[Libvir] [PATCH][RFC] Adding Cloning Feature

Hi all, I've been planing to adding cloning feature. Then, I tried to make the patch in the following way. 1)Get the XML used virDomainGetXMLDesc 2)Delete <uuid>, <mac> node element This intened to automatically generated. 3)Changing <name>, <source dev> string node element 4)Fork "dd" process 5)Define XML used virDomainDefineXML This feature is just a first revision, because I make this patch within current libvirt API limitation. Also Remote Cloining is Limited. But if we can libvirtd for feature, it will be enhance remote cloning based on this pach (as http://libvirt.org/remote.html#Remote_libvirtd_configuration) Finally, to have to communicate with the demon remotely as libvirt library, actually I want to put down to new libvirt API (e.g. virDomainClone). Could you hear your comments about this ? Attached patch shows below. --------------------------------------------- # ./virsh --help clone NAME clone - clone a domain SYNOPSIS virsh clone <domain> <devices,...> DESCRIPTION Clone a domain. OPTIONS <domain> shut off state domain name <devices> destination devices (comma separated) # ./virsh clone PV_RH5 /dev/sdb2 Cloning from /dev/sda5 to /dev/sdb2 ..... # ./virsh list --all Id Name State ---------------------------------- 0 Domain-0 running - PV_RH5 shut off - PV_RH5_CLONE shut off #./virsh start PV_RH5_CLONE Domain PV_RH5_CLONE started --------------------------------------------- Thanks, Kazuki Mizushima