Re: [PATCH] strict VM overcommit for stock 2.4

From: Rik van Riel (riel@conectiva.com.br)
Date: Thu Jul 18 2002 - 17:22:17 EST


On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Szakacsits Szabolcs wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Szakacsits Szabolcs wrote:
> > And my point (you asked for comments) was that, this is only (the
> > harder) part of the solution making Linux a more reliable (no OOM
> > killing *and* root always has the control) and cost effective platform
> > (no need for occasionally very complex and continuous resource limit
> > setup/adjusting, especially for inexpert home/etc users).
>
> Ahh, I figured out your target, embedded devices. Yes it's good for
> that but not enough for general purpose.

However, you NEED this patch in order to implement something
that is good enough for general purpose (ie. per-user resource
accounting).

regards,

Rik

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