On Friday 05 May 2006 18:43, Hans-Werner Hilse wrote:

> > [ 1151.984829] Swap cache: add 71, delete 71, find 0/0, race 0+0
> > [ 1151.984831] Free swap  = 995736kB
> > [ 1151.984833] Total swap = 996020kB
> > [ 1151.984834] Free swap:    995736kB
>
> Errr, that basically says nearly full swap space is available, isn't it?
>

no, that says, that of roughly one gb, roughly one gb was free, when the oom 
happened.

> I think you probably have some IO related driver that for whatever
> reason decides to claim highmem. This triggers the OOM (there's no
> highmem), and cc1plus just happens to be the most interesting task to
> kill for the kernel:

no, I had this often enough.

The thing is really easy: on amd64 compiling kdepim or wesnoth can end in one 
single make instance need ~700mb of ram for a big construct.
If you have two instances and only 1gb, oom will go wild.

The example was from kdepim, btw.

Here is another one, were the oom killer was really on a rampage:

[14190.755961] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0x80d2, order=0
[14190.755966] Mem-info:
[14190.755968] DMA per-cpu:
[14190.755970] cpu 0 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1 used:2
[14190.755973] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1 used:1
[14190.755974] Normal per-cpu:
[14190.755977] cpu 0 hot: low 62, high 186, batch 31 used:87
[14190.755979] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 62, batch 31 used:31
[14190.755981] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[14190.755984] Free pages:        5100kB (0kB HighMem)
[14190.755988] Active:99458 inactive:16552 dirty:0 writeback:0 unstable:0 
free:1275 slab:5237 mapped:114743 pagetables:1681
[14190.755993] DMA free:2068kB min:88kB low:108kB high:132kB active:9968kB 
inactive:0kB present:15996kB pages_scanned:11428 all_unreclaimable? yes
[14190.755996] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 495 495
[14190.756000] Normal free:3032kB min:2800kB low:3500kB high:4200kB 
active:387864kB inactive:66208kB present:507584kB pages_scanned:0 
all_unreclaimable? no
[14190.756004] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[14190.756007] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:160kB high:192kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[14190.756010] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[14190.756012] DMA: 1*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 
0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2068kB
[14190.756019] Normal: 0*4kB 33*8kB 1*16kB 0*32kB 1*64kB 1*128kB 0*256kB 
1*512kB 0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 3032kB
[14190.756025] HighMem: empty
[14190.756028] Swap cache: add 71448, delete 65168, find 4559/6507, race 0+0
[14190.756030] Free swap  = 770044kB
[14190.756032] Total swap = 996020kB
[14190.756034] Free swap:       770044kB
[14190.759136] 130992 pages of RAM
[14190.759139] 3282 reserved pages
[14190.759141] 134016 pages shared
[14190.759143] 6280 pages swap cached
[14190.759202] Out of Memory: Killed process 16362 (java).
[14509.475810] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0xd0, order=0
[14509.475814] Mem-info:
[14509.475816] DMA per-cpu:
[14509.475819] cpu 0 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1 used:4
[14509.475821] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1 used:1
[14509.475823] Normal per-cpu:
[14509.475826] cpu 0 hot: low 62, high 186, batch 31 used:68
[14509.475828] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 62, batch 31 used:54
[14509.475830] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[14509.475833] Free pages:        5008kB (0kB HighMem)
[14509.475837] Active:113415 inactive:3219 dirty:0 writeback:0 unstable:0 
free:1252 slab:4835 mapped:115538 pagetables:1541
[14509.475842] DMA free:2068kB min:88kB low:108kB high:132kB active:10252kB 
inactive:0kB present:15996kB pages_scanned:10743 all_unreclaimable? yes
[14509.475845] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 495 495
[14509.475849] Normal free:2940kB min:2800kB low:3500kB high:4200kB 
active:443408kB inactive:12876kB present:507584kB pages_scanned:0 
all_unreclaimable? no
[14509.475853] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[14509.475856] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:160kB high:192kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[14509.475859] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[14509.475861] DMA: 1*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 
0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2068kB
[14509.475867] Normal: 1*4kB 23*8kB 4*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 1*128kB 0*256kB 
1*512kB 0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2940kB
[14509.475874] HighMem: empty
[14509.475877] Swap cache: add 92036, delete 85042, find 9890/13129, race 0+0
[14509.475879] Free swap  = 757972kB
[14509.475881] Total swap = 996020kB
[14509.475883] Free swap:       757972kB
[14509.478961] 130992 pages of RAM
[14509.478963] 3282 reserved pages
[14509.478964] 122253 pages shared
[14509.478966] 6994 pages swap cached
[14509.479022] Out of Memory: Killed process 8398 (java).
