# Module libvirt from libvirt

Provides the interfaces of the libvirt library to handle virtualized domains

## Table of Contents

### Macros

    #define LIBVIR_VERSION_NUMBER
    #define VIR_COPY_CPUMAP
    #define VIR_CPU_MAPLEN
    #define VIR_CPU_USABLE
    #define VIR_DOMAIN_SCHED_FIELD_LENGTH
    #define VIR_GET_CPUMAP
    #define VIR_NODEINFO_MAXCPUS
    #define VIR_SECURITY_DOI_BUFLEN
    #define VIR_SECURITY_LABEL_BUFLEN
    #define VIR_SECURITY_MODEL_BUFLEN
    #define VIR_UNUSE_CPU
    #define VIR_USE_CPU
    #define VIR_UUID_BUFLEN
    #define VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN

### Types

    typedef struct _virConnect virConnect
    typedef struct _virConnectAuth virConnectAuth
    typedef virConnectAuth * virConnectAuthPtr
    typedef struct _virConnectCredential virConnectCredential
    typedef virConnectCredential * virConnectCredentialPtr
    typedef enum virConnectCredentialType
    typedef enum virConnectFlags
    typedef virConnect * virConnectPtr
    typedef struct _virDomain virDomain
    typedef virDomainBlockStatsStruct * virDomainBlockStatsPtr
    typedef struct _virDomainBlockStats virDomainBlockStatsStruct
    typedef enum virDomainCreateFlags
    typedef enum virDomainEventDefinedDetailType
    typedef enum virDomainEventResumedDetailType
    typedef enum virDomainEventStartedDetailType
    typedef enum virDomainEventStoppedDetailType
    typedef enum virDomainEventSuspendedDetailType
    typedef enum virDomainEventType
    typedef enum virDomainEventUndefinedDetailType
    typedef struct _virDomainInfo virDomainInfo
    typedef virDomainInfo * virDomainInfoPtr
    typedef virDomainInterfaceStatsStruct * virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr
    typedef struct _virDomainInterfaceStats virDomainInterfaceStatsStruct
    typedef enum virDomainMemoryFlags
    typedef enum virDomainMigrateFlags
    typedef virDomain * virDomainPtr
    typedef enum virDomainState
    typedef enum virDomainXMLFlags
    typedef enum virEventHandleType
    typedef struct _virInterface virInterface
    typedef virInterface * virInterfacePtr
    typedef struct _virNetwork virNetwork
    typedef virNetwork * virNetworkPtr
    typedef struct _virNodeDevice virNodeDevice
    typedef virNodeDevice * virNodeDevicePtr
    typedef struct _virNodeInfo virNodeInfo
    typedef virNodeInfo * virNodeInfoPtr
    typedef struct _virSchedParameter virSchedParameter
    typedef virSchedParameter * virSchedParameterPtr
    typedef enum virSchedParameterType
    typedef struct _virSecurityLabel virSecurityLabel
    typedef virSecurityLabel * virSecurityLabelPtr
    typedef struct _virSecurityModel virSecurityModel
    typedef virSecurityModel * virSecurityModelPtr
    typedef struct _virStoragePool virStoragePool
    typedef enum virStoragePoolBuildFlags
    typedef enum virStoragePoolDeleteFlags
    typedef struct _virStoragePoolInfo virStoragePoolInfo
    typedef virStoragePoolInfo * virStoragePoolInfoPtr
    typedef virStoragePool * virStoragePoolPtr
    typedef enum virStoragePoolState
    typedef struct _virStorageVol virStorageVol
    typedef enum virStorageVolDeleteFlags
    typedef struct _virStorageVolInfo virStorageVolInfo
    typedef virStorageVolInfo * virStorageVolInfoPtr
    typedef virStorageVol * virStorageVolPtr
    typedef enum virStorageVolType
    typedef struct _virVcpuInfo virVcpuInfo
    typedef virVcpuInfo * virVcpuInfoPtr
    typedef enum virVcpuState

### Functions

    typedef virConnectAuthCallbackPtr
    int	virConnectAuthCallbackPtr	(virConnectCredentialPtr cred,
    					 unsigned int ncred,
    					 void * cbdata)

    int	virConnectClose			(virConnectPtr conn)
    typedef virConnectDomainEventCallback
    int	virConnectDomainEventCallback	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 virDomainPtr dom,
    					 int event,
    					 int detail,
    					 void * opaque)

    int	virConnectDomainEventDeregister	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 virConnectDomainEventCallback cb)
    int	virConnectDomainEventRegister	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 virConnectDomainEventCallback cb,
    					 void * opaque,
    					 virFreeCallback freecb)
    char *	virConnectDomainXMLFromNative	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * nativeFormat,
    					 const char * nativeConfig,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    char *	virConnectDomainXMLToNative	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * nativeFormat,
    					 const char * domainXml,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    char *	virConnectFindStoragePoolSources	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * type,
    						 const char * srcSpec,
    						 unsigned int flags)
    char *	virConnectGetCapabilities	(virConnectPtr conn)
    char *	virConnectGetHostname		(virConnectPtr conn)
    int	virConnectGetMaxVcpus		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * type)
    const char *	virConnectGetType	(virConnectPtr conn)
    char *	virConnectGetURI		(virConnectPtr conn)
    int	virConnectGetVersion		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 unsigned long * hvVer)
    int	virConnectListDefinedDomains	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)
    int	virConnectListDefinedNetworks	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)
    int	virConnectListDefinedStoragePools	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 char ** const names,
    						 int maxnames)
    int	virConnectListDomains		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 int * ids,
    					 int maxids)
    int	virConnectListInterfaces	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)
    int	virConnectListNetworks		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)
    int	virConnectListStoragePools	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)
    int	virConnectNumOfDefinedDomains	(virConnectPtr conn)
    int	virConnectNumOfDefinedNetworks	(virConnectPtr conn)
    int	virConnectNumOfDefinedStoragePools	(virConnectPtr conn)
    int	virConnectNumOfDomains		(virConnectPtr conn)
    int	virConnectNumOfInterfaces	(virConnectPtr conn)
    int	virConnectNumOfNetworks		(virConnectPtr conn)
    int	virConnectNumOfStoragePools	(virConnectPtr conn)
    virConnectPtr	virConnectOpen		(const char * name)
    virConnectPtr	virConnectOpenAuth	(const char * name,
    					 virConnectAuthPtr auth,
    					 int flags)
    virConnectPtr	virConnectOpenReadOnly	(const char * name)
    int	virConnectRef			(virConnectPtr conn)
    int	virDomainAttachDevice		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 const char * xml)
    int	virDomainBlockPeek		(virDomainPtr dom,
    					 const char * path,
    					 unsigned long long offset,
    					 size_t size,
    					 void * buffer,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virDomainBlockStats		(virDomainPtr dom,
    					 const char * path,
    					 virDomainBlockStatsPtr stats,
    					 size_t size)
    int	virDomainCoreDump		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 const char * to,
    					 int flags)
    int	virDomainCreate			(virDomainPtr domain)
    virDomainPtr	virDomainCreateLinux	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xmlDesc,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    virDomainPtr	virDomainCreateXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xmlDesc,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    virDomainPtr	virDomainDefineXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xml)
    int	virDomainDestroy		(virDomainPtr domain)
    int	virDomainDetachDevice		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 const char * xml)
    int	virDomainFree			(virDomainPtr domain)
    int	virDomainGetAutostart		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 int * autostart)
    virConnectPtr	virDomainGetConnect	(virDomainPtr dom)
    unsigned int	virDomainGetID		(virDomainPtr domain)
    int	virDomainGetInfo		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virDomainInfoPtr info)
    unsigned long	virDomainGetMaxMemory	(virDomainPtr domain)
    int	virDomainGetMaxVcpus		(virDomainPtr domain)
    const char *	virDomainGetName	(virDomainPtr domain)
    char *	virDomainGetOSType		(virDomainPtr domain)
    int	virDomainGetSchedulerParameters	(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virSchedParameterPtr params,
    					 int * nparams)
    char *	virDomainGetSchedulerType	(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 int * nparams)
    int	virDomainGetSecurityLabel	(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virSecurityLabelPtr seclabel)
    int	virDomainGetUUID		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned char * uuid)
    int	virDomainGetUUIDString		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 char * buf)
    int	virDomainGetVcpus		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virVcpuInfoPtr info,
    					 int maxinfo,
    					 unsigned char * cpumaps,
    					 int maplen)
    char *	virDomainGetXMLDesc		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 int flags)
    int	virDomainInterfaceStats		(virDomainPtr dom,
    					 const char * path,
    					 virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats,
    					 size_t size)
    virDomainPtr	virDomainLookupByID	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 int id)
    virDomainPtr	virDomainLookupByName	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * name)
    virDomainPtr	virDomainLookupByUUID	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const unsigned char * uuid)
    virDomainPtr	virDomainLookupByUUIDString	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * uuidstr)
    int	virDomainMemoryPeek		(virDomainPtr dom,
    					 unsigned long long start,
    					 size_t size,
    					 void * buffer,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    virDomainPtr	virDomainMigrate	(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virConnectPtr dconn,
    					 unsigned long flags,
    					 const char * dname,
    					 const char * uri,
    					 unsigned long bandwidth)
    int	virDomainPinVcpu		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned int vcpu,
    					 unsigned char * cpumap,
    					 int maplen)
    int	virDomainReboot			(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virDomainRef			(virDomainPtr domain)
    int	virDomainRestore		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * from)
    int	virDomainResume			(virDomainPtr domain)
    int	virDomainSave			(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 const char * to)
    int	virDomainSetAutostart		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 int autostart)
    int	virDomainSetMaxMemory		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned long memory)
    int	virDomainSetMemory		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned long memory)
    int	virDomainSetSchedulerParameters	(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virSchedParameterPtr params,
    					 int nparams)
    int	virDomainSetVcpus		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned int nvcpus)
    int	virDomainShutdown		(virDomainPtr domain)
    int	virDomainSuspend		(virDomainPtr domain)
    int	virDomainUndefine		(virDomainPtr domain)
    typedef virEventAddHandleFunc
    int	virEventAddHandleFunc		(int fd,
    					 int event,
    					 virEventHandleCallback cb,
    					 void * opaque,
    					 virFreeCallback ff)

    typedef virEventAddTimeoutFunc
    int	virEventAddTimeoutFunc		(int timeout,
    					 virEventTimeoutCallback cb,
    					 void * opaque,
    					 virFreeCallback ff)

    typedef virEventHandleCallback
    void	virEventHandleCallback		(int watch,
    					 int fd,
    					 int events,
    					 void * opaque)

    void	virEventRegisterImpl		(virEventAddHandleFunc addHandle,
    					 virEventUpdateHandleFunc updateHandle,
    					 virEventRemoveHandleFunc removeHandle,
    					 virEventAddTimeoutFunc addTimeout,
    					 virEventUpdateTimeoutFunc updateTimeout,
    					 virEventRemoveTimeoutFunc removeTimeout)
    typedef virEventRemoveHandleFunc
    int	virEventRemoveHandleFunc	(int watch)

    typedef virEventRemoveTimeoutFunc
    int	virEventRemoveTimeoutFunc	(int timer)

    typedef virEventTimeoutCallback
    void	virEventTimeoutCallback		(int timer,
    					 void * opaque)

    typedef virEventUpdateHandleFunc
    void	virEventUpdateHandleFunc	(int watch,
    					 int event)

    typedef virEventUpdateTimeoutFunc
    void	virEventUpdateTimeoutFunc	(int timer,
    					 int timeout)

    typedef virFreeCallback
    void	virFreeCallback			(void * opaque)

