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You can always disable it using 'sysctl -w vm.overcommit_memory=2' or have more control with vm.overcommit_* various sysctls. In the general case, I found that
by benou 9y ago
You can always disable it using 'sysctl -w vm.overcommit_memory=2' or have more control with vm.overcommit_* various sysctls.
In the general case, I found that overcommit is usually more useful than strict accounting, but I agree that for more industrial cases it can be the opposite (but then you can spend time tuning it).
- srean 9y agoOh! of course. I was seeking comments on whether it is true that this behavior is not ISO C compliant. I understand why this behavior is default, if you _have_ to support fork() this perhaps the more pragmatic default.