linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] oom-kill: add lowmem usage aware oom kill handling

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Date:	Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:45:16 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	vedran.furac@...il.com
Cc:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>, rientjes@...gle.com,
	minchan.kim@...il.com,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] oom-kill: add lowmem usage aware oom kill handling

> I can't say I'm able to correctly read kernel code, but I believe
> default is set by:

It['s set by the distribution - the kerne has a default value but given
the same distributions are shipping the crap userspace that breaks with
no-overcommit do you think they'll set it to break their user apps ?

No.

> http://vedranf.net/tmp/oom.ogv  (you can watch it using VLC for example)
> 
> Actually anyone receiving this mail should see it. What do you think,
> what will customers rather choose if they see this?

Address that to the distributions. Their customers. Systems I set up for
people always have no overcommit enabled.

Alan
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