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diff --git a/docs/misc/libxl_memory.txt b/docs/misc/libxl_memory.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..253476d208 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/misc/libxl_memory.txt @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +/* === Domain memory breakdown: HVM guests ================================== + + + +----------+ + + | | shadow | | + | +----------+ | + overhead | | extra | | + | | external | | + | +----------+ + | + | | extra | | | + | | internal | | | + + +----------+ + | | footprint + | | video | | | | + | +----------+ + + | | xen | + | | | | | | actual | maximum | + | | | | | | target | | + | | guest | | | build | | | + | | | | | start | | | + static | | | | | | | | + maximum | +----------+ | + + + + + | | | | + | | | | + | | balloon | | build + | | | | maximum + | | | | + + +----------+ + + + + extra internal = LIBXL_MAXMEM_CONSTANT + extra external = LIBXL_HVM_EXTRA_MEMORY + shadow = libxl_domain_build_info.shadow_memkb + static maximum = libxl_domain_build_info.max_memkb + video = libxl_domain_build_info.video_memkb + build start = libxl_domain_build_info.target_memkb + libxl_domain_setmaxmem -> xen maximum + libxl_set_memory_target -> actual target + + + === Domain memory breakdown: PV guests ================================== + + + + +----------+ + + overhead | | extra | | + | | external | | + | +----------+ + | + | | extra | | | + | | internal | | | + + +----------+ + + + | | footprint + | | | | | | | xen | + | | | | | | actual | maximum | + | | guest | | | build | target | | + | | | | | start | | | + static | | | | | | | | + maximum | +----------+ | + + + + + | | | | + | | | | + | | balloon | | build + | | | | maximum + | | | | + + +----------+ + + + + extra internal = LIBXL_MAXMEM_CONSTANT + extra external = LIBXL_PV_EXTRA_MEMORY + static maximum = libxl_domain_build_info.max_memkb + build start = libxl_domain_build_info.target_memkb + libxl_domain_setmaxmem -> xen maximum + libxl_set_memory_target -> actual target + + + ========================================================================= */ |