def set_exec_area(self, exec_area):
        """
        Sets the exec area value.
        The exec area is a pool of host memory used to store pages
        translated by the JIT (they contain the native code
        corresponding to MIPS code pages).

        :param exec_area: exec area value (integer)
        """

        yield from self._hypervisor.send('vm set_exec_area "{name}" {exec_area}'.format(name=self._name,
                                                                                        exec_area=exec_area))

        log.info('Router "{name}" [{id}]: exec area updated from {old_exec}MB to {new_exec}MB'.format(name=self._name,
                                                                                                      id=self._id,
                                                                                                      old_exec=self._exec_area,
                                                                                                      new_exec=exec_area))
        self._exec_area = exec_area
Sets the exec area value.
        The exec area is a pool of host memory used to store pages
        translated by the JIT (they contain the native code
        corresponding to MIPS code pages).

        :param exec_area: exec area value (integer)