This macro will be utilized in the following patch. Since mdevctl commands can fail with or without an error message, this macro makes it easy to print a fallback error in the case that the error message is not set. Signed-off-by: Jonathon Jongsma <jjongsma@xxxxxxxxxx> --- src/node_device/node_device_driver.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c index 43a8c1bf60..eb85cc0439 100644 --- a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c +++ b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c @@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virMdevctlCommand, ); +#define MDEVCTL_ERROR(msg) (msg && msg[0] != '\0' ? msg : _("Unknown error")) + + virDrvOpenStatus nodeConnectOpen(virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth G_GNUC_UNUSED, @@ -1387,7 +1390,7 @@ nodeDeviceUndefine(virNodeDevice *device, if (virMdevctlUndefine(def, &errmsg) < 0) { virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, _("Unable to undefine mediated device: %s"), - errmsg && errmsg[0] ? errmsg : "Unknown Error"); + MDEVCTL_ERROR(errmsg)); goto cleanup; } ret = 0; @@ -1434,7 +1437,7 @@ nodeDeviceCreate(virNodeDevice *device, if (virMdevctlStart(def, &errmsg) < 0) { virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, _("Unable to create mediated device: %s"), - errmsg && errmsg[0] ? errmsg : "Unknown Error"); + MDEVCTL_ERROR(errmsg)); goto cleanup; } ret = 0; -- 2.31.1