Re: [PATCH] gtk: disable GTK Clipboard with a new option 'gtk_clipboard'

[Claudio Fontana]

On 11/9/22 09:04, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 08, 2022 at 05:23:24PM +0100, Claudio Fontana wrote:
>> The GTK Clipboard implementation may cause guest hangs.
>>
>> Therefore implement a new configure switch --enable-gtk-clipboard,
>> disabled by default, as a meson option.
> 
> Hmm, I was thinking about a runtime option, add 'clipboard' bool to
> DisplayGTK in qapi/ui.json) and just skip the call to
> gd_clipboard_init() unless the option is explicitly enabled ...
> 
> I don't feel like vetoing a compile time option though, so in case you
> prefer to stick with this:
> 
> Acked-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
> 
> take care,
>   Gerd
> 
> 

Thanks Gerd,

I think at least for our packaging purposes we'd rather have it as a configure 
time option,
so as to not put functionality in the hands of our users that can potentially 
lock the guest.

Is someone going to queue this, where?

Thanks,

Claudio