Re: [PATCH] libxl: use LIBXL_API_VERSION 0x040200

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Martin Kletzander wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 05:37:05PM -0600, Jim Fehlig wrote:
>> To ensure the libvirt libxl driver will build with future versions
>> of Xen where the libxl API may change in incompatible ways,
>> explicitly use LIBXL_API_VERSION 0x040200. The libxl driver
>> does use new libxl APIs that have been added since Xen 4.2, but
>> currently it does not make use of any changes made to existing
>> APIs such as libxl_domain_create_restore or libxl_set_vcpuaffinity.
>> The version can be bumped if/when the libxl driver consumes the
>> changed APIs.
>>
>> Further details can be found in the following discussion thread
>>
>> https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2016-April/msg00178.html
>> Signed-off-by: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@xxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> src/Makefile.am          |  1 +
>> src/libxl/libxl_conf.h   | 12 ------------
>> src/libxl/libxl_domain.c | 15 ---------------
>> 3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 27 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
>> index 08ff301..259a474 100644
>> --- a/src/Makefile.am
>> +++ b/src/Makefile.am
>> @@ -1311,6 +1311,7 @@ endif ! WITH_DRIVER_MODULES
>>
>> libvirt_driver_libxl_impl_la_CFLAGS =         \
>>         $(LIBXL_CFLAGS)            \
>> +        -DLIBXL_API_VERSION=0x040200    \
> 
> Adding it to LIBXL_CFLAGS in configure.ac would make it show after
> configure, but that's something probably only I would find interesting
> =)

I think that is a good idea. I've sent a V2 that moves the define from
src/Makefile.am to configure.ac

https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2016-April/msg00938.html

> I'm no libxl expert and I don't have it on my system, so I can't try
> building it, hence only weak ACK from me.  If it build for you then it's
> fine as nobody objects as I see.

I've built libvirt with the V2 patch against Xen 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, and 4.7/master.

Regards,
Jim

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