
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&list->lock);
 
-    if (!obj) {
+    if (!valp) {
         return -ENOENT;
     }
 
-    return qnum_get_uint(qobject_to(QNum, obj));
+    val = *valp;
+    g_free(valp);
+    return val;
 }
 
 void rdma_protected_gslist_init(RdmaProtectedGSList *list)

hw/rdma/rdma_utils.h

@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 #define rdma_info_report(fmt, ...) \
     info_report("%s: " fmt, "rdma", ## __VA_ARGS__)
 
-typedef struct RdmaProtectedQList {
+typedef struct RdmaProtectedGQueue {
     QemuMutex lock;
-    QList *list;
+    GQueue *list;
-} RdmaProtectedQList;
+} RdmaProtectedGQueue;
 
 typedef struct RdmaProtectedGSList {
     QemuMutex lock;
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ typedef struct RdmaProtectedGSList {
 
 void *rdma_pci_dma_map(PCIDevice *dev, dma_addr_t addr, dma_addr_t plen);
 void rdma_pci_dma_unmap(PCIDevice *dev, void *buffer, dma_addr_t len);
-void rdma_protected_qlist_init(RdmaProtectedQList *list);
+void rdma_protected_gqueue_init(RdmaProtectedGQueue *list);
-void rdma_protected_qlist_destroy(RdmaProtectedQList *list);
+void rdma_protected_gqueue_destroy(RdmaProtectedGQueue *list);
-void rdma_protected_qlist_append_int64(RdmaProtectedQList *list, int64_t value);
+void rdma_protected_gqueue_append_int64(RdmaProtectedGQueue *list,
-int64_t rdma_protected_qlist_pop_int64(RdmaProtectedQList *list);
+                                        int64_t value);
+int64_t rdma_protected_gqueue_pop_int64(RdmaProtectedGQueue *list);
 void rdma_protected_gslist_init(RdmaProtectedGSList *list);
 void rdma_protected_gslist_destroy(RdmaProtectedGSList *list);
 void rdma_protected_gslist_append_int32(RdmaProtectedGSList *list,

hw/rtc/twl92230.c

@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ static int get_int32_as_uint16(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_int32_as_uint16(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                               const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                               const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     int *v = pv;
     qemu_put_be16(f, *v);

hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c

@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ static char *scsibus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev)
 /* SCSI request list.  For simplicity, pv points to the whole device */
 
 static int put_scsi_requests(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                             const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                             const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     SCSIDevice *s = pv;
     SCSIBus *bus = DO_UPCAST(SCSIBus, qbus, s->qdev.parent_bus);

hw/usb/redirect.c

@@ -2227,7 +2227,7 @@ static int usbredir_post_load(void *priv, int version_id)
 
 /* For usbredirparser migration */
 static int usbredir_put_parser(QEMUFile *f, void *priv, size_t unused,
-                               const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                               const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     USBRedirDevice *dev = priv;
     uint8_t *data;
@@ -2294,7 +2294,7 @@ static const VMStateInfo usbredir_parser_vmstate_info = {
 
 /* For buffered packets (iso/irq) queue migration */
 static int usbredir_put_bufpq(QEMUFile *f, void *priv, size_t unused,
-                              const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                              const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     struct endp_data *endp = priv;
     USBRedirDevice *dev = endp->dev;
@@ -2421,7 +2421,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription usbredir_ep_vmstate = {
 
 /* For PacketIdQueue migration */
 static int usbredir_put_packet_id_q(QEMUFile *f, void *priv, size_t unused,
-                                    const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                                    const VMStateField *field,
+                                    JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     struct PacketIdQueue *q = priv;
     USBRedirDevice *dev = q->dev;

hw/virtio/virtio.c

@@ -2745,7 +2745,7 @@ static int get_extra_state(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_extra_state(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                           const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                           const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     VirtIODevice *vdev = pv;
     BusState *qbus = qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev));
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ int virtio_save(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f)
 
 /* A wrapper for use as a VMState .put function */
 static int virtio_device_put(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                              const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                              const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     return virtio_save(VIRTIO_DEVICE(opaque), f);
 }

include/migration/vmstate.h

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct VMStateInfo {
     const char *name;
     int (*get)(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size, const VMStateField *field);
     int (*put)(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size, const VMStateField *field,
-               QJSON *vmdesc);
+               JSONWriter *vmdesc);
 };
 
 enum VMStateFlags {
@@ -1169,9 +1169,10 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qlist;
 int vmstate_load_state(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
                        void *opaque, int version_id);
 int vmstate_save_state(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
-                       void *opaque, QJSON *vmdesc);
+                       void *opaque, JSONWriter *vmdesc);
 int vmstate_save_state_v(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
-                         void *opaque, QJSON *vmdesc, int version_id);
+                         void *opaque, JSONWriter *vmdesc,
+                         int version_id);
 
 bool vmstate_save_needed(const VMStateDescription *vmsd, void *opaque);
 

include/qapi/qmp/json-writer.h

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * JSON Writer
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef JSON_WRITER_H
+#define JSON_WRITER_H
+
+JSONWriter *json_writer_new(bool pretty);
+const char *json_writer_get(JSONWriter *);
+GString *json_writer_get_and_free(JSONWriter *);
+void json_writer_free(JSONWriter *);
+
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(JSONWriter, json_writer_free)
+
+void json_writer_start_object(JSONWriter *, const char *name);
+void json_writer_end_object(JSONWriter *);
+void json_writer_start_array(JSONWriter *, const char *name);
+void json_writer_end_array(JSONWriter *);
+void json_writer_bool(JSONWriter *, const char *name, bool val);
+void json_writer_null(JSONWriter *, const char *name);
+void json_writer_int64(JSONWriter *, const char *name, int64_t val);
+void json_writer_uint64(JSONWriter *, const char *name, uint64_t val);
+void json_writer_double(JSONWriter *, const char *name, double val);
+void json_writer_str(JSONWriter *, const char *name, const char *str);
+
+#endif

include/qapi/qmp/qbool.h

@@ -23,7 +23,5 @@ struct QBool {
 
 QBool *qbool_from_bool(bool value);
 bool qbool_get_bool(const QBool *qb);
-bool qbool_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
-void qbool_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
 
 #endif /* QBOOL_H */

include/qapi/qmp/qdict.h

@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ void qdict_put_obj(QDict *qdict, const char *key, QObject *value);
 void qdict_del(QDict *qdict, const char *key);
 int qdict_haskey(const QDict *qdict, const char *key);
 QObject *qdict_get(const QDict *qdict, const char *key);
-bool qdict_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
 const QDictEntry *qdict_first(const QDict *qdict);
 const QDictEntry *qdict_next(const QDict *qdict, const QDictEntry *entry);
-void qdict_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
 
 /* Helper to qdict_put_obj(), accepts any object */
 #define qdict_put(qdict, key, obj) \

include/qapi/qmp/qjson.h

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ QDict *qdict_from_vjsonf_nofail(const char *string, va_list ap)
 QDict *qdict_from_jsonf_nofail(const char *string, ...)
     GCC_FMT_ATTR(1, 2);
 
-QString *qobject_to_json(const QObject *obj);
+GString *qobject_to_json(const QObject *obj);
-QString *qobject_to_json_pretty(const QObject *obj);
+GString *qobject_to_json_pretty(const QObject *obj, bool pretty);
 
 #endif /* QJSON_H */

include/qapi/qmp/qlist.h

@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ QObject *qlist_pop(QList *qlist);
 QObject *qlist_peek(QList *qlist);
 int qlist_empty(const QList *qlist);
 size_t qlist_size(const QList *qlist);
-bool qlist_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
-void qlist_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
 
 static inline const QListEntry *qlist_first(const QList *qlist)
 {

include/qapi/qmp/qnull.h

@@ -26,6 +26,4 @@ static inline QNull *qnull(void)
     return qobject_ref(&qnull_);
 }
 
-bool qnull_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
-
 #endif /* QNULL_H */

include/qapi/qmp/qnum.h

@@ -68,7 +68,4 @@ double qnum_get_double(QNum *qn);
 
 char *qnum_to_string(QNum *qn);
 
-bool qnum_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
-void qnum_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
-
 #endif /* QNUM_H */

include/qapi/qmp/qobject.h

@@ -64,14 +64,6 @@ QEMU_BUILD_BUG_MSG(QTYPE__MAX != 7,
 #define qobject_to(type, obj)                                       \
     ((type *)qobject_check_type(obj, glue(QTYPE_CAST_TO_, type)))
 
-/* Initialize an object to default values */
-static inline void qobject_init(QObject *obj, QType type)
-{
-    assert(QTYPE_NONE < type && type < QTYPE__MAX);
-    obj->base.refcnt = 1;
-    obj->base.type = type;
-}
-
 static inline void qobject_ref_impl(QObject *obj)
 {
     if (obj) {
@@ -90,6 +82,7 @@ bool qobject_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
 
 /**
  * qobject_destroy(): Free resources used by the object
+ * For use via qobject_unref() only!
  */
 void qobject_destroy(QObject *obj);
 

include/qapi/qmp/qstring.h

@@ -17,23 +17,13 @@
 
 struct QString {
     struct QObjectBase_ base;
-    char *string;
+    const char *string;
-    size_t length;
-    size_t capacity;
 };
 
 QString *qstring_new(void);
 QString *qstring_from_str(const char *str);
 QString *qstring_from_substr(const char *str, size_t start, size_t end);
-size_t qstring_get_length(const QString *qstring);
+QString *qstring_from_gstring(GString *gstr);
 const char *qstring_get_str(const QString *qstring);
-const char *qstring_get_try_str(const QString *qstring);
-const char *qobject_get_try_str(const QObject *qstring);
-void qstring_append_int(QString *qstring, int64_t value);
-void qstring_append(QString *qstring, const char *str);
-void qstring_append_chr(QString *qstring, int c);
-bool qstring_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
-char *qstring_free(QString *qstring, bool return_str);
-void qstring_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
 
 #endif /* QSTRING_H */

include/qemu/typedefs.h

@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ typedef struct IOMMUMemoryRegion IOMMUMemoryRegion;
 typedef struct ISABus ISABus;
 typedef struct ISADevice ISADevice;
 typedef struct IsaDma IsaDma;
+typedef struct JSONWriter JSONWriter;
 typedef struct MACAddr MACAddr;
-typedef struct ReservedRegion ReservedRegion;
 typedef struct MachineClass MachineClass;
 typedef struct MachineState MachineState;
 typedef struct MemoryListener MemoryListener;
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ typedef struct QEMUSGList QEMUSGList;
 typedef struct QemuSpin QemuSpin;
 typedef struct QEMUTimer QEMUTimer;
 typedef struct QEMUTimerListGroup QEMUTimerListGroup;
-typedef struct QJSON QJSON;
 typedef struct QList QList;
 typedef struct QNull QNull;
 typedef struct QNum QNum;
@@ -115,6 +114,7 @@ typedef struct QObject QObject;
 typedef struct QString QString;
 typedef struct RAMBlock RAMBlock;
 typedef struct Range Range;
+typedef struct ReservedRegion ReservedRegion;
 typedef struct SavedIOTLB SavedIOTLB;
 typedef struct SHPCDevice SHPCDevice;
 typedef struct SSIBus SSIBus;

migration/meson.build

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ migration_files = files(
   'vmstate.c',
   'qemu-file-channel.c',
   'qemu-file.c',
-  'qjson.c',
 )
 softmmu_ss.add(migration_files)
 

migration/migration.c

@@ -406,12 +406,9 @@ int migration_incoming_enable_colo(void)
 void migrate_add_address(SocketAddress *address)
 {
     MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
-    SocketAddressList *addrs;
 
-    addrs = g_new0(SocketAddressList, 1);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(mis->socket_address_list,
-    addrs->next = mis->socket_address_list;
+                      QAPI_CLONE(SocketAddress, address));
-    mis->socket_address_list = addrs;
-    addrs->value = QAPI_CLONE(SocketAddress, address);
 }
 
 static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, Error **errp)
@@ -1654,27 +1651,23 @@ void migrate_set_state(int *state, int old_state, int new_state)
     }
 }
 
-static MigrationCapabilityStatusList *migrate_cap_add(
+static MigrationCapabilityStatus *migrate_cap_add(MigrationCapability index,
-    MigrationCapabilityStatusList *list,
+                                                  bool state)
-    MigrationCapability index,
-    bool state)
 {
-    MigrationCapabilityStatusList *cap;
+    MigrationCapabilityStatus *cap;
 
-    cap = g_new0(MigrationCapabilityStatusList, 1);
+    cap = g_new0(MigrationCapabilityStatus, 1);
-    cap->value = g_new0(MigrationCapabilityStatus, 1);
+    cap->capability = index;
-    cap->value->capability = index;
+    cap->state = state;
-    cap->value->state = state;
-    cap->next = list;
 
     return cap;
 }
 
 void migrate_set_block_enabled(bool value, Error **errp)
 {
-    MigrationCapabilityStatusList *cap;
+    MigrationCapabilityStatusList *cap = NULL;
 
-    cap = migrate_cap_add(NULL, MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_BLOCK, value);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(cap, migrate_cap_add(MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_BLOCK, value));
     qmp_migrate_set_capabilities(cap, errp);
     qapi_free_MigrationCapabilityStatusList(cap);
 }
@@ -3869,7 +3862,7 @@ static bool migration_object_check(MigrationState *ms, Error **errp)
 
     for (i = 0; i < MIGRATION_CAPABILITY__MAX; i++) {
         if (ms->enabled_capabilities[i]) {
-            head = migrate_cap_add(head, i, true);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(head, migrate_cap_add(i, true));
         }
     }
 

migration/postcopy-ram.c

@@ -145,14 +145,11 @@ static struct PostcopyBlocktimeContext *blocktime_context_new(void)
 static uint32List *get_vcpu_blocktime_list(PostcopyBlocktimeContext *ctx)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
-    uint32List *list = NULL, *entry = NULL;
+    uint32List *list = NULL;
     int i;
 
     for (i = ms->smp.cpus - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-        entry = g_new0(uint32List, 1);
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(list, ctx->vcpu_blocktime[i]);
-        entry->value = ctx->vcpu_blocktime[i];
-        entry->next = list;
-        list = entry;
     }
 
     return list;

