Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 24 Mar 2000 23:22:40 +0000 (GMT) | | From | Mark Zealey <> | | Subject | Re: Endless overcommit memory thread. |
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> If an application allocates a large amount of memory and then > does not use it, is the app not broken as designed? I say FIX > THE APPLICATION!
What about malicious users, viruses etc... I don't think that it's right to have a badly designed program bring down the entire system.
Cheers,
Mark Zealey mark@itsolve.co.uk
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