Re: [PATCH 0/3] OOM detection rework v4

[Tetsuo Handa]

Michal Hocko wrote:
> Sure we can be more intelligent and reset the counter if the
> feedback from compaction is optimistic and we are making some
> progress. This would be less hackish and the XXX comment points into
> that direction. For now I would like this to catch most loads reasonably
> and build better heuristics on top. I would like to do as much as
> possible to close the obvious regressions but I guess we have to expect
> there will be cases where the OOM fires and hasn't before and vice
> versa.

Aren't you forgetting that some people use panic_on_oom > 0 which means that
premature OOM killer invocation is fatal for them?