migration/qjson.c

@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * A simple JSON writer
- *
- * Copyright Alexander Graf
- *
- * Authors:
- *  Alexander Graf <agraf@suse.de>
- *
- * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
- * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
- *
- */
-
-/*
- * Type QJSON lets you build JSON text.  Its interface mirrors (a
- * subset of) abstract JSON syntax.
- *
- * It does *not* detect incorrect use.  It happily produces invalid
- * JSON then.  This is what migration wants.
- *
- * QAPI output visitors also produce JSON text.  However, they do
- * assert their preconditions and invariants, and therefore abort on
- * incorrect use.
- */
-
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
-#include "qjson.h"
-
-struct QJSON {
-    QString *str;
-    bool omit_comma;
-};
-
-static void json_emit_element(QJSON *json, const char *name)
-{
-    /* Check whether we need to print a , before an element */
-    if (json->omit_comma) {
-        json->omit_comma = false;
-    } else {
-        qstring_append(json->str, ", ");
-    }
-
-    if (name) {
-        qstring_append(json->str, "\"");
-        qstring_append(json->str, name);
-        qstring_append(json->str, "\" : ");
-    }
-}
-
-void json_start_object(QJSON *json, const char *name)
-{
-    json_emit_element(json, name);
-    qstring_append(json->str, "{ ");
-    json->omit_comma = true;
-}
-
-void json_end_object(QJSON *json)
-{
-    qstring_append(json->str, " }");
-    json->omit_comma = false;
-}
-
-void json_start_array(QJSON *json, const char *name)
-{
-    json_emit_element(json, name);
-    qstring_append(json->str, "[ ");
-    json->omit_comma = true;
-}
-
-void json_end_array(QJSON *json)
-{
-    qstring_append(json->str, " ]");
-    json->omit_comma = false;
-}
-
-void json_prop_int(QJSON *json, const char *name, int64_t val)
-{
-    json_emit_element(json, name);
-    qstring_append_int(json->str, val);
-}
-
-void json_prop_str(QJSON *json, const char *name, const char *str)
-{
-    json_emit_element(json, name);
-    qstring_append_chr(json->str, '"');
-    qstring_append(json->str, str);
-    qstring_append_chr(json->str, '"');
-}
-
-const char *qjson_get_str(QJSON *json)
-{
-    return qstring_get_str(json->str);
-}
-
-QJSON *qjson_new(void)
-{
-    QJSON *json = g_new0(QJSON, 1);
-
-    json->str = qstring_from_str("{ ");
-    json->omit_comma = true;
-    return json;
-}
-
-void qjson_finish(QJSON *json)
-{
-    json_end_object(json);
-}
-
-void qjson_destroy(QJSON *json)
-{
-    qobject_unref(json->str);
-    g_free(json);
-}

migration/qjson.h

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * QEMU JSON writer
- *
- * Copyright Alexander Graf
- *
- * Authors:
- *  Alexander Graf <agraf@suse.de>
- *
- * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
- * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
- *
- */
-#ifndef QEMU_QJSON_H
-#define QEMU_QJSON_H
-
-QJSON *qjson_new(void);
-void qjson_destroy(QJSON *json);
-void json_prop_str(QJSON *json, const char *name, const char *str);
-void json_prop_int(QJSON *json, const char *name, int64_t val);
-void json_end_array(QJSON *json);
-void json_start_array(QJSON *json, const char *name);
-void json_end_object(QJSON *json);
-void json_start_object(QJSON *json, const char *name);
-const char *qjson_get_str(QJSON *json);
-void qjson_finish(QJSON *json);
-
-G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(QJSON, qjson_destroy)
-
-#endif /* QEMU_QJSON_H */

migration/savevm.c

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "postcopy-ram.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-migration.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-writer.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/xen.h"
-#include "qjson.h"
 #include "migration/colo.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
 #include "net/announce.h"
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int get_timer(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_timer(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                     const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                     const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     QEMUTimer *v = pv;
     timer_put(f, v);
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static int get_capability(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_capability(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                          const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                          const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     MigrationCapability *capability = pv;
     const char *capability_str = MigrationCapability_str(*capability);
@@ -884,7 +884,8 @@ static int vmstate_load(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se)
     return vmstate_load_state(f, se->vmsd, se->opaque, se->load_version_id);
 }
 
-static void vmstate_save_old_style(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se, QJSON *vmdesc)
+static void vmstate_save_old_style(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se,
+                                   JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     int64_t old_offset, size;
 
@@ -893,18 +894,19 @@ static void vmstate_save_old_style(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se, QJSON *vmdes
     size = qemu_ftell_fast(f) - old_offset;
 
     if (vmdesc) {
-        json_prop_int(vmdesc, "size", size);
+        json_writer_int64(vmdesc, "size", size);
-        json_start_array(vmdesc, "fields");
+        json_writer_start_array(vmdesc, "fields");
-        json_start_object(vmdesc, NULL);
+        json_writer_start_object(vmdesc, NULL);
-        json_prop_str(vmdesc, "name", "data");
+        json_writer_str(vmdesc, "name", "data");
-        json_prop_int(vmdesc, "size", size);
+        json_writer_int64(vmdesc, "size", size);
-        json_prop_str(vmdesc, "type", "buffer");
+        json_writer_str(vmdesc, "type", "buffer");
-        json_end_object(vmdesc);
+        json_writer_end_object(vmdesc);
-        json_end_array(vmdesc);
+        json_writer_end_array(vmdesc);
     }
 }
 
-static int vmstate_save(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se, QJSON *vmdesc)
+static int vmstate_save(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se,
+                        JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     trace_vmstate_save(se->idstr, se->vmsd ? se->vmsd->name : "(old)");
     if (!se->vmsd) {
@@ -1357,14 +1359,15 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy_non_iterable(QEMUFile *f,
                                                     bool in_postcopy,
                                                     bool inactivate_disks)
 {
-    g_autoptr(QJSON) vmdesc = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(JSONWriter) vmdesc = NULL;
     int vmdesc_len;
     SaveStateEntry *se;
     int ret;
 
-    vmdesc = qjson_new();
+    vmdesc = json_writer_new(false);
-    json_prop_int(vmdesc, "page_size", qemu_target_page_size());
+    json_writer_start_object(vmdesc, NULL);
-    json_start_array(vmdesc, "devices");
+    json_writer_int64(vmdesc, "page_size", qemu_target_page_size());
+    json_writer_start_array(vmdesc, "devices");
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(se, &savevm_state.handlers, entry) {
 
         if ((!se->ops || !se->ops->save_state) && !se->vmsd) {
@@ -1377,9 +1380,9 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy_non_iterable(QEMUFile *f,
 
         trace_savevm_section_start(se->idstr, se->section_id);
 
-        json_start_object(vmdesc, NULL);
+        json_writer_start_object(vmdesc, NULL);
-        json_prop_str(vmdesc, "name", se->idstr);
+        json_writer_str(vmdesc, "name", se->idstr);
-        json_prop_int(vmdesc, "instance_id", se->instance_id);
+        json_writer_int64(vmdesc, "instance_id", se->instance_id);
 
         save_section_header(f, se, QEMU_VM_SECTION_FULL);
         ret = vmstate_save(f, se, vmdesc);
@@ -1390,7 +1393,7 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy_non_iterable(QEMUFile *f,
         trace_savevm_section_end(se->idstr, se->section_id, 0);
         save_section_footer(f, se);
 
-        json_end_object(vmdesc);
+        json_writer_end_object(vmdesc);
     }
 
     if (inactivate_disks) {
@@ -1409,14 +1412,14 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy_non_iterable(QEMUFile *f,
         qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_EOF);
     }
 
-    json_end_array(vmdesc);
+    json_writer_end_array(vmdesc);
-    qjson_finish(vmdesc);
+    json_writer_end_object(vmdesc);
-    vmdesc_len = strlen(qjson_get_str(vmdesc));
+    vmdesc_len = strlen(json_writer_get(vmdesc));
 
     if (should_send_vmdesc()) {
         qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_VMDESCRIPTION);
         qemu_put_be32(f, vmdesc_len);
-        qemu_put_buffer(f, (uint8_t *)qjson_get_str(vmdesc), vmdesc_len);
+        qemu_put_buffer(f, (uint8_t *)json_writer_get(vmdesc), vmdesc_len);
     }
 
     return 0;

migration/vmstate-types.c

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static int get_bool(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_bool(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                    const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                    const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     bool *v = pv;
     qemu_put_byte(f, *v);
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int get_int8(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_int8(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                    const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                    const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     int8_t *v = pv;
     qemu_put_s8s(f, v);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int get_int16(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_int16(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                     const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                     const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     int16_t *v = pv;
     qemu_put_sbe16s(f, v);
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int get_int32(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_int32(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                     const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                     const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     int32_t *v = pv;
     qemu_put_sbe32s(f, v);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static int get_int64(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_int64(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                     const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                     const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     int64_t *v = pv;
     qemu_put_sbe64s(f, v);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int get_uint8(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_uint8(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                     const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                     const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     uint8_t *v = pv;
     qemu_put_8s(f, v);
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static int get_uint16(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_uint16(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                      const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                      const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     uint16_t *v = pv;
     qemu_put_be16s(f, v);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int get_uint32(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_uint32(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                      const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                      const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     uint32_t *v = pv;
     qemu_put_be32s(f, v);
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static int get_uint64(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_uint64(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                      const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                      const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     uint64_t *v = pv;
     qemu_put_be64s(f, v);
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static int get_nullptr(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_nullptr(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                        const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                        const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 
 {
     if (pv == NULL) {
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static int get_cpudouble(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_cpudouble(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                         const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                         const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     CPU_DoubleU *v = pv;
     qemu_put_be32s(f, &v->l.upper);
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static int get_buffer(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_buffer(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                      const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                      const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     uint8_t *v = pv;
     qemu_put_buffer(f, v, size);
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static int get_unused_buffer(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_unused_buffer(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                             const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                             const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     static const uint8_t buf[1024];
     int block_len;
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ static int get_tmp(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_tmp(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                   const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                   const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     const VMStateDescription *vmsd = field->vmsd;
     void *tmp = g_malloc(size);
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static int get_bitmap(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_bitmap(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                      const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                      const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     unsigned long *bmp = pv;
     int i, idx = 0;
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static int get_qtailq(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t unused_size,
 
 /* put for QTAILQ */
 static int put_qtailq(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t unused_size,
-                      const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                      const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     const VMStateDescription *vmsd = field->vmsd;
     /* offset of the QTAILQ entry in a QTAILQ element*/
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ struct put_gtree_data {
     QEMUFile *f;
     const VMStateDescription *key_vmsd;
     const VMStateDescription *val_vmsd;
-    QJSON *vmdesc;
+    JSONWriter *vmdesc;
     int ret;
 };
 
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ static gboolean put_gtree_elem(gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer data)
 }
 
 static int put_gtree(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t unused_size,
-                     const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                     const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     bool direct_key = (!field->start);
     const VMStateDescription *key_vmsd = direct_key ? NULL : &field->vmsd[1];
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_gtree = {
 };
 
 static int put_qlist(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t unused_size,
-                     const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                     const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     const VMStateDescription *vmsd = field->vmsd;
     /* offset of the QTAILQ entry in a QTAILQ element*/

migration/vmstate.c

@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
 #include "migration.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "savevm.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-writer.h"
 #include "qemu-file.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "trace.h"
-#include "qjson.h"
 
 static int vmstate_subsection_save(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
-                                   void *opaque, QJSON *vmdesc);
+                                   void *opaque, JSONWriter *vmdesc);
 static int vmstate_subsection_load(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
                                    void *opaque);
 
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ static bool vmsd_can_compress(const VMStateField *field)
     return true;
 }
 
-static void vmsd_desc_field_start(const VMStateDescription *vmsd, QJSON *vmdesc,
+static void vmsd_desc_field_start(const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
+                                  JSONWriter *vmdesc,
                                   const VMStateField *field, int i, int max)
 {
     char *name, *old_name;
@@ -270,25 +271,26 @@ static void vmsd_desc_field_start(const VMStateDescription *vmsd, QJSON *vmdesc,
         g_free(old_name);
     }
 
-    json_start_object(vmdesc, NULL);
+    json_writer_start_object(vmdesc, NULL);
-    json_prop_str(vmdesc, "name", name);
+    json_writer_str(vmdesc, "name", name);
     if (is_array) {
         if (can_compress) {
-            json_prop_int(vmdesc, "array_len", max);
+            json_writer_int64(vmdesc, "array_len", max);
         } else {
-            json_prop_int(vmdesc, "index", i);
+            json_writer_int64(vmdesc, "index", i);
         }
     }
-    json_prop_str(vmdesc, "type", vmfield_get_type_name(field));
+    json_writer_str(vmdesc, "type", vmfield_get_type_name(field));
 
     if (field->flags & VMS_STRUCT) {
-        json_start_object(vmdesc, "struct");
+        json_writer_start_object(vmdesc, "struct");
     }
 
     g_free(name);
 }
 
-static void vmsd_desc_field_end(const VMStateDescription *vmsd, QJSON *vmdesc,
+static void vmsd_desc_field_end(const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
+                                JSONWriter *vmdesc,
                                 const VMStateField *field, size_t size, int i)
 {
     if (!vmdesc) {
@@ -297,11 +299,11 @@ static void vmsd_desc_field_end(const VMStateDescription *vmsd, QJSON *vmdesc,
 
     if (field->flags & VMS_STRUCT) {
         /* We printed a struct in between, close its child object */
-        json_end_object(vmdesc);
+        json_writer_end_object(vmdesc);
     }
 
-    json_prop_int(vmdesc, "size", size);
+    json_writer_int64(vmdesc, "size", size);
-    json_end_object(vmdesc);
+    json_writer_end_object(vmdesc);
 }
 
 
@@ -316,13 +318,13 @@ bool vmstate_save_needed(const VMStateDescription *vmsd, void *opaque)
 
 
 int vmstate_save_state(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
-                       void *opaque, QJSON *vmdesc_id)
+                       void *opaque, JSONWriter *vmdesc_id)
 {
     return vmstate_save_state_v(f, vmsd, opaque, vmdesc_id, vmsd->version_id);
 }
 
 int vmstate_save_state_v(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
-                         void *opaque, QJSON *vmdesc, int version_id)
+                         void *opaque, JSONWriter *vmdesc, int version_id)
 {
     int ret = 0;
     const VMStateField *field = vmsd->fields;
@@ -339,9 +341,9 @@ int vmstate_save_state_v(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
     }
 
     if (vmdesc) {
-        json_prop_str(vmdesc, "vmsd_name", vmsd->name);
+        json_writer_str(vmdesc, "vmsd_name", vmsd->name);
-        json_prop_int(vmdesc, "version", version_id);
+        json_writer_int64(vmdesc, "version", version_id);
-        json_start_array(vmdesc, "fields");
+        json_writer_start_array(vmdesc, "fields");
     }
 
     while (field->name) {
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ int vmstate_save_state_v(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
             int i, n_elems = vmstate_n_elems(opaque, field);
             int size = vmstate_size(opaque, field);
             int64_t old_offset, written_bytes;
-            QJSON *vmdesc_loop = vmdesc;
+            JSONWriter *vmdesc_loop = vmdesc;
 
             trace_vmstate_save_state_loop(vmsd->name, field->name, n_elems);
             if (field->flags & VMS_POINTER) {
@@ -413,7 +415,7 @@ int vmstate_save_state_v(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
     }
 
     if (vmdesc) {
-        json_end_array(vmdesc);
+        json_writer_end_array(vmdesc);
     }
 
     ret = vmstate_subsection_save(f, vmsd, opaque, vmdesc);
@@ -491,7 +493,7 @@ static int vmstate_subsection_load(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
 }
 
 static int vmstate_subsection_save(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
-                                   void *opaque, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                                   void *opaque, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     const VMStateDescription **sub = vmsd->subsections;
     bool vmdesc_has_subsections = false;
@@ -507,11 +509,11 @@ static int vmstate_subsection_save(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
             if (vmdesc) {
                 /* Only create subsection array when we have any */
                 if (!vmdesc_has_subsections) {
-                    json_start_array(vmdesc, "subsections");
+                    json_writer_start_array(vmdesc, "subsections");
                     vmdesc_has_subsections = true;
                 }
 
