Peter Krempa <pkrempa(a)redhat.com> writes:
On Thu, Jul 09, 2020 at 14:14:32 +0200, Milan Zamazal wrote:
> Milan Zamazal <mzamazal(a)redhat.com> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to clarify how to make snapshots of running VMs with
> > emulated TPM devices. As far as I understand QEMU documentation, it's
> > possible to make snapshots of running VMs with TPM, but it's important
> > to retain the state of swtpm. Does libvirt assist with that in any way
> > or is it completely user's responsibility? libvirt pauses the VM
> > internally when making a snapshot, which should be the right moment to
> > copy the swtpm data, but the user doesn't have control over it. Is
> > there a way to make a copy of swtpm data that is guaranteed to be
> > consistent with the snapshot?
>
> No idea?
I can comment only on the fact that libvirt doesn't do anything
regarding snapshots on a VM with TPM.
Thank you for the confirmation.
Can anybody confirm there is no way to perform custom actions while a VM
is frozen by libvirt when making a memory snapshot, before we start
thinking about workarounds and/or filing a RFE?
Thanks,
Milan