* [PATCH qemu-server 0/2] config: document default balloon behavior
@ 2026-02-05 12:52 Maximiliano Sandoval
2026-02-05 12:52 ` [PATCH qemu-server 1/2] config: fix ballon typo on docstring and comments Maximiliano Sandoval
2026-02-05 12:52 ` [PATCH qemu-server 2/2] config: document default balloon behavior Maximiliano Sandoval
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From: Maximiliano Sandoval @ 2026-02-05 12:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pve-devel
Document the behavior and fix a typo.
I discussed this with Fiona off-list, since there are not problems with the
current behavior it is not worth it to turn this into a string property or
special case another value.
Maximiliano Sandoval (2):
config: fix ballon typo on docstring and comments
config: document default balloon behavior
src/PVE/QemuServer.pm | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
--
2.47.3
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* [PATCH qemu-server 1/2] config: fix ballon typo on docstring and comments
2026-02-05 12:52 [PATCH qemu-server 0/2] config: document default balloon behavior Maximiliano Sandoval
@ 2026-02-05 12:52 ` Maximiliano Sandoval
2026-02-05 12:52 ` [PATCH qemu-server 2/2] config: document default balloon behavior Maximiliano Sandoval
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From: Maximiliano Sandoval @ 2026-02-05 12:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pve-devel
>From Cambridge Dictionary:
- ballon. noun. a large, round glass, usually used for drinking
brandy.
>From Collins Dictionary:
- ballon. noun. British english. dancing
- ballon. noun. British english. small bale or bundle
Signed-off-by: Maximiliano Sandoval <m.sandoval@proxmox.com>
---
src/PVE/QemuServer.pm | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index dae72c40..08cb6b98 100644
--- a/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ my $confdesc = {
optional => 1,
type => 'integer',
description =>
- "Amount of target RAM for the VM in MiB. Using zero disables the ballon driver.",
+ "Amount of target RAM for the VM in MiB. Using zero disables the balloon driver.",
minimum => 0,
},
shares => {
@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@ sub vmstatus {
$qmpclient->queue_cmd($qmp_peer, $blockstatscb, 'query-blockstats');
$qmpclient->queue_cmd($qmp_peer, $machinecb, 'query-machines');
$qmpclient->queue_cmd($qmp_peer, $versioncb, 'query-version');
- # this fails if ballon driver is not loaded, so this must be
+ # this fails if balloon driver is not loaded, so this must be
# the last command (following command are aborted if this fails).
$qmpclient->queue_cmd($qmp_peer, $ballooncb, 'query-balloon');
@@ -4759,7 +4759,7 @@ sub vmconfig_hotplug_pending {
die "skip\n" if !$hotplug_features->{cpu};
qemu_cpu_hotplug($vmid, $conf, $value);
} elsif ($opt eq 'balloon') {
- # enable/disable balloning device is not hotpluggable
+ # enable/disable ballooning device is not hotpluggable
my $old_balloon_enabled = !!(!defined($conf->{balloon}) || $conf->{balloon});
my $new_balloon_enabled =
!!(!defined($conf->{pending}->{balloon}) || $conf->{pending}->{balloon});
--
2.47.3
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* [PATCH qemu-server 2/2] config: document default balloon behavior
2026-02-05 12:52 [PATCH qemu-server 0/2] config: document default balloon behavior Maximiliano Sandoval
2026-02-05 12:52 ` [PATCH qemu-server 1/2] config: fix ballon typo on docstring and comments Maximiliano Sandoval
@ 2026-02-05 12:52 ` Maximiliano Sandoval
2026-02-05 12:54 ` Maximiliano Sandoval
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From: Maximiliano Sandoval @ 2026-02-05 12:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pve-devel
The behavior for this key is the following:
- balloning=0: Disabled
- Not defined in the config: Enabled
- balloning=N: Enabled, and target memory set to N MiB
Instead of special-casing balloning=1 (or turning it into a property
string) to enable the drive without setting a target memory size, we
simply document the current behavior better.
Signed-off-by: Maximiliano Sandoval <m.sandoval@proxmox.com>
---
src/PVE/QemuServer.pm | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index 08cb6b98..0395c85b 100644
--- a/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ my $confdesc = {
optional => 1,
type => 'integer',
description =>
- "Amount of target RAM for the VM in MiB. Using zero disables the balloon driver.",
+ "Amount of target RAM for the VM in MiB. The balloon driver is enabled by default, "
+ . "unless it is explicitly disabled by setting zero as value.",
minimum => 0,
},
shares => {
--
2.47.3
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* Re: [PATCH qemu-server 2/2] config: document default balloon behavior
2026-02-05 12:52 ` [PATCH qemu-server 2/2] config: document default balloon behavior Maximiliano Sandoval
@ 2026-02-05 12:54 ` Maximiliano Sandoval
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From: Maximiliano Sandoval @ 2026-02-05 12:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pve-devel
Maximiliano Sandoval <m.sandoval@proxmox.com> writes:
> The behavior for this key is the following:
> - balloning=0: Disabled
> - Not defined in the config: Enabled
> - balloning=N: Enabled, and target memory set to N MiB
As per the previous commit, there is a typo here. Please let me know if
a v2 is preferable.
> Instead of special-casing balloning=1 (or turning it into a property
> string) to enable the drive without setting a target memory size, we
> simply document the current behavior better.
>
> Signed-off-by: Maximiliano Sandoval <m.sandoval@proxmox.com>
--
Maximiliano
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