Re: [PATCH] OOM killer API (was: [PATCH] VM fix for 2.4.0-test9 & OOM handler)

[Matthew Hawkins]

On 2000-10-11 10:33:39 -0400, Bruce A. Locke wrote:
> 
> Your making the deadly assumption that all applications behave themselves
> exactly the same all the time.  Oops... netscape decided to freak out and
> take up all your memory... guess its the admins fault.

Yep, for not setting appropriate resource limits.

man 2 setrlimit

Of course, if its a kernel bug that causes it I think you're SOL ;)

-- 
Matt
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