Re: [Libguestfs] guestmount issues with --live, but guestfish works just fine

It would appear that running with F16 Host and F16 VM the result was similar to running F15 Host and F16 VM. [root@longitude ~]# rpm -qa | grep guest libguestfs-tools-c-1.12.7-2.fc16.1.x86_64 guestfish-1.12.7-2.fc16.1.x86_64 libguestfs-devel-1.12.7-2.fc16.1.x86_64 libguestfs-tools-1.12.7-2.fc16.1.x86_64 libguestfs-1.12.7-2.fc16.1.x86_64 libguestfs-mount-1.12.7-2.fc16.1.x86_64 [root@longitude ~]# virt-filesystems -d F16-rawhide /dev/sda2 /dev/sda3 [root@longitude ~]# guestmount --live -d F16-rawhide -m /dev/sda3:/ /mnt/guest/ libguestfs: error: mount_options: /dev/vda3 on /: mount: /dev/vda3 already mounted or / busy mount: according to mtab, /dev/vda3 is already mounted on / libguestfs: error: part_to_dev: part_to_dev_stub: /dev/vda3: device not found libguestfs: error: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: read 0x34 from daemon, expected 0xffffeeee guestmount: '/dev/sda3' could not be mounted. Did you mean one of these? /dev/vda1 (unknown) /dev/vda2 (unknown) /dev/vda3 (unknown) /dev/vda4 (unknown) libguestfs: error: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: read 0x0 from daemon, expected 0xffffeeee [root@longitude ~]# guestmount --live -d F16-rawhide -m /dev/vda3:/ /mnt/guest/ libguestfs: error: mount_options: mount_options_stub: /dev/vda3: device not found libguestfs: error: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: read 0xa8 from daemon, expected 0xffffeeee libguestfs: error: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: read 0x2000f5f5 from daemon, expected 0xffffeeee [root@longitude ~]# guestmount --live -d F16-rawhide -m /dev/vda3:/ -x /mnt/guest/ libguestfs: trace: set_recovery_proc true libguestfs: trace: set_recovery_proc = 0 libguestfs: trace: add_domain "F16-rawhide" "live:true" "allowuuid:true" libguestfs: trace: set_attach_method "unix:/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/F16-rawhide.libguestfs" libguestfs: trace: set_attach_method = 0 libguestfs: trace: add_domain = 0 libguestfs: trace: launch libguestfs: trace: launch = 0 libguestfs: trace: mount_options "" "/dev/vda3" "/" libguestfs: trace: mount_options = -1 (error) libguestfs: error: mount_options: mount_options_stub: /dev/vda3: device not found libguestfs: trace: list_filesystems libguestfs: trace: list_devices libguestfs: error: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: read 0xa8 from daemon, expected 0xffffeeee libguestfs: trace: list_devices = NULL (error) libguestfs: trace: list_filesystems = NULL (error) libguestfs: trace: close libguestfs: trace: internal_autosync libguestfs: error: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: read 0x2000f5f5 from daemon, expected 0xffffeeee libguestfs: trace: internal_autosync = -1 (error) libguestfs: trace: kill_subprocess libguestfs: trace: kill_subprocess = 0 [root@longitude ~]# guestmount --live -d F16-rawhide -m /dev/vda3:/ -v /mnt/guest/ libguestfs: [00000ms] connecting to /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/F16-rawhide.libguestfs libguestfs: recv_from_daemon: received GUESTFS_LAUNCH_FLAG libguestfs: [00001ms] connected libguestfs: send_to_daemon: 72 bytes: 00 00 00 44 | 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 4a | 00 00 00 00 | ... libguestfs: recv_from_daemon: 96 bytes: 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 4a | 00 00 00 01 | 00 12 34 00 | ... libguestfs: error: mount_options: mount_options_stub: /dev/vda3: device not found libguestfs: send_to_daemon: 44 bytes: 00 00 00 28 | 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 07 | 00 00 00 00 | ... libguestfs: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: 00 00 00 a8 | libguestfs: error: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: read 0xa8 from daemon, expected 0xffffeeee libguestfs: closing guestfs handle 0x25d87c0 (state 2) libguestfs: send_to_daemon: 44 bytes: 00 00 00 28 | 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 01 1a | 00 00 00 00 | ... libguestfs: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: 20 00 f5 f5 | libguestfs: error: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: read 0x2000f5f5 from daemon, expected 0xffffeeee libguestfs: sending SIGTERM to process 0 I looked through the code in fuse/guestmount.c and nuked the if check for --live and -i together just for kicks and got the following: [root@longitude fuse]# /tmp/libguestfs-1.12.7/fuse/guestmount --live -d F16-rawhide -i /mnt/guest/ libguestfs: error: vfs_type: vfs_type_stub: /dev/vda3: device not found libguestfs: error: unexpected serial (1192963/1192964) libguestfs: error: unexpected procedure number (198/47) libguestfs: error: unexpected procedure number (47/282) [root@longitude fuse]# /tmp/libguestfs-1.12.7/fuse/guestmount --live -d F16-rawhide -i -x /mnt/guest/ libguestfs: trace: set_recovery_proc true libguestfs: trace: set_recovery_proc = 0 libguestfs: trace: add_domain "F16-rawhide" "live:true" "allowuuid:true" libguestfs: trace: set_attach_method "unix:/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/F16-rawhide.libguestfs" libguestfs: trace: set_attach_method = 0 libguestfs: trace: add_domain = 0 libguestfs: trace: launch libguestfs: error: guestfs_launch failed, unexpected initial message from guestfsd libguestfs: trace: launch = -1 (error) libguestfs: trace: close libguestfs: trace: kill_subprocess libguestfs: trace: kill_subprocess = 0 [root@longitude fuse]# /tmp/libguestfs-1.12.7/fuse/guestmount --live -d F16-rawhide -i -v /mnt/guest/ libguestfs: [00000ms] connecting to /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/F16-rawhide.libguestfs libguestfs: recv_from_daemon: received GUESTFS_LAUNCH_FLAG libguestfs: [00001ms] connected libguestfs: send_to_daemon: 44 bytes: 00 00 00 28 | 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 08 | 00 00 00 00 | ... libguestfs: recv_from_daemon: 108 bytes: 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 08 | 00 00 00 01 | 00 12 34 00 | ... libguestfs: send_to_daemon: 60 bytes: 00 00 00 38 | 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 c6 | 00 00 00 00 | ... libguestfs: recv_from_daemon: 44 bytes: 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 c6 | 00 00 00 01 | 00 12 34 01 | ... libguestfs: send_to_daemon: 60 bytes: 00 00 00 38 | 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 c6 | 00 00 00 00 | ... libguestfs: recv_from_daemon: 48 bytes: 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 c6 | 00 00 00 01 | 00 12 34 02 | ... libguestfs: send_to_daemon: 60 bytes: 00 00 00 38 | 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 c6 | 00 00 00 00 | ... libguestfs: recv_from_daemon: 92 bytes: 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 c6 | 00 00 00 01 | 00 12 34 03 | ... libguestfs: error: vfs_type: vfs_type_stub: /dev/vda3: device not found libguestfs: send_to_daemon: 60 bytes: 00 00 00 38 | 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 c6 | 00 00 00 00 | ... libguestfs: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: 00 00 00 30 | libguestfs: error: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: read 0x30 from daemon, expected 0xffffeeee libguestfs: send_to_daemon: 44 bytes: 00 00 00 28 | 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 00 2f | 00 00 00 00 | ... libguestfs: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: 20 00 f5 f5 | libguestfs: error: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: read 0x2000f5f5 from daemon, expected 0xffffeeee libguestfs: closing guestfs handle 0x1f81780 (state 2) libguestfs: send_to_daemon: 44 bytes: 00 00 00 28 | 20 00 f5 f5 | 00 00 00 04 | 00 00 01 1a | 00 00 00 00 | ... libguestfs: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: 00 00 00 04 | libguestfs: error: check_for_daemon_cancellation_or_eof: read 0x4 from daemon, expected 0xffffeeee libguestfs: sending SIGTERM to process 0 If there's anything else I can try please let me know or if there's any more information that might be helpful I'd happily provide it. Many thanks, -AdamM