Hotplug removal of a device in a virtual machine system
AssigneeRed Hat Israel, Ltd.
InventorMichael Tsirkin
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Abstract
A method and system for hotplug removing a device in a virtual machine system. A computer system hosts a virtual machine that runs a guest. A hotplug manager in the computer system sends a request to the guest for hotplug removal of a device associated with the guest. The hotplug manager detects an indication of reboot of the guest, and completes the hotplug removal in response to detection of the reboot.
Claims20
A method, implemented by a computer system, comprising:
- sending, by the computer system, a request to a guest that runs on a virtual machine hosted by the computer system for hotplug removal of a device associated with the guest;
- detecting, by the computer system, an indication of reboot of the guest;
- and
- completing the hotplug removal in response to detection of the reboot.
A system comprising:
- a computer system that host a virtual machine that runs a guest, the computer system includes a hotplug manager that sends a request to the guest for hotplug removal of a device associated with the guest, detects an indication of reboot of the guest, and completes the hotplug removal in response to detection of the reboot;
- and
- data storage to store a data structure that is accessible by the hotplug manager for management of the device for the guest.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:
- sending a request, to a guest that runs on a virtual machine hosted by the computer system, for hotplug removal of a device associated with the guest;
- detecting an indication of reboot of the guest;
- and
- completing the hotplug removal in response to detection of the reboot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.