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  1. OpenShift Virtualization
  2. CNV-41208

The downward metrics server allows using more resources than expected

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      Tracker for https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/issues/11731

      What happened:
      The downward metric server could be abused to use an excessive amount of resources by the virt-handler if many VMs are running on the cluster and requesting the metrics.

      This was first brought up on CNV-38661 and mitigated by #11484, but even with this mitigation in place, the root issue still persists: the server runs in the virt-handler outside the VM's cgroup.

      A proper solution will be to move back the downward metrics server from the virt-handler to the virt-launcher, so it will run in the same cgroup as the VM

              dholler@redhat.com Dominik Holler
              rhn-support-sbennert Sarah Bennert
              Geetika Kapoor Geetika Kapoor
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