1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/xlators/features/changelog/lib/examples/python/libgfchangelog.py b/xlators/features/changelog/lib/examples/python/libgfchangelog.py
index 68ec3baf144..2da9f2d2a8c 100644
--- a/xlators/features/changelog/lib/examples/python/libgfchangelog.py
+++ b/xlators/features/changelog/lib/examples/python/libgfchangelog.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ from ctypes import *
 from ctypes.util import find_library
 
 class Changes(object):
-    libgfc = CDLL(find_library("gfchangelog"), use_errno=True)
+    libgfc = CDLL(find_library("gfchangelog"), mode=RTLD_GLOBAL,
+                  use_errno=True)
 
     @classmethod
     def geterrno(cls):
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ class Changes(object):
         return getattr(cls.libgfc, call)
 
     @classmethod
+    def cl_init(cls):
+        ret = cls._get_api('gf_changelog_init')(None)
+        if ret == -1:
+            cls.raise_changelog_err()
+
+    @classmethod
     def cl_register(cls, brick, path, log_file, log_level, retries = 0):
         ret = cls._get_api('gf_changelog_register')(brick, path,
                                                     log_file, log_level, retries)