Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:02:28 +1000 | From | Nick Piggin <> | Subject | Re: [OT] No Swap. Re: [BUG 2.6.90-test5] kernel shits itself with 48mb ram under moderate load |
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Roger Luethi wrote:
>On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 13:13:47 -0700, William Lee Irwin III wrote: > >>> As I see there is not that much edge case testing going around. >>> >>It's known what has to be done for it. AFAICT upstream doesn't like >>the answers and just says "throw hardware at it". I've written it off >>as a lost cause, though I was at one time interested. >> > >Well, _I_ don't know that. What are the answers? And while we're at it, >what's the problem, exactly? > >
This particular problem was fixed nicely by getting the kernel to enable swap, so I don't think its that bad of a problem.
Anyway, I think answers involve sizing data structures more effectively on small memory boxes, more VM smarts in overload situations, and probably most important for desktop use: light weight and unbloated user level environment.
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