KVM overcommiting Memory

REF: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Virtualization_Administration_Guide/chap-Virtualization-Tips_and_tricks-Overcommitting_with_KVM.html

Overcommitting is not an ideal solution for all memory issues as the recommended method to deal with memory shortage is to allocate less memory per guest so that the sum of all guests memory (+4G for the host O/S) is lower than the host physical machine's physical memory. If the guest virtual machines need more memory, then increase the guest virtual machines' swap space allocation. If however, should you decide to overcommit, do so with caution.