: I've long felt that the best solution to problems like this is a per-user
:swap space quota. This gives admins a knob to manage the allocation of swap
:space while still allowing overcommit. The downside is that it doesn't provide
:a graceful way for a program to recover from it's overconsumption sins. I'd
:argue, however, that buggy software or incorrectly tuned systems should get
:what they deserve.
:
:-DG
:
:David Greenman
Ooh, cool idea. If I had that at BEST I would use it snap! like that!
A per-user swap quota would work a whole lot better then the current
numprocs x datasize limit
-Matt
Matthew Dillon
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