Jason Andryuk writes ("Re: [OSSTEST PATCH 01/38] ts-logs-capture: Cope if xl
shutdown leaves domain running for a bit"):
> My understanding is shutdown happens first when the guest stops and
> destruction happens afterward when all the resources are cleaned up.
> So your race is that the domain shutdown, but it still shows up in `xl
> list` since it hasn't been destroyed.
>
> OpenXT has a hack to only wait for destruction
> https://github.com/OpenXT/xenclient-oe/blob/master/recipes-extended/xen/files/xl-shutdown-wait-for-domain-death.patch.
> I didn't write it, and the explanation isn't specific, but I think the
> purpose is to all resources are released before the OpenXT toolstack
> proceeds with (blktap) cleanup.
>
> Maybe a new `xl shutdown` flag to wait for domain destruction would be
> worthwhile?
Yes! Repeating the -w flag maybe.
Ian.
