[libvirt] [RFC PATCH 3/4] virsh: add persistent flag for domain create

[Doug Goldstein]

Add support for the persistent flag to virsh create to allow creating of
guests that remain defined after they are stopped.
---

The discussion on https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-January/msg00490.html
was more inclined to have 'virsh create --persistent' so this adds that.

---
 tools/virsh-domain.c | 7 +++++++
 tools/virsh.pod      | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain.c b/tools/virsh-domain.c
index 3e4be89..cb56b3d 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain.c
@@ -6414,6 +6414,11 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_create[] = {
      .flags = 0,
      .help = N_("automatically destroy the guest when virsh disconnects")
     },
+    {.name = "persistent",
+     .type = VSH_OT_BOOL,
+     .flags = 0,
+     .help = N_("keep the guest persistently defined")
+    },
     {.name = NULL}
 };
 
@@ -6439,6 +6444,8 @@ cmdCreate(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
         flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED;
     if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "autodestroy"))
         flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_START_AUTODESTROY;
+    if (vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "persistent"))
+        flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_START_PERSISTENT;
 
     dom = virDomainCreateXML(ctl->conn, buffer, flags);
     VIR_FREE(buffer);
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index 96666c4..3ea4ba6 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ the I<--force> flag may be specified, requesting to disconnect any existing
 sessions, such as in a case of a broken connection.
 
 =item B<create> I<FILE> [I<--console>] [I<--paused>] [I<--autodestroy>]
+[I<--persistent>]
 
 Create a domain from an XML <file>. An easy way to create the XML
 <file> is to use the B<dumpxml> command to obtain the definition of a
@@ -547,7 +548,9 @@ is used and supported by the driver; otherwise it will be running.
 If I<--console> is requested, attach to the console after creation.
 If I<--autodestroy> is requested, then the guest will be automatically
 destroyed when virsh closes its connection to libvirt, or otherwise
-exits.
+exits. If I<--persistent> is requested, keep the domain defined after
+it is destroyed. The behavior is similar to having issued the B<define>
+command followed by the B<start> command.
 
 B<Example>
 
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