1 files changed, 30 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/qapi.py b/scripts/qapi.py
index 6b2aa6e3df..b7fbdae1f2 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -822,8 +822,18 @@ class QAPISchemaVisitor(object):
 
 
 class QAPISchemaType(QAPISchemaEntity):
-    def c_type(self, is_param=False, is_unboxed=False):
-        return c_name(self.name) + pointer_suffix
+    # Return the C type for common use.
+    # For the types we commonly box, this is a pointer type.
+    def c_type(self):
+        pass
+
+    # Return the C type to be used in a parameter list.
+    def c_param_type(self):
+        return self.c_type()
+
+    # Return the C type to be used where we suppress boxing.
+    def c_unboxed_type(self):
+        return self.c_type()
 
     def c_null(self):
         return 'NULL'
@@ -855,8 +865,11 @@ class QAPISchemaBuiltinType(QAPISchemaType):
     def c_name(self):
         return self.name
 
-    def c_type(self, is_param=False, is_unboxed=False):
-        if is_param and self.name == 'str':
+    def c_type(self):
+        return self._c_type_name
+
+    def c_param_type(self):
+        if self.name == 'str':
             return 'const ' + self._c_type_name
         return self._c_type_name
 
@@ -889,7 +902,7 @@ class QAPISchemaEnumType(QAPISchemaType):
         # See QAPISchema._make_implicit_enum_type()
         return self.name.endswith('Kind')
 
-    def c_type(self, is_param=False, is_unboxed=False):
+    def c_type(self):
         return c_name(self.name)
 
     def member_names(self):
@@ -921,6 +934,9 @@ class QAPISchemaArrayType(QAPISchemaType):
     def is_implicit(self):
         return True
 
+    def c_type(self):
+        return c_name(self.name) + pointer_suffix
+
     def json_type(self):
         return 'array'
 
@@ -985,12 +1001,14 @@ class QAPISchemaObjectType(QAPISchemaType):
         assert not self.is_implicit()
         return QAPISchemaType.c_name(self)
 
-    def c_type(self, is_param=False, is_unboxed=False):
+    def c_type(self):
         assert not self.is_implicit()
-        if is_unboxed:
-            return c_name(self.name)
         return c_name(self.name) + pointer_suffix
 
+    def c_unboxed_type(self):
+        assert not self.is_implicit()
+        return c_name(self.name)
+
     def json_type(self):
         return 'object'
 
@@ -1139,6 +1157,9 @@ class QAPISchemaAlternateType(QAPISchemaType):
         for v in self.variants.variants:
             v.check_clash(self.info, seen)
 
+    def c_type(self):
+        return c_name(self.name) + pointer_suffix
+
     def json_type(self):
         return 'value'
 
@@ -1630,7 +1651,7 @@ def gen_params(arg_type, extra):
         sep = ', '
         if memb.optional:
             ret += 'bool has_%s, ' % c_name(memb.name)
-        ret += '%s %s' % (memb.type.c_type(is_param=True), c_name(memb.name))
+        ret += '%s %s' % (memb.type.c_param_type(), c_name(memb.name))
     if extra:
         ret += sep + extra
     return ret