[KVM-AUTOTEST PATCH] kvm_vm.py: add new function VM.clone() which returns a clone of the VM

[Michael Goldish <mgoldish@redhat.com>]

Signed-off-by: Michael Goldish <mgoldish@redhat.com>
---
 client/tests/kvm_runtest_2/kvm_vm.py |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/tests/kvm_runtest_2/kvm_vm.py b/client/tests/kvm_runtest_2/kvm_vm.py
index af06693..9571a3b 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm_runtest_2/kvm_vm.py
+++ b/client/tests/kvm_runtest_2/kvm_vm.py
@@ -115,6 +115,24 @@ class VM:
             if not os.path.exists(self.monitor_file_name):
                 break
 
+    def clone(self, name=None, params=None, qemu_path=None, image_dir=None, iso_dir=None):
+        """Return a clone of the VM object with optionally modified parameters.
+
+        The clone is initially not alive and needs to be started using create().
+        Any parameters not passed to this function are copied from the source VM.
+        """
+        if name == None:
+            name = self.name
+        if params == None:
+            params = self.params.copy()
+        if qemu_path == None:
+            qemu_path = self.qemu_path
+        if image_dir == None:
+            image_dir = self.image_dir
+        if iso_dir == None:
+            iso_dir = self.iso_dir
+        return VM(name, params, qemu_path, image_dir, iso_dir)
+
     def verify_process_identity(self):
         """Make sure .pid really points to the original qemu process.
 
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