3 files changed, 89 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 67eb450..2cf22b1 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1643,11 +1643,58 @@ pc_machine_get_hotplug_memory_region_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     visit_type_int(v, &value, name, errp);
 }
 
+static void pc_machine_get_max_ram_below_4g(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                                         void *opaque, const char *name,
+                                         Error **errp)
+{
+    PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(obj);
+    uint64_t value = pcms->max_ram_below_4g;
+
+    visit_type_size(v, &value, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void pc_machine_set_max_ram_below_4g(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                                         void *opaque, const char *name,
+                                         Error **errp)
+{
+    PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(obj);
+    Error *error = NULL;
+    uint64_t value;
+
+    visit_type_size(v, &value, name, &error);
+    if (error) {
+        error_propagate(errp, error);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (value > (1ULL << 32)) {
+        error_set(&error, ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR,
+                  "Machine option 'max-ram-below-4g=%"PRIu64
+                  "' expects size less than or equal to 4G", value);
+        error_propagate(errp, error);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (value < (1ULL << 20)) {
+        error_report("Warning: small max_ram_below_4g(%"PRIu64
+                     ") less than 1M.  BIOS may not work..",
+                     value);
+    }
+
+    pcms->max_ram_below_4g = value;
+}
+
 static void pc_machine_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
+    PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(obj);
+
     object_property_add(obj, PC_MACHINE_MEMHP_REGION_SIZE, "int",
                         pc_machine_get_hotplug_memory_region_size,
                         NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    pcms->max_ram_below_4g = 1ULL << 32; /* 4G */
+    object_property_add(obj, PC_MACHINE_MAX_RAM_BELOW_4G, "size",
+                        pc_machine_get_max_ram_below_4g,
+                        pc_machine_set_max_ram_below_4g,
+                        NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static void pc_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 60057f9..47546b7 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN
 #  include <xen/hvm/hvm_info_table.h>
 #endif
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
     DeviceState *icc_bridge;
     FWCfgState *fw_cfg = NULL;
     PcGuestInfo *guest_info;
+    ram_addr_t lowmem;
 
     /* Check whether RAM fits below 4G (leaving 1/2 GByte for IO memory).
      * If it doesn't, we need to split it in chunks below and above 4G.
@@ -107,7 +109,25 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
      * breaking migration.
      */
     if (machine->ram_size >= 0xe0000000) {
-        ram_addr_t lowmem = gigabyte_align ? 0xc0000000 : 0xe0000000;
+        lowmem = gigabyte_align ? 0xc0000000 : 0xe0000000;
+    } else {
+        lowmem = 0xe0000000;
+    }
+
+    /* Handle the machine opt max-ram-below-4g.  It is basicly doing
+     * min(qemu limit, user limit).
+     */
+    if (lowmem > pc_machine->max_ram_below_4g) {
+        lowmem = pc_machine->max_ram_below_4g;
+        if (machine->ram_size - lowmem > lowmem &&
+            lowmem & ((1ULL << 30) - 1)) {
+            error_report("Warning: Large machine and max_ram_below_4g(%"PRIu64
+                         ") not a multiple of 1G; possible bad performance.",
+                         pc_machine->max_ram_below_4g);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (machine->ram_size >= lowmem) {
         above_4g_mem_size = machine->ram_size - lowmem;
         below_4g_mem_size = lowmem;
     } else {
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index da5fd53..155db99 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "hw/ide/ahci.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
 #include "hw/cpu/icc_bus.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 /* ICH9 AHCI has 6 ports */
 #define MAX_SATA_PORTS     6
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
     PCIDevice *ahci;
     DeviceState *icc_bridge;
     PcGuestInfo *guest_info;
+    ram_addr_t lowmem;
 
     /* Check whether RAM fits below 4G (leaving 1/2 GByte for IO memory
      * and 256 Mbytes for PCI Express Enhanced Configuration Access Mapping
@@ -96,7 +98,25 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
      * breaking migration.
      */
     if (machine->ram_size >= 0xb0000000) {
-        ram_addr_t lowmem = gigabyte_align ? 0x80000000 : 0xb0000000;
+        lowmem = gigabyte_align ? 0x80000000 : 0xb0000000;
+    } else {
+        lowmem = 0xb0000000;
+    }
+
+    /* Handle the machine opt max-ram-below-4g.  It is basicly doing
+     * min(qemu limit, user limit).
+     */
+    if (lowmem > pc_machine->max_ram_below_4g) {
+        lowmem = pc_machine->max_ram_below_4g;
+        if (machine->ram_size - lowmem > lowmem &&
+            lowmem & ((1ULL << 30) - 1)) {
+            error_report("Warning: Large machine and max_ram_below_4g(%"PRIu64
+                         ") not a multiple of 1G; possible bad performance.",
+                         pc_machine->max_ram_below_4g);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (machine->ram_size >= lowmem) {
         above_4g_mem_size = machine->ram_size - lowmem;
         below_4g_mem_size = lowmem;
     } else {