Re: master 5c532fe303: Recommend that the user turn off memory overcommit

[Stefan Monnier]

> +@cindex memory trouble, GNU/Linux
> +  On GNU/Linux systems, the system does not normally report running
> +out of memory to Emacs, and can instead randomly kill processes when
> +they run out of memory.  We recommend that you turn this behavior off,
> +so that Emacs can respond correctly when it runs out of memory, by
> +becoming the super user, editing the file @code{/etc/sysctl.conf} to
> +contain the following lines, and then running the command @code{sysctl
> +-p}:

FWIW, I think this is none of Emacs's business.


        Stefan