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[Xen-API] RE: [Xen-devel] XCP: handling "guest tools" versions (v2)

To: Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-API] RE: [Xen-devel] XCP: handling "guest tools" versions (v2)
From: Dave Scott <Dave.Scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 17:33:09 +0100
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Hi,

> On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 14:47 +0100, Dave Scott wrote:
> > For convenience the linux guest agent will be modified so that: if a
> > file /etc/pv-drivers-not-upgradable is present in the filesystem, the
> > NotUpgradable key will be automatically added to xenstore. The linux
> > guest agent will still continue to write the existing version number
> > keys.

Ian Campbell wrote:
> Lets plan to add a proper config file rather than a stamp file. it can
> be a shell fragment suitable for sourcing (/etc/sysconfig/ style). e.g.
>         $ cat /etc/xe-guest-utilities.conf
>         #Uncomment in appliance VM
>         #UPGRADEABLE=false
> or something like that.

Good idea. I've added this, with a slight tweak (I used NOTUPGRADABLE=true for 
consistency with the negative-sense of the NotUpgradable xenstore key, and 
dropped the "e" for uniformity). The relevant text now reads:

>>>>
For convenience the linux guest agent will be modified so that sources a 
configuration file

/etc/xe-guest-utilities.conf

which has default contents:

        #Uncomment in appliance VM

        #NOTUPGRADABLE=true

If the file is modified so that NOTUPGRADABLE is defined as "true" then the 
NotUpgradable key will be automatically added to xenstore. The linux guest 
agent will still continue to write the existing version number keys.
<<<<

Cheers,
Dave
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