Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 06 Nov 1998 22:06:11 +0100 | From | Brian Schau <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Patch to Memory Subsystem ... (Needed?) |
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> > I can understand the problem there, but surely a better solution would > be to have a limit such that no one process may use more than (say) > 90% of non-kernel system memory, thus ensuring that there's always > some memory free, and have that limit tweakable...
You might end up with 10% free memory being ~ 0 ..? If I understand you correct something like this could happen:
1) Process A starts, allocates 90% of non-kernel system memory (leaving 10%). 2) Process B starts, allocates 90% of non-kernel system memory (leaving 1%). 3) Process C starts .....
> > Also, just a thought, but would more swap space help?
It would. Problem is, we don't know how much ....! But our system is designed to 'back off' if it gets a 'out of memory' which it can recover from (it does on our HP-UX systems ...)
I just tried to emulate the HPUX way of doing things.
BTW, nobody have told me what they think ... ;o)
> > Best wishes from Riley.
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