linux-kernel - RE: System hang problem.

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Date:	Tue, 3 Oct 2006 22:44:04 -0700
From:	"Manish Neema" <Manish.Neema@...opsys.com>
To:	"Willy Tarreau" <w@....eu>
Cc:	"Keith Mannthey" <kmannth@...il.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: System hang problem.

> What you can often do, if you have one application using much memory, 
> is limiting *this application's* memory usage with ulimit. If the 
> application correctly handles malloc()==NULL, then at least your 
> system will behave stably.

The problem is its different application, different user each time (a
typical large R&D environment). /etc/security/limits.conf allows to set
max resident set size. Is there a way to limit based on the total
virtual size? 

-Manish
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