linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: add config option to select the initial overcommit mode

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Message-ID: <5735EBBC.6050705@free.fr>
Date:	Fri, 13 May 2016 16:59:08 +0200
From:	Mason <slash.tmp@...e.fr>
To:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
	Sebastian Frias <sf84@...oste.net>
Cc:	linux-mm@...ck.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: add config option to select the initial overcommit
 mode

On 13/05/2016 16:51, Michal Hocko wrote:

> The default should cover the most use cases. If you can prove that the
> vast majority of embedded systems are different and would _benefit_ from
> a different default I wouldn't be opposed to change the default there.

It seems important to point out that Sebastian's patch does NOT change
the default behavior. It merely creates a knob allowing one to override
the default via Kconfig.

+choice
+	prompt "Overcommit Mode"
+	default OVERCOMMIT_GUESS
+	depends on EXPERT

Regards.