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diff --git a/docs/man/xl.pod.1 b/docs/man/xl.pod.1 index 01ecc83433..57c6a79174 100644 --- a/docs/man/xl.pod.1 +++ b/docs/man/xl.pod.1 @@ -737,7 +737,8 @@ the feature bits returned by the cpuid command on x86 platforms. =item B<free_memory> -Available memory (in MB) not allocated to Xen, or any other domains. +Available memory (in MB) not allocated to Xen, or any other domains, or +claimed for domains. =item B<outstanding_claims> @@ -746,7 +747,10 @@ amount of pages is set and also a global value is incremented. This global value (outstanding_claims) is then reduced as the domain's memory is populated and eventually reaches zero. Most of the time the value will be zero, but if you are launching multiple guests, and B<claim_mode> is -enabled, this value can increase/decrease. +enabled, this value can increase/decrease. Note that the value also +affects the B<free_memory> - as it will reflect the free memory +in the hypervisor minus the outstanding pages claimed for guests. +See xl I<info> B<claims> parameter for detailed listing. =item B<xen_caps> |