Overcomittable memory (Was: Linux 2.2.15pre12)

From: Rask Ingemann Lambertsen (rask@kampsax.k-net.dk)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2000 - 20:01:46 EST


Den 06-Mar-00 23:53:26 skrev Stephen C. Tweedie fĝlgende om "Re: Linux 2.2.15pre12":

['hard' memory allocation policy]

> Your user space app uses all the memory it can and then gets ENOMEM on
> the next malloc. Fine.

> Then named does a malloc. It gets ENOMEM and dies,

   That would be a very silly reaction to ENOMEM for a program like named.
The same goes for inetd, sendmail and init and other such programs.

Regards,

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