Re: [RFC] [PATCH] Cgroup based OOM killer controller

[Arve Hjønnevåg]

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> To use oom_adj effectively one should continuously monitor oom_score of all
> the processes, which is a complex moving target and keep on adjusting the
> oom_adj of many tasks which still cannot guarantee the order. This controller
> is deterministic and hence easier to use.
>

Why not add an option to make oom_adj ensure strict ordering instead?

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Arve Hjønnevåg
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