Re: [Kimchi-devel] [RFC] - Guest Memory/CPU warning

I would suggest an improvement on your b options to be c: change from a text input box to selection list, and only offer valid choices. On 4/24/2014 11:20 AM, Rodrigo Trujillo wrote: > Hi all, > > we have recently merged the patches that allow user to change guest > memory and cpu. > When user change this parameters, we have some problems: > > 1- If user assigned more virtual cpus than the amount in the host > and start the VM, VM will start normally, but the host server will > have the performance heavily declined. > > 2- If user assigned more virtual memory than the physical amount > in the host, the VM does not start and qemu throws an exception like > "Cannot allocate memory." > > Solutions: > > 1a - Show the number of host physical CPUs in edit Template and > edit Guest windows, then warn the user if he assigns a higher number > 1b - Show the number of host physical CPUs in edit Template and > edit Guest windows, then does not allow to set up a higher number > (generate a error during edition) > > 2a - Show the host MEMORY amount in edit Template and edit Guest > windows, then warn the user if he assigns a higher number > 2b - Show the host MEMORY amount in edit Template and edit Guest > windows, then does not allow to set up a higher number (generate a > error during edition) > > - A third option would be check the numbers before start a guest > and warn the user, or does not allow the vm to be started. > > > I would like to implement 1a and 2b. > Do you have any thoughts or concerns/suggestions ? > > Rodrigo Trujillo > > _______________________________________________ > Kimchi-devel mailing list > Kimchi-devel(a)ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/kimchi-devel >