> I might have some
> ideas on how to implement a '5% Real Genuine Root-reserve', but I don't
> know what options the memory sub-system offers me or how flexible the
> mss is.
What about reserving a text console and run a program in it that will
occupy a certain amount of RAM in shm segments (they're not swapped
out---am I right here?)? You would only have to switch to the given
console on the server (which should not require additional memory)
(which (the server) should be in a locked-up room) and CTRL-C aka kill
that program. Then there'd be memory to kill the offending process(es).
ciao,
johnny
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