Re: [Xen-API] [Xen-devel] [PATCH 00 of 15] libxl: ocaml: improve the bindings

[Rob Hoes <Rob.Hoes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ian,

> The following series makes the libxl ocaml bindings somewhat more useful
> (for some small value of useful).

Great timing: I am currently investigating how to port xenopsd/xapi to libxl 
(for XCP and XenServer), and have been playing with these bindings as well. I 
indeed noticed a few shortcomings and omissions.
 
> As well as defining some of the more useful types in the bindings they
> switch to a model of long lived libxl contexts rather than per-call ones. This
> is necessary to use the stuff like events, signal handling etc.

I think that is a good idea.

> I got half way through implementing a useful binding for building a domain
> before I got distracted by other things, hence posting what I have. Most of
> the early part of the series could go in, the last couple of patches probably
> need more work.
> 
> There are plenty of code paths here which have never been even slightly
> exercised. This is true of these bindings in general I think.

I'll use your patches as a base for my own improvements to the bindings. Thanks 
for releasing these.

Cheers,
Rob

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