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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Do not destroy domains that timeout when shuttin

To: John Levon <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Daniel P. Berrange" <berrange@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Do not destroy domains that timeout when shutting down
From: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 15:20:54 +0100
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On 25/5/07 15:18, "John Levon" <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Do we really need to rename it ? Various bits of code do uniqueness checks
>> on both name & uuid. If we rename it, though uuid checks still work, any such
>> checks on the name will not be correct. IMHO, if shutdown fails we should
>> just
>> leave the guest alone completely. The admin knows that they requested a
>> shutdown,
>> and can clearly see that after 'n' seconds it is still around & can take the
>> appropriate action - admins already know to watch for failed shutdowns since
>> this stuff happens on bare metal too. Renaming to 'report' error just seems
>> wrong to me & will potentially confuse tools.
> 
> Seems like a reasonable argument to me... Keir?

I'm not too fussed either way really.

 -- Keir


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