[libvirt] Exclusive VM lock

[Peter Krempa]

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 17:18:22 +0300, Dmitry Andreev wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking for a mechanism to do a sequence of API calls as atomic
> operation. Is there any way for libvirt's API client to acquire an
> exclusive VM lock to prevent other client from changing VM state
> through libvirt?

No there isn't anything. Libvirt is locking only on internal events that
need protection.

Doing transaction locking should be relatively easy to implement on
application layer though.

Peter
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