[15001.297389] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0x80d2, order=0
[15001.297393] Mem-info:
[15001.297395] DMA per-cpu:
[15001.297398] cpu 0 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1 used:3
[15001.297400] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1 used:1
[15001.297402] Normal per-cpu:
[15001.297404] cpu 0 hot: low 62, high 186, batch 31 used:146
[15001.297407] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 62, batch 31 used:32
[15001.297409] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[15001.297412] Free pages:        5004kB (0kB HighMem)
[15001.297416] Active:100152 inactive:15972 dirty:0 writeback:0 unstable:0 
free:1251 slab:4971 mapped:115200 pagetables:1789
[15001.297421] DMA free:2068kB min:88kB low:108kB high:132kB active:10196kB 
inactive:0kB present:15996kB pages_scanned:10628 all_unreclaimable? yes
[15001.297423] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 495 495
[15001.297428] Normal free:2936kB min:2800kB low:3500kB high:4200kB 
active:390412kB inactive:63888kB present:507584kB pages_scanned:0 
all_unreclaimable? no
[15001.297431] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[15001.297435] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:160kB high:192kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[15001.297438] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[15001.297440] DMA: 1*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 
0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2068kB
[15001.297446] Normal: 62*4kB 0*8kB 0*16kB 2*32kB 1*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 
1*512kB 0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2936kB
[15001.297453] HighMem: empty
[15001.297456] Swap cache: add 111793, delete 98036, find 20075/26180, race 
0+0
[15001.297459] Free swap  = 779808kB
[15001.297460] Total swap = 996020kB
[15001.297462] Free swap:       779808kB
[15001.300647] 130992 pages of RAM
[15001.300649] 3282 reserved pages
[15001.300651] 147598 pages shared
[15001.300652] 13757 pages swap cached
[15001.300714] Out of Memory: Killed process 11518 (java).
[15060.965935] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0xd0, order=0
[15060.965940] Mem-info:
[15060.965942] DMA per-cpu:
[15060.965945] cpu 0 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1 used:3
[15060.965948] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1 used:1
[15060.965949] Normal per-cpu:
[15060.965952] cpu 0 hot: low 62, high 186, batch 31 used:65
[15060.965954] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 62, batch 31 used:54
[15060.965956] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[15060.965959] Free pages:        5184kB (0kB HighMem)
[15060.965963] Active:89073 inactive:27221 dirty:0 writeback:234 unstable:0 
free:1296 slab:4820 mapped:115130 pagetables:1809
[15060.965968] DMA free:2068kB min:88kB low:108kB high:132kB active:10260kB 
inactive:0kB present:15996kB pages_scanned:10366 all_unreclaimable? yes
[15060.965971] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 495 495
[15060.965976] Normal free:3116kB min:2800kB low:3500kB high:4200kB 
active:346032kB inactive:108884kB present:507584kB pages_scanned:415 
all_unreclaimable? no
[15060.965979] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[15060.965982] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:160kB high:192kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[15060.965985] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[15060.965987] DMA: 1*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 
0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2068kB
[15060.965994] Normal: 29*4kB 11*8kB 12*16kB 1*32kB 0*64kB 1*128kB 0*256kB 
1*512kB 0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 3116kB
[15060.966000] HighMem: empty
[15060.966004] Swap cache: add 121582, delete 109470, find 20540/26826, race 
0+0
[15060.966006] Free swap  = 744824kB
[15060.966008] Total swap = 996020kB
[15060.966009] Free swap:       744824kB
[15060.969400] 130992 pages of RAM
[15060.969402] 3282 reserved pages
[15060.969404] 145398 pages shared
[15060.969405] 12112 pages swap cached
[15060.969465] Out of Memory: Killed process 15435 (java).
