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t=1637677421; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:list-id:list-help: list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post; bh=wMjgCG6idmx7F6U8l8ihD8OS20gMdEL1MaHL/gYIAVA=; b=CgBSmfZjv9DhXk8bmBbkShIlRnTxztXJCu+arulqhFKtSifeppU2Ox7sB5YPpMSKl7ZNTf 9x4xjv8CgPcEZa9jsComsAIkwN7COq3o6Cejo6R/szhr7I+78xKEwlb5UmH/m2rAJ2yaKl UcfiR7HeTdSklApM24OjHyZZ/5tcPis= X-MC-Unique: ihIM0UjXMrq-eUuGdb3LQw-1 From: Pavel Hrdina To: libvir-list@redhat.com Subject: [libvirt PATCH 2/2] virsh: man: update snapshot-revert description Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:23:15 +0100 Message-Id: <41623037f7495f7ed571c90b74b85338a17ceedc.1637677309.git.phrdina@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.12 X-loop: libvir-list@redhat.com X-BeenThere: libvir-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: junk List-Id: Development discussions about the libvirt library & tools List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com Errors-To: libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.12 Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @redhat.com) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1637677424014100001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" We've changed the behavior of this API that from now on it will always restart the VM process and we are no longer able to revert to snapshots created by libvirt older then 0.9.5. Signed-off-by: Pavel Hrdina --- docs/manpages/virsh.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst index 5f5ccfeafe..39636a565e 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst +++ b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst @@ -7293,6 +7293,10 @@ no vm state leaves the domain in an inactive state. = Passing either the transient domains cannot be inactive, it is required to use one of these flags when reverting to a disk snapshot of a transient domain. =20 +Since libvirt 7.10.0 the VM process is always restarted so the following +paragraph is no longer valid. If the snapshot metadata lacks the full +VM XML it's no longer possible to revert to such snapshot. + There are a number of cases where a snapshot revert involves extra risk, w= hich requires the use of *--force* to proceed: =20 --=20 2.31.1