This is interesting, but not nearly as bad as it sounds: No, the problems start when you disable the kernel's OOM killer and try to act on your own. Surprise,

This is interesting, but not nearly as bad as it sounds: No, the problems start when you disable the kernel's OOM killer and try to act on your own. Surprise, surprise: when you disable the time-tested built-in mechanisms that have been put to use in a multitude of cases that boggles the mind and try to implement your own, you're gonna have a bad time.