[16399.737605] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0x80d2, order=0
[16399.737609] Mem-info:
[16399.737612] DMA per-cpu:
[16399.737614] cpu 0 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1 used:2
[16399.737617] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1 used:1
[16399.737619] Normal per-cpu:
[16399.737621] cpu 0 hot: low 62, high 186, batch 31 used:95
[16399.737623] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 62, batch 31 used:49
[16399.737625] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[16399.737628] Free pages:        5016kB (0kB HighMem)
[16399.737632] Active:2565 inactive:113639 dirty:0 writeback:0 unstable:0 
free:1254 slab:5070 mapped:115248 pagetables:1712
[16399.737637] DMA free:2068kB min:88kB low:108kB high:132kB active:10260kB 
inactive:4kB present:15996kB pages_scanned:13785 all_unreclaimable? yes
[16399.737640] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 495 495
[16399.737645] Normal free:2948kB min:2800kB low:3500kB high:4200kB active:0kB 
inactive:454552kB present:507584kB pages_scanned:610972 all_unreclaimable? 
yes
[16399.737648] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[16399.737651] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:160kB high:192kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[16399.737654] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[16399.737656] DMA: 1*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 
0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2068kB
[16399.737663] Normal: 55*4kB 5*8kB 0*16kB 2*32kB 1*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 
1*512kB 0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2948kB
[16399.737669] HighMem: empty
[16399.737672] Swap cache: add 152484, delete 137323, find 36699/46949, race 
0+0
[16399.737675] Free swap  = 770452kB
[16399.737676] Total swap = 996020kB
[16399.737678] Free swap:       770452kB
[16399.740821] 130992 pages of RAM
[16399.740823] 3282 reserved pages
[16399.740825] 124968 pages shared
[16399.740826] 15161 pages swap cached
[16399.740887] Out of Memory: Killed process 27424 (java).
[16399.836512] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0xd0, order=0
[16399.836516] Mem-info:
[16399.836518] DMA per-cpu:
[16399.836521] cpu 0 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1 used:2
[16399.836523] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1 used:1
[16399.836525] Normal per-cpu:
[16399.836527] cpu 0 hot: low 62, high 186, batch 31 used:64
[16399.836530] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 62, batch 31 used:60
[16399.836531] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[16399.836534] Free pages:        5020kB (0kB HighMem)
[16399.836538] Active:2697 inactive:113540 dirty:3 writeback:823 unstable:0 
free:1255 slab:5088 mapped:114449 pagetables:1712
[16399.836543] DMA free:2068kB min:88kB low:108kB high:132kB active:10260kB 
inactive:4kB present:15996kB pages_scanned:13785 all_unreclaimable? yes
[16399.836546] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 495 495
[16399.836551] Normal free:2952kB min:2800kB low:3500kB high:4200kB 
active:528kB inactive:454156kB present:507584kB pages_scanned:33 
all_unreclaimable? no
[16399.836554] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[16399.836557] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:160kB high:192kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[16399.836560] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[16399.836562] DMA: 1*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 
0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2068kB
[16399.836569] Normal: 42*4kB 10*8kB 1*16kB 2*32kB 1*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 
1*512kB 0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2952kB
[16399.836575] HighMem: empty
[16399.836578] Swap cache: add 153239, delete 137323, find 36699/46950, race 
0+0
[16399.836581] Free swap  = 767436kB
[16399.836582] Total swap = 996020kB
[16399.836584] Free swap:       767436kB
[16399.839833] 130992 pages of RAM
[16399.839836] 3282 reserved pages
[16399.839837] 124796 pages shared
[16399.839839] 15916 pages swap cached
[16399.839891] Out of Memory: Killed process 27435 (java).
[18015.861623] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0xd0, order=0
[18015.861627] Mem-info:
[18015.861629] DMA per-cpu:
[18015.861632] cpu 0 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1 used:2
[18015.861634] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1 used:1
[18015.861636] Normal per-cpu:
[18015.861639] cpu 0 hot: low 62, high 186, batch 31 used:69
[18015.861641] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 62, batch 31 used:37
[18015.861643] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[18015.861646] Free pages:        6068kB (0kB HighMem)
[18015.861650] Active:111495 inactive:4129 dirty:0 writeback:14 unstable:0 
free:1517 slab:4986 mapped:114649 pagetables:2028
[18015.861654] DMA free:2068kB min:88kB low:108kB high:132kB active:9984kB 
inactive:4kB present:15996kB pages_scanned:10392 all_unreclaimable? yes
[18015.861657] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 495 495
[18015.861662] Normal free:4000kB min:2800kB low:3500kB high:4200kB 
active:435996kB inactive:16512kB present:507584kB pages_scanned:0 
all_unreclaimable? no
[18015.861665] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[18015.861669] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:160kB high:192kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[18015.861672] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[18015.861673] DMA: 1*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 
0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2068kB
[18015.861680] Normal: 208*4kB 24*8kB 8*16kB 5*32kB 2*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 
1*512kB 0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 4000kB
[18015.861687] HighMem: empty
[18015.861690] Swap cache: add 188122, delete 160635, find 55603/70024, race 
0+0
[18015.861693] Free swap  = 741476kB
[18015.861694] Total swap = 996020kB
[18015.861696] Free swap:       741476kB
[18015.864849] 130992 pages of RAM
[18015.864851] 3282 reserved pages
[18015.864853] 151018 pages shared
[18015.864854] 27487 pages swap cached
[18015.864921] Out of Memory: Killed process 21573 (java).
