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From: Christoph Egger <Christoph.Egger@amd.com>
Subject: libxl: error handling before xenstored runs
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 12:13:06 +0100
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Hi!

When I start a guest *before* xenstored runs
then I get this list of error messages:

libxl: error: libxl_xshelp.c:109:libxl__xs_get_dompath failed to get dompath 
for 1: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_xshelp.c:109:libxl__xs_get_dompath failed to get dompath 
for 0: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_device.c:116:libxl__device_generic_add xs transaction 
failed: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_xshelp.c:109:libxl__xs_get_dompath failed to get dompath 
for 1: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_xshelp.c:109:libxl__xs_get_dompath failed to get dompath 
for 0: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_device.c:116:libxl__device_generic_add xs transaction 
failed: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_xshelp.c:109:libxl__xs_get_dompath failed to get dompath 
for 1: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_xshelp.c:109:libxl__xs_get_dompath failed to get dompath 
for 0: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_device.c:116:libxl__device_generic_add xs transaction 
failed: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_xshelp.c:109:libxl__xs_get_dompath failed to get dompath 
for 1: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_xshelp.c:109:libxl__xs_get_dompath failed to get dompath 
for 0: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_device.c:116:libxl__device_generic_add xs transaction 
failed: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl_xshelp.c:109:libxl__xs_get_dompath failed to get dompath 
for 1: Bad file descriptor
xl: fatal error: libxl_create.c:487, rc=-3: libxl__create_device_model
libxl: error: libxl_xshelp.c:109:libxl__xs_get_dompath failed to get dompath 
for 1: Bad file descriptor
libxl: error: libxl.c:675:libxl_domain_destroy non-existant domain -1


IMO a simple message like "xenstored is not running." would be enough.

Christoph

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