Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 17:48:27 +0200
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F6rn?= Engel <joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
To: Dan Kegel <dank@kegel.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Andrea VM changes
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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?

J?rn

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