linux-kernel - Re: Misleading OOM messages

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Message-ID: <20090522224345.5b4d58eb@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Fri, 22 May 2009 22:43:45 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>, Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>,
	Peter Ziljstra <a.p.ziljstra@...llo.nl>,
	San Mehat <san@...roid.com>, Arve Hj?nnev?g <arve@...roid.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Misleading OOM messages

On Fri, 22 May 2009 15:01:23 -0400 (EDT)
Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> Subject: Remove misleading kernel log entries about "Out of Memory" conditions
> 
> What we traditionally call an "out of memory" failure is mostly not really
> related to having enough physical memory. "out of memory" occurs when the
> memory reclaim attempts fail to provide enough memory for an allocation.

That looks even more misleading. It now sounds like something you should
immediately rush out and file in bugzilla.

Not a good change at all
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