Hi,

the script /usr/lib/libvirt/libvirt-guests.sh is used to shut down or
suspend domains when the host goes down. This works like a charm.

However, currently, KVM has the issue that the host going to _sleep_
sometimes affects the running domains: It sometimes happens that the
domains become unresponsive CPU-hogs. I think that it might help to
suspend the KVM domains before the host sleeps. systemd provides a
mechanism to do that by means of /lib/systemd/system-sleep/.

/usr/lib/libvirt/libvirt-guests.sh contains most of the code needed to
suspend all running domains, but it doesn't expose those mechanisms to
the public.

Please consider adding a "suspend" and a "resume" option to
/usr/lib/libvirt/libvirt-guests.sh that applies the respective
operation to all domains even if the selected shutdown operation is
"shutdown".

I am willing to provide a patch if you indicate that you would accept
it.

Thanks for your consideration.

Greetings
Marc

It would make sense to propose this upstream. If it goes in there I'm
happy to apply it and the libvir-list@redhat.com folks are very friendly
people.

Cheers,
 -- Guido

tags #833866 upstream
forwarded #833866 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370936
thanks

As requested, I forwarded this upstream.

If upstream accepts it, you don't need to apply it. I think you know
that.

Greetings
Marc