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.Dd January 22, 2012
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.Dt VIRTIO_BALLOON 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm virtio_balloon
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.Nd VirtIO Memory Balloon driver
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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To compile this driver into the kernel,
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place the following lines in your
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kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "device virtio_balloon"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Alternatively, to load the driver as a
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module at boot time, place the following line in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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virtio_balloon_load="YES"
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.Ed
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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device driver provides support for VirtIO memory balloon devices.
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.Pp
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The memory balloon allows the guest to, at the request of the
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hypervisor, return memory allocated to the hypervisor so it can
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be made available to other guests.
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The hypervisor can later signal the balloon to return the memory.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr virtio 4
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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driver was written by
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.An Bryan Venteicher Aq bryanv@daemoninthecloset.org .
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It first appeared in
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.Fx 9.0 .
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