linux-kernel - Re: 4.8.8 kernel trigger OOM killer repeatedly when I have lots of RAM that should be free

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Message-ID: <20161129160751.GC9796@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:07:51 +0100
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Marc MERLIN <marc@...lins.org>
Cc:     Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>,
        Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: 4.8.8 kernel trigger OOM killer repeatedly when I have lots of
 RAM that should be free

On Tue 29-11-16 07:55:37, Marc MERLIN wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 08:23:15AM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > Marc, could you try this patch please? I think it should be pretty clear
> > it should help you but running it through your use case would be more
> > than welcome before I ask Greg to take this to the 4.8 stable tree.
> 
> I ran it overnight and copied 1.4TB with it before it failed because
> there wasn't enough disk space on the other side, so I think it fixes
> the problem too.

Can I add your Tested-by?

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs