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diff --git a/docs/man/xm.pod.1 b/docs/man/xm.pod.1 index bcb86f48ab..a4525457cb 100644 --- a/docs/man/xm.pod.1 +++ b/docs/man/xm.pod.1 @@ -40,12 +40,10 @@ Most B<xm> commands require root privileges to run due to the communications channels used to talk to the hypervisor. Running as non root will return an error. -Most B<xm> commands act asynchronously, so just because the B<xm> -command returned doesn't mean the action is complete. This is -important, as many operations on domains, like create and shutdown, -can take considerable time (30 seconds or more) to bring the machine -into a fully compliant state. If you want to know when one of these -actions has finished you must poll through B<xm list> periodically. +Most B<xm> commands act synchronously, except maybe create, shutdown, +mem-set and vcpu-set. The fact that the B<xm> command returned doesn't +necessarily mean that the action is complete and you must poll through +xm list periodically to detect that the operation completed. =head1 DOMAIN SUBCOMMANDS |