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-rw-r--r--nova/scheduler/least_cost.py9
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/nova/scheduler/least_cost.py b/nova/scheduler/least_cost.py
index 71db730cb..bccdd0a4f 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/least_cost.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/least_cost.py
@@ -79,8 +79,13 @@ def noop_cost_fn(host_state, weighing_properties):
def compute_fill_first_cost_fn(host_state, weighing_properties):
- """More free ram = higher weight. So servers will less free
- ram will be preferred."""
+ """More free ram = higher weight. So servers with less free
+ ram will be preferred.
+
+ Note: the weight for this function in default configuration
+ is -1.0. With a -1.0 this function runs in reverse, so systems
+ with the most free memory will be preferred.
+ """
return host_state.free_ram_mb