@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ static void vfio_ap_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
vapdev->vdev.name = g_strdup_printf("%s", mdevid);
vapdev->vdev.dev = dev;
+ /*
+ * vfio-ap devices operate in a way compatible with
+ * memory ballooning, as no pages are pinned in the host.
+ * This needs to be set before vfio_get_device() for vfio common to
+ * handle the balloon inhibitor.
+ */
+ vapdev->vdev.balloon_allowed = true;
+
ret = vfio_get_device(vfio_group, mdevid, &vapdev->vdev, &local_err);
if (ret) {
goto out_get_dev_err;