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Re: [Xen-devel] [libvirt] [PATCH LIBVIRT] libxl: Use libxentoollog in preference to libxenctrl if available.



On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 11:38:36AM +0000, Ian Campbell wrote:
> Upstream Xen is in the process of splitting the (stable API) xtl_*
> interfaces out from the (unstable API) libxenctrl library and into a
> new (stable API) libxentoollog.
> 
> In order to be compatible with Xen both before and after this
> transition check for xtl_createlogger_stdiostream in a libxentoollog
> library and use it if present. If it is not present assume it is in
> libxenctrl.

Ok, so there's no API changes, just move stuf from one to the other.

> It might be nice to get this into 1.3.0 so that supports Xen 4.7 out
> of the box? Not sure what the libvirt stable backport policy is but it
> might also be good to eventually consider it for that?

We've missed 1.3.0 release, but I'd be ok with adding it to the
stable branch if that's going to be useful.

> diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> index 98cf210..b641cc7 100644
> --- a/configure.ac
> +++ b/configure.ac
> @@ -883,7 +883,6 @@ if test "$with_libxl" != "no" ; then
>      PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBXL], [xenlight], [
>       LIBXL_FIRMWARE_DIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable xenfirmwaredir xenlight`
>       LIBXL_EXECBIN_DIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable libexec_bin xenlight`
> -     LIBXL_LIBS="$LIBXL_LIBS -lxenctrl"
>       with_libxl=yes
>      ], [LIBXL_FOUND=no])
>      if test "$LIBXL_FOUND" = "no"; then
> @@ -896,7 +895,7 @@ if test "$with_libxl" != "no" ; then
>          LIBS="$LIBS $LIBXL_LIBS"
>          AC_CHECK_LIB([xenlight], [libxl_ctx_alloc], [
>              with_libxl=yes
> -            LIBXL_LIBS="$LIBXL_LIBS -lxenlight -lxenctrl"
> +            LIBXL_LIBS="$LIBXL_LIBS -lxenlight"
>          ],[
>              if test "$with_libxl" = "yes"; then
>                  fail=1
> @@ -924,6 +923,14 @@ if test "$with_libxl" = "yes"; then
>      if test "x$LIBXL_EXECBIN_DIR" != "x"; then
>          AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LIBXL_EXECBIN_DIR], ["$LIBXL_EXECBIN_DIR"], 
> [directory containing Xen libexec binaries])
>      fi
> +    dnl Check if the xtl_* infrastructure is in libxentoollog
> +    dnl (since Xen 4.7) if not then assume it is in libxenctrl
> +    dnl (as it was for 4.6 and earler)
> +    AC_CHECK_LIB([xentoollog], [xtl_createlogger_stdiostream], [
> +        LIBXL_LIBS="$LIBXL_LIBS -lxentoollog"
> +    ],[
> +        LIBXL_LIBS="$LIBXL_LIBS -lxenctrl"
> +    ])
>  fi
>  AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_LIBXL], [test "$with_libxl" = "yes"])

Looks, fine from me but will let Jim push it.

Regards,
Daniel
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