Re: OOM Patches: Tests and Results

Stefan Monnier (monnier+lists/linux/kernel/news/@TEQUILA.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU)
09 Oct 1998 13:07:00 -0400

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>>>>> "Andrea" == Andrea Arcangeli <andrea@e-mind.com> writes:
> This is the expected behaviour. Eventually having X killed is not the best
> ;-) but sure is better to have something killed than lost control over the
> system.

And that's where Rik's OOM Killer comes into play, by the way: kill
something else than X (aleak, for instance).

Stefan

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