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[Qemu-trivial] [PATCH] util: Improve os_mem_prealloc error message


From: Michal Privoznik
Subject: [Qemu-trivial] [PATCH] util: Improve os_mem_prealloc error message
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:13:32 +0200

Currently, when the preallocating guest memory process fails, an not
so helpful error message is printed out:

    # virsh start migt10
    error: Failed to start domain migt10
    error: internal error: process exited while connecting to monitor:
    os_mem_prealloc: failed to preallocate pages

>From the error message it's not clear at the first glance where the
problem lies. However, changing the error message might give uses a
clue.

Signed-off-by: Michal Privoznik <address@hidden>
---
 util/oslib-posix.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/util/oslib-posix.c b/util/oslib-posix.c
index 016a047..8c9d80e 100644
--- a/util/oslib-posix.c
+++ b/util/oslib-posix.c
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ void os_mem_prealloc(int fd, char *area, size_t memory)
     pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &set, &oldset);
 
     if (sigsetjmp(sigjump, 1)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "os_mem_prealloc: failed to preallocate pages\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, "os_mem_prealloc: Insufficient free host memory "
+                        "pages available to allocate guest RAM\n");
         exit(1);
     } else {
         int i;
-- 
2.0.4




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