frantisek holop wrote:
the kernel will kill random processes? are we talking about linux's OOM
here or openbsd? since when is this in openbsd? i seem to recall
some debate where openbsd devs found that idea ridiculous. i know i do,
and the machine should panic instead of starting shooting down processes.
-f
Am I missing something here?
If the OS runs out of (any) memory then there is already a serious
problem. In such a case I would prefer that the kernel kills some random
applications but protects itself, so that I can login on the console and
check what's going on. It might even be possible to make a clean reboot
(avoiding a long fsck).
A kernel panic is IMHO the worst option.
?
Please explain your point of view, or why the devs consider it a bad
idea (a quick search on the list didn't show anything).
(I understand that in case of kernel development a panic would be useful
as it shows information, but I consider the "daily usage" case)
regards,
Robert
PS:
What is the actual situation in OpenBSD? Does it have some OOM killer?
