Re: [libvirt] [RFC]: Snapshot API v3

2010/3/30 Jiri Denemark <jdenemar(a)redhat.com&gt;: > Hi. > > ... >> /* NOTE: struct _virDomainSnapshot is a private structure, ala >> * struct _virDomain. >> */ >> typedef struct _virDomainSnapshot virDomainSnapshot; >> >> /* Take a snapshot of the current VM state. Throws an error if >> * the VM is not currently running */ >> virDomainSnapshotPtr virDomainSnapshotCreateXML(virDomainPtr domain, >> const char *xmlDesc, >> unsigned int flags); > > This is probably a leftover from previous versions, but... why do we restrict > this API only for running VMs? > Yep, if a domain it not running you'll just get a disk snapshot without a memory snapshot.