-                json_start_object(vmdesc, NULL);
+                json_writer_start_object(vmdesc, NULL);
             }
 
             qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_SUBSECTION);
@@ -525,14 +527,14 @@ static int vmstate_subsection_save(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
             }
 
             if (vmdesc) {
-                json_end_object(vmdesc);
+                json_writer_end_object(vmdesc);
             }
         }
         sub++;
     }
 
     if (vmdesc_has_subsections) {
-        json_end_array(vmdesc);
+        json_writer_end_array(vmdesc);
     }
 
     return ret;

monitor/hmp-cmds.c

@@ -1255,7 +1255,8 @@ void hmp_migrate_set_capability(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     const char *cap = qdict_get_str(qdict, "capability");
     bool state = qdict_get_bool(qdict, "state");
     Error *err = NULL;
-    MigrationCapabilityStatusList *caps = g_malloc0(sizeof(*caps));
+    MigrationCapabilityStatusList *caps = NULL;
+    MigrationCapabilityStatus *value;
     int val;
 
     val = qapi_enum_parse(&MigrationCapability_lookup, cap, -1, &err);
@@ -1263,14 +1264,14 @@ void hmp_migrate_set_capability(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         goto end;
     }
 
-    caps->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*caps->value));
+    value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*value));
-    caps->value->capability = val;
+    value->capability = val;
-    caps->value->state = state;
+    value->state = state;
-    caps->next = NULL;
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(caps, value);
     qmp_migrate_set_capabilities(caps, &err);
+    qapi_free_MigrationCapabilityStatusList(caps);
 
 end:
-    qapi_free_MigrationCapabilityStatusList(caps);
     hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
 }
 

monitor/misc.c

@@ -136,11 +136,7 @@ char *qmp_human_monitor_command(const char *command_line, bool has_cpu_index,
     handle_hmp_command(&hmp, command_line);
 
     WITH_QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&hmp.common.mon_lock) {
-        if (qstring_get_length(hmp.common.outbuf) > 0) {
+        output = g_strdup(hmp.common.outbuf->str);
-            output = g_strdup(qstring_get_str(hmp.common.outbuf));
-        } else {
-            output = g_strdup("");
-        }
     }
 
 out:
@@ -1434,33 +1430,26 @@ FdsetInfoList *qmp_query_fdsets(Error **errp)
 
     QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&mon_fdsets_lock);
     QLIST_FOREACH(mon_fdset, &mon_fdsets, next) {
-        FdsetInfoList *fdset_info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*fdset_info));
+        FdsetInfo *fdset_info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*fdset_info));
-        FdsetFdInfoList *fdsetfd_list = NULL;
 
-        fdset_info->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*fdset_info->value));
+        fdset_info->fdset_id = mon_fdset->id;
-        fdset_info->value->fdset_id = mon_fdset->id;
 
         QLIST_FOREACH(mon_fdset_fd, &mon_fdset->fds, next) {
-            FdsetFdInfoList *fdsetfd_info;
+            FdsetFdInfo *fdsetfd_info;
 
             fdsetfd_info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*fdsetfd_info));
-            fdsetfd_info->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*fdsetfd_info->value));
+            fdsetfd_info->fd = mon_fdset_fd->fd;
-            fdsetfd_info->value->fd = mon_fdset_fd->fd;
             if (mon_fdset_fd->opaque) {
-                fdsetfd_info->value->has_opaque = true;
+                fdsetfd_info->has_opaque = true;
-                fdsetfd_info->value->opaque = g_strdup(mon_fdset_fd->opaque);
+                fdsetfd_info->opaque = g_strdup(mon_fdset_fd->opaque);
             } else {
-                fdsetfd_info->value->has_opaque = false;
+                fdsetfd_info->has_opaque = false;
             }
 
-            fdsetfd_info->next = fdsetfd_list;
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(fdset_info->fds, fdsetfd_info);
-            fdsetfd_list = fdsetfd_info;
         }
 
-        fdset_info->value->fds = fdsetfd_list;
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(fdset_list, fdset_info);
-
-        fdset_info->next = fdset_list;
-        fdset_list = fdset_info;
     }
 
     return fdset_list;

monitor/monitor-internal.h

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct Monitor {
      * Members that are protected by the per-monitor lock
      */
     QLIST_HEAD(, mon_fd_t) fds;
-    QString *outbuf;
+    GString *outbuf;
     guint out_watch;
     /* Read under either BQL or mon_lock, written with BQL+mon_lock.  */
     int mux_out;

monitor/monitor.c

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-emit-events.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-control.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
@@ -181,22 +180,19 @@ static void monitor_flush_locked(Monitor *mon)
         return;
     }
 
-    buf = qstring_get_str(mon->outbuf);
+    buf = mon->outbuf->str;
-    len = qstring_get_length(mon->outbuf);
+    len = mon->outbuf->len;
 
     if (len && !mon->mux_out) {
         rc = qemu_chr_fe_write(&mon->chr, (const uint8_t *) buf, len);
         if ((rc < 0 && errno != EAGAIN) || (rc == len)) {
             /* all flushed or error */
-            qobject_unref(mon->outbuf);
+            g_string_truncate(mon->outbuf, 0);
-            mon->outbuf = qstring_new();
             return;
         }
         if (rc > 0) {
             /* partial write */
-            QString *tmp = qstring_from_str(buf + rc);
+            g_string_erase(mon->outbuf, 0, rc);
-            qobject_unref(mon->outbuf);
-            mon->outbuf = tmp;
         }
         if (mon->out_watch == 0) {
             mon->out_watch =
@@ -223,9 +219,9 @@ int monitor_puts(Monitor *mon, const char *str)
     for (i = 0; str[i]; i++) {
         c = str[i];
         if (c == '\n') {
-            qstring_append_chr(mon->outbuf, '\r');
+            g_string_append_c(mon->outbuf, '\r');
         }
-        qstring_append_chr(mon->outbuf, c);
+        g_string_append_c(mon->outbuf, c);
         if (c == '\n') {
             monitor_flush_locked(mon);
         }
@@ -602,7 +598,7 @@ void monitor_data_init(Monitor *mon, bool is_qmp, bool skip_flush,
     }
     qemu_mutex_init(&mon->mon_lock);
     mon->is_qmp = is_qmp;
-    mon->outbuf = qstring_new();
+    mon->outbuf = g_string_new(NULL);
     mon->skip_flush = skip_flush;
     mon->use_io_thread = use_io_thread;
 }
@@ -616,7 +612,7 @@ void monitor_data_destroy(Monitor *mon)
     } else {
         readline_free(container_of(mon, MonitorHMP, common)->rs);
     }
-    qobject_unref(mon->outbuf);
+    g_string_free(mon->outbuf, true);
     qemu_mutex_destroy(&mon->mon_lock);
 }
 

monitor/qmp-cmds-control.c

@@ -138,18 +138,18 @@ EventInfoList *qmp_query_events(Error **errp)
      * QAPIEvent_str() and QAPIEvent_lookup[].  When the command goes,
      * they should go, too.
      */
-    EventInfoList *info, *ev_list = NULL;
+    EventInfoList *ev_list = NULL;
     QAPIEvent e;
 
     for (e = 0 ; e < QAPI_EVENT__MAX ; e++) {
         const char *event_name = QAPIEvent_str(e);
+        EventInfo *info;
+
         assert(event_name != NULL);
         info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
-        info->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->value));
+        info->name = g_strdup(event_name);
-        info->value->name = g_strdup(event_name);
 
-        info->next = ev_list;
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(ev_list, info);
-        ev_list = info;
     }
 
     return ev_list;

monitor/qmp.c

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
 struct QMPRequest {
@@ -110,15 +109,15 @@ static void monitor_qmp_cleanup_queue_and_resume(MonitorQMP *mon)
 void qmp_send_response(MonitorQMP *mon, const QDict *rsp)
 {
     const QObject *data = QOBJECT(rsp);
-    QString *json;
+    GString *json;
 
-    json = mon->pretty ? qobject_to_json_pretty(data) : qobject_to_json(data);
+    json = qobject_to_json_pretty(data, mon->pretty);
     assert(json != NULL);
 
-    qstring_append_chr(json, '\n');
+    g_string_append_c(json, '\n');
-    monitor_puts(&mon->common, qstring_get_str(json));
+    monitor_puts(&mon->common, json->str);
 
-    qobject_unref(json);
+    g_string_free(json, true);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -276,9 +275,15 @@ void coroutine_fn monitor_qmp_dispatcher_co(void *data)
             mon->qmp_requests->length == QMP_REQ_QUEUE_LEN_MAX - 1;
         qemu_mutex_unlock(&mon->qmp_queue_lock);
         if (req_obj->req) {
-            QDict *qdict = qobject_to(QDict, req_obj->req);
+            if (trace_event_get_state(TRACE_MONITOR_QMP_CMD_IN_BAND)) {
-            QObject *id = qdict ? qdict_get(qdict, "id") : NULL;
+                QDict *qdict = qobject_to(QDict, req_obj->req);
-            trace_monitor_qmp_cmd_in_band(qobject_get_try_str(id) ?: "");
+                QObject *id = qdict ? qdict_get(qdict, "id") : NULL;
+                GString *id_json;
+
+                id_json = id ? qobject_to_json(id) : g_string_new(NULL);
+                trace_monitor_qmp_cmd_in_band(id_json->str);
+                g_string_free(id_json, true);
+            }
             monitor_qmp_dispatch(mon, req_obj->req);
         } else {
             assert(req_obj->err);
@@ -308,26 +313,27 @@ void coroutine_fn monitor_qmp_dispatcher_co(void *data)
 static void handle_qmp_command(void *opaque, QObject *req, Error *err)
 {
     MonitorQMP *mon = opaque;
-    QObject *id = NULL;
+    QDict *qdict = qobject_to(QDict, req);
-    QDict *qdict;
     QMPRequest *req_obj;
 
     assert(!req != !err);
 
-    qdict = qobject_to(QDict, req);
-    if (qdict) {
-        id = qdict_get(qdict, "id");
-    } /* else will fail qmp_dispatch() */
-
     if (req && trace_event_get_state_backends(TRACE_HANDLE_QMP_COMMAND)) {
-        QString *req_json = qobject_to_json(req);
+        GString *req_json = qobject_to_json(req);
-        trace_handle_qmp_command(mon, qstring_get_str(req_json));
+        trace_handle_qmp_command(mon, req_json->str);
-        qobject_unref(req_json);
+        g_string_free(req_json, true);
     }
 
     if (qdict && qmp_is_oob(qdict)) {
         /* OOB commands are executed immediately */
-        trace_monitor_qmp_cmd_out_of_band(qobject_get_try_str(id) ?: "");
+        if (trace_event_get_state(TRACE_MONITOR_QMP_CMD_OUT_OF_BAND)) {
+            QObject *id = qdict_get(qdict, "id");
+            GString *id_json;
+
+            id_json = id ? qobject_to_json(id) : g_string_new(NULL);
+            trace_monitor_qmp_cmd_out_of_band(id_json->str);
+            g_string_free(id_json, true);
+        }
         monitor_qmp_dispatch(mon, req);
         qobject_unref(req);
         return;

qapi/string-output-visitor.c

@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static bool print_type_number(Visitor *v, const char *name, double *obj,
                               Error **errp)
 {
     StringOutputVisitor *sov = to_sov(v);
-    string_output_set(sov, g_strdup_printf("%f", *obj));
+    string_output_set(sov, g_strdup_printf("%.17g", *obj));
     return true;
 }
 

qemu-img.c

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "qapi/qobject-output-visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
@@ -627,18 +626,18 @@ fail:
 
 static void dump_json_image_check(ImageCheck *check, bool quiet)
 {
-    QString *str;
+    GString *str;
     QObject *obj;
     Visitor *v = qobject_output_visitor_new(&obj);
 
     visit_type_ImageCheck(v, NULL, &check, &error_abort);
     visit_complete(v, &obj);
-    str = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj);
+    str = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj, true);
     assert(str != NULL);
-    qprintf(quiet, "%s\n", qstring_get_str(str));
+    qprintf(quiet, "%s\n", str->str);
     qobject_unref(obj);
     visit_free(v);
-    qobject_unref(str);
+    g_string_free(str, true);
 }
 
 static void dump_human_image_check(ImageCheck *check, bool quiet)
@@ -1652,14 +1651,13 @@ static void do_dirty_bitmap_merge(const char *dst_node, const char *dst_name,
                                   Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDirtyBitmapMergeSource *merge_src;
-    BlockDirtyBitmapMergeSourceList *list;
+    BlockDirtyBitmapMergeSourceList *list = NULL;
 
     merge_src = g_new0(BlockDirtyBitmapMergeSource, 1);
     merge_src->type = QTYPE_QDICT;
     merge_src->u.external.node = g_strdup(src_node);
     merge_src->u.external.name = g_strdup(src_name);
-    list = g_new0(BlockDirtyBitmapMergeSourceList, 1);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(list, merge_src);
-    list->value = merge_src;
     qmp_block_dirty_bitmap_merge(dst_node, dst_name, list, errp);
     qapi_free_BlockDirtyBitmapMergeSourceList(list);
 }
@@ -2790,34 +2788,34 @@ static void dump_snapshots(BlockDriverState *bs)
 
 static void dump_json_image_info_list(ImageInfoList *list)
 {
-    QString *str;
+    GString *str;
     QObject *obj;
     Visitor *v = qobject_output_visitor_new(&obj);
 
     visit_type_ImageInfoList(v, NULL, &list, &error_abort);
     visit_complete(v, &obj);
-    str = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj);
+    str = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj, true);
     assert(str != NULL);
-    printf("%s\n", qstring_get_str(str));
+    printf("%s\n", str->str);
     qobject_unref(obj);
     visit_free(v);
-    qobject_unref(str);
+    g_string_free(str, true);
 }
 
 static void dump_json_image_info(ImageInfo *info)
 {
-    QString *str;
+    GString *str;
     QObject *obj;
     Visitor *v = qobject_output_visitor_new(&obj);
 
     visit_type_ImageInfo(v, NULL, &info, &error_abort);
     visit_complete(v, &obj);
-    str = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj);
+    str = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj, true);
     assert(str != NULL);
-    printf("%s\n", qstring_get_str(str));
+    printf("%s\n", str->str);
     qobject_unref(obj);
     visit_free(v);
-    qobject_unref(str);
+    g_string_free(str, true);
 }
 
 static void dump_human_image_info_list(ImageInfoList *list)
@@ -5237,18 +5235,18 @@ out:
 
 static void dump_json_block_measure_info(BlockMeasureInfo *info)
 {
-    QString *str;
+    GString *str;
     QObject *obj;
     Visitor *v = qobject_output_visitor_new(&obj);
 
     visit_type_BlockMeasureInfo(v, NULL, &info, &error_abort);
     visit_complete(v, &obj);
-    str = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj);
+    str = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj, true);
     assert(str != NULL);
-    printf("%s\n", qstring_get_str(str));
+    printf("%s\n", str->str);
     qobject_unref(obj);
     visit_free(v);
-    qobject_unref(str);
+    g_string_free(str, true);
 }
 
 static int img_measure(int argc, char **argv)

qga/commands-posix-ssh.c

@@ -293,17 +293,12 @@ qmp_guest_ssh_get_authorized_keys(const char *username, Error **errp)
 
     ret = g_new0(GuestAuthorizedKeys, 1);
     for (i = 0; authkeys[i] != NULL; i++) {
-        strList *new;
-
         g_strstrip(authkeys[i]);
         if (!authkeys[i][0] || authkeys[i][0] == '#') {
             continue;
         }
 
