Index: xen-3.0.5-testing/tools/libxen/src/xen_common.c
===================================================================
--- xen-3.0.5-testing.orig/tools/libxen/src/xen_common.c
+++ xen-3.0.5-testing/tools/libxen/src/xen_common.c
@@ -899,8 +899,15 @@ static void parse_into(xen_session *s, x
             0 != strcmp((char *)value_node->children->name, "struct") ||
             value_node->children->children == NULL)
         {
+#if PERMISSIVE
+            fprintf(stderr,
+                    "Expected Map from the server, but didn't get one\n");
+            ((arbitrary_map **)value)[slot] = NULL;
+#else
+
             server_error(s,
                          "Expected Map from the server, but didn't get it");
+#endif
         }
         else
         {