From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:40:52 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: xend: fix regression in c/s 19330
X-Git-Tag: archive/raspbian/4.8.0-1+rpi1~1^2~13992^2~81
X-Git-Url: https://dgit.raspbian.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6dde5f55da1ddfec808b0560f4923eff7b6de4a6;p=xen.git

xend: fix regression in c/s 19330

attached patch fixes a regression in c/s 19330 which
prevents to start guests on a Linux Dom0.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Egger <Christoph.Egger@amd.com>
---

diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py
index 772b8044cd..9c1eac878e 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py
@@ -232,7 +232,11 @@ class ImageHandler:
             # If we use a device model, the pipes for communication between
             # blktapctrl and ioemu must be present before the devices are 
             # created (blktapctrl must access them for new block devices)
-            os.makedirs('/var/run/tap', 0755)
+
+            try:
+                os.makedirs('/var/run/tap', 0755)
+            except:
+                pass
 
             try:
                 os.mkfifo('/var/run/tap/qemu-read-%d' % domid, 0600)