From: toon@vdpas.hobby.nl
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.19-pre3-ac1
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 22:23:05 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020318222305.A23934@vdpas.hobby.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020318025233.A7C044E534@mail.vnsecurity.net> <E16mvYx-0004re-00@the-village.bc.nu>
On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 11:44:27AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > - 2.4.19-pre-ac: kswapd try to swap out and access disk continuously. Whole
> > system is slow down and un-interactivable.
>
> echo "2" >/proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory
Why are you using the value "2"?
It makes me think that it activates some special magic,
but all I can find in mmap.c is:
/* Sometimes we want to use more memory than we have. */
if (sysctl_overcommit_memory)
return 1;
Regards,
Toon.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-03-18 22:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-03-15 1:42 Linux 2.4.19-pre3-ac1 Alan Cox
2002-03-16 2:44 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-03-16 5:33 ` MrChuoi
2002-03-16 6:00 ` J Sloan
2002-03-16 7:52 ` MrChuoi
2002-03-16 17:30 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-16 17:50 ` MrChuoi
2002-03-16 18:00 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-16 19:14 ` MrChuoi
2002-03-16 20:58 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-17 5:36 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-03-17 23:52 ` Matthew D. Pitts
2002-03-18 0:01 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-03-18 3:02 ` MrChuoi
2002-03-18 3:01 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-03-18 3:03 ` Rik van Riel
2002-03-19 1:46 ` MrChuoi
2002-03-18 11:44 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-18 21:23 ` toon [this message]
2002-03-19 1:39 ` MrChuoi
2002-03-19 1:55 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-19 5:54 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2002-03-19 6:20 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-03-19 6:46 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2002-03-19 13:32 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-19 18:04 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-03-19 18:26 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-19 18:29 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-03-21 5:11 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-03-21 13:32 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-18 5:24 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-03-17 13:55 jarmo kettunen
2002-03-17 17:23 ` Alan Cox
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