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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Ubuntu VM Delete Script with Comprehensive Cleanup
+# Usage: ubuntu_vm_delete.sh <vm_name|all>
+# Use 'all' to delete all VMs
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Configuration
+VM_BASE_DIR="/var/lib/vms"
+BTRFS_MOUNT_POINT="/var/lib/vms"
+BASE_SUBVOL="$BTRFS_MOUNT_POINT/base"
+VMS_SUBVOL="$BTRFS_MOUNT_POINT/vms"
+
+log() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1${NC}"
+}
+
+warn() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] WARNING: $1${NC}"
+}
+
+error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ERROR: $1${NC}"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+info() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] INFO: $1${NC}"
+}
+
+show_usage() {
+    echo "Ubuntu VM Delete Script"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Usage: $0 <vm_name|all>"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Arguments:"
+    echo "  vm_name    - Name of the VM to delete"
+    echo "  all        - Delete ALL VMs (use with extreme caution)"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Examples:"
+    echo "  $0 test-vm     # Delete specific VM"
+    echo "  $0 all         # Delete all VMs"
+    echo ""
+    echo "This script will:"
+    echo "  - Stop running VM processes"
+    echo "  - Remove TAP network interfaces"
+    echo "  - Clean up sockets and temporary files"
+    echo "  - Delete btrfs subvolumes"
+    echo "  - Remove all VM data permanently"
+}
+
+# Check if running as root
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+    error "This script must be run as root for btrfs and network operations"
+fi
+
+# Parse arguments
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    show_usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+VM_TARGET="$1"
+
+# Validate VM name (unless it's 'all')
+if [ "$VM_TARGET" != "all" ] && [[ "$VM_TARGET" =~ [^a-zA-Z0-9_-] ]]; then
+    error "VM name can only contain alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores"
+fi
+
+# Check if VMs directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$VMS_SUBVOL" ]; then
+    warn "VMs directory not found at $VMS_SUBVOL"
+    info "No VMs to delete"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Check if the base directory is on btrfs
+FILESYSTEM_TYPE=$(stat -f -c %T "$VM_BASE_DIR" 2>/dev/null)
+if [ "$FILESYSTEM_TYPE" != "btrfs" ]; then
+    error "Base directory $VM_BASE_DIR is not on a btrfs filesystem (detected: $FILESYSTEM_TYPE)"
+fi
+
+# Function to safely stop a VM process
+stop_vm_process() {
+    local vm_pid="$1"
+    local vm_name="$2"
+    
+    if [ -z "$vm_pid" ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    
+    # Check if process exists
+    if ! kill -0 "$vm_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+        info "VM process $vm_pid for '$vm_name' is not running"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    
+    log "Stopping VM process $vm_pid for '$vm_name'..."
+    
+    # Try graceful shutdown first
+    if kill -TERM "$vm_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+        # Wait up to 10 seconds for graceful shutdown
+        local count=0
+        while [ $count -lt 10 ] && kill -0 "$vm_pid" 2>/dev/null; do
+            sleep 1
+            count=$((count + 1))
+        done
+        
+        # Force kill if still running
+        if kill -0 "$vm_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+            warn "Graceful shutdown failed, forcing termination..."
+            kill -KILL "$vm_pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+            sleep 1
+        fi
+    fi
+    
+    # Final check
+    if kill -0 "$vm_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+        warn "Failed to stop VM process $vm_pid"
+    else
+        log "VM process $vm_pid stopped successfully"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to clean up network interfaces
+cleanup_network() {
+    local tap_name="$1"
+    local bridge_name="$2"
+    local vm_name="$3"
+    
+    # Remove TAP interface
+    if [ -n "$tap_name" ]; then
+        if ip link show "$tap_name" &>/dev/null; then
+            log "Removing TAP interface '$tap_name' for VM '$vm_name'"
+            ip link delete "$tap_name" 2>/dev/null || warn "Failed to remove TAP interface '$tap_name'"
+        else
+            info "TAP interface '$tap_name' not found (already removed)"
+        fi
+    fi
+    
+    # Check if bridge still has any TAP interfaces
+    if [ -n "$bridge_name" ] && ip link show "$bridge_name" &>/dev/null; then
+        local tap_count=$(ip link show master "$bridge_name" 2>/dev/null | grep -c "tap-" || echo "0")
+        if [ "$tap_count" -eq 0 ]; then
+            info "Bridge '$bridge_name' has no remaining TAP interfaces"
+            # Note: We don't automatically remove the bridge as it might be used by other services
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to clean up VM files and sockets
+cleanup_vm_files() {
+    local vm_socket="$1"
+    local vm_name="$2"
+    
+    # Remove VM socket
+    if [ -n "$vm_socket" ] && [ -e "$vm_socket" ]; then
+        log "Removing VM socket '$vm_socket'"
+        rm -f "$vm_socket" || warn "Failed to remove VM socket '$vm_socket'"
+    fi
+    
+    # Remove log files
+    local log_file="/tmp/cloud-hypervisor-$vm_name.log"
+    if [ -f "$log_file" ]; then
+        log "Removing VM log file '$log_file'"
+        rm -f "$log_file" || warn "Failed to remove log file '$log_file'"
