+start_sysvm() {
+ # Attempt to start a sysvm, but only if it's not running already
+ # somewhere on the cluster
+
+ VM="$1"
+ LV="${VM}_hda"
+ DISK="/dev/xenvg/$LV"
+
+ # Don't bother trying to start the VM if it's already running
+ if xm list "$VM" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ return 1
+ fi
+
+ RET=1
+ # To keep multiple hosts from trying to start a VM at the same
+ # time, lock VM creation at startup-time with a lock LV, since LV
+ # creation is atomic
+ if lvcreate -L 1K -n "lock_${LV}" xenvg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ # If we can disable the LV, then the VM isn't already running
+ # somewhere else
+ if lvchange -a n "$DISK" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ lvchange -a y "$DISK" >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+ [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting sysvm $VM"
+ xm create "sysvms/$VM" >/dev/null
+ [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg $?
+ RET=0
+ fi
+
+ # Regardless of whether we could get the lock or not, the
+ # lvchange -a n probably disabled the LV somewhere; be sure we
+ # clean up
+ lvchange -a y "$DISK" >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+ # Cleanup the lock, regardless of whether we started the LV
+ lvchange -a n "/dev/xenvg/lock_${LV}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+ lvchange -a ey "/dev/xenvg/lock_${LV}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+ lvremove -f "/dev/xenvg/lock_${LV}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+ fi
+
+ return $RET
+}
+