[Pkg-libvirt-maintainers] Bug#657120: Bug#657120: libvirt-bin: Should bring down virtual networks upon stop when no VM still there

[Guido Günther]

tags 657120 +wontfix
thanks

On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:30:49AM +0100, Olivier Berger wrote:
> Package: libvirt-bin
> Version: 0.9.8-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi.
> 
> When one issues /etc/init.d/libvirt-bin stop, and no VMs are still running, it should bring down the virtual networks.
> 
> AFAICT, virbr0 is still there, though.
> 
> See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/345485 for some details on this issue on Ubuntu side.
> 
> AFAIU, the conclusion in that LP bug was that nothing should be down WRT networks when VMs are running.
> 
> But I think that one could expect that libvirt actually *knows* if VMs are still running, and may then be able to do things if no VM it started are still running.
> 
> Is there something that can be done to have libvirt not mess too much with the host when it is no longer needed ?
Libvirt doesn't bring down vms when it stops nor storage pools nor
networks. Why should it? It should infact preserve it's state across
restarts.
Cheers,
 -- Guido