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The OOM killer makes running out of memory on Linux not fun. I've found that turning of overcommit avoids this problem. Then again, I've seen BSDs handle it ev

The OOM killer makes running out of memory on Linux not fun. I've found that turning of overcommit avoids this problem. Then again, I've seen BSDs handle it even worse.

1vuio0pswjnm7 6y ago
"I've found that turning of overcommit avoids this problem." ("tuning of" or "turning off") Do you mean something like sysctl vm.overcommit_memory=2
- k_sze 6y ago
  The grand parent maybe meant “turning off”. One could argue that’s the ultimate “tuning”. :P
- knorker 6y ago
  I meant "turning off". Sorry. Yes, something exactly like that. Seems too late to edit now.