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Subject: Re: Linux Memory Overcommits (was Re: VERY BAD performances (help !))
From: Bennett Todd (betrahul.net)
Date: Fri Apr 14 2000 - 08:37:32 CDT

2000-04-14-03:59:26 Robert R. Wal:
> Wietse Venema:
> > Thanks for the info. I would strongly recommend that this flag
> > be set to 0, so the kernel gives memory only when it is known to
> > be available.
>
> Guess what? Lots of the software will stop working in the minute
> you set this variable to 0.

Then since it defaults to 0 in at least the 2.2.x kernel I checked,
and in 2.3.99-pre3, lots of software must not work here.

I'm sure glad I don't run that software.

:-)

-Bennett

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