diff --git a/fc-agent/src/network.rs b/fc-agent/src/network.rs
index c361e7d0..c7b0e615 100644
--- a/fc-agent/src/network.rs
+++ b/fc-agent/src/network.rs
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ pub async fn kill_stale_tcp_connections() {
     }
 
     // Kill only external connections using ss filter.
-    // Preserve: loopback (127.0.0.0/8, [::1]), VM gateway (10.0.2.0/24).
-    // Note: ss doesn't support IPv6 CIDR in brackets — [fd00::]/64 fails.
-    // fd00:: traffic goes through the gateway anyway (preserved by 10.0.2.0/24 rule).
+    // Preserve: loopback (127.0.0.0/8, [::1]), VM gateway IPv4 (10.0.2.0/24),
+    // and pasta ULA IPv6 (fd00::/64 — gateway fd00::2, guest fd00::100).
+    // Note: ss IPv6 CIDR uses bare prefix (fd00::/64), not bracketed ([fd00::]/64).
     let kill_output = Command::new("ss")
         .args([
             "-K",
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ pub async fn kill_stale_tcp_connections() {
             "!",
             "dst",
             "10.0.2.0/24",
+            "and",
+            "!",
+            "dst",
+            "fd00::/64",
             ")",
         ])
         .output()
diff --git a/src/cli/args.rs b/src/cli/args.rs
index d436eb42..07f8ec3e 100644
--- a/src/cli/args.rs
+++ b/src/cli/args.rs
@@ -351,9 +351,10 @@ pub struct SnapshotRunArgs {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub exec: Option<String>,
 
-    /// Disable KVM dirty page tracking. File-backed pages stay shared through
-    /// the host page cache — multiple clones from the same snapshot share
-    /// physical memory pages. Tradeoff: diff snapshots from this VM won't work.
+    /// Disable KVM dirty page tracking. Reduces KVM overhead by not maintaining
+    /// dirty bitmaps, but diff snapshots from this VM won't work. Note: this
+    /// does NOT enable page sharing — MAP_PRIVATE CoW still copies pages to
+    /// Private_Clean on access (see DESIGN.md Clone Memory Sharing).
     #[arg(long)]
     pub no_dirty_tracking: bool,
 
diff --git a/src/commands/common.rs b/src/commands/common.rs
index 79e43eaa..5d833171 100644
--- a/src/commands/common.rs
+++ b/src/commands/common.rs
@@ -687,11 +687,12 @@ pub struct RestoreParams<'a> {
     /// For routed mode clones: the unique per-clone IPv6 that fc-agent should
     /// configure on eth0, replacing the snapshot's shared guest IPv6.
     pub clone_ipv6: Option<String>,
-    /// Enable KVM dirty page tracking. When true, KVM CoW-copies file-backed
-    /// pages for dirty tracking (needed for subsequent diff snapshots from this VM).
-    /// When false, pages stay shared through page cache — multiple clones from
-    /// the same snapshot share physical memory pages. Disabled for hugepage VMs
-    /// (KVM would split 2MB TLB entries to 4K).
+    /// Enable KVM dirty page tracking. When true, KVM maintains dirty bitmaps
+    /// to track modified pages (needed for subsequent diff snapshots from this VM).
+    /// When false, reduces KVM overhead but diff snapshots won't work.
+    /// Note: disabling dirty tracking does NOT enable page sharing — MAP_PRIVATE
+    /// CoW still copies pages to Private_Clean on access (see DESIGN.md).
+    /// Disabled for hugepage VMs (KVM would split 2MB TLB entries to 4K).
     pub track_dirty_pages: bool,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/snapshot.rs b/src/commands/snapshot.rs
index 3b7756cf..faa55d1e 100644
--- a/src/commands/snapshot.rs
+++ b/src/commands/snapshot.rs
@@ -871,10 +871,9 @@ pub async fn cmd_snapshot_run(args: SnapshotRunArgs) -> Result<()> {
     };
 
     // Run clone setup using shared restore function
-    // Dirty tracking: KVM CoW-copies file-backed pages so it can track which
-    // pages are modified (needed for diff snapshots from this VM).
-    // Without it, pages stay shared through the host page cache — multiple
-    // clones from the same snapshot share physical memory.
+    // Dirty tracking: KVM maintains a dirty bitmap to track which pages are
+    // modified (needed for diff snapshots from this VM). Disabling it reduces
+    // KVM overhead but prevents subsequent diff snapshots.
     // CLI: --no-dirty-tracking disables it for clones.
     // Internal: startup_snapshot_base_key forces it on (needs diff snapshot).
     // Hugepages: always disable — KVM splits 2MB Stage 2 block mappings to 4K