Description of problem: memballoon will not work when enable iommu Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): libvirt-4.5.0-1.el7.x86_64 qemu-kvm-rhev-2.12.0-7.el7.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. prepare host support VT-d, add "intel_iommu=on" to kernel line 2. Prepare a q35 guest and add the xml as below in the guest .... <memory unit='KiB'>2097152</memory> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>2097152</currentMemory> ..... <features> <ioapic driver='qemu'/> ... </features> ... <iommu model='intel'> <driver intremap='on' iotlb='on'/> </iommu> <memballoon model='virtio'> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x06' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/> <driver iommu='on' ats='on'/> </memballoon> ... 3. Add "intel_iommu=on" to kernel line of q35 guest, then reboot the guest 4. check on guest for current memory size [on guest] # cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemTotal MemTotal: 1863840 kB 5. change the memory on host, then check, it do not work [on host] # virsh setmem rhelq 1048576 [on host] # virsh dumpxml rhelq | grep -i mem <memory unit='KiB'>2097152</memory> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>2097152</currentMemory> 6. check on guest, there is no change [on guest] # cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemTotal MemTotal: 1863840 kB Actual results: in step 5, 6, after setmem, the guest memory do not change Expected results: guest memory should be set correctly Additional info: destroy the guest, edit the xml to delete the "<driver iommu='on' ats='on'/>", start the guest and redo all the steps. 1. check before the test [on guest]# cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemTotal MemTotal: 1863840 kB [on host] # virsh dumpxml rhelq | grep -i mem <memory unit='KiB'>2097152</memory> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>2097152</currentMemory> 2. change the memory size for guest, then check it works [on host] # virsh setmem rhelq 1048576 [on host] # virsh dumpxml rhelq | grep -i Mem <memory unit='KiB'>2097152</memory> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>1048576</currentMemory> 3. check on guest, it works [on guest] # cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemTotal MemTotal: 815264 kB
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