Doucment that not all attributes are used for matching. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872028 --- src/libvirt-domain.c | 5 +++++ tools/virsh.pod | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c index 492e90a..a95c096 100644 --- a/src/libvirt-domain.c +++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c @@ -8341,6 +8341,11 @@ virDomainDetachDevice(virDomainPtr domain, const char *xml) * into S4 state (also known as hibernation) unless you also modify the * persistent domain definition. * + * Note that not all attributes from the XML definition are checked. + * For example, if the mac address and the pci address specified in the XML + * match an existing interface, but source and interface type do not, + * the existing interface will be detached. + * * Returns 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure. */ int diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod index 50de32c..2c584d3 100644 --- a/tools/virsh.pod +++ b/tools/virsh.pod @@ -2441,7 +2441,9 @@ the device does not use managed mode. B<Note>: using of partial device definition XML files may lead to unexpected results as some fields may be autogenerated and thus match devices other than -expected. +expected. Not every device attribute is checked when matching the device. +For example a network interface can be detatched if the mac and PCI addresses +match, even if the type does not. If I<--live> is specified, affect a running domain. If I<--config> is specified, affect the next startup of a persistent domain. -- 2.0.5