Thank you for your fast answer, and the new API will be welcome when it comes. Regards Ricardo 2012/6/11, Eric Blake <eblake@xxxxxxxxxx>: > On 06/11/2012 08:20 PM, Ricardo Hillbrecht wrote: >> Hi >> >> I'm writing a C program using libvirt API and need to list the storage >> volumes used by each domain. I'm wondering if there is a way to do >> this better of searching the XML strings of all domains, does anyone >> can suggest me something ? > > Parsing the XML is the current method of doing this. I have plans of > someday adding a new API that returns a list of virStorageVolPtr > corresponding to a given domain, but that's still a ways down the road. > >> >> I also need to create a function to change the img file of a given >> domain. I intend to do the following: >> >> 1. virDomainGetXMLDesc (domain) >> 2. change the XML to other img file >> 3. virDomainUndefine (domain) > > You can skip this step (it is okay to redefine an existing domain). > >> 4. virDomainCreateXML (changed XML) >> >> Am i correct doing this ? There is a better method ? > > You are doing it correctly for affecting the next boot; and this is how > programs like virt-manager do it. If you want the changes to take place > while the domain is live, then you will have to use the hotplug APIs > such as virDomainDeviceModify. > > -- > Eric Blake eblake@xxxxxxxxxx +1-919-301-3266 > Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org > > _______________________________________________ libvirt-users mailing list libvirt-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users