    int	virGetVersion			(unsigned long * libVer,
    					 const char * type,
    					 unsigned long * typeVer)
    int	virInitialize			(void)
    int	virInterfaceCreate		(virInterfacePtr interface,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    virInterfacePtr	virInterfaceDefineXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xml,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virInterfaceDestroy		(virInterfacePtr interface,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virInterfaceFree		(virInterfacePtr interface)
    virConnectPtr	virInterfaceGetConnect	(virInterfacePtr interface)
    const char *	virInterfaceGetMACString	(virInterfacePtr interface)
    const char *	virInterfaceGetName	(virInterfacePtr interface)
    char *	virInterfaceGetXMLDesc		(virInterfacePtr interface,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    virInterfacePtr	virInterfaceLookupByMACString	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * macstr)
    virInterfacePtr	virInterfaceLookupByName	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * name)
    int	virInterfaceRef			(virInterfacePtr interface)
    int	virInterfaceUndefine		(virInterfacePtr interface)
    int	virNetworkCreate		(virNetworkPtr network)
    virNetworkPtr	virNetworkCreateXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xmlDesc)
    virNetworkPtr	virNetworkDefineXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xml)
    int	virNetworkDestroy		(virNetworkPtr network)
    int	virNetworkFree			(virNetworkPtr network)
    int	virNetworkGetAutostart		(virNetworkPtr network,
    					 int * autostart)
    char *	virNetworkGetBridgeName		(virNetworkPtr network)
    virConnectPtr	virNetworkGetConnect	(virNetworkPtr net)
    const char *	virNetworkGetName	(virNetworkPtr network)
    int	virNetworkGetUUID		(virNetworkPtr network,
    					 unsigned char * uuid)
    int	virNetworkGetUUIDString		(virNetworkPtr network,
    					 char * buf)
    char *	virNetworkGetXMLDesc		(virNetworkPtr network,
    					 int flags)
    virNetworkPtr	virNetworkLookupByName	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * name)
    virNetworkPtr	virNetworkLookupByUUID	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const unsigned char * uuid)
    virNetworkPtr	virNetworkLookupByUUIDString	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * uuidstr)
    int	virNetworkRef			(virNetworkPtr network)
    int	virNetworkSetAutostart		(virNetworkPtr network,
    					 int autostart)
    int	virNetworkUndefine		(virNetworkPtr network)
    virNodeDevicePtr	virNodeDeviceCreateXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * xmlDesc,
    						 unsigned int flags)
    int	virNodeDeviceDestroy		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
    int	virNodeDeviceDettach		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
    int	virNodeDeviceFree		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
    const char *	virNodeDeviceGetName	(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
    const char *	virNodeDeviceGetParent	(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
    char *	virNodeDeviceGetXMLDesc		(virNodeDevicePtr dev,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virNodeDeviceListCaps		(virNodeDevicePtr dev,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)
    virNodeDevicePtr	virNodeDeviceLookupByName	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const char * name)
    int	virNodeDeviceNumOfCaps		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
    int	virNodeDeviceReAttach		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
    int	virNodeDeviceRef		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
    int	virNodeDeviceReset		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
    int	virNodeGetCellsFreeMemory	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 unsigned long long * freeMems,
    					 int startCell,
    					 int maxCells)
    unsigned long long	virNodeGetFreeMemory	(virConnectPtr conn)
    int	virNodeGetInfo			(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 virNodeInfoPtr info)
    int	virNodeGetSecurityModel		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 virSecurityModelPtr secmodel)
    int	virNodeListDevices		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * cap,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virNodeNumOfDevices		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * cap,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virStoragePoolBuild		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virStoragePoolCreate		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolCreateXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * xmlDesc,
    						 unsigned int flags)
    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolDefineXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * xml,
    						 unsigned int flags)
    int	virStoragePoolDelete		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virStoragePoolDestroy		(virStoragePoolPtr pool)
    int	virStoragePoolFree		(virStoragePoolPtr pool)
    int	virStoragePoolGetAutostart	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 int * autostart)
    virConnectPtr	virStoragePoolGetConnect	(virStoragePoolPtr pool)
    int	virStoragePoolGetInfo		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 virStoragePoolInfoPtr info)
    const char *	virStoragePoolGetName	(virStoragePoolPtr pool)
    int	virStoragePoolGetUUID		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned char * uuid)
    int	virStoragePoolGetUUIDString	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 char * buf)
    char *	virStoragePoolGetXMLDesc	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virStoragePoolListVolumes	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)
    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolLookupByName	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const char * name)
    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolLookupByUUID	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const unsigned char * uuid)
    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolLookupByUUIDString	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const char * uuidstr)
    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolLookupByVolume	(virStorageVolPtr vol)
    int	virStoragePoolNumOfVolumes	(virStoragePoolPtr pool)
    int	virStoragePoolRef		(virStoragePoolPtr pool)
    int	virStoragePoolRefresh		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virStoragePoolSetAutostart	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 int autostart)
    int	virStoragePoolUndefine		(virStoragePoolPtr pool)
    virStorageVolPtr	virStorageVolCreateXML	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    						 const char * xmldesc,
    						 unsigned int flags)
    virStorageVolPtr	virStorageVolCreateXMLFrom	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    							 const char * xmldesc,
    							 virStorageVolPtr clonevol,
    							 unsigned int flags)
    int	virStorageVolDelete		(virStorageVolPtr vol,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    int	virStorageVolFree		(virStorageVolPtr vol)
    virConnectPtr	virStorageVolGetConnect	(virStorageVolPtr vol)
    int	virStorageVolGetInfo		(virStorageVolPtr vol,
    					 virStorageVolInfoPtr info)
    const char *	virStorageVolGetKey	(virStorageVolPtr vol)
    const char *	virStorageVolGetName	(virStorageVolPtr vol)
    char *	virStorageVolGetPath		(virStorageVolPtr vol)
    char *	virStorageVolGetXMLDesc		(virStorageVolPtr vol,
    					 unsigned int flags)
    virStorageVolPtr	virStorageVolLookupByKey	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const char * key)
    virStorageVolPtr	virStorageVolLookupByName	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    							 const char * name)
    virStorageVolPtr	virStorageVolLookupByPath	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const char * path)
    int	virStorageVolRef		(virStorageVolPtr vol)

## Description

### Macros

### `LIBVIR_VERSION_NUMBER`

    #define LIBVIR_VERSION_NUMBER

Macro providing the version of the library as version * 1,000,000 + minor * 1000 + micro

### `VIR_COPY_CPUMAP`

    #define VIR_COPY_CPUMAP

This macro is to be used in conjunction with virDomainGetVcpus() and virDomainPinVcpu() APIs. VIR_COPY_CPUMAP macro extract the cpumap of the specified vcpu from cpumaps array and copy it into cpumap to be used later by virDomainPinVcpu() API.

### `VIR_CPU_MAPLEN`

    #define VIR_CPU_MAPLEN

This macro is to be used in conjunction with virDomainPinVcpu() API. It returns the length (in bytes) required to store the complete CPU map between a single virtual & all physical CPUs of a domain.

### `VIR_CPU_USABLE`

    #define VIR_CPU_USABLE

This macro is to be used in conjunction with virDomainGetVcpus() API. VIR_CPU_USABLE macro returns a non zero value (true) if the cpu is usable by the vcpu, and 0 otherwise.

### `VIR_DOMAIN_SCHED_FIELD_LENGTH`

    #define VIR_DOMAIN_SCHED_FIELD_LENGTH

Macro providing the field length of virSchedParameter

### `VIR_GET_CPUMAP`

    #define VIR_GET_CPUMAP

This macro is to be used in conjunction with virDomainGetVcpus() and virDomainPinVcpu() APIs. VIR_GET_CPUMAP macro returns a pointer to the cpumap of the specified vcpu from cpumaps array.

### `VIR_NODEINFO_MAXCPUS`

    #define VIR_NODEINFO_MAXCPUS

This macro is to calculate the total number of CPUs supported but not necessary active in the host.

### `VIR_SECURITY_DOI_BUFLEN`

    #define VIR_SECURITY_DOI_BUFLEN

Macro providing the maximum length of the virSecurityModel doi string.

### `VIR_SECURITY_LABEL_BUFLEN`

    #define VIR_SECURITY_LABEL_BUFLEN

Macro providing the maximum length of the virSecurityLabel label string. Note that this value is based on that used by Labeled NFS.

### `VIR_SECURITY_MODEL_BUFLEN`

    #define VIR_SECURITY_MODEL_BUFLEN

Macro providing the maximum length of the virSecurityModel model string.

### `VIR_UNUSE_CPU`

    #define VIR_UNUSE_CPU

This macro is to be used in conjunction with virDomainPinVcpu() API. USE_CPU macro reset the bit (CPU not usable) of the related cpu in cpumap.

### `VIR_USE_CPU`

    #define VIR_USE_CPU

This macro is to be used in conjunction with virDomainPinVcpu() API. USE_CPU macro set the bit (CPU usable) of the related cpu in cpumap.

### `VIR_UUID_BUFLEN`

    #define VIR_UUID_BUFLEN

This macro provides the length of the buffer required for virDomainGetUUID()

### `VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN`

    #define VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN

This macro provides the length of the buffer required for virDomainGetUUIDString()

### Types

### `virConnect`

    struct virConnect{

The content of this structure is not made public by the API

    }

### `virConnectAuth`

    struct virConnectAuth{

int * | credtype | : List of supported virConnectCredentialType values
unsigned int | ncredtype
virConnectAuthCallbackPtr | cb | : Callback used to collect credentials
void * | cbdata

    }

### `virConnectCredential`

    struct virConnectCredential{

int | type | : One of virConnectCredentialType constants
const char * | prompt | : Prompt to show to user
const char * | challenge | : Additional challenge to show
const char * | defresult | : Optional default result
char * | result | : Result to be filled with user response (or defresult)
unsigned int | resultlen | : Length of the result

    }

### `virConnectCredentialType`

    enum virConnectCredentialType {

VIR_CRED_USERNAME | = | 1 | : Identity to act as
VIR_CRED_AUTHNAME | = | 2 | : Identify to authorize as
VIR_CRED_LANGUAGE | = | 3 | : RFC 1766 languages, comma separated
VIR_CRED_CNONCE | = | 4 | : client supplies a nonce
VIR_CRED_PASSPHRASE | = | 5 | : Passphrase secret
VIR_CRED_ECHOPROMPT | = | 6 | : Challenge response
VIR_CRED_NOECHOPROMPT | = | 7 | : Challenge response
VIR_CRED_REALM | = | 8 | : Authentication realm
VIR_CRED_EXTERNAL | = | 9 | : Externally managed credential More may be added - expect the unexpected

    }

### `virConnectFlags`

    enum virConnectFlags {

VIR_CONNECT_RO | = | 1 | : A readonly connection

    }

### `virDomain`

    struct virDomain{

The content of this structure is not made public by the API

    }

### `virDomainBlockStatsStruct`

    struct virDomainBlockStatsStruct{

long long | rd_req | : number of read requests
long long | rd_bytes | : number of read bytes
long long | wr_req | : number of write requests
long long | wr_bytes | : number of written bytes
long long | errs | : In Xen this returns the mysterious 'oo_req'.

