On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:50:26 +0200 Esben Stien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> Tilman Baumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > all the linux memory overcommit behaviour more or less depends on > > the fact that it can allways save it's ass by using swap. (Instead > > of helplessley crashing) > > Yes, or killing the application. Not having swap is nonsense;). If you > are using swap something is wrong, right, but then you fix it. I find > it strange that the debian install didn't make a little swap > partition. and luckily those smart fellas in kernel developer land.. made kernel overcommit.. a tunable parameter! and... cunningly.. on the FR (and as wel on my desktop) it's turned off! :) so... a moot point really. :) -- Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
