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Am Wed, 20 Jan 2016 08:12:33 +0100 |
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schrieb "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>: |
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> > > Overcommitting memory is, i think, on the roadmap for Xen. |
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> > > (Disclaimer: At least, I seem to remember reading that |
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> > > somewhere) |
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> > That would be a nice feature. |
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> For VDIs, I might consider using it. |
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> But considering most OSs tend to fill up all available memory with |
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> caches, I expect performance issues. |
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This is what memory ballooning is for: To reclaim tight memory |
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resources from discardable OS memory. The host cache will take care of |
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doing proper caching. |
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Regards, |
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Kai |
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