-        new = g_new0(strList, 1);
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(ret->keys, g_strdup(authkeys[i]));
-        new->value = g_strdup(authkeys[i]);
-        new->next = ret->keys;
-        ret->keys = new;
     }
 
     return g_steal_pointer(&ret);

qga/commands-posix.c

@@ -1036,7 +1036,6 @@ static void build_guest_fsinfo_for_real_device(char const *syspath,
 {
     GuestDiskAddress *disk;
     GuestPCIAddress *pciaddr;
-    GuestDiskAddressList *list = NULL;
     bool has_hwinf;
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIBUDEV
     struct udev *udev = NULL;
@@ -1053,9 +1052,6 @@ static void build_guest_fsinfo_for_real_device(char const *syspath,
     disk->pci_controller = pciaddr;
     disk->bus_type = GUEST_DISK_BUS_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 
-    list = g_new0(GuestDiskAddressList, 1);
-    list->value = disk;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIBUDEV
     udev = udev_new();
     udevice = udev_device_new_from_syspath(udev, syspath);
@@ -1089,10 +1085,9 @@ static void build_guest_fsinfo_for_real_device(char const *syspath,
     }
 
     if (has_hwinf || disk->has_dev || disk->has_serial) {
-        list->next = fs->disk;
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(fs->disk, disk);
-        fs->disk = list;
     } else {
-        qapi_free_GuestDiskAddressList(list);
+        qapi_free_GuestDiskAddress(disk);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1288,7 +1283,6 @@ static void get_disk_deps(const char *disk_dir, GuestDiskInfo *disk)
     disk->has_dependencies = true;
     while ((dep = g_dir_read_name(dp_deps)) != NULL) {
         g_autofree char *dep_dir = NULL;
-        strList *dep_item = NULL;
         char *dev_name;
 
         /* Add dependent disks */
@@ -1296,10 +1290,7 @@ static void get_disk_deps(const char *disk_dir, GuestDiskInfo *disk)
         dev_name = get_device_for_syspath(dep_dir);
         if (dev_name != NULL) {
             g_debug("  adding dependent device: %s", dev_name);
-            dep_item = g_new0(strList, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(disk->dependencies, dev_name);
-            dep_item->value = dev_name;
-            dep_item->next = disk->dependencies;
-            disk->dependencies = dep_item;
         }
     }
     g_dir_close(dp_deps);
@@ -1318,7 +1309,7 @@ static GuestDiskInfoList *get_disk_partitions(
     const char *disk_name, const char *disk_dir,
     const char *disk_dev)
 {
-    GuestDiskInfoList *item, *ret = list;
+    GuestDiskInfoList *ret = list;
     struct dirent *de_disk;
     DIR *dp_disk = NULL;
     size_t len = strlen(disk_name);
@@ -1352,15 +1343,9 @@ static GuestDiskInfoList *get_disk_partitions(
         partition->name = dev_name;
         partition->partition = true;
         /* Add parent disk as dependent for easier tracking of hierarchy */
-        partition->dependencies = g_new0(strList, 1);
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(partition->dependencies, g_strdup(disk_dev));
-        partition->dependencies->value = g_strdup(disk_dev);
-        partition->has_dependencies = true;
-
-        item = g_new0(GuestDiskInfoList, 1);
-        item->value = partition;
-        item->next = ret;
-        ret = item;
 
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(ret, partition);
     }
     closedir(dp_disk);
 
@@ -1369,7 +1354,7 @@ static GuestDiskInfoList *get_disk_partitions(
 
 GuestDiskInfoList *qmp_guest_get_disks(Error **errp)
 {
-    GuestDiskInfoList *item, *ret = NULL;
+    GuestDiskInfoList *ret = NULL;
     GuestDiskInfo *disk;
     DIR *dp = NULL;
     struct dirent *de = NULL;
@@ -1415,10 +1400,7 @@ GuestDiskInfoList *qmp_guest_get_disks(Error **errp)
         disk->partition = false;
         disk->alias = get_alias_for_syspath(disk_dir);
         disk->has_alias = (disk->alias != NULL);
-        item = g_new0(GuestDiskInfoList, 1);
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(ret, disk);
-        item->value = disk;
-        item->next = ret;
-        ret = item;
 
         /* Get address for non-virtual devices */
         bool is_virtual = is_disk_virtual(disk_dir, &local_err);
@@ -1495,7 +1477,7 @@ GuestFilesystemInfoList *qmp_guest_get_fsinfo(Error **errp)
 {
     FsMountList mounts;
     struct FsMount *mount;
-    GuestFilesystemInfoList *new, *ret = NULL;
+    GuestFilesystemInfoList *ret = NULL;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     QTAILQ_INIT(&mounts);
@@ -1508,10 +1490,7 @@ GuestFilesystemInfoList *qmp_guest_get_fsinfo(Error **errp)
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(mount, &mounts, next) {
         g_debug("Building guest fsinfo for '%s'", mount->dirname);
 
-        new = g_malloc0(sizeof(*ret));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(ret, build_guest_fsinfo(mount, &local_err));
-        new->value = build_guest_fsinfo(mount, &local_err);
-        new->next = ret;
-        ret = new;
         if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             qapi_free_GuestFilesystemInfoList(ret);
@@ -1777,7 +1756,6 @@ GuestFilesystemTrimResponse *
 qmp_guest_fstrim(bool has_minimum, int64_t minimum, Error **errp)
 {
     GuestFilesystemTrimResponse *response;
-    GuestFilesystemTrimResultList *list;
     GuestFilesystemTrimResult *result;
     int ret = 0;
     FsMountList mounts;
@@ -1801,10 +1779,7 @@ qmp_guest_fstrim(bool has_minimum, int64_t minimum, Error **errp)
         result = g_malloc0(sizeof(*result));
         result->path = g_strdup(mount->dirname);
 
-        list = g_malloc0(sizeof(*list));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(response->paths, result);
-        list->value = result;
-        list->next = response->paths;
-        response->paths = list;
 
         fd = qemu_open_old(mount->dirname, O_RDONLY);
         if (fd == -1) {

qga/commands-win32.c

@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ err_close:
 static GuestDiskAddressList *build_guest_disk_info(char *guid, Error **errp)
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
-    GuestDiskAddressList *list = NULL, *cur_item = NULL;
+    GuestDiskAddressList *list = NULL;
     GuestDiskAddress *disk = NULL;
     int i;
     HANDLE vol_h;
@@ -926,10 +926,8 @@ static GuestDiskAddressList *build_guest_disk_info(char *guid, Error **errp)
                 error_free(local_err);
                 goto out;
             }
-            list = g_malloc0(sizeof(*list));
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(list, disk);
-            list->value = disk;
             disk = NULL;
-            list->next = NULL;
             goto out;
         } else {
             error_setg_win32(errp, GetLastError(),
@@ -960,11 +958,8 @@ static GuestDiskAddressList *build_guest_disk_info(char *guid, Error **errp)
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             goto out;
         }
-        cur_item = g_malloc0(sizeof(*list));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(list, disk);
-        cur_item->value = disk;
         disk = NULL;
-        cur_item->next = list;
-        list = cur_item;
     }
 
 
@@ -982,7 +977,7 @@ out:
 GuestDiskInfoList *qmp_guest_get_disks(Error **errp)
 {
     ERRP_GUARD();
-    GuestDiskInfoList *new = NULL, *ret = NULL;
+    GuestDiskInfoList *ret = NULL;
     HDEVINFO dev_info;
     SP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DATA dev_iface_data;
     int i;
@@ -1064,10 +1059,7 @@ GuestDiskInfoList *qmp_guest_get_disks(Error **errp)
             disk->has_address = true;
         }
 
-        new = g_malloc0(sizeof(GuestDiskInfoList));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(ret, disk);
-        new->value = disk;
-        new->next = ret;
-        ret = new;
     }
 
     SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList(dev_info);
@@ -1165,7 +1157,7 @@ free:
 GuestFilesystemInfoList *qmp_guest_get_fsinfo(Error **errp)
 {
     HANDLE vol_h;
-    GuestFilesystemInfoList *new, *ret = NULL;
+    GuestFilesystemInfoList *ret = NULL;
     char guid[256];
 
     vol_h = FindFirstVolume(guid, sizeof(guid));
@@ -1183,10 +1175,7 @@ GuestFilesystemInfoList *qmp_guest_get_fsinfo(Error **errp)
             error_free(local_err);
             continue;
         }
-        new = g_malloc(sizeof(*ret));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(ret, info);
-        new->value = info;
-        new->next = ret;
-        ret = new;
     } while (FindNextVolume(vol_h, guid, sizeof(guid)));
 
     if (GetLastError() != ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES) {
@@ -1330,7 +1319,6 @@ qmp_guest_fstrim(bool has_minimum, int64_t minimum, Error **errp)
 
     do {
         GuestFilesystemTrimResult *res;
-        GuestFilesystemTrimResultList *list;
         PWCHAR uc_path;
         DWORD char_count = 0;
         char *path, *out;
@@ -1369,11 +1357,7 @@ qmp_guest_fstrim(bool has_minimum, int64_t minimum, Error **errp)
 
         res->path = path;
 
-        list = g_new0(GuestFilesystemTrimResultList, 1);
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(resp->paths, res);
-        list->value = res;
-        list->next = resp->paths;
-
-        resp->paths = list;
 
         memset(argv, 0, sizeof(argv));
         argv[0] = (gchar *)"defrag.exe";

qga/commands.c

@@ -66,17 +66,13 @@ static void qmp_command_info(const QmpCommand *cmd, void *opaque)
 {
     GuestAgentInfo *info = opaque;
     GuestAgentCommandInfo *cmd_info;
-    GuestAgentCommandInfoList *cmd_info_list;
 
     cmd_info = g_new0(GuestAgentCommandInfo, 1);
     cmd_info->name = g_strdup(qmp_command_name(cmd));
     cmd_info->enabled = qmp_command_is_enabled(cmd);
     cmd_info->success_response = qmp_has_success_response(cmd);
 
-    cmd_info_list = g_new0(GuestAgentCommandInfoList, 1);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(info->supported_commands, cmd_info);
-    cmd_info_list->value = cmd_info;
-    cmd_info_list->next = info->supported_commands;
-    info->supported_commands = cmd_info_list;
 }
 
 struct GuestAgentInfo *qmp_guest_info(Error **errp)

qga/main.c

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "qapi/qmp/json-parser.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
 #include "guest-agent-core.h"
 #include "qga-qapi-init-commands.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
@@ -528,8 +527,7 @@ fail:
 
 static int send_response(GAState *s, const QDict *rsp)
 {
-    const char *buf;
+    GString *response;
-    QString *payload_qstr, *response_qstr;
     GIOStatus status;
 
     g_assert(s->channel);
@@ -538,25 +536,19 @@ static int send_response(GAState *s, const QDict *rsp)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    payload_qstr = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(rsp));
+    response = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(rsp));
-    if (!payload_qstr) {
+    if (!response) {
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
     if (s->delimit_response) {
         s->delimit_response = false;
-        response_qstr = qstring_new();
+        g_string_prepend_c(response, QGA_SENTINEL_BYTE);
-        qstring_append_chr(response_qstr, QGA_SENTINEL_BYTE);
-        qstring_append(response_qstr, qstring_get_str(payload_qstr));
-        qobject_unref(payload_qstr);
-    } else {
-        response_qstr = payload_qstr;
     }
 
-    qstring_append_chr(response_qstr, '\n');
+    g_string_append_c(response, '\n');
-    buf = qstring_get_str(response_qstr);
+    status = ga_channel_write_all(s->channel, response->str, response->len);
-    status = ga_channel_write_all(s->channel, buf, strlen(buf));
+    g_string_free(response, true);
-    qobject_unref(response_qstr);
     if (status != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL) {
         return -EIO;
     }

qobject/json-parser.c

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int cvt4hex(const char *s)
 static QString *parse_string(JSONParserContext *ctxt, JSONToken *token)
 {
     const char *ptr = token->str;
-    QString *str;
+    GString *str;
     char quote;
     const char *beg;
     int cp, trailing;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static QString *parse_string(JSONParserContext *ctxt, JSONToken *token)
 
     assert(*ptr == '"' || *ptr == '\'');
     quote = *ptr++;
-    str = qstring_new();
+    str = g_string_new(NULL);
 
     while (*ptr != quote) {
         assert(*ptr);
@@ -149,31 +149,31 @@ static QString *parse_string(JSONParserContext *ctxt, JSONToken *token)
             beg = ptr++;
             switch (*ptr++) {
             case '"':
-                qstring_append_chr(str, '"');
+                g_string_append_c(str, '"');
                 break;
             case '\'':
-                qstring_append_chr(str, '\'');
+                g_string_append_c(str, '\'');
                 break;
             case '\\':
-                qstring_append_chr(str, '\\');
+                g_string_append_c(str, '\\');
                 break;
             case '/':
-                qstring_append_chr(str, '/');
+                g_string_append_c(str, '/');
                 break;
             case 'b':
-                qstring_append_chr(str, '\b');
+                g_string_append_c(str, '\b');
                 break;
             case 'f':
-                qstring_append_chr(str, '\f');
+                g_string_append_c(str, '\f');
                 break;
             case 'n':
-                qstring_append_chr(str, '\n');
+                g_string_append_c(str, '\n');
                 break;
             case 'r':
-                qstring_append_chr(str, '\r');
+                g_string_append_c(str, '\r');
                 break;
             case 't':
-                qstring_append_chr(str, '\t');
+                g_string_append_c(str, '\t');
                 break;
             case 'u':
                 cp = cvt4hex(ptr);
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static QString *parse_string(JSONParserContext *ctxt, JSONToken *token)
                                 (int)(ptr - beg), beg);
                     goto out;
                 }
-                qstring_append(str, utf8_buf);
+                g_string_append(str, utf8_buf);
                 break;
             default:
                 parse_error(ctxt, token, "invalid escape sequence in string");
@@ -225,14 +225,14 @@ static QString *parse_string(JSONParserContext *ctxt, JSONToken *token)
             ptr = end;
             len = mod_utf8_encode(utf8_buf, sizeof(utf8_buf), cp);
             assert(len >= 0);
-            qstring_append(str, utf8_buf);
+            g_string_append(str, utf8_buf);
         }
     }
 
