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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 19:31:53 +0200 (MEST)
From: Szakacsits Szabolcs <szaka@sienet.hu>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] strict VM overcommit for stock 2.4
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On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Szakacsits Szabolcs wrote:
> And my point (you asked for comments) was that, this is only (the
> harder) part of the solution making Linux a more reliable (no OOM
> killing *and* root always has the control) and cost effective platform
> (no need for occasionally very complex and continuous resource limit
> setup/adjusting, especially for inexpert home/etc users).

Ahh, I figured out your target, embedded devices. Yes it's good for
that but not enough for general purpose.

	Szaka

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