+    fi
+    
+    # Remove any other temporary files
+    rm -f "/tmp/cloud-hypervisor-$vm_name"* 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+# Function to delete a single VM
+delete_single_vm() {
+    local vm_name="$1"
+    local vm_dir="$VMS_SUBVOL/$vm_name"
+    local vm_info_file="$vm_dir/vm-info.txt"
+    
+    if [ ! -d "$vm_dir" ]; then
+        warn "VM '$vm_name' not found at '$vm_dir'"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    
+    log "Deleting VM: $vm_name"
+    
+    # Initialize variables with defaults
+    local VM_PID=""
+    local VM_SOCKET=""
+    local TAP_NAME=""
+    local BRIDGE_NAME=""
+    local VM_IMAGE_PATH=""
+    local CLOUD_INIT_PATH=""
+    
+    # Load VM info if available
+    if [ -f "$vm_info_file" ]; then
+        # Safely source the file with error handling
+        if source "$vm_info_file" 2>/dev/null; then
+            info "Loaded VM configuration from '$vm_info_file'"
+        else
+            warn "Failed to load VM configuration from '$vm_info_file', proceeding with cleanup anyway"
+        fi
+    else
+        warn "VM info file not found at '$vm_info_file', proceeding with best-effort cleanup"
+        # Try to guess some values
+        TAP_NAME="tap-$vm_name"
+        BRIDGE_NAME="br0"
+        VM_SOCKET="/tmp/cloud-hypervisor-$vm_name.sock"
+    fi
+    
+    # Stop VM process
+    if [ -n "$VM_PID" ]; then
+        stop_vm_process "$VM_PID" "$vm_name"
+    else
+        # Try to find the process by name
+        local found_pid=$(pgrep -f "cloud-hypervisor.*$vm_name" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+        if [ -n "$found_pid" ]; then
+            warn "Found VM process by name: $found_pid"
+            stop_vm_process "$found_pid" "$vm_name"
+        fi
+    fi
+    
+    # Clean up network interfaces
+    cleanup_network "$TAP_NAME" "$BRIDGE_NAME" "$vm_name"
+    
+    # Clean up VM files and sockets
+    cleanup_vm_files "$VM_SOCKET" "$vm_name"
+    
+    # Verify the directory is a btrfs subvolume before attempting deletion
+    if btrfs subvolume show "$vm_dir" &>/dev/null; then
+        log "Deleting btrfs subvolume '$vm_dir'"
+        if ! btrfs subvolume delete "$vm_dir"; then
+            error "Failed to delete btrfs subvolume '$vm_dir'"
+        fi
+        log "Btrfs subvolume '$vm_dir' deleted successfully"
+    else
+        warn "Directory '$vm_dir' is not a btrfs subvolume, removing as regular directory"
+        if ! rm -rf "$vm_dir"; then
+            error "Failed to remove directory '$vm_dir'"
+        fi
+        log "Directory '$vm_dir' removed successfully"
+    fi
+    
+    log "VM '$vm_name' deleted successfully"
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Function to list all VMs
+list_all_vms() {
+    local vm_list=()
+    
+    if [ ! -d "$VMS_SUBVOL" ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    
+    for vm_dir in "$VMS_SUBVOL"/*; do
+        if [ -d "$vm_dir" ]; then
+            local vm_name=$(basename "$vm_dir")
+            vm_list+=("$vm_name")
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    printf '%s\n' "${vm_list[@]}"
+}
+
+# Main deletion logic
+if [ "$VM_TARGET" = "all" ]; then
+    # Delete all VMs
+    warn "You are about to delete ALL VMs!"
+    echo ""
+    
+    # List all VMs
+    vm_list=($(list_all_vms))
+    
+    if [ ${#vm_list[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+        info "No VMs found to delete"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+    
+    echo "VMs to be deleted:"
+    for vm in "${vm_list[@]}"; do
+        echo "  - $vm"
+    done
+    echo ""
+    
+    warn "Deleting ALL VMs without confirmation..."
+    log "Proceeding with deletion of all VMs..."
+    
+    success_count=0
+    failure_count=0
+    
+    for vm_name in "${vm_list[@]}"; do
+        if delete_single_vm "$vm_name"; then
+            success_count=$((success_count + 1))
+        else
+            failure_count=$((failure_count + 1))
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    echo ""
+    log "Deletion summary:"
+    log "  Successfully deleted: $success_count VMs"
+    if [ $failure_count -gt 0 ]; then
+        warn "  Failed to delete: $failure_count VMs"
+    fi
+    
+    # Clean up any remaining orphaned processes
+    log "Checking for orphaned cloud-hypervisor processes..."
+    orphaned_pids=$(pgrep -f "cloud-hypervisor" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    if [ -n "$orphaned_pids" ]; then
+        warn "Found orphaned cloud-hypervisor processes: $orphaned_pids"
+        echo "$orphaned_pids" | xargs -r kill -TERM 2>/dev/null || true
+        sleep 2
+        echo "$orphaned_pids" | xargs -r kill -KILL 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    
+    # Clean up any remaining TAP interfaces
+    log "Checking for orphaned TAP interfaces..."
+    orphaned_taps=$(ip link show | grep "tap-" | cut -d: -f2 | tr -d ' ' || echo "")
+    if [ -n "$orphaned_taps" ]; then
+        warn "Found orphaned TAP interfaces: $orphaned_taps"
+        echo "$orphaned_taps" | xargs -r -I {} ip link delete {} 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    
+    log "All VMs deletion completed"
+    
+else
+    # Delete single VM
+    vm_name="$VM_TARGET"
+    
+    if [ ! -d "$VMS_SUBVOL/$vm_name" ]; then
+        error "VM '$vm_name' not found"
+    fi
+    
+    log "Deleting VM '$vm_name' without confirmation..."
+    delete_single_vm "$vm_name"
+fi
+
+log "VM deletion script completed successfully"
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