-    return str;
+    return qstring_from_gstring(str);
 
 out:
-    qobject_unref(str);
+    g_string_free(str, true);
     return NULL;
 }
 

qobject/json-writer.c

@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+/*
+ * JSON Writer
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2009
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2020 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *  Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-writer.h"
+#include "qemu/unicode.h"
+
+struct JSONWriter {
+    bool pretty;
+    bool need_comma;
+    GString *contents;
+    GByteArray *container_is_array;
+};
+
+JSONWriter *json_writer_new(bool pretty)
+{
+    JSONWriter *writer = g_new(JSONWriter, 1);
+
+    writer->pretty = pretty;
+    writer->need_comma = false;
+    writer->contents = g_string_new(NULL);
+    writer->container_is_array = g_byte_array_new();
+    return writer;
+}
+
+const char *json_writer_get(JSONWriter *writer)
+{
+    g_assert(!writer->container_is_array->len);
+    return writer->contents->str;
+}
+
+GString *json_writer_get_and_free(JSONWriter *writer)
+{
+    GString *contents = writer->contents;
+
+    writer->contents = NULL;
+    g_byte_array_free(writer->container_is_array, true);
+    g_free(writer);
+    return contents;
+}
+
+void json_writer_free(JSONWriter *writer)
+{
+    if (writer) {
+        g_string_free(json_writer_get_and_free(writer), true);
+    }
+}
+
+static void enter_container(JSONWriter *writer, bool is_array)
+{
+    unsigned depth = writer->container_is_array->len;
+
+    g_byte_array_set_size(writer->container_is_array, depth + 1);
+    writer->container_is_array->data[depth] = is_array;
+    writer->need_comma = false;
+}
+
+static void leave_container(JSONWriter *writer, bool is_array)
+{
+    unsigned depth = writer->container_is_array->len;
+
+    assert(depth);
+    assert(writer->container_is_array->data[depth - 1] == is_array);
+    g_byte_array_set_size(writer->container_is_array, depth - 1);
+    writer->need_comma = true;
+}
+
+static bool in_object(JSONWriter *writer)
+{
+    unsigned depth = writer->container_is_array->len;
+
+    return depth && !writer->container_is_array->data[depth - 1];
+}
+
+static void pretty_newline(JSONWriter *writer)
+{
+    if (writer->pretty) {
+        g_string_append_printf(writer->contents, "\n%*s",
+                               writer->container_is_array->len * 4, "");
+    }
+}
+
+static void pretty_newline_or_space(JSONWriter *writer)
+{
+    if (writer->pretty) {
+        g_string_append_printf(writer->contents, "\n%*s",
+                               writer->container_is_array->len * 4, "");
+    } else {
+        g_string_append_c(writer->contents, ' ');
+    }
+}
+
+static void quoted_str(JSONWriter *writer, const char *str)
+{
+    const char *ptr;
+    char *end;
+    int cp;
+
+    g_string_append_c(writer->contents, '"');
+
+    for (ptr = str; *ptr; ptr = end) {
+        cp = mod_utf8_codepoint(ptr, 6, &end);
+        switch (cp) {
+        case '\"':
+            g_string_append(writer->contents, "\\\"");
+            break;
+        case '\\':
+            g_string_append(writer->contents, "\\\\");
+            break;
+        case '\b':
+            g_string_append(writer->contents, "\\b");
+            break;
+        case '\f':
+            g_string_append(writer->contents, "\\f");
+            break;
+        case '\n':
+            g_string_append(writer->contents, "\\n");
+            break;
+        case '\r':
+            g_string_append(writer->contents, "\\r");
+            break;
+        case '\t':
+            g_string_append(writer->contents, "\\t");
+            break;
+        default:
+            if (cp < 0) {
+                cp = 0xFFFD; /* replacement character */
+            }
+            if (cp > 0xFFFF) {
+                /* beyond BMP; need a surrogate pair */
+                g_string_append_printf(writer->contents, "\\u%04X\\u%04X",
+                                       0xD800 + ((cp - 0x10000) >> 10),
+                                       0xDC00 + ((cp - 0x10000) & 0x3FF));
+            } else if (cp < 0x20 || cp >= 0x7F) {
+                g_string_append_printf(writer->contents, "\\u%04X", cp);
+            } else {
+                g_string_append_c(writer->contents, cp);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    g_string_append_c(writer->contents, '"');
+}
+
+static void maybe_comma_name(JSONWriter *writer, const char *name)
+{
+    if (writer->need_comma) {
+        g_string_append_c(writer->contents, ',');
+        pretty_newline_or_space(writer);
+    } else {
+        if (writer->contents->len) {
+            pretty_newline(writer);
+        }
+        writer->need_comma = true;
+    }
+
+    if (in_object(writer)) {
+        quoted_str(writer, name);
+        g_string_append(writer->contents, ": ");
+    }
+}
+
+void json_writer_start_object(JSONWriter *writer, const char *name)
+{
+    maybe_comma_name(writer, name);
+    g_string_append_c(writer->contents, '{');
+    enter_container(writer, false);
+}
+
+void json_writer_end_object(JSONWriter *writer)
+{
+    leave_container(writer, false);
+    pretty_newline(writer);
+    g_string_append_c(writer->contents, '}');
+}
+
+void json_writer_start_array(JSONWriter *writer, const char *name)
+{
+    maybe_comma_name(writer, name);
+    g_string_append_c(writer->contents, '[');
+    enter_container(writer, true);
+}
+
+void json_writer_end_array(JSONWriter *writer)
+{
+    leave_container(writer, true);
+    pretty_newline(writer);
+    g_string_append_c(writer->contents, ']');
+}
+
+void json_writer_bool(JSONWriter *writer, const char *name, bool val)
+{
+    maybe_comma_name(writer, name);
+    g_string_append(writer->contents, val ? "true" : "false");
+}
+
+void json_writer_null(JSONWriter *writer, const char *name)
+{
+    maybe_comma_name(writer, name);
+    g_string_append(writer->contents, "null");
+}
+
+void json_writer_int64(JSONWriter *writer, const char *name, int64_t val)
+{
+    maybe_comma_name(writer, name);
+    g_string_append_printf(writer->contents, "%" PRId64, val);
+}
+
+void json_writer_uint64(JSONWriter *writer, const char *name, uint64_t val)
+{
+    maybe_comma_name(writer, name);
+    g_string_append_printf(writer->contents, "%" PRIu64, val);
+}
+
+void json_writer_double(JSONWriter *writer, const char *name, double val)
+{
+    maybe_comma_name(writer, name);
+
+    /*
+     * FIXME: g_string_append_printf() is locale dependent; but JSON
+     * requires numbers to be formatted as if in the C locale.
+     * Dependence on C locale is a pervasive issue in QEMU.
+     */
+    /*
+     * FIXME: This risks printing Inf or NaN, which are not valid
+     * JSON values.
+     */
+    g_string_append_printf(writer->contents, "%.17g", val);
+}
+
+void json_writer_str(JSONWriter *writer, const char *name, const char *str)
+{
+    maybe_comma_name(writer, name);
+    quoted_str(writer, str);
+}

qobject/meson.build

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-util_ss.add(files('qnull.c', 'qnum.c', 'qstring.c', 'qdict.c', 'qlist.c', 'qbool.c',
+util_ss.add(files('qnull.c', 'qnum.c', 'qstring.c', 'qdict.c',
-  'qlit.c', 'qjson.c', 'qobject.c', 'json-lexer.c', 'json-streamer.c', 'json-parser.c',
+  'qlist.c', 'qbool.c', 'qlit.c', 'qjson.c', 'qobject.c',
+  'json-writer.c', 'json-lexer.c', 'json-streamer.c', 'json-parser.c',
   'block-qdict.c'))

qobject/qbool.c

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qbool.h"
+#include "qobject-internal.h"
 
 /**
  * qbool_from_bool(): Create a new QBool from a bool

qobject/qdict.c

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "qapi/qmp/qbool.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qnull.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
+#include "qobject-internal.h"
 
 /**
  * qdict_new(): Create a new QDict

qobject/qjson.c

@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/json-parser.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-writer.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qbool.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qnum.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
-#include "qemu/unicode.h"
 
 typedef struct JSONParsingState
 {
@@ -149,144 +149,69 @@ QDict *qdict_from_jsonf_nofail(const char *string, ...)
     return qdict;
 }
 
-static void to_json(const QObject *obj, QString *str, int pretty, int indent);
+static void to_json(JSONWriter *writer, const char *name,
-
+                    const QObject *obj)
-static void json_pretty_newline(QString *str, bool pretty, int indent)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    if (pretty) {
-        qstring_append(str, "\n");
-        for (i = 0; i < indent; i++) {
-            qstring_append(str, "    ");
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-static void to_json(const QObject *obj, QString *str, int pretty, int indent)
 {
     switch (qobject_type(obj)) {
     case QTYPE_QNULL:
-        qstring_append(str, "null");
+        json_writer_null(writer, name);
         break;
     case QTYPE_QNUM: {
         QNum *val = qobject_to(QNum, obj);
-        char *buffer = qnum_to_string(val);
+
-        qstring_append(str, buffer);
+        switch (val->kind) {
-        g_free(buffer);
+        case QNUM_I64:
+            json_writer_int64(writer, name, val->u.i64);
+            break;
+        case QNUM_U64:
+            json_writer_uint64(writer, name, val->u.u64);
+            break;
+        case QNUM_DOUBLE:
+            json_writer_double(writer, name, val->u.dbl);
+            break;
+        default:
+            abort();
+        }
         break;
     }
     case QTYPE_QSTRING: {
         QString *val = qobject_to(QString, obj);
-        const char *ptr;
-        int cp;
-        char buf[16];
-        char *end;
 
-        ptr = qstring_get_str(val);
+        json_writer_str(writer, name, qstring_get_str(val));
-        qstring_append(str, "\"");
-
-        for (; *ptr; ptr = end) {
-            cp = mod_utf8_codepoint(ptr, 6, &end);
-            switch (cp) {
-            case '\"':
-                qstring_append(str, "\\\"");
-                break;
-            case '\\':
-                qstring_append(str, "\\\\");
-                break;
-            case '\b':
-                qstring_append(str, "\\b");
-                break;
-            case '\f':
-                qstring_append(str, "\\f");
-                break;
-            case '\n':
-                qstring_append(str, "\\n");
-                break;
-            case '\r':
-                qstring_append(str, "\\r");
-                break;
-            case '\t':
-                qstring_append(str, "\\t");
-                break;
-            default:
-                if (cp < 0) {
-                    cp = 0xFFFD; /* replacement character */
-                }
-                if (cp > 0xFFFF) {
-                    /* beyond BMP; need a surrogate pair */
-                    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "\\u%04X\\u%04X",
-                             0xD800 + ((cp - 0x10000) >> 10),
-                             0xDC00 + ((cp - 0x10000) & 0x3FF));
-                } else if (cp < 0x20 || cp >= 0x7F) {
-                    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "\\u%04X", cp);
-                } else {
-                    buf[0] = cp;
-                    buf[1] = 0;
-                }
-                qstring_append(str, buf);
-            }
-        };
-
-        qstring_append(str, "\"");
         break;
     }
     case QTYPE_QDICT: {
         QDict *val = qobject_to(QDict, obj);
-        const char *comma = pretty ? "," : ", ";
-        const char *sep = "";
         const QDictEntry *entry;
-        QString *qkey;
 
-        qstring_append(str, "{");
+        json_writer_start_object(writer, name);
 
         for (entry = qdict_first(val);
              entry;
              entry = qdict_next(val, entry)) {
-            qstring_append(str, sep);
+            to_json(writer, qdict_entry_key(entry), qdict_entry_value(entry));
-            json_pretty_newline(str, pretty, indent + 1);
-
-            qkey = qstring_from_str(qdict_entry_key(entry));
-            to_json(QOBJECT(qkey), str, pretty, indent + 1);
-            qobject_unref(qkey);
-
-            qstring_append(str, ": ");
-            to_json(qdict_entry_value(entry), str, pretty, indent + 1);
-            sep = comma;
         }
 
-        json_pretty_newline(str, pretty, indent);
+        json_writer_end_object(writer);
-        qstring_append(str, "}");
         break;
     }
     case QTYPE_QLIST: {
         QList *val = qobject_to(QList, obj);
-        const char *comma = pretty ? "," : ", ";
-        const char *sep = "";
         QListEntry *entry;
 
-        qstring_append(str, "[");
+        json_writer_start_array(writer, name);
 
         QLIST_FOREACH_ENTRY(val, entry) {
-            qstring_append(str, sep);
+            to_json(writer, NULL, qlist_entry_obj(entry));
-            json_pretty_newline(str, pretty, indent + 1);
-            to_json(qlist_entry_obj(entry), str, pretty, indent + 1);
-            sep = comma;
         }
 
-        json_pretty_newline(str, pretty, indent);
+        json_writer_end_array(writer);
-        qstring_append(str, "]");
         break;
     }
     case QTYPE_QBOOL: {
         QBool *val = qobject_to(QBool, obj);
 
-        if (qbool_get_bool(val)) {
+        json_writer_bool(writer, name, qbool_get_bool(val));
-            qstring_append(str, "true");
-        } else {
-            qstring_append(str, "false");
-        }
         break;
     }
     default:
@@ -294,20 +219,15 @@ static void to_json(const QObject *obj, QString *str, int pretty, int indent)
     }
 }
 
-QString *qobject_to_json(const QObject *obj)
+GString *qobject_to_json_pretty(const QObject *obj, bool pretty)
 {
-    QString *str = qstring_new();
+    JSONWriter *writer = json_writer_new(pretty);
 
-    to_json(obj, str, 0, 0);
+    to_json(writer, NULL, obj);
-
+    return json_writer_get_and_free(writer);
-    return str;
 }
 
-QString *qobject_to_json_pretty(const QObject *obj)
+GString *qobject_to_json(const QObject *obj)
 {
-    QString *str = qstring_new();
+    return qobject_to_json_pretty(obj, false);
-
-    to_json(obj, str, 1, 0);
-
-    return str;
 }

qobject/qlist.c

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "qapi/qmp/qnum.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
+#include "qobject-internal.h"
 
 /**
  * qlist_new(): Create a new QList

qobject/qnull.c

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qnull.h"
+#include "qobject-internal.h"
 
 QNull qnull_ = {
     .base = {

qobject/qnum.c

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qnum.h"
+#include "qobject-internal.h"
 
 /**
  * qnum_from_int(): Create a new QNum from an int64_t
@@ -161,37 +162,14 @@ double qnum_get_double(QNum *qn)
 
 char *qnum_to_string(QNum *qn)
 {
-    char *buffer;
-    int len;
-
     switch (qn->kind) {
     case QNUM_I64:
         return g_strdup_printf("%" PRId64, qn->u.i64);
     case QNUM_U64:
         return g_strdup_printf("%" PRIu64, qn->u.u64);
     case QNUM_DOUBLE:
-        /* FIXME: snprintf() is locale dependent; but JSON requires
+        /* 17 digits suffice for IEEE double */
-         * numbers to be formatted as if in the C locale. Dependence
+        return g_strdup_printf("%.17g", qn->u.dbl);
-         * on C locale is a pervasive issue in QEMU. */
-        /* FIXME: This risks printing Inf or NaN, which are not valid
-         * JSON values. */
-        /* FIXME: the default precision of 6 for %f often causes
-         * rounding errors; we should be using DBL_DECIMAL_DIG (17),
-         * and only rounding to a shorter number if the result would
-         * still produce the same floating point value.  */
-        buffer = g_strdup_printf("%f" , qn->u.dbl);
-        len = strlen(buffer);
-        while (len > 0 && buffer[len - 1] == '0') {
-            len--;
-        }
-
-        if (len && buffer[len - 1] == '.') {
-            buffer[len - 1] = 0;
-        } else {
-            buffer[len] = 0;
-        }
-
-        return buffer;
     }
 
     assert(0);

qobject/qobject-internal.h

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * QObject internals
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1
+ * or later.  See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#ifndef QOBJECT_INTERNAL_H
+#define QOBJECT_INTERNAL_H
+
+#include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
+
+static inline void qobject_init(QObject *obj, QType type)
+{
+    assert(QTYPE_NONE < type && type < QTYPE__MAX);
+    obj->base.refcnt = 1;
+    obj->base.type = type;
+}
+
+void qbool_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+bool qbool_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
+
+void qdict_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+bool qdict_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
+
+void qlist_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+bool qlist_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
+
+bool qnull_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
+
+void qnum_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+bool qnum_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
+
+void qstring_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+bool qstring_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y);
+
+#endif

qobject/qobject.c

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
+#include "qobject-internal.h"
 
 QEMU_BUILD_BUG_MSG(
     offsetof(QNull, base) != 0 ||

qobject/qstring.c

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
+#include "qobject-internal.h"
 
