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    SubjectRe: OOM killer
    have look at the following posting some time ago:
    http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0003.2/0303.html

    greetings Thomas,

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    On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Jesper Juhl wrote:

    > Alan Cox wrote:
    >
    > >>> shed:~# echo 0 >/proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory
    > >>> shed:~# cat /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory
    > >>> 0
    > >>
    > >> ahh, I see. Well, you live and learn ;)
    > >>
    > >> I think I've got to do my research better before writing mails to lkml.
    > >
    > >
    > > In part.
    > >
    > > The option you want is '2' which isnt implemented 8)
    > >
    > > 0 - I don't care
    > > 1 - Use heuristics to guesstimate avoiding overcommit
    >
    >
    > Thank you for that info :)
    >
    > I wrote a small test program that allocated memory in increasingly
    > larger chunks, and I saw no major difference with a setting of "0" or
    > "1", it seemed both settings allowed my program to allocate exactely the
    > same amount of mem before ENOMEM was returned (I can send the test
    > program on request).
    >
    > I'll be looking forward to a setting of "2" becomming available :)
    >
    >
    > Best regards
    > Jesper Juhl
    >
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