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From: Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br>
To: safemode <safemode@speakeasy.net>
Cc: David Ford <david@blue-labs.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: VM nuisance
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 00:52:18 -0300 (BRST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33L.0108110051480.3530-100000@imladris.rielhome.conectiva> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010811035112.59EC438D01@perninha.conectiva.com.br>

On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, safemode wrote:

> maybe these are signs that the OOM killer just wasn't ready for 2.4
> with the VM that it has.  For people hoping to use 2.4 as a server
> platform, they should have the confidence to know what's going to
> happen when the OOM situation occurs.  If the current OOM handler cant
> give that confidence then perhaps it should be removed and slated for
> 2.5.  Simple way to beat the flames anyway.

It was better than the alternative of having random programs
die.

But don't let that stop you from sending patches.

regards,

Rik
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       reply	other threads:[~2001-08-11  3:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20010811035112.59EC438D01@perninha.conectiva.com.br>
2001-08-11  3:52 ` Rik van Riel [this message]
     [not found] <no.id>
2001-08-11 16:45 ` VM nuisance Alan Cox
2001-08-11  1:30 David Ford
2001-08-11  2:48 ` Rik van Riel
2001-08-11  2:59   ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-08-11  4:17     ` Rik van Riel
2001-08-11  4:40       ` David Ford
2001-08-11  4:46         ` Rik van Riel
2001-08-11  4:41       ` safemode
2001-08-11  5:00       ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-08-11 13:13     ` Alan Cox
2001-08-11 15:39       ` David Ford
2001-08-11  3:50   ` safemode
2001-08-12 13:09   ` Maciej Zenczykowski
2001-08-12 13:45     ` Rik van Riel
2001-08-16 23:29       ` Justin A
2001-08-17  0:06         ` Dr. Kelsey Hudson
2001-08-17  0:24           ` Justin A
2001-08-17  2:54             ` Dr. Kelsey Hudson
2001-08-12 23:05     ` Dan Mann
2001-08-13  0:01   ` Colonel
2001-08-13 14:32   ` dean gaudet
2001-08-13 19:47     ` Brian
2001-08-14  8:27     ` Helge Hafting
2001-08-17 13:34       ` Szabolcs Szakacsits
2001-08-17 17:29         ` Rik van Riel

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