 /**
  * qstring_new(): Create a new empty QString
@@ -23,14 +24,6 @@ QString *qstring_new(void)
     return qstring_from_str("");
 }
 
-/**
- * qstring_get_length(): Get the length of a QString
- */
-size_t qstring_get_length(const QString *qstring)
-{
-    return qstring->length;
-}
-
 /**
  * qstring_from_substr(): Create a new QString from a C string substring
  *
@@ -41,18 +34,9 @@ QString *qstring_from_substr(const char *str, size_t start, size_t end)
     QString *qstring;
 
     assert(start <= end);
-
     qstring = g_malloc(sizeof(*qstring));
     qobject_init(QOBJECT(qstring), QTYPE_QSTRING);
-
+    qstring->string = g_strndup(str + start, end - start);
-    qstring->length = end - start;
-    qstring->capacity = qstring->length;
-
-    assert(qstring->capacity < SIZE_MAX);
-    qstring->string = g_malloc(qstring->capacity + 1);
-    memcpy(qstring->string, str + start, qstring->length);
-    qstring->string[qstring->length] = 0;
-
     return qstring;
 }
 
@@ -66,48 +50,23 @@ QString *qstring_from_str(const char *str)
     return qstring_from_substr(str, 0, strlen(str));
 }
 
-static void capacity_increase(QString *qstring, size_t len)
-{
-    if (qstring->capacity < (qstring->length + len)) {
-        assert(len <= SIZE_MAX - qstring->capacity);
-        qstring->capacity += len;
-        assert(qstring->capacity <= SIZE_MAX / 2);
-        qstring->capacity *= 2; /* use exponential growth */
-
-        qstring->string = g_realloc(qstring->string, qstring->capacity + 1);
-    }
-}
-
-/* qstring_append(): Append a C string to a QString
- */
-void qstring_append(QString *qstring, const char *str)
-{
-    size_t len = strlen(str);
-
-    capacity_increase(qstring, len);
-    memcpy(qstring->string + qstring->length, str, len);
-    qstring->length += len;
-    qstring->string[qstring->length] = 0;
-}
-
-void qstring_append_int(QString *qstring, int64_t value)
-{
-    char num[32];
-
-    snprintf(num, sizeof(num), "%" PRId64, value);
-    qstring_append(qstring, num);
-}
-
 /**
- * qstring_append_chr(): Append a C char to a QString
+ * qstring_from_gstring(): Convert a GString to a QString
+ *
+ * Return strong reference.
  */
-void qstring_append_chr(QString *qstring, int c)
+
+QString *qstring_from_gstring(GString *gstr)
 {
-    capacity_increase(qstring, 1);
+    QString *qstring;
-    qstring->string[qstring->length++] = c;
+
-    qstring->string[qstring->length] = 0;
+    qstring = g_malloc(sizeof(*qstring));
+    qobject_init(QOBJECT(qstring), QTYPE_QSTRING);
+    qstring->string = g_string_free(gstr, false);
+    return qstring;
 }
 
+
 /**
  * qstring_get_str(): Return a pointer to the stored string
  *
@@ -119,27 +78,6 @@ const char *qstring_get_str(const QString *qstring)
     return qstring->string;
 }
 
-/**
- * qstring_get_try_str(): Return a pointer to the stored string
- *
- * NOTE: will return NULL if qstring is not provided.
- */
-const char *qstring_get_try_str(const QString *qstring)
-{
-    return qstring ? qstring_get_str(qstring) : NULL;
-}
-
-/**
- * qobject_get_try_str(): Return a pointer to the corresponding string
- *
- * NOTE: the string will only be returned if the object is valid, and
- * its type is QString, otherwise NULL is returned.
- */
-const char *qobject_get_try_str(const QObject *qstring)
-{
-    return qstring_get_try_str(qobject_to(QString, qstring));
-}
-
 /**
  * qstring_is_equal(): Test whether the two QStrings are equal
  */
@@ -149,33 +87,16 @@ bool qstring_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y)
                    qobject_to(QString, y)->string);
 }
 
-/**
- * qstring_free(): Free the memory allocated by a QString object
- *
- * Return: if @return_str, return the underlying string, to be
- * g_free(), otherwise NULL is returned.
- */
-char *qstring_free(QString *qstring, bool return_str)
-{
-    char *rv = NULL;
-
-    if (return_str) {
-        rv = qstring->string;
-    } else {
-        g_free(qstring->string);
-    }
-
-    g_free(qstring);
-
-    return rv;
-}
-
 /**
  * qstring_destroy_obj(): Free all memory allocated by a QString
  * object
  */
 void qstring_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
 {
+    QString *qs;
+
     assert(obj != NULL);
-    qstring_free(qobject_to(QString, obj), FALSE);
+    qs = qobject_to(QString, obj);
+    g_free((char *)qs->string);
+    g_free(qs);
 }

qom/object.c

@@ -1415,15 +1415,18 @@ char *object_property_get_str(Object *obj, const char *name,
                               Error **errp)
 {
     QObject *ret = object_property_get_qobject(obj, name, errp);
+    QString *qstring;
     char *retval;
 
     if (!ret) {
         return NULL;
     }
-
+    qstring = qobject_to(QString, ret);
-    retval = g_strdup(qobject_get_try_str(ret));
+    if (!qstring) {
-    if (!retval) {
         error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name, "string");
+        retval = NULL;
+    } else {
+        retval = g_strdup(qstring_get_str(qstring));
     }
 
     qobject_unref(ret);

qom/object_interfaces.c

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
 #include "qapi/qobject-input-visitor.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 #include "qemu/help_option.h"
@@ -207,7 +206,8 @@ char *object_property_help(const char *name, const char *type,
         g_string_append(str, description);
     }
     if (defval) {
-        g_autofree char *def_json = qstring_free(qobject_to_json(defval), TRUE);
+        g_autofree char *def_json = g_string_free(qobject_to_json(defval),
+                                                  true);
         g_string_append_printf(str, " (default: %s)", def_json);
     }
 

qom/qom-hmp-cmds.c

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-qom.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 void hmp_qom_list(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
@@ -78,9 +77,9 @@ void hmp_qom_get(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     QObject *obj = qmp_qom_get(path, property, &err);
 
     if (err == NULL) {
-        QString *str = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj);
+        GString *str = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj, true);
-        monitor_printf(mon, "%s\n", qstring_get_str(str));
+        monitor_printf(mon, "%s\n", str->str);
-        qobject_unref(str);
+        g_string_free(str, true);
     }
 
     qobject_unref(obj);

qom/qom-qmp-cmds.c

@@ -46,14 +46,12 @@ ObjectPropertyInfoList *qmp_qom_list(const char *path, Error **errp)
 
     object_property_iter_init(&iter, obj);
     while ((prop = object_property_iter_next(&iter))) {
-        ObjectPropertyInfoList *entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+        ObjectPropertyInfo *value = g_malloc0(sizeof(ObjectPropertyInfo));
 
-        entry->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(ObjectPropertyInfo));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(props, value);
-        entry->next = props;
-        props = entry;
 
-        entry->value->name = g_strdup(prop->name);
+        value->name = g_strdup(prop->name);
-        entry->value->type = g_strdup(prop->type);
+        value->type = g_strdup(prop->type);
     }
 
     return props;
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ QObject *qmp_qom_get(const char *path, const char *property, Error **errp)
 
 static void qom_list_types_tramp(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
-    ObjectTypeInfoList *e, **pret = data;
+    ObjectTypeInfoList **pret = data;
     ObjectTypeInfo *info;
     ObjectClass *parent = object_class_get_parent(klass);
 
@@ -102,10 +100,7 @@ static void qom_list_types_tramp(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
         info->parent = g_strdup(object_class_get_name(parent));
     }
 
-    e = g_malloc0(sizeof(*e));
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(*pret, info);
-    e->value = info;
-    e->next = *pret;
-    *pret = e;
 }
 
 ObjectTypeInfoList *qmp_qom_list_types(bool has_implements,
@@ -150,7 +145,6 @@ ObjectPropertyInfoList *qmp_device_list_properties(const char *typename,
     object_property_iter_init(&iter, obj);
     while ((prop = object_property_iter_next(&iter))) {
         ObjectPropertyInfo *info;
-        ObjectPropertyInfoList *entry;
 
         /* Skip Object and DeviceState properties */
         if (strcmp(prop->name, "type") == 0 ||
@@ -176,10 +170,7 @@ ObjectPropertyInfoList *qmp_device_list_properties(const char *typename,
         info->default_value = qobject_ref(prop->defval);
         info->has_default_value = !!info->default_value;
 
-        entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(prop_list, info);
-        entry->value = info;
-        entry->next = prop_list;
-        prop_list = entry;
     }
 
     object_unref(obj);
@@ -217,7 +208,6 @@ ObjectPropertyInfoList *qmp_qom_list_properties(const char *typename,
     }
     while ((prop = object_property_iter_next(&iter))) {
         ObjectPropertyInfo *info;
-        ObjectPropertyInfoList *entry;
 
         info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
         info->name = g_strdup(prop->name);
@@ -225,10 +215,7 @@ ObjectPropertyInfoList *qmp_qom_list_properties(const char *typename,
         info->has_description = !!prop->description;
         info->description = g_strdup(prop->description);
 
-        entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(prop_list, info);
-        entry->value = info;
-        entry->next = prop_list;
-        prop_list = entry;
     }
 
     object_unref(obj);

target/alpha/machine.c

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ static int get_fpcr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_fpcr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                    const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                    const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     CPUAlphaState *env = opaque;
     qemu_put_be64(f, cpu_alpha_load_fpcr(env));

target/arm/helper.c

@@ -8283,7 +8283,6 @@ static void arm_cpu_add_definition(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
 {
     ObjectClass *oc = data;
     CpuDefinitionInfoList **cpu_list = user_data;
-    CpuDefinitionInfoList *entry;
     CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
     const char *typename;
 
@@ -8293,10 +8292,7 @@ static void arm_cpu_add_definition(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
                            strlen(typename) - strlen("-" TYPE_ARM_CPU));
     info->q_typename = g_strdup(typename);
 
-    entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(*cpu_list, info);
-    entry->value = info;
-    entry->next = *cpu_list;
-    *cpu_list = entry;
 }
 
 CpuDefinitionInfoList *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)

target/arm/machine.c

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static int get_fpscr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_fpscr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                     const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                     const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     ARMCPU *cpu = opaque;
     CPUARMState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static int get_cpsr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_cpsr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                    const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                    const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     ARMCPU *cpu = opaque;
     CPUARMState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static int get_power(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_power(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                    const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                    const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     ARMCPU *cpu = opaque;
 

target/arm/monitor.c

@@ -42,15 +42,6 @@ static GICCapability *gic_cap_new(int version)
     return cap;
 }
 
-static GICCapabilityList *gic_cap_list_add(GICCapabilityList *head,
-                                           GICCapability *cap)
-{
-    GICCapabilityList *item = g_new0(GICCapabilityList, 1);
-    item->value = cap;
-    item->next = head;
-    return item;
-}
-
 static inline void gic_cap_kvm_probe(GICCapability *v2, GICCapability *v3)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM
@@ -84,8 +75,8 @@ GICCapabilityList *qmp_query_gic_capabilities(Error **errp)
 
     gic_cap_kvm_probe(v2, v3);
 
-    head = gic_cap_list_add(head, v2);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(head, v2);
-    head = gic_cap_list_add(head, v3);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(head, v3);
 
     return head;
 }

target/avr/machine.c

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static int get_sreg(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_sreg(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                    const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                    const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     CPUAVRState *env = opaque;
     uint8_t sreg = cpu_get_sreg(env);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static int get_segment(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_segment(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                       const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                       const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     uint32_t *ramp = opaque;
     uint8_t temp = *ramp >> 16;

target/hppa/machine.c

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int get_psw(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_psw(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                   const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                   const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     CPUHPPAState *env = opaque;
     qemu_put_betr(f, cpu_hppa_get_psw(env));
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int get_tlb(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_tlb(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                   const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                   const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     hppa_tlb_entry *ent = opaque;
     uint32_t val = 0;

target/i386/cpu.c

@@ -5014,7 +5014,6 @@ static void x86_cpu_definition_entry(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
     ObjectClass *oc = data;
     X86CPUClass *cc = X86_CPU_CLASS(oc);
     CpuDefinitionInfoList **cpu_list = user_data;
-    CpuDefinitionInfoList *entry;
     CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
 
     info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
@@ -5039,10 +5038,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_definition_entry(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
         info->has_alias_of = !!info->alias_of;
     }
 
-    entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(*cpu_list, info);
-    entry->value = info;
-    entry->next = *cpu_list;
-    *cpu_list = entry;
 }
 
 CpuDefinitionInfoList *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)

target/microblaze/machine.c

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int get_msr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_msr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                   const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                   const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     CPUMBState *env = container_of(opaque, CPUMBState, msr);
 

target/mips/cpu.c

@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ static void mips_cpu_add_definition(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
 {
     ObjectClass *oc = data;
     CpuDefinitionInfoList **cpu_list = user_data;
-    CpuDefinitionInfoList *entry;
     CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
     const char *typename;
 
@@ -553,10 +552,7 @@ static void mips_cpu_add_definition(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
                            strlen(typename) - strlen("-" TYPE_MIPS_CPU));
     info->q_typename = g_strdup(typename);
 
-    entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(*cpu_list, info);
-    entry->value = info;
-    entry->next = *cpu_list;
-    *cpu_list = entry;
 }
 
 CpuDefinitionInfoList *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)

target/mips/machine.c

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static int get_fpr(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_fpr(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                   const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                   const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     int i;
     fpr_t *v = pv;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int get_tlb(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_tlb(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                   const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                   const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     r4k_tlb_t *v = pv;
 

target/openrisc/machine.c

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static int get_sr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_sr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                  const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                  const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     CPUOpenRISCState *env = opaque;
     qemu_put_be32(f, cpu_get_sr(env));

target/ppc/machine.c

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int get_avr(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_avr(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                   const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                   const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     ppc_avr_t *v = pv;
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int get_fpr(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_fpr(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                   const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                   const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     ppc_vsr_t *v = pv;
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static int get_vsr(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_vsr(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                   const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                   const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     ppc_vsr_t *v = pv;
 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static int get_vscr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_vscr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                    const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                    const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = opaque;
     qemu_put_be32(f, helper_mfvscr(&cpu->env));
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static int get_slbe(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_slbe(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size,
-                    const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                    const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     ppc_slb_t *v = pv;
 

target/ppc/translate_init.c.inc

@@ -10566,7 +10566,6 @@ static void ppc_cpu_defs_entry(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
     ObjectClass *oc = data;
     CpuDefinitionInfoList **first = user_data;
     const char *typename;
-    CpuDefinitionInfoList *entry;
     CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
 
     typename = object_class_get_name(oc);
@@ -10574,10 +10573,7 @@ static void ppc_cpu_defs_entry(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
     info->name = g_strndup(typename,
                            strlen(typename) - strlen(POWERPC_CPU_TYPE_SUFFIX));
 
-    entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(*first, info);
-    entry->value = info;
-    entry->next = *first;
-    *first = entry;
 }
 
 CpuDefinitionInfoList *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
@@ -10593,7 +10589,6 @@ CpuDefinitionInfoList *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
     for (i = 0; ppc_cpu_aliases[i].alias != NULL; i++) {
         PowerPCCPUAlias *alias = &ppc_cpu_aliases[i];
         ObjectClass *oc;
-        CpuDefinitionInfoList *entry;
         CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
 
         oc = ppc_cpu_class_by_name(alias->model);
@@ -10605,10 +10600,7 @@ CpuDefinitionInfoList *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
         info->name = g_strdup(alias->alias);
         info->q_typename = g_strdup(object_class_get_name(oc));
 
