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SubjectRe: Linux 2.2.15pre12
Alan Cox wrote:
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> > just wondering, could linux implement a 'hard' memory alloc policy? a la
> > solaris/Tru64/and probably many other unices.. ie when memory is
> > allocated to an app, it's /guaranteed/ to be there?
>
> If someone wrote the code then yes. Basically it comes down to ensuring
> that the total amount of address space is contained

Isn't this what /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory is for??

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