Re: [PATCH] kvm tools: mmap guest kernel instead of reading it into memory

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On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This patch mmaps guest kernel into it's own memory slot instead of reading
> it into the memory.
>
> The advantages are:
>  - Smaller memory footprint (same effect as KSM if running multiple guests)

KSM isn't free so it's smaller footprint with less CPU cycles. It's
mostly useful for the special case of running tons of guests using the
same kernel image.
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