Error when machine memory exceeds system memory

cmd/podman/machine/init.go

@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/completion"
+	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/strongunits"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/cmd/podman/registry"
 	ldefine "github.com/containers/podman/v5/libpod/define"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/libpod/events"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/define"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/shim"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/vmconfigs"
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/mem"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -196,6 +198,12 @@ func initMachine(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		initOpts.UserModeNetworking = &initOptionalFlags.UserModeNetworking
 	}
 
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("memory") {
+		if err := checkMaxMemory(strongunits.MiB(initOpts.Memory)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	// TODO need to work this back in
 	// if finished, err := vm.Init(initOpts); err != nil || !finished {
 	// 	// Finished = true,  err  = nil  -  Success! Log a message with further instructions
@@ -226,3 +234,16 @@ func initMachine(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	fmt.Printf("To start your machine run:\n\n\tpodman machine start%s\n\n", extra)
 	return err
 }
+
+// checkMaxMemory gets the total system memory and compares it to the variable.  if the variable
+// is larger than the total memory, it returns an error
+func checkMaxMemory(newMem strongunits.MiB) error {
+	memStat, err := mem.VirtualMemory()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if total := strongunits.B(memStat.Total); strongunits.B(memStat.Total) < newMem.ToBytes() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("requested amount of memory (%d MB) greater than total system memory (%d MB)", newMem, total)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

cmd/podman/machine/set.go

@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ func setMachine(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 	if cmd.Flags().Changed("memory") {
 		newMemory := strongunits.MiB(setFlags.Memory)
+		if err := checkMaxMemory(newMemory); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		setOpts.Memory = &newMemory
 	}
 	if cmd.Flags().Changed("disk-size") {

pkg/machine/e2e/init_test.go

@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/strongunits"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/define"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/utils"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega/gexec"
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/mem"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ var _ = Describe("podman machine init", func() {
 		cpus = 1
 	}
 
-	It("bad init name", func() {
+	It("bad init", func() {
 		i := initMachine{}
 		reallyLongName := "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
 		session, err := mb.setName(reallyLongName).setCmd(&i).run()
@@ -77,6 +79,16 @@ var _ = Describe("podman machine init", func() {
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(session).To(Exit(125))
 		Expect(session.errorToString()).To(ContainSubstring(`invalid username "-/a": names must match [a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*: invalid argument`))
+
+		// this comes in bytes
+		memStat, err := mem.VirtualMemory()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		total := strongunits.ToMib(strongunits.B(memStat.Total)) + 1024
+
+		badMem := initMachine{}
+		badMemSession, err := mb.setCmd(badMem.withMemory(uint(total))).run()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(badMemSession).To(Exit(125))
 	})
 
 	It("simple init", func() {

pkg/machine/e2e/set_test.go

@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ var _ = Describe("podman machine set", func() {
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(session).To(Exit(0))
 
+		setMem := setMachine{}
+		SetMemSession, err := mb.setName(name).setCmd(setMem.withMemory(524288)).run()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(SetMemSession).To(Exit(125))
+
 		set := setMachine{}
 		setSession, err := mb.setName(name).setCmd(set.withCPUs(2).withDiskSize(102).withMemory(4096)).run()
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())