[20154.955648] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0xd0, order=0
[20154.955652] Mem-info:
[20154.955655] DMA per-cpu:
[20154.955657] cpu 0 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1 used:2
[20154.955660] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1 used:1
[20154.955662] Normal per-cpu:
[20154.955664] cpu 0 hot: low 62, high 186, batch 31 used:94
[20154.955666] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 62, batch 31 used:52
[20154.955668] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[20154.955671] Free pages:        4996kB (0kB HighMem)
[20154.955675] Active:57513 inactive:59707 dirty:0 writeback:0 unstable:0 
free:1249 slab:4734 mapped:116005 pagetables:1193
[20154.955680] DMA free:2068kB min:88kB low:108kB high:132kB active:10176kB 
inactive:0kB present:15996kB pages_scanned:10338 all_unreclaimable? yes
[20154.955683] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 495 495
[20154.955688] Normal free:2928kB min:2800kB low:3500kB high:4200kB 
active:219876kB inactive:238828kB present:507584kB pages_scanned:0 
all_unreclaimable? no
[20154.955691] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[20154.955694] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:160kB high:192kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[20154.955697] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[20154.955699] DMA: 1*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 
0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2068kB
[20154.955706] Normal: 6*4kB 29*8kB 1*16kB 1*32kB 1*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 
1*512kB 0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2928kB
[20154.955712] HighMem: empty
[20154.955716] Swap cache: add 250146, delete 222527, find 87777/108247, race 
0+0
[20154.955718] Free swap  = 750780kB
[20154.955720] Total swap = 996020kB
[20154.955721] Free swap:       750780kB
[20154.958923] 130992 pages of RAM
[20154.958925] 3282 reserved pages
[20154.958927] 83773 pages shared
[20154.958928] 27619 pages swap cached
[20154.958971] Out of Memory: Killed process 15902 (klauncher).
[20180.803004] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0x80d2, order=0
[20180.803009] Mem-info:
[20180.803011] DMA per-cpu:
[20180.803014] cpu 0 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1 used:5
[20180.803016] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1 used:1
[20180.803018] Normal per-cpu:
[20180.803021] cpu 0 hot: low 62, high 186, batch 31 used:99
[20180.803023] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 62, batch 31 used:57
[20180.803025] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[20180.803028] Free pages:        5028kB (0kB HighMem)
[20180.803032] Active:117255 inactive:293 dirty:0 writeback:0 unstable:0 
free:1257 slab:4292 mapped:116679 pagetables:1279
[20180.803037] DMA free:2068kB min:88kB low:108kB high:132kB active:10196kB 
inactive:0kB present:15996kB pages_scanned:10381 all_unreclaimable? yes
[20180.803040] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 495 495
[20180.803045] Normal free:2960kB min:2800kB low:3500kB high:4200kB 
active:458824kB inactive:1172kB present:507584kB pages_scanned:504143 
all_unreclaimable? yes
[20180.803048] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[20180.803051] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:160kB high:192kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[20180.803054] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[20180.803056] DMA: 1*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 
0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2068kB
[20180.803063] Normal: 30*4kB 9*8kB 5*16kB 2*32kB 1*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 
1*512kB 0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2960kB
[20180.803069] HighMem: empty
[20180.803073] Swap cache: add 259272, delete 253105, find 88674/109651, race 
0+0
[20180.803075] Free swap  = 727052kB
[20180.803077] Total swap = 996020kB
[20180.803078] Free swap:       727052kB
[20180.806423] 130992 pages of RAM
[20180.806425] 3282 reserved pages
[20180.806427] 68286 pages shared
[20180.806429] 6167 pages swap cached
[20180.806471] Out of Memory: Killed process 15921 (kwin).