-        entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(cpu_list, info);
-        entry->value = info;
-        entry->next = cpu_list;
-        cpu_list = entry;
     }
 
     return cpu_list;

target/s390x/cpu_models.c

@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ static void create_cpu_model_list(ObjectClass *klass, void *opaque)
 {
     struct CpuDefinitionInfoListData *cpu_list_data = opaque;
     CpuDefinitionInfoList **cpu_list = &cpu_list_data->list;
-    CpuDefinitionInfoList *entry;
     CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
     char *name = g_strdup(object_class_get_name(klass));
     S390CPUClass *scc = S390_CPU_CLASS(klass);
@@ -454,10 +453,7 @@ static void create_cpu_model_list(ObjectClass *klass, void *opaque)
         object_unref(obj);
     }
 
-    entry = g_new0(CpuDefinitionInfoList, 1);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(*cpu_list, info);
-    entry->value = info;
-    entry->next = *cpu_list;
-    *cpu_list = entry;
 }
 
 CpuDefinitionInfoList *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
@@ -624,12 +620,8 @@ CpuModelExpansionInfo *qmp_query_cpu_model_expansion(CpuModelExpansionType type,
 static void list_add_feat(const char *name, void *opaque)
 {
     strList **last = (strList **) opaque;
-    strList *entry;
 
-    entry = g_new0(strList, 1);
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(*last, g_strdup(name));
-    entry->value = g_strdup(name);
-    entry->next = *last;
-    *last = entry;
 }
 
 CpuModelCompareInfo *qmp_query_cpu_model_comparison(CpuModelInfo *infoa,

target/sparc/machine.c

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int get_psr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
 }
 
 static int put_psr(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size,
-                   const VMStateField *field, QJSON *vmdesc)
+                   const VMStateField *field, JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
     SPARCCPU *cpu = opaque;
     CPUSPARCState *env = &cpu->env;

tests/check-qjson.c

@@ -35,17 +35,15 @@ static QString *from_json_str(const char *jstr, bool single, Error **errp)
 
 static char *to_json_str(QString *str)
 {
-    QString *json = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(str));
+    GString *json = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(str));
-    char *jstr;
 
     if (!json) {
         return NULL;
     }
     /* peel off double quotes */
-    jstr = g_strndup(qstring_get_str(json) + 1,
+    g_string_truncate(json, json->len - 1);
-                     qstring_get_length(json) - 2);
+    g_string_erase(json, 0, 1);
-    qobject_unref(json);
+    return g_string_free(json, false);
-    return jstr;
 }
 
 static void escaped_string(void)
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ static void escaped_string(void)
         for (j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
             if (test_cases[i].utf8_out) {
                 cstr = from_json_str(test_cases[i].json_in, j, &error_abort);
-                g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_try_str(cstr),
+                g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_str(cstr),
                                 ==, test_cases[i].utf8_out);
                 if (!test_cases[i].skip) {
                     jstr = to_json_str(cstr);
@@ -753,7 +751,7 @@ static void utf8_string(void)
             /* Parse @json_in, expect @utf8_out */
             if (utf8_out) {
                 str = from_json_str(json_in, j, &error_abort);
-                g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_try_str(str), ==, utf8_out);
+                g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_str(str), ==, utf8_out);
                 qobject_unref(str);
             } else {
                 str = from_json_str(json_in, j, NULL);
@@ -784,125 +782,129 @@ static void utf8_string(void)
             /* Parse @json_out right back, unless it has replacements */
             if (!strstr(json_out, "\\uFFFD")) {
                 str = from_json_str(json_out, j, &error_abort);
-                g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_try_str(str), ==, utf8_in);
+                g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_str(str), ==, utf8_in);
                 qobject_unref(str);
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-static void simple_number(void)
+static void int_number(void)
 {
-    int i;
     struct {
         const char *encoded;
         int64_t decoded;
-        int skip;
+        const char *reencoded;
     } test_cases[] = {
         { "0", 0 },
         { "1234", 1234 },
         { "1", 1 },
         { "-32", -32 },
-        { "-0", 0, .skip = 1 },
+        { "-0", 0, "0" },
-        { },
+        {},
     };
+    int i;
+    QNum *qnum;
+    int64_t ival;
+    uint64_t uval;
+    GString *str;
 
     for (i = 0; test_cases[i].encoded; i++) {
-        QNum *qnum;
-        int64_t val;
-
         qnum = qobject_to(QNum,
                           qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded,
                                             &error_abort));
         g_assert(qnum);
-        g_assert(qnum_get_try_int(qnum, &val));
+        g_assert(qnum_get_try_int(qnum, &ival));
-        g_assert_cmpint(val, ==, test_cases[i].decoded);
+        g_assert_cmpint(ival, ==, test_cases[i].decoded);
-        if (test_cases[i].skip == 0) {
+        if (test_cases[i].decoded >= 0) {
-            QString *str;
+            g_assert(qnum_get_try_uint(qnum, &uval));
-
+            g_assert_cmpuint(uval, ==, (uint64_t)test_cases[i].decoded);
-            str = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(qnum));
+        } else {
-            g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].encoded) == 0);
+            g_assert(!qnum_get_try_uint(qnum, &uval));
-            qobject_unref(str);
         }
+        g_assert_cmpfloat(qnum_get_double(qnum), ==,
+                          (double)test_cases[i].decoded);
+
+        str = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(qnum));
+        g_assert_cmpstr(str->str, ==,
+                        test_cases[i].reencoded ?: test_cases[i].encoded);
+        g_string_free(str, true);
 
         qobject_unref(qnum);
     }
 }
 
-static void large_number(void)
+static void uint_number(void)
 {
-    const char *maxu64 = "18446744073709551615"; /* 2^64-1 */
+    struct {
-    const char *gtu64 = "18446744073709551616"; /* 2^64 */
+        const char *encoded;
-    const char *lti64 = "-9223372036854775809"; /* -2^63 - 1 */
+        uint64_t decoded;
+        const char *reencoded;
+    } test_cases[] = {
+        { "9223372036854775808", (uint64_t)1 << 63 },
+        { "18446744073709551615", UINT64_MAX },
+        {},
+    };
+    int i;
     QNum *qnum;
-    QString *str;
-    uint64_t val;
     int64_t ival;
+    uint64_t uval;
+    GString *str;
 
-    qnum = qobject_to(QNum, qobject_from_json(maxu64, &error_abort));
+    for (i = 0; test_cases[i].encoded; i++) {
-    g_assert(qnum);
+        qnum = qobject_to(QNum,
-    g_assert_cmpuint(qnum_get_uint(qnum), ==, 18446744073709551615U);
+                          qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded,
-    g_assert(!qnum_get_try_int(qnum, &ival));
+                                            &error_abort));
+        g_assert(qnum);
+        g_assert(qnum_get_try_uint(qnum, &uval));
+        g_assert_cmpuint(uval, ==, test_cases[i].decoded);
+        g_assert(!qnum_get_try_int(qnum, &ival));
+        g_assert_cmpfloat(qnum_get_double(qnum), ==,
+                          (double)test_cases[i].decoded);
 
-    str = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(qnum));
+        str = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(qnum));
-    g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_str(str), ==, maxu64);
+        g_assert_cmpstr(str->str, ==,
-    qobject_unref(str);
+                        test_cases[i].reencoded ?: test_cases[i].encoded);
-    qobject_unref(qnum);
+        g_string_free(str, true);
 
-    qnum = qobject_to(QNum, qobject_from_json(gtu64, &error_abort));
+        qobject_unref(qnum);
-    g_assert(qnum);
+    }
-    g_assert_cmpfloat(qnum_get_double(qnum), ==, 18446744073709552e3);
-    g_assert(!qnum_get_try_uint(qnum, &val));
-    g_assert(!qnum_get_try_int(qnum, &ival));
-
-    str = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(qnum));
-    g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_str(str), ==, gtu64);
-    qobject_unref(str);
-    qobject_unref(qnum);
-
-    qnum = qobject_to(QNum, qobject_from_json(lti64, &error_abort));
-    g_assert(qnum);
-    g_assert_cmpfloat(qnum_get_double(qnum), ==, -92233720368547758e2);
-    g_assert(!qnum_get_try_uint(qnum, &val));
-    g_assert(!qnum_get_try_int(qnum, &ival));
-
-    str = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(qnum));
-    g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_str(str), ==, "-9223372036854775808");
-    qobject_unref(str);
-    qobject_unref(qnum);
 }
 
 static void float_number(void)
 {
-    int i;
     struct {
         const char *encoded;
         double decoded;
-        int skip;
+        const char *reencoded;
     } test_cases[] = {
         { "32.43", 32.43 },
         { "0.222", 0.222 },
-        { "-32.12313", -32.12313 },
+        { "-32.12313", -32.12313, "-32.123130000000003" },
-        { "-32.20e-10", -32.20e-10, .skip = 1 },
+        { "-32.20e-10", -32.20e-10, "-3.22e-09" },
-        { },
+        { "18446744073709551616", 0x1p64, "1.8446744073709552e+19" },
+        { "-9223372036854775809", -0x1p63, "-9.2233720368547758e+18" },
+        {},
     };
+    int i;
+    QNum *qnum;
+    int64_t ival;
+    uint64_t uval;
+    GString *str;
 
     for (i = 0; test_cases[i].encoded; i++) {
-        QObject *obj;
+        qnum = qobject_to(QNum,
-        QNum *qnum;
+                          qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded,
-
+                                            &error_abort));
-        obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded, &error_abort);
-        qnum = qobject_to(QNum, obj);
         g_assert(qnum);
-        g_assert(qnum_get_double(qnum) == test_cases[i].decoded);
+        g_assert_cmpfloat(qnum_get_double(qnum), ==, test_cases[i].decoded);
+        g_assert(!qnum_get_try_int(qnum, &ival));
+        g_assert(!qnum_get_try_uint(qnum, &uval));
 
-        if (test_cases[i].skip == 0) {
+        str = qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(qnum));
-            QString *str;
+        g_assert_cmpstr(str->str, ==,
-
+                        test_cases[i].reencoded ?: test_cases[i].encoded);
-            str = qobject_to_json(obj);
+        g_string_free(str, true);
-            g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].encoded) == 0);
-            qobject_unref(str);
-        }
 
         qobject_unref(qnum);
     }
@@ -913,7 +915,7 @@ static void keyword_literal(void)
     QObject *obj;
     QBool *qbool;
     QNull *null;
-    QString *str;
+    GString *str;
 
     obj = qobject_from_json("true", &error_abort);
     qbool = qobject_to(QBool, obj);
@@ -921,8 +923,8 @@ static void keyword_literal(void)
     g_assert(qbool_get_bool(qbool) == true);
 
     str = qobject_to_json(obj);
-    g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), "true") == 0);
+    g_assert_cmpstr(str->str, ==, "true");
-    qobject_unref(str);
+    g_string_free(str, true);
 
     qobject_unref(qbool);
 
@@ -932,8 +934,8 @@ static void keyword_literal(void)
     g_assert(qbool_get_bool(qbool) == false);
 
     str = qobject_to_json(obj);
-    g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), "false") == 0);
+    g_assert_cmpstr(str->str, ==, "false");
-    qobject_unref(str);
+    g_string_free(str, true);
 
     qobject_unref(qbool);
 
@@ -1019,9 +1021,8 @@ static void interpolation_valid(void)
 
     /* string */
 
-    qstr = qobject_to(QString,
+    qstr = qobject_to(QString, qobject_from_jsonf_nofail("%s", value_s));
-                     qobject_from_jsonf_nofail("%s", value_s));
+    g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_str(qstr), ==, value_s);
-    g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_try_str(qstr), ==, value_s);
     qobject_unref(qstr);
 
     /* object */
@@ -1083,7 +1084,7 @@ static void simple_dict(void)
 
     for (i = 0; test_cases[i].encoded; i++) {
         QObject *obj;
-        QString *str;
+        GString *str;
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded, &error_abort);
         g_assert(qlit_equal_qobject(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj));
@@ -1091,10 +1092,10 @@ static void simple_dict(void)
         str = qobject_to_json(obj);
         qobject_unref(obj);
 
-        obj = qobject_from_json(qstring_get_str(str), &error_abort);
+        obj = qobject_from_json(str->str, &error_abort);
         g_assert(qlit_equal_qobject(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj));
         qobject_unref(obj);
-        qobject_unref(str);
+        g_string_free(str, true);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1192,7 +1193,7 @@ static void simple_list(void)
 
     for (i = 0; test_cases[i].encoded; i++) {
         QObject *obj;
-        QString *str;
+        GString *str;
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded, &error_abort);
         g_assert(qlit_equal_qobject(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj));
@@ -1200,10 +1201,10 @@ static void simple_list(void)
         str = qobject_to_json(obj);
         qobject_unref(obj);
 
-        obj = qobject_from_json(qstring_get_str(str), &error_abort);
+        obj = qobject_from_json(str->str, &error_abort);
         g_assert(qlit_equal_qobject(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj));
         qobject_unref(obj);
-        qobject_unref(str);
+        g_string_free(str, true);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1254,7 +1255,7 @@ static void simple_whitespace(void)
 
     for (i = 0; test_cases[i].encoded; i++) {
         QObject *obj;
-        QString *str;
+        GString *str;
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded, &error_abort);
         g_assert(qlit_equal_qobject(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj));
@@ -1262,11 +1263,11 @@ static void simple_whitespace(void)
         str = qobject_to_json(obj);
         qobject_unref(obj);
 
-        obj = qobject_from_json(qstring_get_str(str), &error_abort);
+        obj = qobject_from_json(str->str, &error_abort);
         g_assert(qlit_equal_qobject(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj));
 
         qobject_unref(obj);
-        qobject_unref(str);
+        g_string_free(str, true);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1479,8 +1480,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     g_test_add_func("/literals/string/quotes", string_with_quotes);
     g_test_add_func("/literals/string/utf8", utf8_string);
 
-    g_test_add_func("/literals/number/simple", simple_number);
+    g_test_add_func("/literals/number/int", int_number);
-    g_test_add_func("/literals/number/large", large_number);
+    g_test_add_func("/literals/number/uint", uint_number);
     g_test_add_func("/literals/number/float", float_number);
 
     g_test_add_func("/literals/keyword", keyword_literal);

tests/check-qnum.c

@@ -147,7 +147,13 @@ static void qnum_to_string_test(void)
 
     qn = qnum_from_double(0.42);
     tmp = qnum_to_string(qn);
-    g_assert_cmpstr(tmp, ==, "0.42");
+    g_assert_cmpstr(tmp, ==, "0.41999999999999998");
+    g_free(tmp);
+    qobject_unref(qn);
+
+    qn = qnum_from_double(2.718281828459045);
+    tmp = qnum_to_string(qn);
+    g_assert_cmpstr(tmp, ==, "2.7182818284590451");
     g_free(tmp);
     qobject_unref(qn);
 }

tests/check-qobject.c

@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ static void qobject_is_equal_string_test(void)
     str_case = qstring_from_str("Foo");
 
