---
tests/disks/test-add-disks.c | 9 +++++++++
utils/max-disks/max-disks.pl | 1 +
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tests/disks/test-add-disks.c b/tests/disks/test-add-disks.c
index a7365d1d1..f3eb87bb4 100644
--- a/tests/disks/test-add-disks.c
+++ b/tests/disks/test-add-disks.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
guestfs_h *g;
char *tmpdir;
ssize_t n = -1; /* -1: not set 0: max > 0: specific value */
+ int m;
g = guestfs_create ();
if (g == NULL)
@@ -158,6 +159,14 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
}
ndisks = n;
+ /* Increase memory available to the appliance. On x86 the default
+ * is not enough to both detect and partition 256 disks.
+ */
+ m = guestfs_get_memsize (g);
+ if (m == -1 ||
+ guestfs_set_memsize (g, m * 20 / 5) == -1)
+ error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, "get or set memsize failed");
+
tmpdir = guestfs_get_cachedir (g);
if (tmpdir == NULL)
exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/utils/max-disks/max-disks.pl b/utils/max-disks/max-disks.pl
index f7fe5bca2..714357fbb 100755
--- a/utils/max-disks/max-disks.pl
+++ b/utils/max-disks/max-disks.pl
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ my $mid = 1024;
# Get the kernel under test.
my $g = Sys::Guestfs->new ();
+$g->set_memsize ($g->get_memsize () * 20 / 5);
$g->launch ();
my %kernel = $g->utsname;
$g->close ();
--
2.15.1