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Re: [OT] Linux Out-Of-Memory Killer


From: Bob Proulx
Subject: Re: [OT] Linux Out-Of-Memory Killer
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 12:50:31 -0600
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14)

Marc Herbert wrote:
> I suggest that Linux kids do not try this at home: the OutOfMemory killer
> killed a few random processes of mine!

Off-Topic for this mailing list but if so then you should configure
your Linux kernel to avoid memory overcommit.  I have previously
ranted about this in some detail here:

  http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/08/msg00022.html

And more recently with a little more rationale here:

  http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2008/04/msg02554.html

Bob



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