     /* Should yield "foo" */
-    str_built = qstring_from_substr("form", 0, 2);
+    str_built = qstring_from_substr("buffoon", 3, 6);
-    qstring_append_chr(str_built, 'o');
 
     check_unequal(str_base, str_whitespace_0, str_whitespace_1,
                   str_whitespace_2, str_whitespace_3, str_case);

tests/check-qstring.c

@@ -47,21 +47,6 @@ static void qstring_get_str_test(void)
     qobject_unref(qstring);
 }
 
-static void qstring_append_chr_test(void)
-{
-    int i;
-    QString *qstring;
-    const char *str = "qstring append char unit-test";
-
-    qstring = qstring_new();
-
-    for (i = 0; str[i]; i++)
-        qstring_append_chr(qstring, str[i]);
-
-    g_assert(strcmp(str, qstring_get_str(qstring)) == 0);
-    qobject_unref(qstring);
-}
-
 static void qstring_from_substr_test(void)
 {
     QString *qs;
@@ -90,7 +75,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     g_test_add_func("/public/from_str", qstring_from_str_test);
     g_test_add_func("/public/get_str", qstring_get_str_test);
-    g_test_add_func("/public/append_chr", qstring_append_chr_test);
     g_test_add_func("/public/from_substr", qstring_from_substr_test);
     g_test_add_func("/public/to_qstring", qobject_to_qstring_test);
 

tests/qtest/libqtest.c

@@ -652,27 +652,25 @@ void qmp_fd_vsend_fds(int fd, int *fds, size_t fds_num,
     /* No need to send anything for an empty QObject.  */
     if (qobj) {
         int log = getenv("QTEST_LOG") != NULL;
-        QString *qstr = qobject_to_json(qobj);
+        GString *str = qobject_to_json(qobj);
-        const char *str;
 
         /*
          * BUG: QMP doesn't react to input until it sees a newline, an
          * object, or an array.  Work-around: give it a newline.
          */
-        qstring_append_chr(qstr, '\n');
+        g_string_append_c(str, '\n');
-        str = qstring_get_str(qstr);
 
         if (log) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s", str);
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s", str->str);
         }
         /* Send QMP request */
         if (fds && fds_num > 0) {
-            socket_send_fds(fd, fds, fds_num, str, qstring_get_length(qstr));
+            socket_send_fds(fd, fds, fds_num, str->str, str->len);
         } else {
-            socket_send(fd, str, qstring_get_length(qstr));
+            socket_send(fd, str->str, str->len);
         }
 
-        qobject_unref(qstr);
+        g_string_free(str, true);
         qobject_unref(qobj);
     }
 }
@@ -1197,9 +1195,9 @@ void qtest_qmp_assert_success(QTestState *qts, const char *fmt, ...)
 
     g_assert(response);
     if (!qdict_haskey(response, "return")) {
-        QString *s = qobject_to_json_pretty(QOBJECT(response));
+        GString *s = qobject_to_json_pretty(QOBJECT(response), true);
-        g_test_message("%s", qstring_get_str(s));
+        g_test_message("%s", s->str);
-        qobject_unref(s);
+        g_string_free(s, true);
     }
     g_assert(qdict_haskey(response, "return"));
     qobject_unref(response);

tests/test-clone-visitor.c

@@ -65,16 +65,13 @@ static void test_clone_alternate(void)
 
 static void test_clone_list_union(void)
 {
-    uint8List *src, *dst;
+    uint8List *src = NULL, *dst;
     uint8List *tmp = NULL;
     int i;
 
     /* Build list in reverse */
     for (i = 10; i; i--) {
-        src = g_new0(uint8List, 1);
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(src, i);
-        src->next = tmp;
-        src->value = i;
-        tmp = src;
     }
 
     dst = QAPI_CLONE(uint8List, src);

tests/test-qobject-output-visitor.c

@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ static void test_visitor_out_list(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
                                   const void *unused)
 {
     const char *value_str = "list value";
-    TestStructList *p, *head = NULL;
+    TestStruct *value;
+    TestStructList *head = NULL;
     const int max_items = 10;
     bool value_bool = true;
     int value_int = 10;
@@ -233,14 +234,12 @@ static void test_visitor_out_list(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
 
     /* Build the list in reverse order... */
     for (i = 0; i < max_items; i++) {
-        p = g_malloc0(sizeof(*p));
+        value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*value));
-        p->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*p->value));
+        value->integer = value_int + (max_items - i - 1);
-        p->value->integer = value_int + (max_items - i - 1);
+        value->boolean = value_bool;
-        p->value->boolean = value_bool;
+        value->string = g_strdup(value_str);
-        p->value->string = g_strdup(value_str);
 
-        p->next = head;
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(head, value);
-        head = p;
     }
 
     visit_type_TestStructList(data->ov, NULL, &head, &error_abort);
@@ -270,26 +269,25 @@ static void test_visitor_out_list(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
 static void test_visitor_out_list_qapi_free(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
                                             const void *unused)
 {
-    UserDefTwoList *p, *head = NULL;
+    UserDefTwo *value;
+    UserDefTwoList *head = NULL;
     const char string[] = "foo bar";
     int i, max_count = 1024;
 
     for (i = 0; i < max_count; i++) {
-        p = g_malloc0(sizeof(*p));
+        value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*value));
-        p->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*p->value));
 
-        p->value->string0 = g_strdup(string);
+        value->string0 = g_strdup(string);
-        p->value->dict1 = g_new0(UserDefTwoDict, 1);
+        value->dict1 = g_new0(UserDefTwoDict, 1);
-        p->value->dict1->string1 = g_strdup(string);
+        value->dict1->string1 = g_strdup(string);
-        p->value->dict1->dict2 = g_new0(UserDefTwoDictDict, 1);
+        value->dict1->dict2 = g_new0(UserDefTwoDictDict, 1);
-        p->value->dict1->dict2->userdef = g_new0(UserDefOne, 1);
+        value->dict1->dict2->userdef = g_new0(UserDefOne, 1);
-        p->value->dict1->dict2->userdef->string = g_strdup(string);
+        value->dict1->dict2->userdef->string = g_strdup(string);
-        p->value->dict1->dict2->userdef->integer = 42;
+        value->dict1->dict2->userdef->integer = 42;
-        p->value->dict1->dict2->string = g_strdup(string);
+        value->dict1->dict2->string = g_strdup(string);
-        p->value->dict1->has_dict3 = false;
+        value->dict1->has_dict3 = false;
 
-        p->next = head;
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(head, value);
-        head = p;
     }
 
     qapi_free_UserDefTwoList(head);

tests/test-string-output-visitor.c

@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ static void test_visitor_out_bool(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
 static void test_visitor_out_number(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
                                     const void *unused)
 {
-    double value = 3.14;
+    double value = 3.1415926535897932;
     char *str;
 
     visit_type_number(data->ov, NULL, &value, &error_abort);
 
     str = visitor_get(data);
-    g_assert_cmpstr(str, ==, "3.140000");
+    g_assert_cmpstr(str, ==, "3.1415926535897931");
 }
 
 static void test_visitor_out_string(TestOutputVisitorData *data,

tests/test-visitor-serialization.c

@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ typedef struct PrimitiveType {
         int16_t s16;
         int32_t s32;
         int64_t s64;
-        intmax_t max;
     } value;
     enum PrimitiveTypeKind type;
     const char *description;
@@ -307,25 +306,46 @@ static void test_primitives(gconstpointer opaque)
                      &error_abort);
 
     g_assert(pt_copy != NULL);
-    if (pt->type == PTYPE_STRING) {
+    switch (pt->type) {
+    case PTYPE_STRING:
         g_assert_cmpstr(pt->value.string, ==, pt_copy->value.string);
         g_free((char *)pt_copy->value.string);
-    } else if (pt->type == PTYPE_NUMBER) {
+        break;
-        GString *double_expected = g_string_new("");
+    case PTYPE_BOOLEAN:
-        GString *double_actual = g_string_new("");
+        g_assert_cmpint(pt->value.boolean, ==, pt->value.boolean);
-        /* we serialize with %f for our reference visitors, so rather than fuzzy
+        break;
-         * floating math to test "equality", just compare the formatted values
+    case PTYPE_NUMBER:
-         */
+        g_assert_cmpfloat(pt->value.number, ==, pt_copy->value.number);
-        g_string_printf(double_expected, "%.6f", pt->value.number);
+        break;
-        g_string_printf(double_actual, "%.6f", pt_copy->value.number);
+    case PTYPE_INTEGER:
-        g_assert_cmpstr(double_actual->str, ==, double_expected->str);
+        g_assert_cmpint(pt->value.integer, ==, pt_copy->value.integer);
-
+        break;
-        g_string_free(double_expected, true);
+    case PTYPE_U8:
-        g_string_free(double_actual, true);
+        g_assert_cmpuint(pt->value.u8, ==, pt_copy->value.u8);
-    } else if (pt->type == PTYPE_BOOLEAN) {
+        break;
-        g_assert_cmpint(!!pt->value.max, ==, !!pt->value.max);
+    case PTYPE_U16:
-    } else {
+        g_assert_cmpuint(pt->value.u16, ==, pt_copy->value.u16);
-        g_assert_cmpint(pt->value.max, ==, pt_copy->value.max);
+        break;
+    case PTYPE_U32:
+        g_assert_cmpuint(pt->value.u32, ==, pt_copy->value.u32);
+        break;
+    case PTYPE_U64:
+        g_assert_cmpuint(pt->value.u64, ==, pt_copy->value.u64);
+        break;
+    case PTYPE_S8:
+        g_assert_cmpint(pt->value.s8, ==, pt_copy->value.s8);
+        break;
+    case PTYPE_S16:
+        g_assert_cmpint(pt->value.s16, ==, pt_copy->value.s16);
+        break;
+    case PTYPE_S32:
+        g_assert_cmpint(pt->value.s32, ==, pt_copy->value.s32);
+        break;
+    case PTYPE_S64:
+        g_assert_cmpint(pt->value.s64, ==, pt_copy->value.s64);
+        break;
+    case PTYPE_EOL:
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     ops->cleanup(serialize_data);
@@ -351,135 +371,51 @@ static void test_primitive_lists(gconstpointer opaque)
     for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
         switch (pl.type) {
         case PTYPE_STRING: {
-            strList *tmp = g_new0(strList, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.strings, g_strdup(pt->value.string));
-            tmp->value = g_strdup(pt->value.string);
-            if (pl.value.strings == NULL) {
-                pl.value.strings = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.strings;
-                pl.value.strings = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         case PTYPE_INTEGER: {
-            intList *tmp = g_new0(intList, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.integers, pt->value.integer);
-            tmp->value = pt->value.integer;
-            if (pl.value.integers == NULL) {
-                pl.value.integers = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.integers;
-                pl.value.integers = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         case PTYPE_S8: {
-            int8List *tmp = g_new0(int8List, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.s8_integers, pt->value.s8);
-            tmp->value = pt->value.s8;
-            if (pl.value.s8_integers == NULL) {
-                pl.value.s8_integers = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.s8_integers;
-                pl.value.s8_integers = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         case PTYPE_S16: {
-            int16List *tmp = g_new0(int16List, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.s16_integers, pt->value.s16);
-            tmp->value = pt->value.s16;
-            if (pl.value.s16_integers == NULL) {
-                pl.value.s16_integers = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.s16_integers;
-                pl.value.s16_integers = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         case PTYPE_S32: {
-            int32List *tmp = g_new0(int32List, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.s32_integers, pt->value.s32);
-            tmp->value = pt->value.s32;
-            if (pl.value.s32_integers == NULL) {
-                pl.value.s32_integers = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.s32_integers;
-                pl.value.s32_integers = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         case PTYPE_S64: {
-            int64List *tmp = g_new0(int64List, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.s64_integers, pt->value.s64);
-            tmp->value = pt->value.s64;
-            if (pl.value.s64_integers == NULL) {
-                pl.value.s64_integers = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.s64_integers;
-                pl.value.s64_integers = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         case PTYPE_U8: {
-            uint8List *tmp = g_new0(uint8List, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.u8_integers, pt->value.u8);
-            tmp->value = pt->value.u8;
-            if (pl.value.u8_integers == NULL) {
-                pl.value.u8_integers = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.u8_integers;
-                pl.value.u8_integers = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         case PTYPE_U16: {
-            uint16List *tmp = g_new0(uint16List, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.u16_integers, pt->value.u16);
-            tmp->value = pt->value.u16;
-            if (pl.value.u16_integers == NULL) {
-                pl.value.u16_integers = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.u16_integers;
-                pl.value.u16_integers = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         case PTYPE_U32: {
-            uint32List *tmp = g_new0(uint32List, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.u32_integers, pt->value.u32);
-            tmp->value = pt->value.u32;
-            if (pl.value.u32_integers == NULL) {
-                pl.value.u32_integers = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.u32_integers;
-                pl.value.u32_integers = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         case PTYPE_U64: {
-            uint64List *tmp = g_new0(uint64List, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.u64_integers, pt->value.u64);
-            tmp->value = pt->value.u64;
-            if (pl.value.u64_integers == NULL) {
-                pl.value.u64_integers = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.u64_integers;
-                pl.value.u64_integers = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         case PTYPE_NUMBER: {
-            numberList *tmp = g_new0(numberList, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.numbers, pt->value.number);
-            tmp->value = pt->value.number;
-            if (pl.value.numbers == NULL) {
-                pl.value.numbers = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.numbers;
-                pl.value.numbers = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         case PTYPE_BOOLEAN: {
-            boolList *tmp = g_new0(boolList, 1);
+            QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(pl.value.booleans, pt->value.boolean);
-            tmp->value = pt->value.boolean;
-            if (pl.value.booleans == NULL) {
-                pl.value.booleans = tmp;
-            } else {
-                tmp->next = pl.value.booleans;
-                pl.value.booleans = tmp;
-            }
             break;
         }
         default:
@@ -704,10 +640,7 @@ static void test_nested_struct_list(gconstpointer opaque)
     int i = 0;
 
     for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-        tmp = g_new0(UserDefTwoList, 1);
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(listp, nested_struct_create());
-        tmp->value = nested_struct_create();
-        tmp->next = listp;
-        listp = tmp;
     }
 
     ops->serialize(listp, &serialize_data, visit_nested_struct_list,
@@ -790,10 +723,6 @@ static PrimitiveType pt_values[] = {
         .value.boolean = 0,
     },
     /* number tests (double) */
-    /* note: we format these to %.6f before comparing, since that's how
-     * we serialize them and it doesn't make sense to check precision
-     * beyond that.
-     */
     {
         .description = "number_sanity1",
         .type = PTYPE_NUMBER,
@@ -802,7 +731,7 @@ static PrimitiveType pt_values[] = {
     {
         .description = "number_sanity2",
         .type = PTYPE_NUMBER,
-        .value.number = 3.14159265,
+        .value.number = 3.141593,
     },
     {
         .description = "number_min",
@@ -1028,15 +957,15 @@ static void qmp_deserialize(void **native_out, void *datap,
                             VisitorFunc visit, Error **errp)
 {
     QmpSerializeData *d = datap;
-    QString *output_json;
+    GString *output_json;
     QObject *obj_orig, *obj;
 
     visit_complete(d->qov, &d->obj);
     obj_orig = d->obj;
     output_json = qobject_to_json(obj_orig);
-    obj = qobject_from_json(qstring_get_str(output_json), &error_abort);
+    obj = qobject_from_json(output_json->str, &error_abort);
 
-    qobject_unref(output_json);
+    g_string_free(output_json, true);
     d->qiv = qobject_input_visitor_new(obj);
     qobject_unref(obj_orig);
     qobject_unref(obj);