[Xen-devel] openfile handle to qemu-resume file

[web1 <ustermann.max@xxxxxx>]

Hello everybody,

i do some vm-restore tests with xen-4.4.1 , an i observe , that after i restore 
a vm via "xl restore", that their is an openfile handle to a file called 
"/var/lib/xen/qemu-resume.<vm-id>" that is marked as "deleted", the associated 
qemu-process show the same.

 if i look in the source code, i found in libxl_dm.c in the function 
libxl__build_device_model_args_new that this "resume-file" is opened, but i 
found no call to close this file . Later in libxl__spawn_local_dm (which called 
libxl__build_device_model_args) i found a call to device_model_spawn_outcome, 
their in the state-file is deleted (if it exists).

i donÂt really understand while the state-file is open and not close before 
delete. Can anyone that explain?

xen-4.4.1 was complied from sources without any special options

for one restore of a vm it is possilbe that this fact is not really importent, 
but if you use libvirt in combination with xen/libxl it cause to an increase of 
openfile handles , if you restore often vmÂs for testÂs

thanks and all the best
max


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