Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 3 Mar 2000 18:09:41 +0000 (GMT Standard Time) | From | Paul Jakma <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.2.15pre12 |
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On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, Alan Cox wrote:
> If someone wrote the code then yes. Basically it comes down to ensuring > that the total amount of address space is contained > > Doing it perfectly is hard - very hard and I've yet to see anyone get it > right in the Unix world. Doing the general case is not so bad. Basically > whenever you create/destroy/modify a VMA you must ensure that there is > memory or swap for the VMA. >
well i can't write the code. but maybe one of the VM gurus will keep such a possibility in mind next time they're rewriting VM. :)
i'd really like this feature - for when you absolutely never ever can risk VM deadlock and when the machine has plenty of physical RAM.
thanks for answering,
Paul Jakma. paul@clubi.ie
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