- if (getState() != SURF_VM_STATE_RUNNING)
- THROWF(vm_error, 0, "Cannot shutdown VM %s: it is not running", piface_->cname());
+ if (getState() != SURF_VM_STATE_RUNNING) {
+ const char* stateName = "(unknown state)";
+ switch (getState()) {
+ case SURF_VM_STATE_CREATED:
+ stateName = "created, but not yet started";
+ break;
+ case SURF_VM_STATE_SUSPENDED:
+ stateName = "suspended";
+ break;
+ case SURF_VM_STATE_DESTROYED:
+ stateName = "destroyed";
+ break;
+ default: /* SURF_VM_STATE_RUNNING or unexpected values */
+ THROW_IMPOSSIBLE;
+ break;
+ }
+ XBT_VERB("Shuting down the VM %s even if it's not running but %s", piface_->cname(), stateName);
+ }