    }

### `virDomainCreateFlags`

    enum virDomainCreateFlags {

VIR_DOMAIN_NONE | = | 0

    }

### `virDomainEventDefinedDetailType`

    enum virDomainEventDefinedDetailType {

VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_DEFINED_ADDED | = | 0 | : Newly created config file
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_DEFINED_UPDATED | = | 1 | : Changed config file

    }

### `virDomainEventResumedDetailType`

    enum virDomainEventResumedDetailType {

VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_RESUMED_UNPAUSED | = | 0 | : Normal resume due to admin unpause
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_RESUMED_MIGRATED | = | 1 | : Resumed for completion of migration

    }

### `virDomainEventStartedDetailType`

    enum virDomainEventStartedDetailType {

VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_BOOTED | = | 0 | : Normal startup from boot
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_MIGRATED | = | 1 | : Incoming migration from another host
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_RESTORED | = | 2 | : Restored from a state file

    }

### `virDomainEventStoppedDetailType`

    enum virDomainEventStoppedDetailType {

VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED_SHUTDOWN | = | 0 | : Normal shutdown
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED_DESTROYED | = | 1 | : Forced poweroff from host
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED_CRASHED | = | 2 | : Guest crashed
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED_MIGRATED | = | 3 | : Migrated off to another host
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED_SAVED | = | 4 | : Saved to a state file
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED_FAILED | = | 5 | : Host emulator/mgmt failed

    }

### `virDomainEventSuspendedDetailType`

    enum virDomainEventSuspendedDetailType {

VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_PAUSED | = | 0 | : Normal suspend due to admin pause
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_MIGRATED | = | 1 | : Suspended for offline migration

    }

### `virDomainEventType`

    enum virDomainEventType {

VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_DEFINED | = | 0
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_UNDEFINED | = | 1
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED | = | 2
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED | = | 3
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_RESUMED | = | 4
VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED | = | 5

    }

### `virDomainEventUndefinedDetailType`

    enum virDomainEventUndefinedDetailType {

VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_UNDEFINED_REMOVED | = | 0 | : Deleted the config file

    }

### `virDomainInfo`

    struct virDomainInfo{

unsigned char | state | : the running state, one of virDomainState
unsigned long | maxMem | : the maximum memory in KBytes allowed
unsigned long | memory | : the memory in KBytes used by the domain
unsigned short | nrVirtCpu | : the number of virtual CPUs for the domain
unsigned long long | cpuTime | : the CPU time used in nanoseconds

    }

### `virDomainInterfaceStatsStruct`

    struct virDomainInterfaceStatsStruct{

long long | rx_bytes
long long | rx_packets
long long | rx_errs
long long | rx_drop
long long | tx_bytes
long long | tx_packets
long long | tx_errs
long long | tx_drop

    }

### `virDomainMemoryFlags`

    enum virDomainMemoryFlags {

VIR_MEMORY_VIRTUAL | = | 1 | : addresses are virtual addresses

    }

### `virDomainMigrateFlags`

    enum virDomainMigrateFlags {

VIR_MIGRATE_LIVE | = | 1 | : live migration

    }

### `virDomainState`

    enum virDomainState {

VIR_DOMAIN_NOSTATE | = | 0 | : no state
VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING | = | 1 | : the domain is running
VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCKED | = | 2 | : the domain is blocked on resource
VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED | = | 3 | : the domain is paused by user
VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN | = | 4 | : the domain is being shut down
VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF | = | 5 | : the domain is shut off
VIR_DOMAIN_CRASHED | = | 6 | : the domain is crashed

    }

### `virDomainXMLFlags`

    enum virDomainXMLFlags {

VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE | = | 1 | : dump security sensitive information too
VIR_DOMAIN_XML_INACTIVE | = | 2 | : dump inactive domain information

    }

### `virEventHandleType`

    enum virEventHandleType {

VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_READABLE | = | 1
VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_WRITABLE | = | 2
VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_ERROR | = | 4
VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_HANGUP | = | 8

    }

### `virInterface`

    struct virInterface{

The content of this structure is not made public by the API

    }

### `virNetwork`

    struct virNetwork{

The content of this structure is not made public by the API

    }

### `virNodeDevice`

    struct virNodeDevice{

The content of this structure is not made public by the API

    }

### `virNodeInfo`

    struct virNodeInfo{

charmodel[32] | model | : string indicating the CPU model
unsigned long | memory | : memory size in kilobytes
unsigned int | cpus | : the number of active CPUs
unsigned int | mhz | : expected CPU frequency
unsigned int | nodes | : the number of NUMA cell, 1 for uniform mem access
unsigned int | sockets | : number of CPU socket per node
unsigned int | cores | : number of core per socket
unsigned int | threads | : number of threads per core

    }

### `virSchedParameter`

    struct virSchedParameter{

charfield[VIR_DOMAIN_SCHED_FIELD_LENGTH] | field | : parameter name
int | type | : parameter type

    }

### `virSchedParameterType`

    enum virSchedParameterType {

VIR_DOMAIN_SCHED_FIELD_INT | = | 1 | : integer case
VIR_DOMAIN_SCHED_FIELD_UINT | = | 2 | : unsigned integer case
VIR_DOMAIN_SCHED_FIELD_LLONG | = | 3 | : long long case
VIR_DOMAIN_SCHED_FIELD_ULLONG | = | 4 | : unsigned long long case
VIR_DOMAIN_SCHED_FIELD_DOUBLE | = | 5 | : double case
VIR_DOMAIN_SCHED_FIELD_BOOLEAN | = | 6 | : boolean(character) case

    }

### `virSecurityLabel`

    struct virSecurityLabel{

The content of this structure is not made public by the API

    }

### `virSecurityModel`

    struct virSecurityModel{

The content of this structure is not made public by the API

    }

### `virStoragePool`

    struct virStoragePool{

The content of this structure is not made public by the API

    }

### `virStoragePoolBuildFlags`

    enum virStoragePoolBuildFlags {

VIR_STORAGE_POOL_BUILD_NEW | = | 0 | : Regular build from scratch
VIR_STORAGE_POOL_BUILD_REPAIR | = | 1 | : Repair / reinitialize
VIR_STORAGE_POOL_BUILD_RESIZE | = | 2 | : Extend existing pool

    }

### `virStoragePoolDeleteFlags`

    enum virStoragePoolDeleteFlags {

VIR_STORAGE_POOL_DELETE_NORMAL | = | 0 | : Delete metadata only (fast)
VIR_STORAGE_POOL_DELETE_ZEROED | = | 1 | : Clear all data to zeros (slow)

    }

### `virStoragePoolInfo`

    struct virStoragePoolInfo{

int | state | : virStoragePoolState flags
unsigned long long | capacity | : Logical size bytes
unsigned long long | allocation | : Current allocation bytes
unsigned long long | available | : Remaining free space bytes

    }

### `virStoragePoolState`

    enum virStoragePoolState {

VIR_STORAGE_POOL_INACTIVE | = | 0 | : Not running
VIR_STORAGE_POOL_BUILDING | = | 1 | : Initializing pool, not available
VIR_STORAGE_POOL_RUNNING | = | 2 | : Running normally
VIR_STORAGE_POOL_DEGRADED | = | 3 | : Running degraded

    }

### `virStorageVol`

    struct virStorageVol{

The content of this structure is not made public by the API

    }

### `virStorageVolDeleteFlags`

    enum virStorageVolDeleteFlags {

VIR_STORAGE_VOL_DELETE_NORMAL | = | 0 | : Delete metadata only (fast)
VIR_STORAGE_VOL_DELETE_ZEROED | = | 1 | : Clear all data to zeros (slow)

    }

### `virStorageVolInfo`

    struct virStorageVolInfo{

int | type | : virStorageVolType flags
unsigned long long | capacity | : Logical size bytes
unsigned long long | allocation | : Current allocation bytes

    }

### `virStorageVolType`

    enum virStorageVolType {

VIR_STORAGE_VOL_FILE | = | 0 | : Regular file based volumes
VIR_STORAGE_VOL_BLOCK | = | 1 | : Block based volumes

    }

### `virVcpuInfo`

    struct virVcpuInfo{

unsigned int | number | : virtual CPU number
int | state | : value from virVcpuState
unsigned long long | cpuTime | : CPU time used, in nanoseconds
int | cpu | : real CPU number, or -1 if offline

    }

### `virVcpuState`

    enum virVcpuState {

VIR_VCPU_OFFLINE | = | 0 | : the virtual CPU is offline
VIR_VCPU_RUNNING | = | 1 | : the virtual CPU is running
VIR_VCPU_BLOCKED | = | 2 | : the virtual CPU is blocked on resource

    }

### Functions

### `virConnectAuthCallbackPtr`

    typedef int	(*virConnectAuthCallbackPtr)	(virConnectCredentialPtr cred,
    					 unsigned int ncred,
    					 void * cbdata)

`cred`: |
`ncred`: |
`cbdata`: |
`Returns`: |

### `virConnectClose`

    int	virConnectClose			(virConnectPtr conn)

This function closes the connection to the Hypervisor. This should not be called if further interaction with the Hypervisor are needed especially if there is running domain which need further monitoring by the application.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success or -1 in case of error.

### `virConnectDomainEventCallback`

    typedef int	(*virConnectDomainEventCallback)	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 virDomainPtr dom,
    					 int event,
    					 int detail,
    					 void * opaque)

A callback function to be registered, and called when a domain event occurs

`conn`: | virConnect connection
`dom`: | The domain on which the event occured
`event`: | The specfic virDomainEventType which occured
`detail`: | event specific detail information
`opaque`: | opaque user data
`Returns`: |

### `virConnectDomainEventDeregister`

    int	virConnectDomainEventDeregister	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 virConnectDomainEventCallback cb)

Removes a Domain Event Callback. De-registering for a domain callback will disable delivery of this event type

`conn`: | pointer to the connection
`cb`: | callback to the function handling domain events
`Returns`: | 0 on success, -1 on failure

### `virConnectDomainEventRegister`

    int	virConnectDomainEventRegister	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 virConnectDomainEventCallback cb,
    					 void * opaque,
    					 virFreeCallback freecb)

Adds a Domain Event Callback. Registering for a domain callback will enable delivery of the events The virDomainPtr object handle passed into the callback upon delivery of an event is only valid for the duration of execution of the callback. If the callback wishes to keep the domain object after the callback

`conn`: | pointer to the connection
`cb`: | callback to the function handling domain events
`opaque`: | opaque data to pass on to the callback
`freecb`: | optional function to deallocate opaque when not used anymore
`Returns`: | it shall take a reference to it, by calling virDomainRef. The reference can be released once the object is no longer required by calling virDomainFree. Returns 0 on success, -1 on failure

### `virConnectDomainXMLFromNative`

    char *	virConnectDomainXMLFromNative	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * nativeFormat,
    					 const char * nativeConfig,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Reads native configuration data describing a domain, and generates libvirt domain XML. The format of the native data is hypervisor dependant.

`conn`: | a connection object
`nativeFormat`: | configuration format importing from
`nativeConfig`: | the configuration data to import
`flags`: | currently unused, pass 0
`Returns`: | a 0 terminated UTF-8 encoded XML instance, or NULL in case of error. the caller must free() the returned value.

### `virConnectDomainXMLToNative`

    char *	virConnectDomainXMLToNative	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * nativeFormat,
    					 const char * domainXml,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Reads a domain XML configuration document, and generates generates a native configuration file describing the domain. The format of the native data is hypervisor dependant.

`conn`: | a connection object
`nativeFormat`: | configuration format exporting to
`domainXml`: | the domain configuration to export
`flags`: | currently unused, pass 0
`Returns`: | a 0 terminated UTF-8 encoded native config datafile, or NULL in case of error. the caller must free() the returned value.

### `virConnectFindStoragePoolSources`

    char *	virConnectFindStoragePoolSources	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * type,
    						 const char * srcSpec,
    						 unsigned int flags)

Talks to a storage backend and attempts to auto-discover the set of available storage pool sources. e.g. For iSCSI this would be a set of iSCSI targets. For NFS this would be a list of exported paths. The srcSpec (optional for some storage pool types, e.g. local ones) is an instance of the storage pool's source element specifying where to look for the pools. srcSpec is not required for some types (e.g., those querying local storage resources only)

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`type`: | type of storage pool sources to discover
`srcSpec`: | XML document specifying discovery source
`flags`: | flags for discovery (unused, pass 0)
`Returns`: | an xml document consisting of a SourceList element containing a source document appropriate to the given pool type for each discovered source.

### `virConnectGetCapabilities`

    char *	virConnectGetCapabilities	(virConnectPtr conn)

Provides capabilities of the hypervisor / driver.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | NULL in case of error, or an XML string defining the capabilities. The client must free the returned string after use.

### `virConnectGetHostname`

    char *	virConnectGetHostname		(virConnectPtr conn)

This returns the system hostname on which the hypervisor is running (the result of the gethostname(2) system call). If we are connected to a remote system, then this returns the hostname of the remote system.

`conn`: | pointer to a hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | the hostname which must be freed by the caller, or NULL if there was an error.

### `virConnectGetMaxVcpus`

    int	virConnectGetMaxVcpus		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * type)

Provides the maximum number of virtual CPUs supported for a guest VM of a specific type. The 'type' parameter here corresponds to the 'type' attribute in the <domain> element of the XML.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`type`: | value of the 'type' attribute in the <domain> element
`Returns`: | the maximum of virtual CPU or -1 in case of error.

### `virConnectGetType`

    const char *	virConnectGetType	(virConnectPtr conn)

Get the name of the Hypervisor software used.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | NULL in case of error, a static zero terminated string otherwise. See also: http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2007-February/msg00096.html

### `virConnectGetURI`

    char *	virConnectGetURI		(virConnectPtr conn)

This returns the URI (name) of the hypervisor connection. Normally this is the same as or similar to the string passed to the virConnectOpen/virConnectOpenReadOnly call, but the driver may make the URI canonical. If name == NULL was passed to virConnectOpen, then the driver will return a non-NULL URI which can be used to connect to the same hypervisor later.

`conn`: | pointer to a hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | the URI string which must be freed by the caller, or NULL if there was an error.

### `virConnectGetVersion`

    int	virConnectGetVersion		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 unsigned long * hvVer)

Get the version level of the Hypervisor running. This may work only with hypervisor call, i.e. with privileged access to the hypervisor, not with a Read-Only connection.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`hvVer`: | return value for the version of the running hypervisor (OUT)
`Returns`: | -1 in case of error, 0 otherwise. if the version can't be extracted by lack of capacities returns 0 and @hvVer is 0, otherwise @hvVer value is major * 1,000,000 + minor * 1,000 + release

### `virConnectListDefinedDomains`

    int	virConnectListDefinedDomains	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)

list the defined but inactive domains, stores the pointers to the names in @names

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`names`: | pointer to an array to store the names
`maxnames`: | size of the array
`Returns`: | the number of names provided in the array or -1 in case of error

### `virConnectListDefinedNetworks`

    int	virConnectListDefinedNetworks	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)

list the inactive networks, stores the pointers to the names in @names

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`names`: | pointer to an array to store the names
`maxnames`: | size of the array
`Returns`: | the number of names provided in the array or -1 in case of error

### `virConnectListDefinedStoragePools`

    int	virConnectListDefinedStoragePools	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 char ** const names,
    						 int maxnames)

Provides the list of names of inactive storage pools upto maxnames. If there are more than maxnames, the remaining names will be silently ignored.

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`names`: | array of char * to fill with pool names (allocated by caller)
`maxnames`: | size of the names array
`Returns`: | 0 on success, -1 on error

### `virConnectListDomains`

    int	virConnectListDomains		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 int * ids,
    					 int maxids)

Collect the list of active domains, and store their ID in @maxids

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`ids`: | array to collect the list of IDs of active domains
`maxids`: | size of @ids
`Returns`: | the number of domain found or -1 in case of error

### `virConnectListInterfaces`

    int	virConnectListInterfaces	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)

Collect the list of physical host interfaces, and store their names in @names

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`names`: | array to collect the list of names of interfaces
`maxnames`: | size of @names
`Returns`: | the number of interfaces found or -1 in case of error

### `virConnectListNetworks`

    int	virConnectListNetworks		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)

Collect the list of active networks, and store their names in @names

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`names`: | array to collect the list of names of active networks
`maxnames`: | size of @names
`Returns`: | the number of networks found or -1 in case of error

### `virConnectListStoragePools`

    int	virConnectListStoragePools	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)

Provides the list of names of active storage pools upto maxnames. If there are more than maxnames, the remaining names will be silently ignored.

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`names`: | array of char * to fill with pool names (allocated by caller)
`maxnames`: | size of the names array
`Returns`: | 0 on success, -1 on error

### `virConnectNumOfDefinedDomains`

    int	virConnectNumOfDefinedDomains	(virConnectPtr conn)

Provides the number of defined but inactive domains.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | the number of domain found or -1 in case of error

### `virConnectNumOfDefinedNetworks`

    int	virConnectNumOfDefinedNetworks	(virConnectPtr conn)

Provides the number of inactive networks.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | the number of networks found or -1 in case of error

### `virConnectNumOfDefinedStoragePools`

    int	virConnectNumOfDefinedStoragePools	(virConnectPtr conn)

Provides the number of inactive storage pools

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | the number of pools found, or -1 on error

### `virConnectNumOfDomains`

    int	virConnectNumOfDomains		(virConnectPtr conn)

Provides the number of active domains.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | the number of domain found or -1 in case of error

### `virConnectNumOfInterfaces`

    int	virConnectNumOfInterfaces	(virConnectPtr conn)

Provides the number of interfaces on the physical host.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | the number of interface found or -1 in case of error

### `virConnectNumOfNetworks`

    int	virConnectNumOfNetworks		(virConnectPtr conn)

Provides the number of active networks.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | the number of network found or -1 in case of error

### `virConnectNumOfStoragePools`

    int	virConnectNumOfStoragePools	(virConnectPtr conn)

Provides the number of active storage pools

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | the number of pools found, or -1 on error

### `virConnectOpen`

    virConnectPtr	virConnectOpen		(const char * name)

This function should be called first to get a connection to the Hypervisor and xen store

`name`: | URI of the hypervisor
`Returns`: | a pointer to the hypervisor connection or NULL in case of error URIs are documented at http://libvirt.org/uri.html

### `virConnectOpenAuth`

    virConnectPtr	virConnectOpenAuth	(const char * name,
    					 virConnectAuthPtr auth,
    					 int flags)

This function should be called first to get a connection to the Hypervisor. If necessary, authentication will be performed fetching credentials via the callback

`name`: | URI of the hypervisor
`auth`: | Authenticate callback parameters
`flags`: | Open flags
`Returns`: | a pointer to the hypervisor connection or NULL in case of error URIs are documented at http://libvirt.org/uri.html

### `virConnectOpenReadOnly`

    virConnectPtr	virConnectOpenReadOnly	(const char * name)

This function should be called first to get a restricted connection to the library functionalities. The set of APIs usable are then restricted on the available methods to control the domains.

`name`: | URI of the hypervisor
`Returns`: | a pointer to the hypervisor connection or NULL in case of error URIs are documented at http://libvirt.org/uri.html

### `virConnectRef`

    int	virConnectRef			(virConnectPtr conn)

Increment the reference count on the connection. For each additional call to this method, there shall be a corresponding call to virConnectClose to release the reference count, once the caller no longer needs the reference to this object. This method is typically useful for applications where multiple threads are using a connection, and it is required that the connection remain open until all threads have finished using it. ie, each new thread using a connection would increment the reference count.

`conn`: | the connection to hold a reference on
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure

### `virDomainAttachDevice`

    int	virDomainAttachDevice		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 const char * xml)

Create a virtual device attachment to backend.

`domain`: | pointer to domain object
`xml`: | pointer to XML description of one device
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainBlockPeek`

    int	virDomainBlockPeek		(virDomainPtr dom,
    					 const char * path,
    					 unsigned long long offset,
    					 size_t size,
    					 void * buffer,
    					 unsigned int flags)

This function allows you to read the contents of a domain's disk device. Typical uses for this are to determine if the domain has written a Master Boot Record (indicating that the domain has completed installation), or to try to work out the state of the domain's filesystems. (Note that in the local case you might try to open the block device or file directly, but that won't work in the remote case, nor if you don't have sufficient permission. Hence the need for this call). 'path' must be a device or file corresponding to the domain. In other words it must be the precise string returned in a <disk><source dev='...'/></disk> from virDomainGetXMLDesc. 'offset' and 'size' represent an area which must lie entirely within the device or file. 'size' may be 0 to test if the call would succeed. 'buffer' is the return buffer and must be at least 'size' bytes. NB. The remote driver imposes a 64K byte limit on 'size'. For your program to be able to work reliably over a remote connection you should split large requests to <= 65536 bytes.

`dom`: | pointer to the domain object
`path`: | path to the block device
`offset`: | offset within block device
`size`: | size to read
`buffer`: | return buffer (must be at least size bytes)
`flags`: | unused, always pass 0
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success or -1 in case of failure. really 64 bits

### `virDomainBlockStats`

    int	virDomainBlockStats		(virDomainPtr dom,
    					 const char * path,
    					 virDomainBlockStatsPtr stats,
    					 size_t size)

This function returns block device (disk) stats for block devices attached to the domain. The path parameter is the name of the block device. Get this by calling virDomainGetXMLDesc and finding the <target dev='...'> attribute within //domain/devices/disk. (For example, "xvda"). Domains may have more than one block device. To get stats for each you should make multiple calls to this function. Individual fields within the stats structure may be returned as -1, which indicates that the hypervisor does not support that particular statistic.

`dom`: | pointer to the domain object
`path`: | path to the block device
`stats`: | block device stats (returned)
`size`: | size of stats structure
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success or -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainCoreDump`

    int	virDomainCoreDump		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 const char * to,
    					 int flags)

This method will dump the core of a domain on a given file for analysis. Note that for remote Xen Daemon the file path will be interpreted in the remote host.

`domain`: | a domain object
`to`: | path for the core file
`flags`: | extra flags, currently unused
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainCreate`

    int	virDomainCreate			(virDomainPtr domain)

launch a defined domain. If the call succeed the domain moves from the defined to the running domains pools.

`domain`: | pointer to a defined domain
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of error

### `virDomainCreateLinux`

    virDomainPtr	virDomainCreateLinux	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xmlDesc,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Deprecated after 0.4.6. Renamed to virDomainCreateXML() providing identical functionality. This existing name will left indefinitely for API compatability.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`xmlDesc`: | string containing an XML description of the domain
`flags`: | callers should always pass 0
`Returns`: | a new domain object or NULL in case of failure

### `virDomainCreateXML`

    virDomainPtr	virDomainCreateXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xmlDesc,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Launch a new guest domain, based on an XML description similar to the one returned by virDomainGetXMLDesc() This function may requires privileged access to the hypervisor. The domain is not persistent, so its definition will disappear when it is destroyed, or if the host is restarted (see virDomainDefineXML() to define persistent domains).

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`xmlDesc`: | string containing an XML description of the domain
`flags`: | callers should always pass 0
`Returns`: | a new domain object or NULL in case of failure

### `virDomainDefineXML`

    virDomainPtr	virDomainDefineXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xml)

Define a domain, but does not start it. This definition is persistent, until explicitly undefined with virDomainUndefine(). A previous definition for this domain would be overriden if it already exists.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`xml`: | the XML description for the domain, preferably in UTF-8
`Returns`: | NULL in case of error, a pointer to the domain otherwise

### `virDomainDestroy`

    int	virDomainDestroy		(virDomainPtr domain)

Destroy the domain object. The running instance is shutdown if not down already and all resources used by it are given back to the hypervisor. This does not free the associated virDomainPtr object. This function may require privileged access

`domain`: | a domain object
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainDetachDevice`

    int	virDomainDetachDevice		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 const char * xml)

Destroy a virtual device attachment to backend.

`domain`: | pointer to domain object
`xml`: | pointer to XML description of one device
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainFree`

    int	virDomainFree			(virDomainPtr domain)

Free the domain object. The running instance is kept alive. The data structure is freed and should not be used thereafter.

`domain`: | a domain object
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainGetAutostart`

    int	virDomainGetAutostart		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 int * autostart)

Provides a boolean value indicating whether the domain configured to be automatically started when the host machine boots.

`domain`: | a domain object
`autostart`: | the value returned
`Returns`: | -1 in case of error, 0 in case of success

### `virDomainGetConnect`

    virConnectPtr	virDomainGetConnect	(virDomainPtr dom)

Provides the connection pointer associated with a domain. The reference counter on the connection is not increased by this call. WARNING: When writing libvirt bindings in other languages, do not use this function. Instead, store the connection and the domain object together.

`dom`: | pointer to a domain
`Returns`: | the virConnectPtr or NULL in case of failure.

### `virDomainGetID`

    unsigned int	virDomainGetID		(virDomainPtr domain)

Get the hypervisor ID number for the domain

`domain`: | a domain object
`Returns`: | the domain ID number or (unsigned int) -1 in case of error

### `virDomainGetInfo`

    int	virDomainGetInfo		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virDomainInfoPtr info)

Extract information about a domain. Note that if the connection used to get the domain is limited only a partial set of the information can be extracted.

`domain`: | a domain object
`info`: | pointer to a virDomainInfo structure allocated by the user
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainGetMaxMemory`

    unsigned long	virDomainGetMaxMemory	(virDomainPtr domain)

Retrieve the maximum amount of physical memory allocated to a domain. If domain is NULL, then this get the amount of memory reserved to Domain0 i.e. the domain where the application runs.

`domain`: | a domain object or NULL
`Returns`: | the memory size in kilobytes or 0 in case of error.

### `virDomainGetMaxVcpus`

    int	virDomainGetMaxVcpus		(virDomainPtr domain)

Provides the maximum number of virtual CPUs supported for the guest VM. If the guest is inactive, this is basically the same as virConnectGetMaxVcpus. If the guest is running this will reflect the maximum number of virtual CPUs the guest was booted with.

`domain`: | pointer to domain object
`Returns`: | the maximum of virtual CPU or -1 in case of error.

### `virDomainGetName`

    const char *	virDomainGetName	(virDomainPtr domain)

Get the public name for that domain

`domain`: | a domain object
`Returns`: | a pointer to the name or NULL, the string need not be deallocated its lifetime will be the same as the domain object.

### `virDomainGetOSType`

    char *	virDomainGetOSType		(virDomainPtr domain)

Get the type of domain operation system.

`domain`: | a domain object
`Returns`: | the new string or NULL in case of error, the string must be freed by the caller.

### `virDomainGetSchedulerParameters`

    int	virDomainGetSchedulerParameters	(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virSchedParameterPtr params,
    					 int * nparams)

Get the scheduler parameters, the @params array will be filled with the values.

`domain`: | pointer to domain object
`params`: | pointer to scheduler parameter object (return value)
`nparams`: | pointer to number of scheduler parameter (this value should be same than the returned value nparams of virDomainGetSchedulerType)
`Returns`: | -1 in case of error, 0 in case of success.

### `virDomainGetSchedulerType`

    char *	virDomainGetSchedulerType	(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 int * nparams)

Get the scheduler type.

`domain`: | pointer to domain object
`nparams`: | number of scheduler parameters(return value)
`Returns`: | NULL in case of error. The caller must free the returned string.

### `virDomainGetSecurityLabel`

    int	virDomainGetSecurityLabel	(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virSecurityLabelPtr seclabel)

Extract security label of an active domain.

`domain`: | a domain object
`seclabel`: | pointer to a virSecurityLabel structure
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure, and -2 if the operation is not supported (caller decides if that's an error).

### `virDomainGetUUID`

    int	virDomainGetUUID		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned char * uuid)

Get the UUID for a domain

`domain`: | a domain object
`uuid`: | pointer to a VIR_UUID_BUFLEN bytes array
`Returns`: | -1 in case of error, 0 in case of success

### `virDomainGetUUIDString`

    int	virDomainGetUUIDString		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 char * buf)

Get the UUID for a domain as string. For more information about UUID see RFC4122.

`domain`: | a domain object
`buf`: | pointer to a VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN bytes array
`Returns`: | -1 in case of error, 0 in case of success

### `virDomainGetVcpus`

    int	virDomainGetVcpus		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virVcpuInfoPtr info,
    					 int maxinfo,
    					 unsigned char * cpumaps,
    					 int maplen)

Extract information about virtual CPUs of domain, store it in info array and also in cpumaps if this pointer isn't NULL.

`domain`: | pointer to domain object, or NULL for Domain0
`info`: | pointer to an array of virVcpuInfo structures (OUT)
`maxinfo`: | number of structures in info array
`cpumaps`: | pointer to an bit map of real CPUs for all vcpus of this domain (in 8-bit bytes) (OUT) If cpumaps is NULL, then no cpumap information is returned by the API. It's assumed there is <maxinfo> cpumap in cpumaps array. The memory allocated to cpumaps must be (maxinfo * maplen) bytes (ie: calloc(maxinfo, maplen)). One cpumap inside cpumaps has the format described in virDomainPinVcpu() API.
`maplen`: | number of bytes in one cpumap, from 1 up to size of CPU map in underlying virtualization system (Xen...).
`Returns`: | the number of info filled in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainGetXMLDesc`

    char *	virDomainGetXMLDesc		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 int flags)

Provide an XML description of the domain. The description may be reused later to relaunch the domain with virDomainCreateXML().

`domain`: | a domain object
`flags`: | an OR'ed set of virDomainXMLFlags
`Returns`: | a 0 terminated UTF-8 encoded XML instance, or NULL in case of error. the caller must free() the returned value.

### `virDomainInterfaceStats`

    int	virDomainInterfaceStats		(virDomainPtr dom,
    					 const char * path,
    					 virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats,
    					 size_t size)

This function returns network interface stats for interfaces attached to the domain. The path parameter is the name of the network interface. Domains may have more than network interface. To get stats for each you should make multiple calls to this function. Individual fields within the stats structure may be returned as -1, which indicates that the hypervisor does not support that particular statistic.

`dom`: | pointer to the domain object
`path`: | path to the interface
`stats`: | network interface stats (returned)
`size`: | size of stats structure
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success or -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainLookupByID`

    virDomainPtr	virDomainLookupByID	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 int id)

Try to find a domain based on the hypervisor ID number Note that this won't work for inactive domains which have an ID of -1, in that case a lookup based on the Name or UUId need to be done instead.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`id`: | the domain ID number
`Returns`: | a new domain object or NULL in case of failure. If the domain cannot be found, then VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN error is raised.

### `virDomainLookupByName`

    virDomainPtr	virDomainLookupByName	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * name)

Try to lookup a domain on the given hypervisor based on its name.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`name`: | name for the domain
`Returns`: | a new domain object or NULL in case of failure. If the domain cannot be found, then VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN error is raised.

### `virDomainLookupByUUID`

    virDomainPtr	virDomainLookupByUUID	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const unsigned char * uuid)

Try to lookup a domain on the given hypervisor based on its UUID.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`uuid`: | the raw UUID for the domain
`Returns`: | a new domain object or NULL in case of failure. If the domain cannot be found, then VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN error is raised.

### `virDomainLookupByUUIDString`

    virDomainPtr	virDomainLookupByUUIDString	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * uuidstr)

Try to lookup a domain on the given hypervisor based on its UUID.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`uuidstr`: | the string UUID for the domain
`Returns`: | a new domain object or NULL in case of failure. If the domain cannot be found, then VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN error is raised.

### `virDomainMemoryPeek`

    int	virDomainMemoryPeek		(virDomainPtr dom,
    					 unsigned long long start,
    					 size_t size,
    					 void * buffer,
    					 unsigned int flags)

This function allows you to read the contents of a domain's memory. The memory which is read is controlled by the 'start', 'size' and 'flags' parameters. If 'flags' is VIR_MEMORY_VIRTUAL then the 'start' and 'size' parameters are interpreted as virtual memory addresses for whichever task happens to be running on the domain at the moment. Although this sounds haphazard it is in fact what you want in order to read Linux kernel state, because it ensures that pointers in the kernel image can be interpreted coherently. 'buffer' is the return buffer and must be at least 'size' bytes. 'size' may be 0 to test if the call would succeed. NB. The remote driver imposes a 64K byte limit on 'size'. For your program to be able to work reliably over a remote connection you should split large requests to <= 65536 bytes.

`dom`: | pointer to the domain object
`start`: | start of memory to peek
`size`: | size of memory to peek
`buffer`: | return buffer (must be at least size bytes)
`flags`: | flags, see below
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success or -1 in case of failure. really 64 bits

### `virDomainMigrate`

    virDomainPtr	virDomainMigrate	(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virConnectPtr dconn,
    					 unsigned long flags,
    					 const char * dname,
    					 const char * uri,
    					 unsigned long bandwidth)

Migrate the domain object from its current host to the destination host given by dconn (a connection to the destination host). Flags may be one of more of the following: VIR_MIGRATE_LIVE Attempt a live migration. If a hypervisor supports renaming domains during migration, then you may set the dname parameter to the new name (otherwise it keeps the same name). If this is not supported by the hypervisor, dname must be NULL or else you will get an error. Since typically the two hypervisors connect directly to each other in order to perform the migration, you may need to specify a path from the source to the destination. This is the purpose of the uri parameter. If uri is NULL, then libvirt will try to find the best method. Uri may specify the hostname or IP address of the destination host as seen from the source. Or uri may be a URI giving transport, hostname, user, port, etc. in the usual form. Refer to driver documentation for the particular URIs supported. The maximum bandwidth (in Mbps) that will be used to do migration can be specified with the bandwidth parameter. If set to 0, libvirt will choose a suitable default. Some hypervisors do not support this feature and will return an error if bandwidth is not 0. To see which features are supported by the current hypervisor, see virConnectGetCapabilities, /capabilities/host/migration_features. There are many limitations on migration imposed by the underlying technology - for example it may not be possible to migrate between different processors even with the same architecture, or between different types of hypervisor.

`domain`: | a domain object
`dconn`: | destination host (a connection object)
`flags`: | flags
`dname`: | (optional) rename domain to this at destination
`uri`: | (optional) dest hostname/URI as seen from the source host
`bandwidth`: | (optional) specify migration bandwidth limit in Mbps
`Returns`: | the new domain object if the migration was successful, or NULL in case of error. Note that the new domain object exists in the scope of the destination connection (dconn).

### `virDomainPinVcpu`

    int	virDomainPinVcpu		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned int vcpu,
    					 unsigned char * cpumap,
    					 int maplen)

Dynamically change the real CPUs which can be allocated to a virtual CPU. This function requires privileged access to the hypervisor.

`domain`: | pointer to domain object, or NULL for Domain0
`vcpu`: | virtual CPU number
`cpumap`: | pointer to a bit map of real CPUs (in 8-bit bytes) (IN) Each bit set to 1 means that corresponding CPU is usable. Bytes are stored in little-endian order: CPU0-7, 8-15... In each byte, lowest CPU number is least significant bit.
`maplen`: | number of bytes in cpumap, from 1 up to size of CPU map in underlying virtualization system (Xen...). If maplen < size, missing bytes are set to zero. If maplen > size, failure code is returned.
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainReboot`

    int	virDomainReboot			(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Reboot a domain, the domain object is still usable there after but the domain OS is being stopped for a restart. Note that the guest OS may ignore the request.

`domain`: | a domain object
`flags`: | extra flags for the reboot operation, not used yet
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainRef`

    int	virDomainRef			(virDomainPtr domain)

Increment the reference count on the domain. For each additional call to this method, there shall be a corresponding call to virDomainFree to release the reference count, once the caller no longer needs the reference to this object. This method is typically useful for applications where multiple threads are using a connection, and it is required that the connection remain open until all threads have finished using it. ie, each new thread using a domain would increment the reference count.

`domain`: | the domain to hold a reference on
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainRestore`

    int	virDomainRestore		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * from)

This method will restore a domain saved to disk by virDomainSave().

