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+"cannot set up guest memory" b/c no automatic clearing of Linux' cache
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+Version: qemu-2.6.0-1
+Kernel: 4.4.13-1-MANJARO
+Full script (shouldn't matter though): https://pastebin.com/Hp24PWNE
+
+Problem:
+When host has been up and used for a while cache has been filled as much that guest can't be started without droping caches.
+
+Expected behavior:
+Qemu should be able to request as much Memory as it needs and cause Linux to drop cache pages if needed. A user shouldn't be required to have to come to this conclusion and having to drop caches to start Qemu with the required amount of memory.
+
+My fix:
+Following command (as root) required before qemu start:
+# sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
+
+Example:
+$ sudo qemu.sh -m 10240 && echo success || echo failed
+qemu-system-x86_64: cannot set up guest memory 'pc.ram': Cannot allocate memory
+failed
+$ free
+              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
+Mem:       16379476     9126884     3462688      148480     3789904     5123572
+Swap:             0           0           0
+$ sudo sh -c 'sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches'
+$ free
+              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
+Mem:       16379476     1694528    14106552      149772      578396    14256428
+Swap:             0           0           0
+$ sudo qemu.sh -m 10240  && echo success || echo failed
+success
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