Reformat explanations of the snapshot-revert force reasons in preparation for more to be added. This is a simple reformat without any wording changes. Signed-off-by: Michael Weiser <michael.weiser@xxxxxx> Cc: Cole Robinson <crobinso@xxxxxxxxxx> --- docs/manpages/virsh.rst | 30 ++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst index fea0527caf..f5f962cba1 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst +++ b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst @@ -6952,20 +6952,22 @@ transient domains cannot be inactive, it is required to use one of these flags when reverting to a disk snapshot of a transient domain. There are two cases where a snapshot revert involves extra risk, which -requires the use of *--force* to proceed. One is the case of a -snapshot that lacks full domain information for reverting -configuration (such as snapshots created prior to libvirt 0.9.5); -since libvirt cannot prove that the current configuration matches what -was in use at the time of the snapshot, supplying *--force* assures -libvirt that the snapshot is compatible with the current configuration -(and if it is not, the domain will likely fail to run). The other is -the case of reverting from a running domain to an active state where a -new hypervisor has to be created rather than reusing the existing -hypervisor, because it implies drawbacks such as breaking any existing -VNC or Spice connections; this condition happens with an active -snapshot that uses a provably incompatible configuration, as well as -with an inactive snapshot that is combined with the *--start* or -*--pause* flag. +requires the use of *--force* to proceed: + + * One is the case of a snapshot that lacks full domain information for + reverting configuration (such as snapshots created prior to libvirt + 0.9.5); since libvirt cannot prove that the current configuration matches + what was in use at the time of the snapshot, supplying *--force* assures + libvirt that the snapshot is compatible with the current configuration + (and if it is not, the domain will likely fail to run). + + * The other is the case of reverting from a running domain to an active + state where a new hypervisor has to be created rather than reusing the + existing hypervisor, because it implies drawbacks such as breaking any + existing VNC or Spice connections; this condition happens with an active + snapshot that uses a provably incompatible configuration, as well as with + an inactive snapshot that is combined with the *--start* or *--pause* + flag. snapshot-delete -- 2.24.1 -- libvir-list mailing list libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list
