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tools: make flask utils build unconditional

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Douglas Goldstein Dec. 22, 2015, 4:46 a.m. UTC
The flask utilities only have dependencies on libxc so there's no
downside to always building it. Distros and projects based on Xen can
put these utilities into a different package and not install them for
everyone. Prior to this change FLASK_ENABLE needs to be a top level
variable however after this change FLASK_ENABLE only affects xen/.

Signed-off-by: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@cardoe.com>
---
 tools/Makefile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

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Andrew Cooper Dec. 22, 2015, 11:51 a.m. UTC | #1
On 22/12/15 04:46, Doug Goldstein wrote:
> The flask utilities only have dependencies on libxc so there's no
> downside to always building it. Distros and projects based on Xen can
> put these utilities into a different package and not install them for
> everyone. Prior to this change FLASK_ENABLE needs to be a top level
> variable however after this change FLASK_ENABLE only affects xen/.
>
> Signed-off-by: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@cardoe.com>

CC'ing Daniel as this is a flask related change.

FWIW, Reviewed-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>

> ---
>  tools/Makefile | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
> index 820ca40..2f773fd 100644
> --- a/tools/Makefile
> +++ b/tools/Makefile
> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/Rules.mk
>  SUBDIRS-y :=
>  SUBDIRS-y += include
>  SUBDIRS-y += libxc
> -SUBDIRS-$(FLASK_ENABLE) += flask
> +SUBDIRS-y += flask
>  SUBDIRS-y += xenstore
>  SUBDIRS-y += misc
>  SUBDIRS-y += examples
Wei Liu Jan. 4, 2016, 12:28 p.m. UTC | #2
On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 10:46:43PM -0600, Doug Goldstein wrote:
> The flask utilities only have dependencies on libxc so there's no
> downside to always building it. Distros and projects based on Xen can
> put these utilities into a different package and not install them for
> everyone. Prior to this change FLASK_ENABLE needs to be a top level
> variable however after this change FLASK_ENABLE only affects xen/.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@cardoe.com>

While it is true about the dependency, enabling flask build
unconditionally in toolstack will leave a xenpolicy-$VERSION installed
in /boot. Not sure how that will be useful to Xen without flask support.

It is true that packager can pick that into separate package, but for
people installing from source, this might be a bit confusing.

Wei.

> ---
>  tools/Makefile | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
> index 820ca40..2f773fd 100644
> --- a/tools/Makefile
> +++ b/tools/Makefile
> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/Rules.mk
>  SUBDIRS-y :=
>  SUBDIRS-y += include
>  SUBDIRS-y += libxc
> -SUBDIRS-$(FLASK_ENABLE) += flask
> +SUBDIRS-y += flask
>  SUBDIRS-y += xenstore
>  SUBDIRS-y += misc
>  SUBDIRS-y += examples
> -- 
> 2.4.10
>
Douglas Goldstein Jan. 4, 2016, 2:14 p.m. UTC | #3
On 1/4/16 6:28 AM, Wei Liu wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 10:46:43PM -0600, Doug Goldstein wrote:
>> The flask utilities only have dependencies on libxc so there's no
>> downside to always building it. Distros and projects based on Xen can
>> put these utilities into a different package and not install them for
>> everyone. Prior to this change FLASK_ENABLE needs to be a top level
>> variable however after this change FLASK_ENABLE only affects xen/.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@cardoe.com>
> 
> While it is true about the dependency, enabling flask build
> unconditionally in toolstack will leave a xenpolicy-$VERSION installed
> in /boot. Not sure how that will be useful to Xen without flask support.
> 
> It is true that packager can pick that into separate package, but for
> people installing from source, this might be a bit confusing.
> 
> Wei.

Wei,

This is actually not correct. The installation of that file is
controlled by the ./configure script with --enable-xsmpolicy and
--disable-xsmpolicy.

This patch just makes the utilities be unconditionally built.

--
Doug


> 
>> ---
>>  tools/Makefile | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
>> index 820ca40..2f773fd 100644
>> --- a/tools/Makefile
>> +++ b/tools/Makefile
>> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/Rules.mk
>>  SUBDIRS-y :=
>>  SUBDIRS-y += include
>>  SUBDIRS-y += libxc
>> -SUBDIRS-$(FLASK_ENABLE) += flask
>> +SUBDIRS-y += flask
>>  SUBDIRS-y += xenstore
>>  SUBDIRS-y += misc
>>  SUBDIRS-y += examples
>> -- 
>> 2.4.10
>>
Wei Liu Jan. 4, 2016, 2:26 p.m. UTC | #4
On Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 08:14:23AM -0600, Doug Goldstein wrote:
> On 1/4/16 6:28 AM, Wei Liu wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 10:46:43PM -0600, Doug Goldstein wrote:
> >> The flask utilities only have dependencies on libxc so there's no
> >> downside to always building it. Distros and projects based on Xen can
> >> put these utilities into a different package and not install them for
> >> everyone. Prior to this change FLASK_ENABLE needs to be a top level
> >> variable however after this change FLASK_ENABLE only affects xen/.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@cardoe.com>
> > 
> > While it is true about the dependency, enabling flask build
> > unconditionally in toolstack will leave a xenpolicy-$VERSION installed
> > in /boot. Not sure how that will be useful to Xen without flask support.
> > 
> > It is true that packager can pick that into separate package, but for
> > people installing from source, this might be a bit confusing.
> > 
> > Wei.
> 
> Wei,
> 
> This is actually not correct. The installation of that file is
> controlled by the ./configure script with --enable-xsmpolicy and
> --disable-xsmpolicy.
> 
> This patch just makes the utilities be unconditionally built.
> 

You're right. I misread. Sorry for the noise.

Acked-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com>

Wei.
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diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 820ca40..2f773fd 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@  include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/Rules.mk
 SUBDIRS-y :=
 SUBDIRS-y += include
 SUBDIRS-y += libxc
-SUBDIRS-$(FLASK_ENABLE) += flask
+SUBDIRS-y += flask
 SUBDIRS-y += xenstore
 SUBDIRS-y += misc
 SUBDIRS-y += examples