> Ross,
>
> Finally got back to this project to test out the helper lib using the v3
> hvm-firmware passthrough patches with Xen 4.2.1. When building from
> tools/firmware the build failed with the following output:
>
> make
> gcc -Wl,-soname -Wl,libxenhvm.so.1.0 -shared -o libxenhvm.so.1.0.0
> xenhvm.opic smbios_module.opic acpi_module.opic xh_internal.opic
> /home/ajn131/rpmbuild/SOURCES/xen-4.2.1/tools/firmware/libhvm/../../../tools/xenstore/libxenstore.so
>
> xenhvm.opic: could not read symbols: File in wrong format
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [libxenhvm.so.1.0.0] Error 1
>
> I was hoping to integrate the build into the RPM. Any thoughts? Should I
> try it with the latest 4.3?
>
>
> Thanks Again,
>
> -
> Art

Art,

Can you try the attached tarball. A colleague found and fixed a couple
of issues in my sample including the face that it was including in the
wrong Rules.mk.

Thanks
Ross

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Ross Philipson <Ross.Philipson@citrix.com>
> *To:* "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" <xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>
> *Cc:* "Art Napor (artnapor@yahoo.com)" <artnapor@yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 8, 2013 5:04 PM
> *Subject:* HVM firmware passthrough - helper library
>
> Attached is a tarball with a helper library for reading host ACPI and
> SMBIOS firmware and creating firmware files that can be used with the
> HVM firmware passthrough patches I submitted. I used it in my testing of
> the patches and planned to use it later when we moved to a new Xen
> version. This library was requested by a few people - I hope you find it
> useful.
>
> Ross Philipson
> Senior Software Engineer
> Citrix Systems, Inc
> 14 Crosby Drive
> Bedford, MA 01730
> 781-301-7949
> ross.philipson@citrix.com <mailto:ross.philipson@citrix.com>
>