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[Xen-devel] xl create should refuse to share block devices RW between do

To: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] xl create should refuse to share block devices RW between domains
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:36:22 -0700
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When creating a domain, "xl create" should fail if a block device is shared RW between domains, like xm create does.

I'm not sure how this would be implemented. Search xenstore for references to the device when setting up a domain?

    J

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