Is it possible to increase or decrease memory allocation to KVM guests dynamically?

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Issue

  • Does KVM support memory ballooning? Is it possible to dynamically increase/decrease memory of a KVM guest in RHEL5?
  • Where I could find documentation on how to use it?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 KVM Host
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 Guest

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