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`from`: | path to the
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainResume`

    int	virDomainResume			(virDomainPtr domain)

Resume an suspended domain, the process is restarted from the state where it was frozen by calling virSuspendDomain(). This function may requires privileged access

`domain`: | a domain object
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainSave`

    int	virDomainSave			(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 const char * to)

This method will suspend a domain and save its memory contents to a file on disk. After the call, if successful, the domain is not listed as running anymore (this may be a problem). Use virDomainRestore() to restore a domain after saving.

`domain`: | a domain object
`to`: | path for the output file
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainSetAutostart`

    int	virDomainSetAutostart		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 int autostart)

Configure the domain to be automatically started when the host machine boots.

`domain`: | a domain object
`autostart`: | whether the domain should be automatically started 0 or 1
`Returns`: | -1 in case of error, 0 in case of success

### `virDomainSetMaxMemory`

    int	virDomainSetMaxMemory		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned long memory)

Dynamically change the maximum amount of physical memory allocated to a domain. If domain is NULL, then this change the amount of memory reserved to Domain0 i.e. the domain where the application runs. This function requires privileged access to the hypervisor.

`domain`: | a domain object or NULL
`memory`: | the memory size in kilobytes
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainSetMemory`

    int	virDomainSetMemory		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned long memory)

Dynamically change the target amount of physical memory allocated to a domain. If domain is NULL, then this change the amount of memory reserved to Domain0 i.e. the domain where the application runs. This function may requires privileged access to the hypervisor.

`domain`: | a domain object or NULL
`memory`: | the memory size in kilobytes
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainSetSchedulerParameters`

    int	virDomainSetSchedulerParameters	(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 virSchedParameterPtr params,
    					 int nparams)

Change the scheduler parameters

`domain`: | pointer to domain object
`params`: | pointer to scheduler parameter objects
`nparams`: | number of scheduler parameter (this value should be same or less than the returned value nparams of virDomainGetSchedulerType)
`Returns`: | -1 in case of error, 0 in case of success.

### `virDomainSetVcpus`

    int	virDomainSetVcpus		(virDomainPtr domain,
    					 unsigned int nvcpus)

Dynamically change the number of virtual CPUs used by the domain. Note that this call may fail if the underlying virtualization hypervisor does not support it or if growing the number is arbitrary limited. This function requires privileged access to the hypervisor.

`domain`: | pointer to domain object, or NULL for Domain0
`nvcpus`: | the new number of virtual CPUs for this domain
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainShutdown`

    int	virDomainShutdown		(virDomainPtr domain)

Shutdown a domain, the domain object is still usable there after but the domain OS is being stopped. Note that the guest OS may ignore the request. TODO: should we add an option for reboot, knowing it may not be doable in the general case ?

`domain`: | a domain object
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainSuspend`

    int	virDomainSuspend		(virDomainPtr domain)

Suspends an active domain, the process is frozen without further access to CPU resources and I/O but the memory used by the domain at the hypervisor level will stay allocated. Use virDomainResume() to reactivate the domain. This function may requires privileged access.

`domain`: | a domain object
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virDomainUndefine`

    int	virDomainUndefine		(virDomainPtr domain)

Undefine a domain but does not stop it if it is running

`domain`: | pointer to a defined domain
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of error

### `virEventAddHandleFunc`

    typedef int	(*virEventAddHandleFunc	)	(int fd,
    					 int event,
    					 virEventHandleCallback cb,
    					 void * opaque,
    					 virFreeCallback ff)

Part of the EventImpl, this callback Adds a file handle callback to listen for specific events. The same file handle can be registered multiple times provided the requested event sets are non-overlapping If the opaque user data requires free'ing when the handle is unregistered, then a 2nd callback can be supplied for this purpose.

`fd`: | file descriptor to listen on
`event`: | bitset of events on which to fire the callback
`cb`: | the callback to be called when an event occurrs
`opaque`: | user data to pass to the callback
`ff`: | the callback invoked to free opaque data blob
`Returns`: | a handle watch number to be used for updating and unregistering for events

### `virEventAddTimeoutFunc`

    typedef int	(*virEventAddTimeoutFunc	)	(int timeout,
    					 virEventTimeoutCallback cb,
    					 void * opaque,
    					 virFreeCallback ff)

Part of the EventImpl, this user-defined callback handles adding an event timeout. If the opaque user data requires free'ing when the handle is unregistered, then a 2nd callback can be supplied for this purpose.

`timeout`: | The timeout to monitor
`cb`: | the callback to call when timeout has expired
`opaque`: | user data to pass to the callback
`ff`: | the callback invoked to free opaque data blob
`Returns`: | a timer value

### `virEventHandleCallback`

    typedef void	(*virEventHandleCallback	)	(int watch,
    					 int fd,
    					 int events,
    					 void * opaque)

Callback for receiving file handle events. The callback will be invoked once for each event which is pending.

`watch`: | watch on which the event occurred
`fd`: | file handle on which the event occurred
`events`: | bitset of events from virEventHandleType constants
`opaque`: | user data registered with handle

### `virEventRegisterImpl`

    void	virEventRegisterImpl		(virEventAddHandleFunc addHandle,
    					 virEventUpdateHandleFunc updateHandle,
    					 virEventRemoveHandleFunc removeHandle,
    					 virEventAddTimeoutFunc addTimeout,
    					 virEventUpdateTimeoutFunc updateTimeout,
    					 virEventRemoveTimeoutFunc removeTimeout)

`addHandle`: |
`updateHandle`: |
`removeHandle`: |
`addTimeout`: |
`updateTimeout`: |
`removeTimeout`: |

### `virEventRemoveHandleFunc`

    typedef int	(*virEventRemoveHandleFunc)	(int watch)

Part of the EventImpl, this user-provided callback is notified when an fd is no longer being listened on. If a virEventHandleFreeFunc was supplied when the handle was registered, it will be invoked some time during, or after this function call, when it is safe to release the user data.

`watch`: | file descriptor watch to stop listening on
`Returns`: |

### `virEventRemoveTimeoutFunc`

    typedef int	(*virEventRemoveTimeoutFunc)	(int timer)

Part of the EventImpl, this user-defined callback removes a timer If a virEventTimeoutFreeFunc was supplied when the handle was registered, it will be invoked some time during, or after this function call, when it is safe to release the user data.

`timer`: | the timer to remove
`Returns`: | 0 on success, -1 on failure

### `virEventTimeoutCallback`

    typedef void	(*virEventTimeoutCallback	)	(int timer,
    					 void * opaque)

callback for receiving timer events

`timer`: | timer id emitting the event
`opaque`: | user data registered with handle

### `virEventUpdateHandleFunc`

    typedef void	(*virEventUpdateHandleFunc)	(int watch,
    					 int event)

Part of the EventImpl, this user-provided callback is notified when events to listen on change

`watch`: | file descriptor watch to modify
`event`: | new events to listen on

### `virEventUpdateTimeoutFunc`

    typedef void	(*virEventUpdateTimeoutFunc)	(int timer,
    					 int timeout)

Part of the EventImpl, this user-defined callback updates an event timeout.

`timer`: | the timer to modify
`timeout`: | the new timeout value

### `virFreeCallback`

    typedef void	(*virFreeCallback		)	(void * opaque)

`opaque`: |

### `virGetVersion`

    int	virGetVersion			(unsigned long * libVer,
    					 const char * type,
    					 unsigned long * typeVer)

Provides two information back, @libVer is the version of the library while @typeVer will be the version of the hypervisor type @type against which the library was compiled. If @type is NULL, "Xen" is assumed, if @type is unknown or not available, an error code will be returned and @typeVer will be 0.

`libVer`: | return value for the library version (OUT)
`type`: | the type of connection/driver looked at
`typeVer`: | return value for the version of the hypervisor (OUT)
`Returns`: | -1 in case of failure, 0 otherwise, and values for @libVer and @typeVer have the format major * 1,000,000 + minor * 1,000 + release.

### `virInitialize`

    int	virInitialize			(void)

Initialize the library. It's better to call this routine at startup in multithreaded applications to avoid potential race when initializing the library.

`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of error

### `virInterfaceCreate`

    int	virInterfaceCreate		(virInterfacePtr interface,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Activate an interface (ie call "ifup")

`interface`: | pointer to a defined interface
`flags`: | and OR'ed set of extraction flags, not used yet
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of error

### `virInterfaceDefineXML`

    virInterfacePtr	virInterfaceDefineXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xml,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Define an interface (or modify existing interface configuration)

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`xml`: | the XML description for the interface, preferably in UTF-8
`flags`: | and OR'ed set of extraction flags, not used yet
`Returns`: | NULL in case of error, a pointer to the interface otherwise

### `virInterfaceDestroy`

    int	virInterfaceDestroy		(virInterfacePtr interface,
    					 unsigned int flags)

deactivate an interface (ie call "ifdown") This does not remove the interface from the config, and does not free the associated virInterfacePtr object.

`interface`: | an interface object
`flags`: | and OR'ed set of extraction flags, not used yet
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virInterfaceFree`

    int	virInterfaceFree		(virInterfacePtr interface)

Free the interface object. The interface itself is unaltered. The data structure is freed and should not be used thereafter.

`interface`: | a interface object
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virInterfaceGetConnect`

    virConnectPtr	virInterfaceGetConnect	(virInterfacePtr interface)

Provides the connection pointer associated with an interface. The reference counter on the connection is not increased by this call. WARNING: When writing libvirt bindings in other languages, do not use this function. Instead, store the connection and the interface object together.

`interface`: |
`Returns`: | the virConnectPtr or NULL in case of failure.

### `virInterfaceGetMACString`

    const char *	virInterfaceGetMACString	(virInterfacePtr interface)

Get the MAC for a interface as string. For more information about MAC see RFC4122.

`interface`: | a interface object
`Returns`: | a pointer to the MAC address (in null-terminated ASCII format) or NULL, the string need not be deallocated its lifetime will be the same as the interface object.

### `virInterfaceGetName`

    const char *	virInterfaceGetName	(virInterfacePtr interface)

Get the public name for that interface

`interface`: | a interface object
`Returns`: | a pointer to the name or NULL, the string need not be deallocated its lifetime will be the same as the interface object.

### `virInterfaceGetXMLDesc`

    char *	virInterfaceGetXMLDesc		(virInterfacePtr interface,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Provide an XML description of the interface. The description may be reused later to recreate the interface with virInterfaceCreateXML().

`interface`: | a interface object
`flags`: | and OR'ed set of extraction flags, not used yet
`Returns`: | a 0 terminated UTF-8 encoded XML instance, or NULL in case of error. the caller must free() the returned value.

### `virInterfaceLookupByMACString`

    virInterfacePtr	virInterfaceLookupByMACString	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * macstr)

Try to lookup an interface on the given hypervisor based on its MAC.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`macstr`: | the MAC for the interface (null-terminated ASCII format)
`Returns`: | a new interface object or NULL in case of failure. If the interface cannot be found, then VIR_ERR_NO_INTERFACE error is raised.

### `virInterfaceLookupByName`

    virInterfacePtr	virInterfaceLookupByName	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * name)

Try to lookup an interface on the given hypervisor based on its name.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`name`: | name for the interface
`Returns`: | a new interface object or NULL in case of failure. If the interface cannot be found, then VIR_ERR_NO_INTERFACE error is raised.

### `virInterfaceRef`

    int	virInterfaceRef			(virInterfacePtr interface)

Increment the reference count on the interface. For each additional call to this method, there shall be a corresponding call to virInterfaceFree to release the reference count, once the caller no longer needs the reference to this object. This method is typically useful for applications where multiple threads are using a connection, and it is required that the connection remain open until all threads have finished using it. ie, each new thread using a interface would increment the reference count.

`interface`: | the interface to hold a reference on
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virInterfaceUndefine`

    int	virInterfaceUndefine		(virInterfacePtr interface)

Undefine an interface, ie remove it from the config. This does not free the associated virInterfacePtr object.

