When ok: (gdb) bt #0 0x00000030f2ad7248 in poll () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #1 0x00007ffd47608f4a in virEventPollRunOnce () at util/event_poll.c:594 #2 0x00007ffd47607ba5 in virEventRunDefaultImpl () at util/event.c:247 #3 0x00007ffd47a89f8e in libvirt_virEventRunDefaultImpl (self=, args=) at libvirt.c:3598 #4 0x00000030feae965b in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #5 0x00000030feaea71d in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #6 0x00000030feaeb04d in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #7 0x00000030feaeb162 in PyEval_EvalCode () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #8 0x00000030feb0639c in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #9 0x00000030feb071d0 in PyRun_FileExFlags () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #10 0x00000030feb07daf in PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #11 0x00000030feb198ce in Py_Main () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #12 0x00000030f2a1ee5d in __libc_start_main () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #13 0x0000000000400649 in _start () When unresponsive: #0 0x00000030f2ad7248 in poll () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #1 0x00007ffd476d259f in virNetClientIOEventLoop (client=0x7ffd47107010, thiscall=0xb5b5d0) at rpc/virnetclient.c:884 #2 0x00007ffd476d3adc in virNetClientIO (client=0x7ffd47107010, msg=, expectReply=true) at rpc/virnetclient.c:1121 #3 virNetClientSend (client=0x7ffd47107010, msg=, expectReply=true) at rpc/virnetclient.c:1196 #4 0x00007ffd476d4348 in virNetClientProgramCall (prog=0xb27d90, client=0x7ffd47107010, serial=11, proc=212, args_filter=0x7ffd476d1110 , args=0x7fff888267a0, ret_filter=0x7ffd476d1180 , ret=0x7fff88826790) at rpc/virnetclientprogram.c:291 #5 0x00007ffd476b5049 in call (priv=0xb8a300, flags=, proc_nr=212, args_filter=0x7ffd476d1110 , args=, ret_filter=, ret=0x7fff88826790 "", conn=) at remote/remote_driver.c:4039 #6 0x00007ffd476bc228 in remoteDomainGetState (domain=0xb139e0, state=0x7fff888268bc, reason=0x7fff888268b8, flags=0) at remote/remote_driver.c:1656 #7 0x00007ffd4768b4b7 in virDomainGetState (domain=0xb139e0, state=0x7fff888268bc, reason=0x7fff888268b8, flags=0) at libvirt.c:3655 #8 0x00007ffd47a808f5 in libvirt_virDomainGetState (self=, args=) at libvirt-override.c:1712 #9 0x00000030feae965b in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #10 0x00000030feaea71d in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #11 0x00000030feaea71d in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #12 0x00000030feaeb04d in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #13 0x00000030fea71c62 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #14 0x00000030fea48fc3 in PyObject_Call () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #15 0x00000030fea5a65f in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #16 0x00000030fea48fc3 in PyObject_Call () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #17 0x00000030fea490ab in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #18 0x00000030fea4935b in PyObject_CallMethod () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #19 0x00007ffd47a82082 in libvirt_virConnectDomainEventCallback (conn=, dom=, event=2, detail=0, opaque=0x7ffd47ccdb90) at libvirt-override.c:3210 #20 0x00007ffd4764f0c6 in virDomainEventDispatchDefaultFunc (conn=0xb02620, event=0xbbdf90, cb=0x7ffd47a81f30 , cbopaque=0x7ffd47ccdb90, opaque=) at conf/domain_event.c:1023 #21 0x00007ffd476b48fa in remoteDomainEventDispatchFunc (conn=0xb02620, event=0xbbdf90, cb=0x7ffd47a81f30 , cbopaque=0x7ffd47ccdb90, opaque=0xb8a300) at remote/remote_driver.c:4063 #22 0x00007ffd4764f26f in virDomainEventDispatch (event=0xbbdf90, callbacks=0xa52ac0, dispatch=, opaque=0xb8a300) at conf/domain_event.c:1136 #23 0x00007ffd4764f30a in virDomainEventQueueDispatch (queue=0x7fff888273e0, callbacks=0xa52ac0, dispatch=0x7ffd476b4870 , opaque=0xb8a300) at conf/domain_event.c:1153 #24 0x00007ffd4764f4de in virDomainEventStateFlush (state=0xb5ad00, dispatchFunc=0x7ffd476b4870 , opaque=0xb8a300) at conf/domain_event.c:1195 #25 0x00007ffd476b4845 in remoteDomainEventQueueFlush (timer=, opaque=0xb02620) at remote/remote_driver.c:4077 #26 0x00007ffd47609116 in virEventPollDispatchTimeouts () at util/event_poll.c:421 #27 virEventPollRunOnce () at util/event_poll.c:607 #28 0x00007ffd47607ba5 in virEventRunDefaultImpl () at util/event.c:247 #29 0x00007ffd47a89f8e in libvirt_virEventRunDefaultImpl (self=, args=) at libvirt.c:3598 #30 0x00000030feae965b in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #31 0x00000030feaea71d in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #32 0x00000030feaeb04d in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #33 0x00000030feaeb162 in PyEval_EvalCode () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #34 0x00000030feb0639c in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #35 0x00000030feb071d0 in PyRun_FileExFlags () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #36 0x00000030feb07daf in PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #37 0x00000030feb198ce in Py_Main () from /usr/lib64/libpython2.7.so.1.0 #38 0x00000030f2a1ee5d in __libc_start_main () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #39 0x0000000000400649 in _start ()