You reported your issue on commit rather than copy as in the RH bug. So looking into that more specific.
$ virsh snapshot-create-as --domain testguest snap1 --diskspec vda,file=/var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/vda-snap1.qcow2 --disk-only --atomic --no-metadata # touch a file in guest $ virsh snapshot-create-as --domain testguest snap2 --diskspec vda,file=/var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/vda-snap2.qcow2 --disk-only --atomic --no-metadata # touch a file in guest This gave me a two stage snapshot list $ sudo qemu-img info --backing-chain /var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/vda-snap2.qcow2 image: /var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/vda-snap2.qcow2 [...] backing file: /var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/vda-snap1.qcow2 [...] image: /var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/vda-snap1.qcow2 [...] backing file: /var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/testguest-clone5.qcow backing file format: qcow2 [...] image: /var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/testguest-clone5.qcow Committing those onto the base worked as well: virsh blockcommit testguest vda --active --verbose --pivot Block commit: [100 %] Successfully pivoted In "virsh domblklist testguest" this moved me back from: vda /var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/vda-snap1.qcow2 to vda /var/lib/uvtool/libvirt/images/testguest-clone5.qcow -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1681839 Title: libvirt - disk not ready for pivot yet To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/1681839/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs