linux-kernel - Re: Possible 6.5 regression: Huge values for "commited memory"

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Date:   Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:09:19 +0200
From:   Christoph Biedl <linux-kernel.bfrz@...chmal.in-ulm.de>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Michael Labiuk <michael.labiuk@...tuozzo.com>,
        Linux PARISC <linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Memory Management List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Regressions <regressions@...ts.linux.dev>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>,
        "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: Possible 6.5 regression: Huge values for "commited memory"

[
    A tad late in the party, I know. The box I had encoutered this isn't
    quite on 24/7, and reproduction took some time.
]

Linus Torvalds wrote...

> I haven't pushed it out (because it would be lovely to get a
> "Tested-by" for it, and that will make the commit ID change), but I'll
> probably do so later today, with or without confirmation, because it
> does seem to be the problem.

Confirmed this solves the issue here, too. Tested on 6.6-rc2.

    Christoph