Index: src/qemu_driver.c
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RCS file: /data/cvs/libvirt/src/qemu_driver.c,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -p -r1.8 qemu_driver.c
--- src/qemu_driver.c	12 Jul 2007 15:09:01 -0000	1.8
+++ src/qemu_driver.c	19 Jul 2007 00:50:04 -0000
@@ -540,6 +540,11 @@ static int qemudOpenMonitor(virConnectPt
                                  buf, sizeof(buf),
                                  qemudCheckMonitorPrompt,
                                  "monitor");
+
+    /* Keep monitor open upon success */
+    if (ret == 0)
+        return ret;
+
  error:
     close(monfd);
     return ret;
@@ -701,6 +706,14 @@ static int qemudStartVMDaemon(virConnect
                          logfile, strerror(errno));
         return -1;
     }
+    if (qemudSetCloseExec(vm->logfile) < 0) {
+        qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                         "Unable to set VM logfile close-on-exec flag %s",
+                         strerror(errno));
+        close(vm->logfile);
+        vm->logfile = -1;
+        return -1;
+    }
 
     if (qemudBuildCommandLine(conn, driver, vm, &argv) < 0) {
         close(vm->logfile);