[pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server] api: add 'allow-ksm' to memory options

[Fabian Grünbichler]

On November 18, 2025 11:08 am, Fiona Ebner wrote:
> Am 18.11.25 um 10:42 AM schrieb Fabian Grünbichler:
>> else it is treated as root-only parameter, and since the UI will set/clear it
>> by default, that makes memory-editing in its entirety root-only.
> 
> Should it be editable by users with "just" VM.Config.Memory? One main
> use case is security-related to avoid side-channel attacks. If the
> answer is no, we should fix the UI of course ;)

IMHO, yes. it is the default after all, and its purpose is to protect
this VM against other co-located guests, not against other admins that
are allowed to (re-)configure my VM.