Re: [linux-lvm] copying file results in out of memory, kills other processes, makes system unavailable

2014-06-16 Thread Bryn M. Reeves
On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 08:13:39PM +0930, David Newall wrote: > I'm running a qemu virtual machine, 2 x i686 with 2GB RAM. VM's disks are > managed via LVM2. Most disk activity is on one LV, formatted as ext4. > Backups are taken using snapshots, and at the time of the problem that I am > about t

copying file results in out of memory, kills other processes, makes system unavailable

2014-06-14 Thread David Newall
Hi all, First, I'm not subscribed to any of the mailing lists addressed. Please copy me in replies. I'm not sure if this is an LVM issue or a MM issue. I rather think it's the latter, and I'll explain why, towards the end of this email. I'm running a qemu virtual machine, 2 x i686 with 2GB