new file mode 100644
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+From 1c59884d4d3c74d8ea7257d9cdc0fa4b533ae7b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jitka Plesnikova <jplesnik@redhat.com>
+Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2026 13:29:18 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] bt2: replace removed Python 2 C API macros for SWIG 4.5.0
+ compatibility
+
+SWIG 4.5.0 has removed some Python 2/3 compatibility macros. The two
+that affect us are `PyString_FromString` and
+`SWIG_Python_str_FromChar`, which are both replaced with
+`PyUnicode_FromString`.
+
+Change-Id: I3c74d8ea7257d9cdc0fa4b533ae7b3a5ef9521d1
+Signed-off-by: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
+Signed-off-by: Jitka Plesnikova <jplesnik@redhat.com>
+Reviewed-on: https://review.lttng.org/c/babeltrace/+/18423
+Tested-by: jenkins <jenkins@lttng.org>
+(cherry picked from commit 1c59884d4d3c74d8ea7257d9cdc0fa4b533ae7b3)
+
+Upstream-Status: Backport [https://github.com/efficios/babeltrace/commit/1c59884d4d]
+
+Signed-off-by: Jaipaul Cheernam <jaipaul.cheernam@est.tech>
+---
+ src/bindings/python/bt2/bt2/native_bt.i | 4 ++--
+ src/bindings/python/bt2/bt2/native_bt_error.i.hpp | 4 ++--
+ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/bindings/python/bt2/bt2/native_bt.i b/src/bindings/python/bt2/bt2/native_bt.i
+index 7f8d9f699..1807d8ff6 100644
+--- a/src/bindings/python/bt2/bt2/native_bt.i
++++ b/src/bindings/python/bt2/bt2/native_bt.i
+@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ typedef uint64_t bt_listener_id;
+ *
+ * We initialize the output parameter `temp_value` to an invalid but non-zero
+ * pointer value. This is to make sure we don't rely on its initial value in
+- * the epilogue (where we call SWIG_Python_str_FromChar). When they fail,
++ * the epilogue (where we call PyUnicode_FromString). When they fail,
+ * functions on which we apply this typemap don't guarantee that the value of
+ * `temp_value` will be unchanged or valid.
+ */
+@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ typedef uint64_t bt_listener_id;
+ %typemap(argout) (const char **) {
+ if (*$1) {
+ /* SWIG_AppendOutput() steals the created object */
+- $result = SWIG_AppendOutput($result, SWIG_Python_str_FromChar(*$1));
++ $result = SWIG_AppendOutput($result, PyUnicode_FromString(*$1));
+ } else {
+ /* SWIG_AppendOutput() steals Py_None */
+ Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+diff --git a/src/bindings/python/bt2/bt2/native_bt_error.i.hpp b/src/bindings/python/bt2/bt2/native_bt_error.i.hpp
+index ba8cef097..2be1e347c 100644
+--- a/src/bindings/python/bt2/bt2/native_bt_error.i.hpp
++++ b/src/bindings/python/bt2/bt2/native_bt_error.i.hpp
+@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static PyObject *bt_bt2_format_bt_error_cause(const bt_error_cause *error_cause)
+ BT_COMMON_COLOR_WHEN_NEVER);
+ BT_ASSERT(error_cause_str);
+
+- py_error_cause_str = PyString_FromString(error_cause_str);
++ py_error_cause_str = PyUnicode_FromString(error_cause_str);
+
+ g_free(error_cause_str);
+
+@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static PyObject *bt_bt2_format_bt_error(const bt_error *error)
+ BT_COMMON_COLOR_WHEN_NEVER);
+ BT_ASSERT(error_str);
+
+- py_error_str = PyString_FromString(error_str);
++ py_error_str = PyUnicode_FromString(error_str);
+
+ g_free(error_str);
+
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://git.efficios.com/babeltrace.git;branch=stable-2.1;protocol=http
file://0001-Make-bt_field_blob_get_length-return-size_t-instead-.patch \
file://external-python-tests.patch \
file://0001-src-explicitly-only-build-shared-plugins.patch \
+ file://0001-bt2-replace-removed-Python-2-C-API-macros-for-SWIG-4.5.0.patch \
"
SRCREV = "d0e946a71faf5f0c2d7f1fb5b92a369983e9cf10"
UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "v(?P<pver>2(\.\d+)+)$"
SWIG 4.5.0 removed Python 2/3 compatibility macros PyString_FromString and SWIG_Python_str_FromChar. Backport upstream fix that replaces both with PyUnicode_FromString. Signed-off-by: Jaipaul Cheernam <jaipaul.cheernam@est.tech> --- ...Python-2-C-API-macros-for-SWIG-4.5.0.patch | 70 +++++++++++++++++++ .../recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace2_2.1.2.bb | 1 + 2 files changed, 71 insertions(+) create mode 100644 meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace2/0001-bt2-replace-removed-Python-2-C-API-macros-for-SWIG-4.5.0.patch