From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 2 Aug 2001 18:15:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 2 Aug 2001 18:15:12 -0400 Received: from h24-76-184-93.vs.shawcable.net ([24.76.184.93]:57513 "HELO md5.ca") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 2 Aug 2001 18:15:10 -0400 Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 15:15:06 -0700 From: Pavel Zaitsev To: "Jeffrey W. Baker" Cc: Jakob =?iso-8859-1?Q?=D8stergaard?= , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Ongoing 2.4 VM suckage Message-ID: <20010802151506.A30906@md5.ca> Reply-To: pavel@md5.ca In-Reply-To: <20010802234434.E7650@unthought.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="M9NhX3UHpAaciwkO" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: ; from jwbaker@acm.org on Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 02:52:11PM -0700 X-Arbitrary-Number-Of-The-Day: 42 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --M9NhX3UHpAaciwkO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jeffrey W. Baker(jwbaker@acm.org)@Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 02:52:11PM -0700: > Gosh, here's an idea: if there is no memory left and someone malloc()s > some more, have malloc() fail? Kill the process that required the memory? > I can't believe the attitude I am hearing. Userland processes should be > able to go around doing whaever the fuck they want and the box should stay > alive. Currently, if a userland process runs amok, the kernel goes into > self-fucking mode for the rest of the week. Userland process shall be suspended after it reaches certain rate of swaps per second. It may resume after short while. Userland process, if written properly will see that malloc is failing and inform user. If its being bad, then it will be suspended. p. --=20 Take out your recursive cannons and shoot! 110461387 http://gpg.md5.ca http://perlpimp.com --M9NhX3UHpAaciwkO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7adDqEhbFhd1U3E0RAgJ8AKDQP6TLLKgWoaUvzHg6RpTp0Q8aQwCghSl8 Wzts4Kx/aHaMsvwBau5z0Dg= =FO8y -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --M9NhX3UHpAaciwkO--