linux-kernel - Re: Kernel falls apart under light memory pressure (i.e. linking vmlinux)

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Message-ID: <20110512054631.GI6008@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Thu, 12 May 2011 07:46:31 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Andrew Lutomirski <luto@....edu>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel falls apart under light memory pressure (i.e. linking vmlinux)

> Here's a nice picture of alt-sysrq-m with lots of memory free but the
> system mostly hung.  I can still switch VTs.

Would rather need backtraces. Try setting up netconsole or crashdump
first.

-Andi

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