Ubuntu
libvirt package

poweroff in the guest doesn't stop the kvm process on the host

Bug #193451 reported by Mathias Gug
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libvirt (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

When using the poweroff command in a guest (hardy-server-amd64) , the guest shuts down. The console shows the guest reaches the "System halted" stage. However the kvm process on the host is still running.

To reproduce:
1. Boot a guest - login and poweroff the guest.
2. The guest shuts down.

Result:
The list command in virsh still shows the domain as running.

Expected result:
The kvm process should disappear on the host.
The list command in virsh should not return the domain.

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Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand) wrote :

This happens on hardy desktop i386 as well, but does not on dapper-gutsy 32bit guests.

Changed in libvirt:
status: New → Confirmed
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agent 8131 (agent-8131) wrote :

I haven't tested this but I was just reading up on libvirt lifecycle control. Have you tried changing the on_poweroff setting to destroy since it seems to default to preserve?

For more information:

http://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsLifecycle

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nerling (nerling) wrote :

I'm experiencing the same issue.
@agent 8131: The xml definition of the VM already uses destroy on powerdown:
(snip)
 <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
 <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
 <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
(snip)

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nerling (nerling) wrote :

Last Libvirt xml definition of the VM is buggy(was somehow parsed by launchpad)

Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)
Changed in libvirt (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Mathias Gug (mathiaz) wrote :

Unable to reproduce this with kvm 1:84+dfsg-0ubuntu12.4~hardy1~ppa1 and libvirt 0.6.1-0ubuntu5.1~rc1ppa1.
Marking Fixed Released.

Changed in libvirt (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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