linux-kernel - Re: tmpfs and the OOM killer

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Date:	Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:39:43 -0300
From:	Pedro <linux_user@...cksohn.com>
To:	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: tmpfs and the OOM killer

On Thursday 12 April 2007 02:04, Al Boldi wrote:
> > Pedro wrote:
> >   2) How should an application be written to not be killed by OOM?
>
> Try this:
>
> # echo -17 > /proc/<pid>/oom_adj

  I should know that to run a fail-safe application is a superuser privilege.

  Sorry from wasting your time.
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