Re: Out of swap handling and X lockups in 3.2R

[Daniel C. Sobral]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> 
>     What it all comes down to is a juxtaposition of what people believe
>     is appropriate verses what people are actually willing to code up.
>     I'm willing to code up my importance mechanism idea.  The question is
>     whether it's a good enough idea to throw into the tree.

I think it's a good idea. It lets the admin introduce bias in the
system to protect people/processes who are more likely to use huge
amount of memory. Alas, taking the swap space into account in
addition to RSS seems more important to me. But then, I'm happy with
the way things are right now.

--
Daniel C. Sobral                        (8-DCS)
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        "Thus, over the years my wife and I have physically diverged. While
I have zoomed toward a crusty middle-age, she has instead clung
doggedly to the sweet bloom of youth. Naturally I think this unfair.
Yet, if it was the other way around, I confess I wouldn't be happy
either."


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