Commit 77f4f14e08 for qemu.org
commit 77f4f14e08184b47f1356269ae2c5db039d16af2
Author: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Date: Fri Nov 21 13:14:30 2025 +0100
hw/virtio: Use error_setg_file_open() for a better error message
The error message changes from
vhost-vsock: failed to open vhost device: REASON
to
Could not open '/dev/vhost-vsock': REASON
I think the exact file name is more useful to know than the file's
purpose.
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@linaro.org>
Message-ID: <20251121121438.1249498-8-armbru@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@linaro.org>
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-vsock.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-vsock.c
index 107d88babe..7940b60d8a 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-vsock.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-vsock.c
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ static void vhost_vsock_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
} else {
vhostfd = open("/dev/vhost-vsock", O_RDWR);
if (vhostfd < 0) {
- error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
- "vhost-vsock: failed to open vhost device");
+ error_setg_file_open(errp, errno, "/dev/vhost-vsock");
return;
}