Re: [PATCH v4] xen/balloon: add late_initcall_sync() for initial ballooning done

[Marek Marczykowski-Górecki <marmarek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Nov 04, 2021 at 11:55:34AM -0400, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> This appears to have noticeable effect on boot time (and boot experience in 
> general).

Yes, this is kind of intentional. It avoids killing the domain ("out of
PoD memory") for the price of increased boot time. I still wonder why it
wasn't an issue before, although it could just be a race that was less
likely to loose before.

You can find some analysis of mine here:
https://lore.kernel.org/xen-devel/YXFxKC4shCATB913@mail-itl/

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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab

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