Re: [libvirt-users] Blockpull behavior when interrupted

2016-07-25 Thread Andrew Martin
- Original Message - > From: "Eric Blake" > To: "Andrew Martin" > Cc: libvirt-users@redhat.com > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 10:40:54 PM > Subject: Re: [libvirt-users] Blockpull behavior when interrupted > > On 07/22/2016 11:30 AM, Andrew Mar

Re: [libvirt-users] Blockpull behavior when interrupted

2016-07-25 Thread Andrew Martin
- Original Message - > From: "Eric Blake" > To: "Andrew Martin" > Cc: libvirt-users@redhat.com > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 10:40:54 PM > Subject: Re: [libvirt-users] Blockpull behavior when interrupted > > On 07/22/2016 11:30 AM, Andrew Mar

Re: [libvirt-users] Blockpull behavior when interrupted

2016-07-22 Thread Eric Blake
On 07/22/2016 11:30 AM, Andrew Martin wrote: > > Thanks, that was a helpful overview. To clarify, block commit is changing > the backing files,but even though it is doing that, the data is consistent > even if it is interrupted? Yes, the guest's view of the data is consistent. Intermediate back

Re: [libvirt-users] Blockpull behavior when interrupted

2016-07-22 Thread Andrew Martin
- Original Message - > From: "Eric Blake" > To: "Andrew Martin" , libvirt-users@redhat.com > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 5:40:07 PM > Subject: Re: [libvirt-users] Blockpull behavior when interrupted > > On 07/21/2016 03:05 PM, Andrew Martin wro

Re: [libvirt-users] Blockpull behavior when interrupted

2016-07-21 Thread Eric Blake
On 07/21/2016 03:05 PM, Andrew Martin wrote: > Hello, > > I use snapshot-create-as followed by blockpull when creating external > snapshots > of VMs. This works well, however I am curious about the behavior of blockpull > after an unexpected shutdown (or SIGKILL). If a blockpull is in progress an

[libvirt-users] Blockpull behavior when interrupted

2016-07-21 Thread Andrew Martin
Hello, I use snapshot-create-as followed by blockpull when creating external snapshots of VMs. This works well, however I am curious about the behavior of blockpull after an unexpected shutdown (or SIGKILL). If a blockpull is in progress and an unexpected power loss occurs, will the VM continue to