There have been several instances of people having problems with
a broken managed save file causing 'virsh start' to fail, and not
being aware that they could use 'virsh managedsave-remove dom' to
fix things. Making it possible to do this as part of starting a
domain makes the same functionality easier to find, and one less
API call.
* include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in (VIR_DOMAIN_START_FORCE_BOOT): New
flag.
* src/libvirt.c (virDomainCreateWithFlags): Document it.
* src/qemu/qemu_driver.c (qemuDomainObjStart): Alter signature.
(qemuAutostartDomain, qemuDomainStartWithFlags): Update callers.
* tools/virsh.c (cmdStart): Expose it in virsh.
* tools/virsh.pod (start): Document it.
---
include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in | 1 +
src/libvirt.c | 3 ++
src/qemu/qemu_driver.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
tools/virsh.c | 7 +++++-
tools/virsh.pod | 5 ++-
5 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
index 53a2f7d..c51a5b9 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ typedef enum {
VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED = 1 << 0, /* Launch guest in paused state */
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
*/
} virDomainCreateFlags;
diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index 65a099b..80c8b7c 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -7081,6 +7081,9 @@ error:
* the file, or fail if it cannot do so for the given system; this can allow
* less pressure on file system cache, but also risks slowing loads from NFS.
*
+ * If the VIR_DOMAIN_START_FORCE_BOOT flag is set, then any managed save
+ * file for this domain is discarded, and the domain boots from scratch.
+ *
* Returns 0 in case of success, -1 in case of error
*/
int
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index f21122d..5033998 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ static int qemudShutdown(void);
static int qemuDomainObjStart(virConnectPtr conn,
struct qemud_driver *driver,
virDomainObjPtr vm,
- bool start_paused,
- bool autodestroy,
- bool bypass_cache);
+ unsigned int flags);
static int qemudDomainGetMaxVcpus(virDomainPtr dom);
@@ -135,11 +133,16 @@ struct qemuAutostartData {
};
static void
-qemuAutostartDomain(void *payload, const void *name ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, void *opaque)
+qemuAutostartDomain(void *payload, const void *name ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ void *opaque)
{
virDomainObjPtr vm = payload;
struct qemuAutostartData *data = opaque;
virErrorPtr err;
+ int flags = 0;
+
+ if (data->driver->autoStartBypassCache)
+ flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_START_BYPASS_CACHE;
virDomainObjLock(vm);
virResetLastError();
@@ -152,9 +155,7 @@ qemuAutostartDomain(void *payload, const void *name ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
void *opaq
} else {
if (vm->autostart &&
!virDomainObjIsActive(vm) &&
- qemuDomainObjStart(data->conn, data->driver, vm,
- false, false,
- data->driver->autoStartBypassCache) < 0) {
+ qemuDomainObjStart(data->conn, data->driver, vm, flags) < 0) {
err = virGetLastError();
VIR_ERROR(_("Failed to autostart VM '%s': %s"),
vm->def->name,
@@ -4441,12 +4442,14 @@ static int
qemuDomainObjStart(virConnectPtr conn,
struct qemud_driver *driver,
virDomainObjPtr vm,
- bool start_paused,
- bool autodestroy,
- bool bypass_cache)
+ unsigned int flags)
{
int ret = -1;
char *managed_save;
+ bool start_paused = (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED) != 0;
+ bool autodestroy = (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_AUTODESTROY) != 0;
+ bool bypass_cache = (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_BYPASS_CACHE) != 0;
+ bool force_boot = (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_FORCE_BOOT) != 0;
/*
* If there is a managed saved state restore it instead of starting
@@ -4458,13 +4461,22 @@ qemuDomainObjStart(virConnectPtr conn,
goto cleanup;
if (virFileExists(managed_save)) {
- ret = qemuDomainObjRestore(conn, driver, vm, managed_save,
- bypass_cache);
+ if (force_boot) {
+ if (unlink(managed_save) < 0) {
+ virReportSystemError(errno,
+ _("cannot remove managed save file %s"),
+ managed_save);
+ goto cleanup;
+ }
+ } else {
+ ret = qemuDomainObjRestore(conn, driver, vm, managed_save,
+ bypass_cache);
- if ((ret == 0) && (unlink(managed_save) < 0))
- VIR_WARN("Failed to remove the managed state %s", managed_save);
+ if ((ret == 0) && (unlink(managed_save) < 0))
+ VIR_WARN("Failed to remove the managed state %s",
managed_save);
- goto cleanup;
+ goto cleanup;
+ }
}
ret = qemuProcessStart(conn, driver, vm, NULL, start_paused,
@@ -4493,7 +4505,8 @@ qemuDomainStartWithFlags(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags)
virCheckFlags(VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED |
VIR_DOMAIN_START_AUTODESTROY |
- VIR_DOMAIN_START_BYPASS_CACHE, -1);
+ VIR_DOMAIN_START_BYPASS_CACHE |
+ VIR_DOMAIN_START_FORCE_BOOT, -1);
qemuDriverLock(driver);
vm = virDomainFindByUUID(&driver->domains, dom->uuid);
@@ -4515,10 +4528,7 @@ qemuDomainStartWithFlags(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags)
goto endjob;
}
- if (qemuDomainObjStart(dom->conn, driver, vm,
- (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED) != 0,
- (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_AUTODESTROY) != 0,
- (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_BYPASS_CACHE) != 0) < 0)
+ if (qemuDomainObjStart(dom->conn, driver, vm, flags) < 0)
goto endjob;
ret = 0;
diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index 15b9bdd..49034ae 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -1537,9 +1537,12 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_start[] = {
{"console", VSH_OT_BOOL, 0, N_("attach to console after
creation")},
#endif
{"paused", VSH_OT_BOOL, 0, N_("leave the guest paused after
creation")},
- {"autodestroy", VSH_OT_BOOL, 0, N_("automatically destroy the guest
when virsh disconnects")},
+ {"autodestroy", VSH_OT_BOOL, 0,
+ N_("automatically destroy the guest when virsh disconnects")},
{"bypass-cache", VSH_OT_BOOL, 0,
N_("avoid file system cache when loading")},
+ {"force-boot", VSH_OT_BOOL, 0,
+ N_("force fresh boot by discarding any managed save")},
{NULL, 0, 0, NULL}
};
@@ -1572,6 +1575,8 @@ cmdStart(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_START_AUTODESTROY;
if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "bypass-cache"))
flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_START_BYPASS_CACHE;
+ if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "force-boot"))
+ flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_START_FORCE_BOOT;
/* Prefer older API unless we have to pass a flag. */
if ((flags ? virDomainCreateWithFlags(dom, flags)
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index 81d7a1e..2cd0f73 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ The exact behavior of a domain when it shuts down is set by the
I<on_shutdown> parameter in the domain's XML definition.
=item B<start> I<domain-name> [I<--console>] [I<--paused>]
[I<--autodestroy>]
-[I<--bypass-cache>]
+[I<--bypass-cache>] [I<--force-boot>]
Start a (previously defined) inactive domain, either from the last
B<managedsave> state, or via a fresh boot if no managedsave state is
@@ -901,7 +901,8 @@ If I<--autodestroy> is requested, then the guest will be
automatically
destroyed when virsh closes its connection to libvirt, or otherwise
exits. If I<--bypass-cache> is specified, and managedsave state exists,
the restore will avoid the file system cache, although this may slow
-down the operation.
+down the operation. If I<--force-boot> is specified, then any
+managedsave state is discarded and a fresh boot occurs.
=item B<suspend> I<domain-id>
--
1.7.4.4