Re: [patch -mm v2] mm: introduce oom_adj_child

From: KOSAKI Motohiro
Date: Mon Aug 03 2009 - 08:20:10 EST


> On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 17:45:19 +0900
> KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > "just inherit at fork, change at exec" is an usual manner, I think.
> > If oom_adj_exec rather than oom_adj_child, I won't complain, more.
> >
> But this/(and yours) requires users to rewrite their apps.
> Then, breaks current API.
> please fight with other guardians.

Definitely, I never agree regressionful ABI change ;)
At least, I still think it can be fixable.




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