linux-kernel - Re: OOM killer gripe (was Re: What still uses the block layer?)

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Date:	Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:50:25 +0000
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...eleye.com>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, Jens Axboe <axboe@...e.de>,
	Suparna Bhattacharya <suparna@...ibm.com>,
	Nick Piggin <piggin@...erone.com.au>
Subject: Re: OOM killer gripe (was Re: What still uses the block layer?)

Hi!

> I suppose I should just configure suspending to a file instead of a
> swap partition, but I've just historically trusted suspend/resume to a
> swap partition much more than to a file.  Or maybe I should hack in a
> sysctl to prevent any swapping even though the swap partition is
> configured (so only suspend/resume will use it).

swapon -a; swsusp; swapoff -a?

							Pavel

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