I don't think it would be safe at any rate to have the ISO images be written to while kvm is reading them. Would it be ok to work around this another way?
Perhaps the right way to update the ISOs is: cp orig.iso new.iso rsync -Pv mirror://updated_iso.iso new.iso rm orig.iso mv new.iso orig.iso This way you can still minimize network traffic, while syncing to a temporary copy. After the 'rm orig.iso', libvirt and kvm will continue to use the original, deleted file, until they close it. Then, the next time they open 'orig.iso', they'll get the new file. Would that be conceivable with your mirroring setup? ** Changed in: libvirt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to libvirt in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/691590 Title: libvirt should not take ownership of ISO images -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs