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Subject: Re: Very large font size crashing X Font Server and Grounding Server to
To: jijo@free.net.ph (Federico Sevilla III)
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 06:39:35 +0100 (BST)
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> check to prevent such large sizes from crashing X and/or the X Font
> Server, I'm alarmed by (1) the way the X font server allows itself to be
> crashed like this, and (2) the way the entire Linux kernel seems to have
> been unable to handle the situation. While having a central company or

So turn on the features to conrol it. Set rlimits on the xfs server and 
enable non overcommit (-ac kernel)

Alan
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