Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:54:57 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:54:47 -0500 Received: from 3-123.cwb-adsl.telepar.net.br ([200.193.162.123]:15378 "EHLO imladris.rielhome.conectiva") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:54:38 -0500 Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 00:53:43 -0300 (BRST) From: Rik van Riel To: Doug Ledford cc: james , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Ideas for the oom problem In-Reply-To: <3AC15D6D.16E60291@redhat.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 773 Lines: 22 On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Doug Ledford wrote: > Now, I wouldn't bring this up as a big issue except I keep seeing > people say things like "why so complex a solution for something that > is only used in emergency situations". My point is that it *IS NOT* > being using only in emergency situations and that is what needs fixed. Exactly. Rik -- Virtual memory is like a game you can't win; However, without VM there's truly nothing to lose... http://www.surriel.com/ http://www.conectiva.com/ http://distro.conectiva.com.br/ - 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/