linux-kernel - Re: PROBLEM: oom killer and swap weirdness on 2.6.3* kernels

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Message-ID: <AANLkTi=Aswf+Hp+qfsC2sCo32hU3E2D4zt3-R35BZ=MC@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:39:48 +1000
From:	dave b <db.pub.mail@...il.com>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Cc:	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org,
	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: oom killer and swap weirdness on 2.6.3* kernels

On 27 July 2010 08:12, David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010, dave b wrote:
>
>> Actually it turns out on 2.6.34.1 I can trigger this issue. What it
>> really is, is that linux doesn't invoke the oom killer when it should
>> and kill something off. This is *really* annoying.
>>
>
> I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to, it's been two months and
> you're using a new kernel and now you're saying that the oom killer isn't
> being utilized when the original problem statement was that it was killing
> things inappropriately?

Sorry about the timespan :(
Well actually it is the same issue. Originally the oom killer wasn't
being invoked and now the problem is still it isn't invoked - it
doesn't come and kill things - my desktop just sits :)
I have since replaced the hard disk - which I thought could be the
issue. I am thinking that because I have shared graphics not using KMS
- with intel graphics - this may be the root of the cause.

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