Re: [PATCH] Revised memory-management stuff

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Re: [PATCH] Revised memory-management stuff (was: OOM killer)

Jonathon Morton writes: > MAJOR: OOM killer now only activates when truly out of memory, ie. when > buffer and cache memory has already been eaten down to the bone. Good. > MEDIUM: IOW, if the allocating process is already 4x the size of the > remaining free memory, reservation of more memory (b

[PATCH] Revised memory-management stuff (was: OOM killer)

The attached patch applies to 2.4.3 and should address the most serious concerns surrounding OOM and low-memory situations for most people. A summary of the patch contents follows: MAJOR: OOM killer now only activates when truly out of memory, ie. when buffer and cache memory has already been ea