[20191.658940] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0x201d2, order=0
[20191.658943] Mem-info:
[20191.658945] DMA per-cpu:
[20191.658948] cpu 0 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1 used:2
[20191.658950] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1 used:1
[20191.658952] Normal per-cpu:
[20191.658954] cpu 0 hot: low 62, high 186, batch 31 used:69
[20191.658957] cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 62, batch 31 used:21
[20191.658959] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[20191.658961] Free pages:        5084kB (0kB HighMem)
[20191.658965] Active:95402 inactive:22296 dirty:0 writeback:1567 unstable:0 
free:1271 slab:4247 mapped:115128 pagetables:1248
[20191.658970] DMA free:2068kB min:88kB low:108kB high:132kB active:10156kB 
inactive:12kB present:15996kB pages_scanned:11646 all_unreclaimable? yes
[20191.658973] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 495 495
[20191.658978] Normal free:3016kB min:2800kB low:3500kB high:4200kB 
active:371452kB inactive:89172kB present:507584kB pages_scanned:0 
all_unreclaimable? no
[20191.658981] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[20191.658984] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:160kB high:192kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[20191.658987] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0
[20191.658989] DMA: 3*4kB 1*8kB 0*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 
0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2068kB
[20191.658996] Normal: 60*4kB 3*8kB 0*16kB 4*32kB 1*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 
1*512kB 0*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 3016kB
[20191.659002] HighMem: empty
[20191.659005] Swap cache: add 281361, delete 268246, find 95464/118677, race 
0+0
[20191.659008] Free swap  = 692660kB
[20191.659009] Total swap = 996020kB
[20191.659011] Free swap:       692660kB
[20191.661185] 130992 pages of RAM
[20191.661187] 3265 reserved pages
[20191.661188] 62187 pages shared
[20191.661190] 13115 pages swap cached
[20191.661218] Out of Memory: Killed process 15930 (konsole).


or this one (kernel 2.6.16_rc6):
32663.239377] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0xd0, order=0
[32663.239381]
[32663.239382] Call Trace: <ffffffff8014fece>{out_of_memory+62} 
<ffffffff80151115>{__alloc_pages+549}
[32663.239415]        <ffffffff801511e4>{__get_free_pages+52} 
<ffffffff8017df2a>{__pollwait+74}
[32663.239427]        <ffffffff802e3503>{unix_poll+35} 
<ffffffff8017e255>{do_select+645}
[32663.239443]        <ffffffff8017dee0>{__pollwait+0} 
<ffffffff8017e6df>{sys_select+735}
[32663.239454]        <ffffffff802e34d3>{unix_ioctl+179} 
<ffffffff8017d591>{do_ioctl+33}
[32663.239468]        <ffffffff8010a9b6>{system_call+126}
[32663.239479] Mem-info:
[32663.239481] DMA per-cpu:
[32663.239483] cpu 0 hot: high 0, batch 1 used:0
[32663.239485] cpu 0 cold: high 0, batch 1 used:0
[32663.239487] DMA32 per-cpu:
[32663.239489] cpu 0 hot: high 186, batch 31 used:51
[32663.239491] cpu 0 cold: high 62, batch 15 used:61
[32663.239493] Normal per-cpu: empty
[32663.239494] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[32663.239498] Free pages:        7944kB (0kB HighMem)
[32663.239502] Active:236574 inactive:411 dirty:0 writeback:0 unstable:0 
free:1986 slab:7842 mapped:236198 pagetables:2268
[32663.239506] DMA free:4016kB min:44kB low:52kB high:64kB active:8116kB 
inactive:0kB present:12140kB pages_scanned:9383 all_unreclaimable? yes
[32663.239509] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 993 993 993
[32663.239515] DMA32 free:3928kB min:4008kB low:5008kB high:6012kB 
active:938180kB inactive:1644kB present:1017768kB pages_scanned:1110002 
all_unreclaimable? yes
[32663.239518] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0 0
[32663.239521] Normal free:0kB min:0kB low:0kB high:0kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[32663.239524] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0 0
[32663.239527] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:128kB high:128kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[32663.239530] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0 0
[32663.239532] DMA: 0*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 1*32kB 0*64kB 1*128kB 1*256kB 1*512kB 
1*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 4016kB
[32663.239538] DMA32: 0*4kB 5*8kB 7*16kB 0*32kB 1*64kB 1*128kB 0*256kB 1*512kB 
1*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 3928kB
[32663.239545] Normal: empty
[32663.239546] HighMem: empty
[32663.239550] Swap cache: add 85318, delete 76238, find 101568/105563, race 
0+0
[32663.239552] Free swap  = 904488kB
[32663.239553] Total swap = 996020kB
[32663.239555] Free swap:       904488kB
[32663.245748] 262064 pages of RAM
[32663.245751] 5375 reserved pages
[32663.245752] 202019 pages shared
[32663.245754] 9080 pages swap cached
[32663.245833] Out of Memory: Kill process 15896 (kdeinit) score 129680 and 
children.
