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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 6bfd489..5846d9c 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -2144,6 +2144,14 @@ int save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
goto the_end;
}
+ /* The bdrv_all_create_snapshot() call that follows acquires the AioContext
+ * for itself. BDRV_POLL_WHILE() does not support nested locking because
+ * it only releases the lock once. Therefore synchronous I/O will deadlock
+ * unless we release the AioContext before bdrv_all_create_snapshot().
+ */
+ aio_context_release(aio_context);
+ aio_context = NULL;
+
ret = bdrv_all_create_snapshot(sn, bs, vm_state_size, &bs);
if (ret < 0) {
error_setg(errp, "Error while creating snapshot on '%s'",
@@ -2154,7 +2162,9 @@ int save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
ret = 0;
the_end:
- aio_context_release(aio_context);
+ if (aio_context) {
+ aio_context_release(aio_context);
+ }
if (saved_vm_running) {
vm_start();
}