Re: [PATCH v3] libxl: constify some local variables for building with glibc 2.43

["Anthony PERARD" <anthony.perard@vates.tech>]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 01:12:00PM +0100, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:
> Archlinux just updated glibc to 2.43+r5+g856c426a7534-1 and that
> causes libxl build failure:
>
>     libxl_cpuid.c: In function ‘libxl_cpuid_parse_config_xend’:
>     libxl_cpuid.c:447:16: error: assignment discards ‘const’ qualifier from pointer target type [-Werror=discarded-qualifiers]
>       447 |         endptr = strchr(str, '=');
>           |                ^
>     libxl_cpuid.c:452:16: error: assignment discards ‘const’ qualifier from pointer target type [-Werror=discarded-qualifiers]
>       452 |         endptr = strchr(str, ',');
>           |                ^
>     libxl_cpuid.c:454:20: error: assignment discards ‘const’ qualifier from pointer target type [-Werror=discarded-qualifiers]
>       454 |             endptr = strchr(str, 0);
>           |                    ^
>     cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
>
> Add missing consts. Note in libxl_cpuid_parse_config_xend() non-const
> endptr still is needed, to be compatible with the second argument to
> strtoul(). Add second variable for this reason.
>
> And while at it, move semicolon to its own line
>
> Signed-off-by: Marek Marczykowski-Górecki <marmarek@invisiblethingslab.com>

Acked-by: Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@vates.tech>

Thanks,


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