Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262802AbTI2FH3 (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Sep 2003 01:07:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262803AbTI2FH2 (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Sep 2003 01:07:28 -0400 Received: from holomorphy.com ([66.224.33.161]:31393 "EHLO holomorphy") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262802AbTI2FH2 (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Sep 2003 01:07:28 -0400 Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 22:08:17 -0700 From: William Lee Irwin III To: Nick Piggin Cc: Roger Luethi , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [OT] No Swap. Re: [BUG 2.6.90-test5] kernel shits itself with 48mb ram under moderate load Message-ID: <20030929050817.GO4306@holomorphy.com> Mail-Followup-To: William Lee Irwin III , Nick Piggin , Roger Luethi , Linux Kernel Mailing List References: <3F75EC3B.4030305@softhome.net> <20030927201347.GM4306@holomorphy.com> <20030927202548.GB31080@k3.hellgate.ch> <3F77BCE4.2010601@cyberone.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3F77BCE4.2010601@cyberone.com.au> Organization: The Domain of Holomorphy User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 03:02:28PM +1000, Nick Piggin wrote: > This particular problem was fixed nicely by getting the kernel to enable > swap, so I don't think its that bad of a problem. > Anyway, I think answers involve sizing data structures more effectively > on small memory boxes, more VM smarts in overload situations, and > probably most important for desktop use: light weight and unbloated > user level environment. The problem statement was unclear, and my original statement about solutions accordingly inaccurate. -- wli - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/