Re: Allocation of too much memory hangs system, kernel 2.2.*

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
1 Jun 1999 07:33:33 GMT


Followup to: <p2t6759ipmq.fsf@safran.zrz.tu-berlin.de>
By author: Jost Boekemeier <jostobfe@calvados.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> When the kernel runs out of vmem it starts to kill all runnable
> processes. One of its first victims are apache, init (sic!) and
> your shell. :)
>

Uh, no. init *can't* be killed.

-hpa

-- 
"The user's computer downloads the ActiveX code and simulates a 'Blue
Screen' crash, a generally benign event most users are familiar with
and that would not necessarily arouse suspicions."
-- Security exploit description on http://www.zks.net/p3/how.asp

- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/