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In a few places (e.g. device attach/detach/update) we are given a device XML, parse it but then need a copy of parsed data so that the original can be passed to function handling the request over inactive XML and the copy is then passed to function handling the operation over live XML. Note, both functions consume passed device on success, hence the need for copy. The problem is in combination of how the copy is obtained and where is passed. The copy is done by calling virDomainDeviceDefCopy() which does only inactive copy, i.e. no live information is copied over (e.g. no aliases). Then, this copy (inactive XML effectively) is passed to function handling live part of the operation (e.g. qemuDomainUpdateDeviceLive()) and the definition containing all the juicy, live bits is passed to function handling inactive part of the operation (e.g. qemuDomainUpdateDeviceConfig()). This is rather incorrect, and XML copies should be passed to their respective functions. Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2036895 Signed-off-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Laine Stump <laine@redhat.com>
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==============================
Libvirt API for virtualization
==============================
Libvirt provides a portable, long term stable C API for managing the
virtualization technologies provided by many operating systems. It
includes support for QEMU, KVM, Xen, LXC, bhyve, Virtuozzo, VMware
vCenter and ESX, VMware Desktop, Hyper-V, VirtualBox and the POWER
Hypervisor.
For some of these hypervisors, it provides a stateful management
daemon which runs on the virtualization host allowing access to the
API both by non-privileged local users and remote users.
Layered packages provide bindings of the libvirt C API into other
languages including Python, Perl, PHP, Go, Java, OCaml, as well as
mappings into object systems such as GObject, CIM and SNMP.
Further information about the libvirt project can be found on the
website:
https://libvirt.org
License
=======
The libvirt C API is distributed under the terms of GNU Lesser General
Public License, version 2.1 (or later). Some parts of the code that are
not part of the C library may have the more restrictive GNU General
Public License, version 2.0 (or later). See the files ``COPYING.LESSER``
and ``COPYING`` for full license terms & conditions.
Installation
============
Instructions on building and installing libvirt can be found on the website:
https://libvirt.org/compiling.html
Contributing
============
The libvirt project welcomes contributions in many ways. For most components
the best way to contribute is to send patches to the primary development
mailing list. Further guidance on this can be found on the website:
https://libvirt.org/contribute.html
Contact
=======
The libvirt project has two primary mailing lists:
* libvirt-users@redhat.com (**for user discussions**)
* libvir-list@redhat.com (**for development only**)
Further details on contacting the project are available on the website:
https://libvirt.org/contact.html