Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751817Ab0G0EuL (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:50:11 -0400 Received: from mail-qy0-f174.google.com ([209.85.216.174]:44706 "EHLO mail-qy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750957Ab0G0EuJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:50:09 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; b=pcUOLqw6+Cmq+Y3WtSb+x2uaQnL5sv4k6Em2SEQ0EvjizyIre2aSrFJXtbLRNvyYXZ qf0FCYxP/2yb5vQCKe+dlY8BvZVv+RJI6OZkMXf7zJa7cycx2ko1cIl9exm0+hBxdEnE RIivUSEvLFnjRYzfKSTbAay58upTXOFe/vvB0= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20100727134431.2F11.A69D9226@jp.fujitsu.com> References: <20100727134431.2F11.A69D9226@jp.fujitsu.com> From: dave b Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:49:48 +1000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: PROBLEM: oom killer and swap weirdness on 2.6.3* kernels To: KOSAKI Motohiro Cc: David Rientjes , Hugh Dickins , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1873 Lines: 40 On 27 July 2010 14:46, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote: >> On 27 July 2010 08:12, David Rientjes wrote: >> > On Tue, 27 Jul 2010, dave b wrote: >> > >> >> Actually it turns out on 2.6.34.1 I can trigger this issue. What it >> >> really is, is that linux doesn't invoke the oom killer when it should >> >> and kill something off. This is *really* annoying. >> >> >> > >> > I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to, it's been two months and >> > you're using a new kernel and now you're saying that the oom killer isn't >> > being utilized when the original problem statement was that it was killing >> > things inappropriately? >> >> Sorry about the timespan :( >> Well actually it is the same issue. Originally the oom killer wasn't >> being invoked and now the problem is still it isn't invoked - it >> doesn't come and kill things - my desktop just sits :) >> I have since replaced the hard disk - which I thought could be the >> issue. I am thinking that because I have shared graphics not using KMS >> - with intel graphics - this may be the root of the cause. > > Do you mean the issue will be gone if disabling intel graphics? > if so, we need intel graphics driver folks help. sorry, linux-mm folks don't > know intel graphics detail. Well the only other system I have running the 2.6.34.1 kernel atm is an arm based system. I originally sent this to the kernel list and was told I should probably forward it to the mm list. It may be a general issue or it could just be specific :) -- "Not Hercules could have knock'd out his brains, for he had none." -- Shakespeare -- 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/