[PATCH] util/cutils: Use getexecpath() on OpenBSD for qemu_init_exec_dir()

[PATCH] util/cutils: Use getexecpath() on OpenBSD for qemu_init_exec_dir()

[Brad Smith]

util/cutils: Use getexecpath() on OpenBSD for qemu_init_exec_dir()

OpenBSD has introduced a function getexecpath() to be
able to retrieve the executable name and path.

Signed-off-by: Brad Smith <brad@comstyle.com>
---
 meson.build   | 8 ++++++++
 util/cutils.c | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cfac634cf1..0e07138b0c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3034,6 +3034,14 @@ config_host_data.set('CONFIG_ELF_AUX_INFO', cc.links(osdep_prefix + '''
     return hwcap;
   }'''))
 
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_GETEXECPATH', cc.links(osdep_prefix + '''
+  #include <limits.h>
+  #include <unistd.h>
+  int main(void) {
+    char buf[PATH_MAX];
+    getexecpath(buf, sizeof(buf));
+  }'''))
+
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_USBFS', have_linux_user and cc.compiles('''
   #include <linux/usbdevice_fs.h>
 
diff --git a/util/cutils.c b/util/cutils.c
index 91ddadfd15..b5d1d13e24 100644
--- a/util/cutils.c
+++ b/util/cutils.c
@@ -1091,6 +1091,12 @@ void qemu_init_exec_dir(const char *argv0)
             p = buf;
         }
     }
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) && defined(CONFIG_GETEXECPATH)
+    {
+        if (getexecpath(buf, sizeof(buf)) == 0) {
+            p = buf;
+        }
+    }
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
     {
         char fpath[PATH_MAX];
-- 
2.55.0

Re: [PATCH] util/cutils: Use getexecpath() on OpenBSD for qemu_init_exec_dir()

[Brad Smith]

ping.

On 2026-09-15 2:49 a.m., Brad Smith wrote:
> util/cutils: Use getexecpath() on OpenBSD for qemu_init_exec_dir()
>
> OpenBSD has introduced a function getexecpath() to be
> able to retrieve the executable name and path.
>
> Signed-off-by: Brad Smith <brad@comstyle.com>
> ---
>   meson.build   | 8 ++++++++
>   util/cutils.c | 6 ++++++
>   2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
> index cfac634cf1..0e07138b0c 100644
> --- a/meson.build
> +++ b/meson.build
> @@ -3034,6 +3034,14 @@ config_host_data.set('CONFIG_ELF_AUX_INFO', cc.links(osdep_prefix + '''
>       return hwcap;
>     }'''))
>   
> +config_host_data.set('CONFIG_GETEXECPATH', cc.links(osdep_prefix + '''
> +  #include <limits.h>
> +  #include <unistd.h>
> +  int main(void) {
> +    char buf[PATH_MAX];
> +    getexecpath(buf, sizeof(buf));
> +  }'''))
> +
>   config_host_data.set('CONFIG_USBFS', have_linux_user and cc.compiles('''
>     #include <linux/usbdevice_fs.h>
>   
> diff --git a/util/cutils.c b/util/cutils.c
> index 91ddadfd15..b5d1d13e24 100644
> --- a/util/cutils.c
> +++ b/util/cutils.c
> @@ -1091,6 +1091,12 @@ void qemu_init_exec_dir(const char *argv0)
>               p = buf;
>           }
>       }
> +#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) && defined(CONFIG_GETEXECPATH)
> +    {
> +        if (getexecpath(buf, sizeof(buf)) == 0) {
> +            p = buf;
> +        }
> +    }
>   #elif defined(__APPLE__)
>       {
>           char fpath[PATH_MAX];

Re: [PATCH] util/cutils: Use getexecpath() on OpenBSD for qemu_init_exec_dir()

[Daniel P. Berrangé]

On Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 02:49:34AM -0400, Brad Smith wrote:
> util/cutils: Use getexecpath() on OpenBSD for qemu_init_exec_dir()
> 
> OpenBSD has introduced a function getexecpath() to be
> able to retrieve the executable name and path.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brad Smith <brad@comstyle.com>
> ---
>  meson.build   | 8 ++++++++
>  util/cutils.c | 6 ++++++
>  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>

I'll include this if no one else picks it up before my next misc
pull request

With regards,
Daniel
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