Re: [libvirt] RFC: Increasing number of processes allowed for qemu user

2011-03-03 Thread Daniel P. Berrange
On Wed, Mar 02, 2011 at 04:28:46PM +0100, Jiri Denemark wrote: Hi all, When libvirt is running on a system with limited number of processes allowed to be created by the user under which qemu processes are run, we hit scalability issues. My take on this issue is that it's in fact a host

Re: [libvirt] RFC: Increasing number of processes allowed for qemu user

2011-03-03 Thread Jiri Denemark
On Thu, Mar 03, 2011 at 12:07:12 +, Daniel P. Berrange wrote: If it were possible to change it on the fly, then I think it could be valid to suggest it is libvirt's responsibility. Since ulimits can't be changed for the existing QEMU processes though, the only option is to change it ahead

[libvirt] RFC: Increasing number of processes allowed for qemu user

2011-03-02 Thread Jiri Denemark
Hi all, When libvirt is running on a system with limited number of processes allowed to be created by the user under which qemu processes are run, we hit scalability issues. My take on this issue is that it's in fact a host configuration issue and it should just be documented that users need to