linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysrq: Don't panic_on_oom if the user requested an OOM kill.

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Date:	Mon, 18 May 2009 13:52:26 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Geoffrey Thomas <geofft@....edu>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysrq: Don't panic_on_oom if the user requested an OOM
 kill.

On Mon, 18 May 2009, Geoffrey Thomas wrote:

> If I specifically request an OOM kill via magic sysrq, I don't want
> panic_on_oom to apply and crash the machine. I ran into this on a server
> with panic_on_oom and automatic reboot after panic configured on the
> assumption that nobody is likely physically present. If I'm able to use
> magic sysrq, though, I can use that to reboot the machine slightly more
> safely, if that's what I wanted.
> 
> This patch adds an extra parameter to out_of_memory to ignore the value
> of sysctl_panic_on_oom, and just proceed with the OOM kill.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geoffrey Thomas <geofft@....edu>

Nack, it's your own fault for asking for panic_on_oom and then not wanting 
it to panic on oom.

Disable /proc/sys/vm/panic_on_oom before invoking the oom killer and then 
reenable it afterwards.
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