From nobody Mon Feb 9 00:30:46 2026 Delivered-To: importer@patchew.org Received-SPF: pass (zohomail.com: domain of redhat.com designates 170.10.133.124 as permitted sender) client-ip=170.10.133.124; envelope-from=libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com; Authentication-Results: mx.zohomail.com; dkim=pass; spf=pass (zohomail.com: domain of redhat.com designates 170.10.133.124 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com; dmarc=pass(p=none dis=none) header.from=redhat.com ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; t=1662732394; cv=none; d=zohomail.com; s=zohoarc; b=oKzgbXVPQEV/RMzfITxRmjglIGNd0PHydQXl2zVOzjF14kUFNpcivo8X/irgdXt81YHok6qM3agzEKwmOdeXB0nhmlkH7BbE89V6gPUo2aem4ZxZOy9WYdNDqwrbW9HAyG3nKt8os1fvxtZjj2kvbUAfT2h0GQFdKvXmdiMthwA= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=zohomail.com; s=zohoarc; t=1662732394; h=Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Date:From:In-Reply-To:List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Id:List-Archive:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe:MIME-Version:Message-ID:References:Sender:Subject:To; bh=cdgvV7KNcspZ6J6T52xG31MjGwpb0qlXPJv+mgG5xG0=; b=YS+j2nPNBizXD06OTnCnts/OuZu+ppRe5cXqojYNsqFSyeY6QGOG4jU+LiUaFRoaZat+WgLxQfJc5fzoER8eoZ75l4MzSPhMp0mzPwBgwIxd5Z6cV69PUoxkHljSIgx0rY0lofFyueRt6jrLIwGPZeE/aRx3Z8sOtU8GxIHkrkw= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx.zohomail.com; dkim=pass; spf=pass (zohomail.com: domain of redhat.com designates 170.10.133.124 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com; dmarc=pass header.from= (p=none dis=none) Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.133.124]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 1662732394655681.2310719011451; Fri, 9 Sep 2022 07:06:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mx3-rdu2.redhat.com [66.187.233.73]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-122-DSBU2ZY0PrudP52iH1EmRQ-1; Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:06:29 -0400 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.9]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C0A753C1104C; Fri, 9 Sep 2022 14:06:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mm-prod-listman-01.mail-001.prod.us-east-1.aws.redhat.com (mm-prod-listman-01.mail-001.prod.us-east-1.aws.redhat.com [10.30.29.100]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CECD492CA6; Fri, 9 Sep 2022 14:06:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mm-prod-listman-01.mail-001.prod.us-east-1.aws.redhat.com (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by mm-prod-listman-01.mail-001.prod.us-east-1.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFD1E1946A56; Fri, 9 Sep 2022 14:06:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx03.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.3]) by mm-prod-listman-01.mail-001.prod.us-east-1.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B3E91946A56 for ; Fri, 9 Sep 2022 14:06:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) id EF7631121315; Fri, 9 Sep 2022 14:06:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from speedmetal.lan (unknown [10.40.208.30]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B448112131B for ; Fri, 9 Sep 2022 14:06:19 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1662732393; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:list-id:list-help: list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post; bh=cdgvV7KNcspZ6J6T52xG31MjGwpb0qlXPJv+mgG5xG0=; b=bLs/vDyo3WxZIWvbndQ2nRr8grDFzoRv2fPfngGCFnH8EQaybd4og5jkksGVlcQjOK+Mgm 3cFSR0UuqULOWiuLF3WlTBsDT/nXt4+79csUSNfusXkzPYbsKoXoDoqFo2blu8ZI5H9lgk MkkNnDQu8Ltx28Bip8k2U3jD4AHHYDk= X-MC-Unique: DSBU2ZY0PrudP52iH1EmRQ-1 X-Original-To: libvir-list@listman.corp.redhat.com From: Peter Krempa To: libvir-list@redhat.com Subject: [PATCH 6/6] docs: compiling: Add notes on starting compiled libvirt daemons Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2022 16:06:12 +0200 Message-Id: <0d668d7af9a086b2a01b94b0ab15769926bac75e.1662732168.git.pkrempa@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.78 on 10.11.54.3 X-BeenThere: libvir-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Development discussions about the libvirt library & tools List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com Sender: "libvir-list" X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.85 on 10.11.54.9 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @redhat.com) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1662732396802100001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" In the basic configuration with monolithic libvirtd users are required to also start virtlogd. Add a general note with a specific example hinting that this is needed. Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa --- docs/compiling.rst | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/compiling.rst b/docs/compiling.rst index 1d06136ca6..0b8e2b328d 100644 --- a/docs/compiling.rst +++ b/docs/compiling.rst @@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Installing from distribution repositories This is the recommended option to install libvirt. Libvirt is present in t= he package repositories of all major distributions. Installing a package from= the -package manager ensures that it's properly compiled, installed, and updated -during the lifecycle of the distribution. +package manager ensures that it's properly compiled, installed, started, a= nd +updated during the lifecycle of the distribution. For users who wish to use the most recent version, certain distributions a= lso allow installing the most recent versions of virtualization packages: @@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ It is also possible to run virsh directly from the bui= ld tree using the /home/to/your/checkout/build $ ./run ./tools/virsh .... +**Note:** The libvirt project provides `multiple daemons `__= and +the above steps may replace only some of them with the custom compiled ins= tances. +In most cases this should work but keep that fact in mind. + Installing compiled binaries ---------------------------- @@ -179,3 +183,8 @@ putting **sudo** before it. After installation you you **may** have to run ``ldconfig`` or a similar utility to update your list of installed shared libs, or adjust the paths = where the system looks for binaries and shared libraries. + +The libvirt project provides `multiple daemons `__ based on = your +configuration. You have to ensure that you start the appropriate processes= for +the freshly installed libvirt to be usable (e.g. even monolithic ``libvirt= d`` +requires in most configurations that ``virtlogd`` is started). --=20 2.37.1