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diff --git a/libvirt-override-virConnect.py b/libvirt-override-virConnect.py index 5495b70..a0f579d 100644 --- a/libvirt-override-virConnect.py +++ b/libvirt-override-virConnect.py @@ -310,3 +310,33 @@ if ret == -1: raise libvirtError ('virConnectRegisterCloseCallback() failed', conn=self) return ret + + def createXMLWithFiles(self, xmlDesc, files, flags=0): + """Launch a new guest domain, based on an XML description similar + to the one returned by virDomainGetXMLDesc() + This function may require privileged access to the hypervisor. + The domain is not persistent, so its definition will disappear when it + is destroyed, or if the host is restarted (see virDomainDefineXML() to + define persistent domains). + + @files provides an array of file descriptors which will be + made available to the 'init' process of the guest. The file + handles exposed to the guest will be renumbered to start + from 3 (ie immediately following stderr). This is only + supported for guests which use container based virtualization + technology. + + If the VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED flag is set, the guest domain + will be started, but its CPUs will remain paused. The CPUs + can later be manually started using virDomainResume. + + If the VIR_DOMAIN_START_AUTODESTROY flag is set, the guest + domain will be automatically destroyed when the virConnectPtr + object is finally released. This will also happen if the + client application crashes / loses its connection to the + libvirtd daemon. Any domains marked for auto destroy will + block attempts at migration, save-to-file, or snapshots. """ + ret = libvirtmod.virDomainCreateXMLWithFiles(self._o, xmlDesc, files, flags) + if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateXMLWithFiles() failed', conn=self) + __tmp = virDomain(self,_obj=ret) + return __tmp |