`interface`: | pointer to a defined interface
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of error

### `virNetworkCreate`

    int	virNetworkCreate		(virNetworkPtr network)

Create and start a defined network. If the call succeed the network moves from the defined to the running networks pools.

`network`: | pointer to a defined network
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of error

### `virNetworkCreateXML`

    virNetworkPtr	virNetworkCreateXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xmlDesc)

Create and start a new virtual network, based on an XML description similar to the one returned by virNetworkGetXMLDesc()

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`xmlDesc`: | an XML description of the network
`Returns`: | a new network object or NULL in case of failure

### `virNetworkDefineXML`

    virNetworkPtr	virNetworkDefineXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * xml)

Define a network, but does not create it

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`xml`: | the XML description for the network, preferably in UTF-8
`Returns`: | NULL in case of error, a pointer to the network otherwise

### `virNetworkDestroy`

    int	virNetworkDestroy		(virNetworkPtr network)

Destroy the network object. The running instance is shutdown if not down already and all resources used by it are given back to the hypervisor. This does not free the associated virNetworkPtr object. This function may require privileged access

`network`: | a network object
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virNetworkFree`

    int	virNetworkFree			(virNetworkPtr network)

Free the network object. The running instance is kept alive. The data structure is freed and should not be used thereafter.

`network`: | a network object
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virNetworkGetAutostart`

    int	virNetworkGetAutostart		(virNetworkPtr network,
    					 int * autostart)

Provides a boolean value indicating whether the network configured to be automatically started when the host machine boots.

`network`: | a network object
`autostart`: | the value returned
`Returns`: | -1 in case of error, 0 in case of success

### `virNetworkGetBridgeName`

    char *	virNetworkGetBridgeName		(virNetworkPtr network)

Provides a bridge interface name to which a domain may connect a network interface in order to join the network.

`network`: | a network object
`Returns`: | a 0 terminated interface name, or NULL in case of error. the caller must free() the returned value.

### `virNetworkGetConnect`

    virConnectPtr	virNetworkGetConnect	(virNetworkPtr net)

Provides the connection pointer associated with a network. The reference counter on the connection is not increased by this call. WARNING: When writing libvirt bindings in other languages, do not use this function. Instead, store the connection and the network object together.

`net`: | pointer to a network
`Returns`: | the virConnectPtr or NULL in case of failure.

### `virNetworkGetName`

    const char *	virNetworkGetName	(virNetworkPtr network)

Get the public name for that network

`network`: | a network object
`Returns`: | a pointer to the name or NULL, the string need not be deallocated its lifetime will be the same as the network object.

### `virNetworkGetUUID`

    int	virNetworkGetUUID		(virNetworkPtr network,
    					 unsigned char * uuid)

Get the UUID for a network

`network`: | a network object
`uuid`: | pointer to a VIR_UUID_BUFLEN bytes array
`Returns`: | -1 in case of error, 0 in case of success

### `virNetworkGetUUIDString`

    int	virNetworkGetUUIDString		(virNetworkPtr network,
    					 char * buf)

Get the UUID for a network as string. For more information about UUID see RFC4122.

`network`: | a network object
`buf`: | pointer to a VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN bytes array
`Returns`: | -1 in case of error, 0 in case of success

### `virNetworkGetXMLDesc`

    char *	virNetworkGetXMLDesc		(virNetworkPtr network,
    					 int flags)

Provide an XML description of the network. The description may be reused later to relaunch the network with virNetworkCreateXML().

`network`: | a network object
`flags`: | and OR'ed set of extraction flags, not used yet
`Returns`: | a 0 terminated UTF-8 encoded XML instance, or NULL in case of error. the caller must free() the returned value.

### `virNetworkLookupByName`

    virNetworkPtr	virNetworkLookupByName	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * name)

Try to lookup a network on the given hypervisor based on its name.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`name`: | name for the network
`Returns`: | a new network object or NULL in case of failure. If the network cannot be found, then VIR_ERR_NO_NETWORK error is raised.

### `virNetworkLookupByUUID`

    virNetworkPtr	virNetworkLookupByUUID	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const unsigned char * uuid)

Try to lookup a network on the given hypervisor based on its UUID.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`uuid`: | the raw UUID for the network
`Returns`: | a new network object or NULL in case of failure. If the network cannot be found, then VIR_ERR_NO_NETWORK error is raised.

### `virNetworkLookupByUUIDString`

    virNetworkPtr	virNetworkLookupByUUIDString	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * uuidstr)

Try to lookup a network on the given hypervisor based on its UUID.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`uuidstr`: | the string UUID for the network
`Returns`: | a new network object or NULL in case of failure. If the network cannot be found, then VIR_ERR_NO_NETWORK error is raised.

### `virNetworkRef`

    int	virNetworkRef			(virNetworkPtr network)

Increment the reference count on the network. For each additional call to this method, there shall be a corresponding call to virNetworkFree to release the reference count, once the caller no longer needs the reference to this object. This method is typically useful for applications where multiple threads are using a connection, and it is required that the connection remain open until all threads have finished using it. ie, each new thread using a network would increment the reference count.

`network`: | the network to hold a reference on
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virNetworkSetAutostart`

    int	virNetworkSetAutostart		(virNetworkPtr network,
    					 int autostart)

Configure the network to be automatically started when the host machine boots.

`network`: | a network object
`autostart`: | whether the network should be automatically started 0 or 1
`Returns`: | -1 in case of error, 0 in case of success

### `virNetworkUndefine`

    int	virNetworkUndefine		(virNetworkPtr network)

Undefine a network but does not stop it if it is running

`network`: | pointer to a defined network
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of error

### `virNodeDeviceCreateXML`

    virNodeDevicePtr	virNodeDeviceCreateXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * xmlDesc,
    						 unsigned int flags)

Create a new device on the VM host machine, for example, virtual HBAs created using vport_create.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`xmlDesc`: | string containing an XML description of the device to be created
`flags`: | callers should always pass 0
`Returns`: | a node device object if successful, NULL in case of failure

### `virNodeDeviceDestroy`

    int	virNodeDeviceDestroy		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)

Destroy the device object. The virtual device is removed from the host operating system. This function may require privileged access

`dev`: | a device object
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virNodeDeviceDettach`

    int	virNodeDeviceDettach		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)

Dettach the node device from the node itself so that it may be assigned to a guest domain. Depending on the hypervisor, this may involve operations such as unbinding any device drivers from the device, binding the device to a dummy device driver and resetting the device. If the device is currently in use by the node, this method may fail. Once the device is not assigned to any guest, it may be re-attached to the node using the virNodeDeviceReattach() method.

`dev`: | pointer to the node device
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virNodeDeviceFree`

    int	virNodeDeviceFree		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)

Drops a reference to the node device, freeing it if this was the last reference.

`dev`: | pointer to the node device
`Returns`: | the 0 for success, -1 for error.

### `virNodeDeviceGetName`

    const char *	virNodeDeviceGetName	(virNodeDevicePtr dev)

Just return the device name

`dev`: | the device
`Returns`: | the device name or NULL in case of error

### `virNodeDeviceGetParent`

    const char *	virNodeDeviceGetParent	(virNodeDevicePtr dev)

Accessor for the parent of the device

`dev`: | the device
`Returns`: | the name of the device's parent, or NULL if the device has no parent.

### `virNodeDeviceGetXMLDesc`

    char *	virNodeDeviceGetXMLDesc		(virNodeDevicePtr dev,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Fetch an XML document describing all aspects of the device.

`dev`: | pointer to the node device
`flags`: | flags for XML generation (unused, pass 0)
`Returns`: | the XML document, or NULL on error

### `virNodeDeviceListCaps`

    int	virNodeDeviceListCaps		(virNodeDevicePtr dev,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)

Lists the names of the capabilities supported by the device.

`dev`: | the device
`names`: | array to collect the list of capability names
`maxnames`: | size of @names
`Returns`: | the number of capability names listed in @names.

### `virNodeDeviceLookupByName`

    virNodeDevicePtr	virNodeDeviceLookupByName	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const char * name)

Lookup a node device by its name.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`name`: | unique device name
`Returns`: | a virNodeDevicePtr if found, NULL otherwise.

### `virNodeDeviceNumOfCaps`

    int	virNodeDeviceNumOfCaps		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)

Accessor for the number of capabilities supported by the device.

`dev`: | the device
`Returns`: | the number of capabilities supported by the device.

### `virNodeDeviceReAttach`

    int	virNodeDeviceReAttach		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)

Re-attach a previously dettached node device to the node so that it may be used by the node again. Depending on the hypervisor, this may involve operations such as resetting the device, unbinding it from a dummy device driver and binding it to its appropriate driver. If the device is currently in use by a guest, this method may fail.

`dev`: | pointer to the node device
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virNodeDeviceRef`

    int	virNodeDeviceRef		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)

Increment the reference count on the dev. For each additional call to this method, there shall be a corresponding call to virNodeDeviceFree to release the reference count, once the caller no longer needs the reference to this object. This method is typically useful for applications where multiple threads are using a connection, and it is required that the connection remain open until all threads have finished using it. ie, each new thread using a dev would increment the reference count.

`dev`: | the dev to hold a reference on
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virNodeDeviceReset`

    int	virNodeDeviceReset		(virNodeDevicePtr dev)

Reset a previously dettached node device to the node before or after assigning it to a guest. The exact reset semantics depends on the hypervisor and device type but, for example, KVM will attempt to reset PCI devices with a Function Level Reset, Secondary Bus Reset or a Power Management D-State reset. If the reset will affect other devices which are currently in use, this function may fail.

`dev`: | pointer to the node device
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virNodeGetCellsFreeMemory`

    int	virNodeGetCellsFreeMemory	(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 unsigned long long * freeMems,
    					 int startCell,
    					 int maxCells)

This call returns the amount of free memory in one or more NUMA cells. The @freeMems array must be allocated by the caller and will be filled with the amount of free memory in kilobytes for each cell requested, starting with startCell (in freeMems[0]), up to either (startCell + maxCells), or the number of additional cells in the node, whichever is smaller.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`freeMems`: | pointer to the array of unsigned long long
`startCell`: | index of first cell to return freeMems info on.
`maxCells`: | Maximum number of cells for which freeMems information can be returned.
`Returns`: | the number of entries filled in freeMems, or -1 in case of error.

### `virNodeGetFreeMemory`

    unsigned long long	virNodeGetFreeMemory	(virConnectPtr conn)

provides the free memory available on the Node Note: most libvirt APIs provide memory sizes in kilobytes, but in this function the returned value is in bytes. Divide by 1024 as necessary.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`Returns`: | the available free memory in bytes or 0 in case of error

### `virNodeGetInfo`

    int	virNodeGetInfo			(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 virNodeInfoPtr info)

Extract hardware information about the node.

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`info`: | pointer to a virNodeInfo structure allocated by the user
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success and -1 in case of failure.

### `virNodeGetSecurityModel`

    int	virNodeGetSecurityModel		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 virSecurityModelPtr secmodel)

Extract the security model of a hypervisor.

`conn`: | a connection object
`secmodel`: | pointer to a virSecurityModel structure
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure, and -2 if the operation is not supported (caller decides if that's an error).

