Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 4 Jan 2002 20:24:38 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 4 Jan 2002 20:24:28 -0500 Received: from adsl-63-199-104-197.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net ([63.199.104.197]:2566 "HELO mail.theoesters.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 4 Jan 2002 20:24:20 -0500 Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 17:24:18 -0800 From: Phil Oester To: Nicholas Knight Cc: Stephan von Krawczynski , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 1gb RAM + 1gb SWAP + make -j bzImage = OOM Message-ID: <20020104172418.A28715@ns1.theoesters.com> In-Reply-To: <004b01c1955e$ecbc9190$6400a8c0@philxp> <20020104220240.233ae66a.skraw@ithnet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from nknight@pocketinet.com on Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 04:42:43PM -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 04:42:43PM -0800, Nicholas Knight wrote: > The one catch is that -j is specified without a number. [snip superfluous description of what 'make -j' implies] > number, your system is dead. A user issue because it seems the user is > using the option without fully comprehending the consequences. eh? Trust me - i understand the implications of make -j. It's not an unreasonable test, especially on a machine with 1gb ram/swap. For reference, read Rik's email regarding his reverse VM patch: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=101007711817127&w=2 Might be enlightening -Phil - 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/