For the record, on my 32MB/32MB RAM/swap system, malloc fails
after 889 MB (889 * 1MB allocations). I think that qualifies
as over-commit. Using kernel v2.1.26 too.
-- Andrew E. Mileski mailto:aem@netcom.ca Linux Plug-and-Play Kernel Project http://www.redhat.com/linux-info/pnp/ XFree86 Matrox Team http://www.bf.rmit.edu.au/~ajv/xf86-matrox.html