### `virNodeListDevices`

    int	virNodeListDevices		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * cap,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Collect the list of node devices, and store their names in @names If the optional 'cap' argument is non-NULL, then the count will be restricted to devices with the specified capability

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`cap`: | capability name
`names`: | array to collect the list of node device names
`maxnames`: | size of @names
`flags`: | flags (unused, pass 0)
`Returns`: | the number of node devices found or -1 in case of error

### `virNodeNumOfDevices`

    int	virNodeNumOfDevices		(virConnectPtr conn,
    					 const char * cap,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Provides the number of node devices. If the optional 'cap' argument is non-NULL, then the count will be restricted to devices with the specified capability

`conn`: | pointer to the hypervisor connection
`cap`: | capability name
`flags`: | flags (unused, pass 0)
`Returns`: | the number of node devices or -1 in case of error

### `virStoragePoolBuild`

    int	virStoragePoolBuild		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Build the underlying storage pool

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`flags`: | future flags, use 0 for now
`Returns`: | 0 on success, or -1 upon failure

### `virStoragePoolCreate`

    int	virStoragePoolCreate		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Starts an inactive storage pool

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`flags`: | future flags, use 0 for now
`Returns`: | 0 on success, or -1 if it could not be started

### `virStoragePoolCreateXML`

    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolCreateXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * xmlDesc,
    						 unsigned int flags)

Create a new storage based on its XML description. The pool is not persistent, so its definition will disappear when it is destroyed, or if the host is restarted

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`xmlDesc`: | XML description for new pool
`flags`: | future flags, use 0 for now
`Returns`: | a virStoragePoolPtr object, or NULL if creation failed

### `virStoragePoolDefineXML`

    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolDefineXML	(virConnectPtr conn,
    						 const char * xml,
    						 unsigned int flags)

Define a new inactive storage pool based on its XML description. The pool is persistent, until explicitly undefined.

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`xml`: | XML description for new pool
`flags`: | future flags, use 0 for now
`Returns`: | a virStoragePoolPtr object, or NULL if creation failed

### `virStoragePoolDelete`

    int	virStoragePoolDelete		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Delete the underlying pool resources. This is a non-recoverable operation. The virStoragePoolPtr object itself is not free'd.

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`flags`: | flags for obliteration process
`Returns`: | 0 on success, or -1 if it could not be obliterate

### `virStoragePoolDestroy`

    int	virStoragePoolDestroy		(virStoragePoolPtr pool)

Destroy an active storage pool. This will deactivate the pool on the host, but keep any persistent config associated with it. If it has a persistent config it can later be restarted with virStoragePoolCreate(). This does not free the associated virStoragePoolPtr object.

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`Returns`: | 0 on success, or -1 if it could not be destroyed

### `virStoragePoolFree`

    int	virStoragePoolFree		(virStoragePoolPtr pool)

Free a storage pool object, releasing all memory associated with it. Does not change the state of the pool on the host.

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`Returns`: | 0 on success, or -1 if it could not be free'd.

### `virStoragePoolGetAutostart`

    int	virStoragePoolGetAutostart	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 int * autostart)

Fetches the value of the autostart flag, which determines whether the pool is automatically started at boot time

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`autostart`: | location in which to store autostart flag
`Returns`: | 0 on success, -1 on failure

### `virStoragePoolGetConnect`

    virConnectPtr	virStoragePoolGetConnect	(virStoragePoolPtr pool)

Provides the connection pointer associated with a storage pool. The reference counter on the connection is not increased by this call. WARNING: When writing libvirt bindings in other languages, do not use this function. Instead, store the connection and the pool object together.

`pool`: | pointer to a pool
`Returns`: | the virConnectPtr or NULL in case of failure.

### `virStoragePoolGetInfo`

    int	virStoragePoolGetInfo		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 virStoragePoolInfoPtr info)

Get volatile information about the storage pool such as free space / usage summary

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`info`: | pointer at which to store info
`Returns`: | 0 on success, or -1 on failure.

### `virStoragePoolGetName`

    const char *	virStoragePoolGetName	(virStoragePoolPtr pool)

Fetch the locally unique name of the storage pool

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`Returns`: | the name of the pool, or NULL on error

### `virStoragePoolGetUUID`

    int	virStoragePoolGetUUID		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned char * uuid)

Fetch the globally unique ID of the storage pool

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`uuid`: | buffer of VIR_UUID_BUFLEN bytes in size
`Returns`: | 0 on success, or -1 on error;

### `virStoragePoolGetUUIDString`

    int	virStoragePoolGetUUIDString	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 char * buf)

Fetch the globally unique ID of the storage pool as a string

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`buf`: | buffer of VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN bytes in size
`Returns`: | 0 on success, or -1 on error;

### `virStoragePoolGetXMLDesc`

    char *	virStoragePoolGetXMLDesc	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Fetch an XML document describing all aspects of the storage pool. This is suitable for later feeding back into the virStoragePoolCreateXML method.

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`flags`: | flags for XML format options (set of virDomainXMLFlags)
`Returns`: | a XML document, or NULL on error

### `virStoragePoolListVolumes`

    int	virStoragePoolListVolumes	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 char ** const names,
    					 int maxnames)

Fetch list of storage volume names, limiting to at most maxnames.

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`names`: | array in which to storage volume names
`maxnames`: | size of names array
`Returns`: | the number of names fetched, or -1 on error

### `virStoragePoolLookupByName`

    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolLookupByName	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const char * name)

Fetch a storage pool based on its unique name

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`name`: | name of pool to fetch
`Returns`: | a virStoragePoolPtr object, or NULL if no matching pool is found

### `virStoragePoolLookupByUUID`

    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolLookupByUUID	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const unsigned char * uuid)

Fetch a storage pool based on its globally unique id

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`uuid`: | globally unique id of pool to fetch
`Returns`: | a virStoragePoolPtr object, or NULL if no matching pool is found

### `virStoragePoolLookupByUUIDString`

    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolLookupByUUIDString	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const char * uuidstr)

Fetch a storage pool based on its globally unique id

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`uuidstr`: | globally unique id of pool to fetch
`Returns`: | a virStoragePoolPtr object, or NULL if no matching pool is found

### `virStoragePoolLookupByVolume`

    virStoragePoolPtr	virStoragePoolLookupByVolume	(virStorageVolPtr vol)

Fetch a storage pool which contains a particular volume

`vol`: | pointer to storage volume
`Returns`: | a virStoragePoolPtr object, or NULL if no matching pool is found

### `virStoragePoolNumOfVolumes`

    int	virStoragePoolNumOfVolumes	(virStoragePoolPtr pool)

Fetch the number of storage volumes within a pool

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`Returns`: | the number of storage pools, or -1 on failure

### `virStoragePoolRef`

    int	virStoragePoolRef		(virStoragePoolPtr pool)

Increment the reference count on the pool. For each additional call to this method, there shall be a corresponding call to virStoragePoolFree to release the reference count, once the caller no longer needs the reference to this object. This method is typically useful for applications where multiple threads are using a connection, and it is required that the connection remain open until all threads have finished using it. ie, each new thread using a pool would increment the reference count.

`pool`: | the pool to hold a reference on
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.

### `virStoragePoolRefresh`

    int	virStoragePoolRefresh		(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Request that the pool refresh its list of volumes. This may involve communicating with a remote server, and/or initializing new devices at the OS layer

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`flags`: | flags to control refresh behaviour (currently unused, use 0)
`Returns`: | 0 if the volume list was refreshed, -1 on failure

### `virStoragePoolSetAutostart`

    int	virStoragePoolSetAutostart	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    					 int autostart)

Sets the autostart flag

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`autostart`: | new flag setting
`Returns`: | 0 on success, -1 on failure

### `virStoragePoolUndefine`

    int	virStoragePoolUndefine		(virStoragePoolPtr pool)

Undefine an inactive storage pool

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`Returns`: | a virStoragePoolPtr object, or NULL if creation failed

### `virStorageVolCreateXML`

    virStorageVolPtr	virStorageVolCreateXML	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    						 const char * xmldesc,
    						 unsigned int flags)

Create a storage volume within a pool based on an XML description. Not all pools support creation of volumes

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`xmldesc`: | description of volume to create
`flags`: | flags for creation (unused, pass 0)
`Returns`: | the storage volume, or NULL on error

### `virStorageVolCreateXMLFrom`

    virStorageVolPtr	virStorageVolCreateXMLFrom	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    							 const char * xmldesc,
    							 virStorageVolPtr clonevol,
    							 unsigned int flags)

Create a storage volume in the parent pool, using the 'clonevol' volume as input. Information for the new volume (name, perms) are passed via a typical volume XML description.

`pool`: | pointer to parent pool for the new volume
`xmldesc`: | description of volume to create
`clonevol`: | storage volume to use as input
`flags`: | flags for creation (unused, pass 0)
`Returns`: | the storage volume, or NULL on error

### `virStorageVolDelete`

    int	virStorageVolDelete		(virStorageVolPtr vol,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Delete the storage volume from the pool

`vol`: | pointer to storage volume
`flags`: | future flags, use 0 for now
`Returns`: | 0 on success, or -1 on error

### `virStorageVolFree`

    int	virStorageVolFree		(virStorageVolPtr vol)

Release the storage volume handle. The underlying storage volume continues to exist.

`vol`: | pointer to storage volume
`Returns`: | 0 on success, or -1 on error

### `virStorageVolGetConnect`

    virConnectPtr	virStorageVolGetConnect	(virStorageVolPtr vol)

Provides the connection pointer associated with a storage volume. The reference counter on the connection is not increased by this call. WARNING: When writing libvirt bindings in other languages, do not use this function. Instead, store the connection and the volume object together.

`vol`: | pointer to a pool
`Returns`: | the virConnectPtr or NULL in case of failure.

### `virStorageVolGetInfo`

    int	virStorageVolGetInfo		(virStorageVolPtr vol,
    					 virStorageVolInfoPtr info)

Fetches volatile information about the storage volume such as its current allocation

`vol`: | pointer to storage volume
`info`: | pointer at which to store info
`Returns`: | 0 on success, or -1 on failure

### `virStorageVolGetKey`

    const char *	virStorageVolGetKey	(virStorageVolPtr vol)

Fetch the storage volume key. This is globally unique, so the same volume will have the same key no matter what host it is accessed from

`vol`: | pointer to storage volume
`Returns`: | the volume key, or NULL on error

### `virStorageVolGetName`

    const char *	virStorageVolGetName	(virStorageVolPtr vol)

Fetch the storage volume name. This is unique within the scope of a pool

`vol`: | pointer to storage volume
`Returns`: | the volume name, or NULL on error

### `virStorageVolGetPath`

    char *	virStorageVolGetPath		(virStorageVolPtr vol)

Fetch the storage volume path. Depending on the pool configuration this is either persistent across hosts, or dynamically assigned at pool startup. Consult pool documentation for information on getting the persistent naming

`vol`: | pointer to storage volume
`Returns`: | the storage volume path, or NULL on error

### `virStorageVolGetXMLDesc`

    char *	virStorageVolGetXMLDesc		(virStorageVolPtr vol,
    					 unsigned int flags)

Fetch an XML document describing all aspects of the storage volume

`vol`: | pointer to storage volume
`flags`: | flags for XML generation (unused, pass 0)
`Returns`: | the XML document, or NULL on error

### `virStorageVolLookupByKey`

    virStorageVolPtr	virStorageVolLookupByKey	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const char * key)

Fetch a pointer to a storage volume based on its globally unique key

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`key`: | globally unique key
`Returns`: | a storage volume, or NULL if not found / error

### `virStorageVolLookupByName`

    virStorageVolPtr	virStorageVolLookupByName	(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
    							 const char * name)

Fetch a pointer to a storage volume based on its name within a pool

`pool`: | pointer to storage pool
`name`: | name of storage volume
`Returns`: | a storage volume, or NULL if not found / error

### `virStorageVolLookupByPath`

    virStorageVolPtr	virStorageVolLookupByPath	(virConnectPtr conn,
    							 const char * path)

Fetch a pointer to a storage volume based on its locally (host) unique path

`conn`: | pointer to hypervisor connection
`path`: | locally unique path
`Returns`: | a storage volume, or NULL if not found / error

### `virStorageVolRef`

    int	virStorageVolRef		(virStorageVolPtr vol)

Increment the reference count on the vol. For each additional call to this method, there shall be a corresponding call to virStorageVolFree to release the reference count, once the caller no longer needs the reference to this object. This method is typically useful for applications where multiple threads are using a connection, and it is required that the connection remain open until all threads have finished using it. ie, each new thread using a vol would increment the reference count.

`vol`: | the vol to hold a reference on
`Returns`: | 0 in case of success, -1 in case of failure.