Per Dan's request... second test is what he asked me to test -> It reasonably mitigates the issue:
# # Precise latest -updates kernel # inaddy@sf00068947precise:~$ uname -a Linux sf00068947precise 3.2.0-89-generic #127-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 28 09:28:15 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux inaddy@alien:teste$ ./teste.sh % RUN: 1 + Creating disk 0: /dev/vdb + Creating disk 1: /dev/vdc ! Starting virtual machine ! Adding disk 0: /dev/vdb ! Adding disk 1: /dev/vdc ! Waiting virtual machine network to be up ! Checking if disk is online: * Found 0 extra disks online $ Missing disk(s) exiting inaddy@alien:teste$ virsh shutdown sf00068947precise Domain sf00068947precise is being shutdown inaddy@alien:teste$ ./teste.sh % RUN: 1 + Creating disk 0: /dev/vdb + Creating disk 1: /dev/vdc ! Starting virtual machine ! Adding disk 0: /dev/vdb ! Adding disk 1: /dev/vdc ! Waiting virtual machine network to be up ! Checking if disk is online: * Found 0 extra disks online $ Missing disk(s) exiting # # Precise latest kernel # # CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI=y # CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_FAKE=m # CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI=y # inaddy@sf00068947precise:~$ uname -a Linux sf00068947precise 3.2.69-inaddy #1 SMP Wed Aug 12 15:43:37 BRT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux inaddy@alien:teste$ ./teste.sh % RUN: 1 + Creating disk 0: /dev/vdb + Creating disk 1: /dev/vdc ! Starting virtual machine ! Adding disk 0: /dev/vdb ! Adding disk 1: /dev/vdc ! Waiting virtual machine network to be up ! Checking if disk is online: * Found 2 extra disks online ! Destroying virtual machine ... ... % RUN: 16 + Creating disk 0: /dev/vdb + Creating disk 1: /dev/vdc ! Starting virtual machine ! Adding disk 0: /dev/vdb ! Adding disk 1: /dev/vdc ! Waiting virtual machine network to be up ! Checking if disk is online: * Found 2 extra disks online ! Destroying virtual machine ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1479031 Title: attached block devices not showing up To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1479031/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs