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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Cc: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: sched-idle and disk-priorities for 2.6.X
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 02:04:38 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040122010438.GD223@elf.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0401211448250.26332-100000@chimarrao.boston.redhat.com>

Hi!

> > > > Is there effective way to limit RSS?
> > > 
> > > Want me to port the RSS stuff from 2.4-rmap to 2.6 ?
> > 
> > Well, if it allows me to limit memory for one task so that it does not
> > make system unusable... yes, that would be great.
> 
> Here it is.  Untested, except for whether it compiles cleanly ;)
> 
> Let me know how it works, if the enforcement is aggressive
> enough or not, whether I need to tweak things etc...

It boots, and seems to have no ill effects. I've yet to see some good
effects, too...

doing 

ulimit -m 1
<some task>

should make that task run with extremely low priority, right?

								Pavel

-- 
When do you have a heart between your knees?
[Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?]

  reply	other threads:[~2004-01-22  1:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-01-16 18:10 sched-idle and disk-priorities for 2.6.X Pavel Machek
2004-01-16 19:37 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2004-01-17 15:24   ` Bill Davidsen
2004-01-17 15:29     ` Nick Piggin
2004-01-19  4:50       ` Bill Davidsen
2004-01-19  5:39         ` Nick Piggin
2004-01-17 23:29   ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-18 18:47     ` Rik van Riel
2004-01-18 19:58       ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-21 19:49         ` Rik van Riel
2004-01-22  1:04           ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2004-01-22  1:13             ` Rik van Riel
2004-01-23 18:59               ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-23 19:04                 ` Rik van Riel
2004-01-23 21:04                   ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-26 23:08                     ` bill davidsen
2004-02-03 19:13                       ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-26  2:06       ` Bill Davidsen
2004-01-26  7:19         ` Pavel Machek

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