[libvirt-users] When adding a channel device, we need a shutdown

[Michal Privoznik]

On 28.08.2015 10:36, Jean-Pierre Ribeauville wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> It looks like , when adding a channel device, that   the Guest must be powered off / on to be able to detect
> the new device . ( simple reboot isn't not enough)
> 
> Is there any way to avoid this power_cycle  ?
> 

Yes, you can hotplug the device: virsh attach-device --live ...
It's supposed to be implemented since the 1.1.1 release.

Michal