osdep: add qemu_get_local_state_pathname()

This function returns ${prefix}/var/RELATIVE_PATHNAME on POSIX-y systems,
and <CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA>/RELATIVE_PATHNAME on Win32.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762494.aspx

  [...] This folder is used for application data that is not user
  specific. For example, an application can store a spell-check
  dictionary, a database of clip art, or a log file in the
  CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA folder. [...]

Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Roth <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/qemu/osdep.h b/include/qemu/osdep.h
index 57d7b1fb4d..26136f16ec 100644
--- a/include/qemu/osdep.h
+++ b/include/qemu/osdep.h
@@ -204,4 +204,15 @@ const char *qemu_get_version(void);
 void fips_set_state(bool requested);
 bool fips_get_state(void);
 
+/* Return a dynamically allocated pathname denoting a file or directory that is
+ * appropriate for storing local state.
+ *
+ * @relative_pathname need not start with a directory separator; one will be
+ * added automatically.
+ *
+ * The caller is responsible for releasing the value returned with g_free()
+ * after use.
+ */
+char *qemu_get_local_state_pathname(const char *relative_pathname);
+
 #endif