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authorKeir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com>2008-01-18 13:43:26 +0000
committerKeir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com>2008-01-18 13:43:26 +0000
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Clarify 'xm mem-set' and 'xm vcpu-set' requirements in documentation.
From: Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com>
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diff --git a/docs/man/xm.pod.1 b/docs/man/xm.pod.1
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@@ -254,9 +254,12 @@ domain, as it may balloon down its memory to give more back to the OS.
=item B<mem-set> I<domain-id> I<mem>
-Set the domain's used memory using the balloon driver. Because this
-operation requires cooperation from the domain operating system, there
-is no guarantee that it will succeed.
+Set the domain's used memory using the balloon driver.
+
+Because this operation requires cooperation from the domain operating
+system, there is no guarantee that it will succeed. This command will
+definitely not work unless the domain has the required paravirt
+driver.
B<Warning:> There is no good way to know in advance how small of a
mem-set will make a domain unstable and cause it to crash. Be very
@@ -392,6 +395,10 @@ Attempting to set the VCPUs to a number larger than the initially
configured VCPU count is an error. Trying to set VCPUs to < 1 will be
quietly ignored.
+Because this operation requires cooperation from the domain operating
+system, there is no guarantee that it will succeed. This command will
+not work with a full virt domain.
+
=item B<vcpu-list> [I<domain-id>]
Lists VCPU information for a specific domain. If no domain is