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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] hvm: Use main memory for video memory. [Was: xen

To: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] hvm: Use main memory for video memory. [Was: xend, 8MB video memory and ballooning]
From: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:27:44 +0100
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Keir Fraser, le Thu 31 Jul 2008 14:22:30 +0100, a écrit :
> On 31/7/08 14:18, "Samuel Thibault" <samuel.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > hvm: Use main memory for video memory.
> > 
> > When creating an HVM domain, if e.g. another domain is created before
> > qemu allocates video memory, the extra 8MB memory ballooning is not
> > available any more, because it got consumed by the other domain.
> 
> Really too big for Xen 3.3 at this point, unfortunately.

Ok, then I guess I should document that for stub domains to work one
shouldn't use the ballooner.  Or a quick&dirty fix would be to add the
8MB extra ballooning for PV guests as well.

Samuel

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