Use virDomainObjListRemoveLocked instead of virDomainObjListRemove, as driver->domains is already taken by virDomainObjListForEach. Above deadlock can be triggered when libvirtd is started after some domain have been started by hand (in which case driver will not find libvirt-xml domain config). --- src/libxl/libxl_driver.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c index b0f0c6a..687190c 100644 --- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c +++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c @@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ libxlReconnectDomain(virDomainObjPtr vm, out: libxlVmCleanup(driver, vm, VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF_UNKNOWN); if (!vm->persistent) - virDomainObjListRemove(driver->domains, vm); + virDomainObjListRemoveLocked(driver->domains, vm); else virObjectUnlock(vm); -- 1.8.1.4