[Libvir] 1/4 Additions to the public API

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 10:20:24PM +0000, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> We can't change the semantics of these calls. virNetworkDefineXML() 
> explicitly does not affect the current live config, saving the config
> to take effect next time the network is started. This is the same semantics
> as the  virDomainDefineXML() call, and the virStoragePoolDefineXML()
> calls.

Understood.

> To do live updates, we'd need API similar to the domain device hot attach
> and detach APIs

Well given that it sounds like the original implementation is just as
good.  Any further comments on that?
(http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2008-February/thread.html#00281)

Rich.

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