Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:24:35 -0500 | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: Linux killed Kenny, bastard! |
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Evgeniy Polyakov wrote: > So effectively oom_adj only works as enable/disable switch, and since no > one knows how to tune it, it is better to do not touch at all. And get > ssh killed. I believe if it is ever used then only to disable oom at > all, which is wrong, since task still may be killed but after some > others. My patch adds a simple priority for that based on the name of > the process, which are known to the administrators who maintain given > system. > > If nothing else, this would seem to reduce the number of processes for which the OOM coefficient of evil must be calculated.
-- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> "Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will still be valid when the war is over..." Otto von Bismark
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