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author | Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com> | 2008-01-18 13:43:26 +0000 |
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committer | Keir 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 index 0195736e26..74b58dbf14 100644 --- a/docs/man/xm.pod.1 +++ b/docs/man/xm.pod.1 @@ -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 |