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From: Pedro <linux_user@izecksohn.com>
To: Al Boldi <a1426z@gawab.com>
Subject: Re: tmpfs and the OOM killer
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:39:43 -0300
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On Thursday 12 April 2007 02:04, Al Boldi wrote:
> > Pedro wrote:
> >   2) How should an application be written to not be killed by OOM?
>
> Try this:
>
> # echo -17 > /proc/<pid>/oom_adj

  I should know that to run a fail-safe application is a superuser privilege.

  Sorry from wasting your time.