linux-kernel - ANDROID low memory killer register (was Linux killed Kenny, bastard!)

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Date:	Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:10:38 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@...g.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, zbr@...emap.net,
	greg@...ah.com
Subject: ANDROID low memory killer register (was Linux killed Kenny,
 bastard!)

> config ANDROID_LOW_MEMORY_KILLER
>          bool "Android Low Memory Killer"
>          default N
>          ---help---
>            Register processes to be killed when memory is low
> 
> available in Staging drivers / Android?

I believe they are related in the sense that both of them are
unneccessary and should not make the final kernel...

The /proc../oom_adj interface is again sufficient for this.
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