Mark Post wrote:
The Out of Memory Killer is a feature of the kernel virtual storage management function. It's been around for quite a while, but was improved quite a bit for the 2.6 kernels. The only thing you have to do to activate it is run out of virtual storage (i.e., what Linux thinks of as real storage and swap space), and it will start killing processes semi-randomly. :) Vastly preferable to swamping your z/VM paging subsystem.
Quite often, innocent parties:-( By the time it's got the right one, Linux could well be due for a reboot as the easiest way to get everything running again. -- Cheers John -- spambait [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not reply off-list ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
