For inactive domains, set both current and maximum memory to the specified 'maximum memory' value. This matches the behavior of QEMU driver's SetMaxMemory. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091132 --- src/lxc/lxc_driver.c | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c index 9c006e9..b47ac5e 100644 --- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c +++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c @@ -692,9 +692,14 @@ static int lxcDomainSetMaxMemory(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned long newmax) goto cleanup; if (newmax < vm->def->mem.cur_balloon) { - virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, - "%s", _("Cannot set max memory lower than current memory")); - goto cleanup; + if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) { + vm->def->mem.cur_balloon = newmax; + } else { + virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, "%s", + _("Cannot set max memory lower than current" + " memory for an active domain")); + goto cleanup; + } } vm->def->mem.max_balloon = newmax; -- 1.8.5.5