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SubjectRe: Misleading OOM messages
On Thu, 14 May 2009, Dave Hansen wrote:

> > > - printk(KERN_ERR "%s: kill process %d (%s) score %li or a child\n",
> > > + printk(KERN_ERR "No available memory %s: "
> > > + "kill process %d (%s) score %li or a child\n",
> > > message, task_pid_nr(p), p->comm, points);
> >
> > "No available memory" still suggests that plugging in more memory is the
> > right solution.
>
> To me it at least adds the fact that more should be made *available* and
> not just that you're out of it. So, definitely not perfect, but better
> than "out".
>

I think "no allowable memory" followed by information on what is and is
not allowed in that specific context would remove any ambiguity.


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