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SubjectRe: Avoiding OOM on overcommit...?
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On Sat, 18 Mar 2000, Paul Jakma wrote:
>On 18 Mar 2000, Mirian Crzig Lennox wrote:
>
> Overcommitting memory is the moral equivalent of writing bad checks and
> praying there will be money to cover them before they are cashed. It's
> completely irresponsible-- and when it fails, it really bites down hard.
>
>bzzzttt... bad analogy. :)
>
>overcommit is more like writing out many cheques where you know from
>experience that typically only a small percentage are ever cashed.
>
>would you keep $1,000,000 of cash in reserve when you know that most
>likely you could cover your debts with only $100?

You do if it means that you will die if someone calls your bluff.
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