From: "Jörn Engel" <joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
To: Dan Kegel <dank@kegel.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Andrea VM changes
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 17:48:27 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030831154827.GE30196@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3F52199B.5020808@kegel.com>
On Sun, 31 August 2003 08:51:55 -0700, Dan Kegel wrote:
>
> In the test-and-measurement system I'm developing,
> it turned out the sanest thing to do with OOM conditions
> was to consider them user errors, and to handle them
> by dumping memory usage info about processes and slab caches,
> then halt. It's been very helpful because it turns flaky
> conditions into rock-solid failures. Too bad this drastic
> approach isn't appropriate for general use.
Sound interesting. Can you send a patch for the interested and
unafraid?
Jörn
--
A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is
no battle unless there be two.
-- Seneca
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Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-08-31 15:51 Dan Kegel
2003-08-31 15:48 ` Jörn Engel [this message]
2003-08-31 16:19 ` Dan Kegel
2003-08-31 19:08 ` Jonathan Lundell
2003-08-31 19:22 ` Chris Frey
2003-08-31 23:42 ` Jamie Lokier
2003-09-01 11:47 ` Alan Cox
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2003-09-01 17:27 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-09-01 17:50 ` Andrea Arcangeli
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[not found] ` <qQ37.2q0.9@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-09-01 9:15 ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
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2003-09-01 1:02 Dan Kegel
2003-09-01 6:03 ` Rik van Riel
2003-08-31 17:34 Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-31 17:34 Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-31 22:46 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-09-01 6:01 ` Rik van Riel
2003-09-01 15:54 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-08-30 15:50 Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-30 19:11 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-30 19:21 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-30 23:19 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-08-30 23:30 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-30 23:57 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-08-31 14:10 ` Alan Cox
2003-08-31 14:59 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-08-31 15:29 ` Alan Cox
2003-08-31 15:59 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-09-15 5:16 ` Greg Stark
2003-09-15 10:47 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-08-31 11:50 ` Matthias Andree
2003-09-01 19:52 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-09-01 17:59 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-08-30 15:13 Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-30 15:41 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-09-01 18:26 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-09-01 18:36 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-09-01 19:00 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-09-01 19:05 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-09-02 20:51 ` Marcelo Tosatti
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