[libvirt] [RFC PATCH 1/4] libvirt: add VIR_DOMAIN_START_PERSISTENT flag

Added a VIR_DOMAIN_START_PERSISTENT flag for virDomainCreateXML() so that the guest remains defined after it is destroyed. The result of using this flag is equivilent to calling virDomainDefineXML() followed by virDomainCreate() or virDomainCreateWithFlags(). --- Not sure if this is the correct place to add "Since 1.0.3 (likely 1.0.4)" --- include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in | 1 + src/libvirt.c | 4 ++++ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in index ad30cd0..e119215 100644 --- a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in +++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in @@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ typedef enum { VIR_DOMAIN_START_AUTODESTROY = 1 << 1, /* Automatically kill guest when virConnectPtr is closed */ VIR_DOMAIN_START_BYPASS_CACHE = 1 << 2, /* Avoid file system cache pollution */ VIR_DOMAIN_START_FORCE_BOOT = 1 << 3, /* Boot, discarding any managed save */ + VIR_DOMAIN_START_PERSISTENT = 1 << 4, /* Define guest to exist after it is destroyed */ } virDomainCreateFlags; diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c index 1e78500..abe59cd 100644 --- a/src/libvirt.c +++ b/src/libvirt.c @@ -1951,6 +1951,10 @@ virDomainGetConnect(virDomainPtr dom) * is destroyed, or if the host is restarted (see virDomainDefineXML() to * define persistent domains). * + * If the VIR_DOMAIN_START_PERSISTENT flag is set, the guest domain + * will remain defined even after the guest is destroyed. This is + * similar to if you had called virDomainDefineXML() and virDomainCreate(). + * * If the VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED flag is set, the guest domain * will be started, but its CPUs will remain paused. The CPUs * can later be manually started using virDomainResume. -- 1.7.12.4