Re: Balloon driver?

Jun Koi
2007-06-06T02:20:15Z

Hi Dor,

On 6/5/07, Dor Laor <dor.laor-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I want to try the balloon driver. Do we have it in any git tree?
> >
> >The git tree I am having now only has master branch, and nothing else.
> >
> >(Maybe the balloon driver is not working yet, but I am curious when
> >see the userspace code in user/)
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Jun
>
> You're welcome to test it, it is under
> git://kvm.qumranet.com/home/dor/src/linux-2.6
> Checkout the build-trunk branch.
>
> I don't have the time to merge it currently. Note that there are also
> some more balloon drivers for other architecture (s390).
>
> The Linux guest driver change the balloon size using a simple char
> device.

Now I see the userspace tool again, and it seems it must be used from
inside the guest??

So we cannot balloon up/down a guest from host machine?

I will try to see if it works.

Thanks,
Jun