Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 12 Mar 2000 16:28:21 -0500 (EST) | From | Adam <> | Subject | Re: Some questions about linux kernel. |
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> > Problem is that one's thing junk is other person's valuable thing. > ... > > Bottom line is that I don't belive any kind of AI in OMM will do the > > right job. > > It beats killing totally random stuff like we do now.
> Can't you agree that the OOM killer, while not perfect, > is better than the random killing we currently have?
Yes, but it still believe it remains a hack, not optimal solution. .. and as they say 'hack last longest' once they get in.
I belive, ideally *user* should have some way to decide what should die.
Either by some reserved memory region where he can run ps, and kill, ie analogy to reseved %5 of disk space. This space could include only root prorgramsn further ones which are only attached to, say, tty1.
Or via some kernel interface like SysReq. It lets me list processes so all is needed is just a feature to kill selected process (and ability of system to suspend processes requesting more memory until memory becomes available, or they get killed by user). Is this doable? I don't know.
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