Re: [PATCH v2]oom-kill: CAP_SYS_RESOURCE should get bonus

From: KOSAKI Motohiro
Date: Tue Nov 09 2010 - 06:01:42 EST


> On Thu, 4 Nov 2010, Figo.zhang wrote:
>
> > > > CAP_SYS_RESOURCE also had better get 3% bonus for protection.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Would you like to elaborate as to why?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > process with CAP_SYS_RESOURCE capibility which have system resource
> > limits, like journaling resource on ext3/4 filesystem, RTC clock. so it
> > also the same treatment as process with CAP_SYS_ADMIN.
> >
>
> NACK, there's no justification that these tasks should be given a 3%
> memory bonus in the oom killer heuristic; in fact, since they can allocate
> without limits it is more important to target these tasks if they are
> using an egregious amount of memory. CAP_SYS_RESOURCE threads have the
> ability to lower their own oom_score_adj values, thus, they should protect
> themselves if necessary like everything else.

David, Stupid are YOU. you removed CAP_SYS_RESOURCE condition with ZERO
explanation and Figo reported a regression. That's enough the reason to
undo. YOU have a guilty to explain why do you want to change and why
do you think it has justification.

Don't blame bug reporter. That's completely wrong.




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