> > not killed (returning segfault) but the machine hang as in the case
> > before. I proved it running `swapoff -a; startx;` and then trying to start
> > emacs. After that I had to reset.
> >
> > I suggest mm hackers to start the kernel with mem=30m or less.
>
> Im running a mix of 4,8,16 and 32Mbyte boxes. On the two I've tested
> (8 and 32Mb) 2.1.91 thrashes continually after a few minutes and then locks
> up.
I tend to agree with the original poster's theory. Running on a 96mb Indy
I don't see these swap attack except when running lmbench's bw_mem.
Ralf
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu