From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "viets@work.de" Subject: Re: [PATCH] xenballoond (memory overcommit) scripts Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:06:11 +0200 Message-ID: <486A1DB3.7050308@work.de> References: <20080630180120375.00000003744@djm-pc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20080630180120375.00000003744@djm-pc> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: "dan.magenheimer@oracle.com" Cc: "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Hello, is it a good idea to run a memory balloon process in a domU? As you know I've tested your xenbus selfballooning, I've thought this make more sense? I thought it would be more secure and better for policing reasons to run in dom0? I've just tested the script and it works fine, now i will try it for a short periode... greetings Viets Dan Magenheimer wrote: > Attached is the current xenballoond script-set I > talked about at Xen Summit 2008 that supports > memory overcommit. > > I've had a number of requests for the scripts and, > though more polishing would be nice, it makes sense > to push them upstream so that others in the community > can try/test them and improve on them. > > Note that there is no impact on any xen installation > or on any guest unless the scripts are intentionally > installed and configured on one or more guests. > > See the README and conf files for more info. > > All files are new so, in addition to the patch, > these hg add commands will need to be done in > the main tree. > > hg add tools/xenballoond > hg add tools/xenballoond/xenballoond.init > hg add tools/xenballoond/xenballoond > hg add tools/xenballoond/xenballoon.conf > hg add tools/xenballoond/xenballoon.README > hg add tools/xenballoond/xenballoon-monitor > > Signed-off-by: Dan Magenheimer > > Thanks, > Dan > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel