Messages in this thread | | | From | Jesse Pollard <> | Subject | Re: Avoiding OOM on overcommit...? | Date | Sat, 18 Mar 2000 21:09:35 -0600 |
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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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jesse I Pollard, II Email: pollard@cats-chateau.net
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