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On Linux if you run out of memory the OOM killer tries to find the process consuming the most RAM and kills it. Unfriendly it’s not always triggered fast enoug
by pantalaimon 6y ago
On Linux if you run out of memory the OOM killer tries to find the process consuming the most RAM and kills it.
Unfriendly it’s not always triggered fast enough, so your system might lock up slowing to a crawl swapping before it gets a chance to run.
You’ll find a message about it in dmesg