[Xen-devel] change cd iso image in hvm but loop not changed?

[Andrew Lyon <andrew.lyon@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I booted a windows hvm with a iso image (/root/t.iso) connected to the
cdrom, I then changed the iso image using the following technique:


I used xm block-list <domid> to find the cdrom be-path:

5632   0    0     1      -1     -1    /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/3/5632

To make absolutely sure I got the right device I used xenstore-read:

xenstore-read /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/3/5632/params

/root/t.iso


I then used xenstore-write to change the iso image:

 xenstore-write /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/3/5632/params
/home/admin/isos/sql2k8.iso


After a few seconds the new cd appears in windows, however there is
still a loop device setup for the original iso image:

losetup -a
/dev/loop/0: [0802]:1517 (/root/t.iso)


Why is this setup? if the cd can be changed without mounting the new
iso as a loop device why do it in the first place?

the hvm has gplpv drivers loaded but they do not provide cdrom, it is emulated.

Andy

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