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From: William Lee Irwin III <wli@holomorphy.com>
To: Nick Piggin <piggin@cyberone.com.au>
Cc: Roger Luethi <rl@hellgate.ch>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [OT] No Swap. Re: [BUG 2.6.90-test5] kernel shits itself with 48mb ram under moderate load
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 22:08:17 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030929050817.GO4306@holomorphy.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3F77BCE4.2010601@cyberone.com.au>

On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 03:02:28PM +1000, Nick Piggin wrote:
> This particular problem was fixed nicely by getting the kernel to enable
> swap, so I don't think its that bad of a problem.
> Anyway, I think answers involve sizing data structures more effectively
> on small memory boxes, more VM smarts in overload situations, and
> probably most important for desktop use: light weight and unbloated
> user level environment.

The problem statement was unclear, and my original statement about
solutions accordingly inaccurate.


-- wli

  reply	other threads:[~2003-09-29  5:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <ArQ0.821.23@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <ArQ0.821.25@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]   ` <ArQ0.821.21@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]     ` <ArZC.8f1.9@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-09-27 19:59       ` [OT] No Swap. Re: [BUG 2.6.90-test5] kernel shits itself with 48mb ram under moderate load Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
2003-09-27 20:13         ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-09-27 20:25           ` Roger Luethi
2003-09-29  5:02             ` Nick Piggin
2003-09-29  5:08               ` William Lee Irwin III [this message]
2003-09-27 20:21         ` Roger Luethi
2003-09-28 13:06           ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
2003-09-28 15:52             ` Mikulas Patocka
2003-09-28 17:21               ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
2003-09-28 17:31                 ` Mikulas Patocka
2003-09-28 17:54                   ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
2003-09-28 18:04                     ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-09-28 17:33                 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2003-09-28 17:57                   ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
     [not found] <Apl1.4ur.9@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <Ar3B.6UW.21@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-09-27 18:13   ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
2003-09-27 18:27     ` Roger Luethi

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