[32663.245836] Out of memory: Killed process 15901 (klauncher).
[32663.245930] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0x200d2, order=0
[32663.245932]
[32663.245933] Call Trace: <ffffffff8014fece>{out_of_memory+62} 
<ffffffff80151115>{__alloc_pages+549}
[32663.245956]        <ffffffff801618c3>{read_swap_cache_async+67} 
<ffffffff80159e73>{swapin_readahead+99}
[32663.245967]        <ffffffff8015a4e2>{__handle_mm_fault+1570} 
<ffffffff80296193>{sock_def_readable+35}
[32663.245979]        <ffffffff8011ce56>{do_page_fault+966} 
<ffffffff8010b2e5>{error_exit+0}
[32663.246005]        <ffffffff8012b434>{do_syslog+436} 
<ffffffff8012b3e8>{do_syslog+360}
[32663.246013]        <ffffffff8013dda0>{autoremove_wake_function+0} 
<ffffffff8016bd3d>{vfs_write+301}
[32663.246022]        <ffffffff8013dda0>{autoremove_wake_function+0} 
<ffffffff8016be63>{sys_write+83}
[32663.246031]        <ffffffff8012b659>{sys_syslog+9} 
<ffffffff8010a9b6>{system_call+126}
[32663.246043] Mem-info:
[32663.246044] DMA per-cpu:
[32663.246046] cpu 0 hot: high 0, batch 1 used:0
[32663.246048] cpu 0 cold: high 0, batch 1 used:0
[32663.246050] DMA32 per-cpu:
[32663.246052] cpu 0 hot: high 186, batch 31 used:51
[32663.246054] cpu 0 cold: high 62, batch 15 used:61
[32663.246056] Normal per-cpu: empty
[32663.246058] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[32663.246060] Free pages:        7944kB (0kB HighMem)
[32663.246064] Active:236574 inactive:411 dirty:0 writeback:0 unstable:0 
free:1986 slab:7842 mapped:236198 pagetables:2268
[32663.246068] DMA free:4016kB min:44kB low:52kB high:64kB active:8116kB 
inactive:0kB present:12140kB pages_scanned:9383 all_unreclaimable? yes
[32663.246071] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 993 993 993
[32663.246076] DMA32 free:3928kB min:4008kB low:5008kB high:6012kB 
active:938180kB inactive:1644kB present:1017768kB pages_scanned:1110062 
all_unreclaimable? yes
[32663.246079] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0 0
[32663.246082] Normal free:0kB min:0kB low:0kB high:0kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[32663.246085] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0 0
[32663.246088] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:128kB high:128kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[32663.246091] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0 0
[32663.246093] DMA: 0*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 1*32kB 0*64kB 1*128kB 1*256kB 1*512kB 
1*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 4016kB
[32663.246100] DMA32: 0*4kB 5*8kB 7*16kB 0*32kB 1*64kB 1*128kB 0*256kB 1*512kB 
1*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 3928kB
[32663.246106] Normal: empty
[32663.246108] HighMem: empty
[32663.246111] Swap cache: add 85318, delete 76238, find 101568/105564, race 
0+0
[32663.246113] Free swap  = 904488kB
[32663.246115] Total swap = 996020kB
[32663.246116] Free swap:       904488kB
[32663.251972] 262064 pages of RAM
[32663.251974] 5375 reserved pages
[32663.251976] 202019 pages shared
[32663.251978] 9080 pages swap cached
[32663.252173] oom-killer: gfp_mask=0xd0, order=0
[32663.252175]
[32663.252176] Call Trace: <ffffffff8014fece>{out_of_memory+62} 
<ffffffff802e6da4>{thread_return+0}
[32663.252197]        <ffffffff80151115>{__alloc_pages+549} 
<ffffffff801511e4>{__get_free_pages+52}
[32663.252207]        <ffffffff8017df2a>{__pollwait+74} 
<ffffffff802e3503>{unix_poll+35}
[32663.252217]        <ffffffff8017e255>{do_select+645} 
<ffffffff8017dee0>{__pollwait+0}
[32663.252233]        <ffffffff8017e6df>{sys_select+735} 
<ffffffff802e34d3>{unix_ioctl+179}
[32663.252242]        <ffffffff8017d591>{do_ioctl+33} 
<ffffffff8010a9b6>{system_call+126}
[32663.252260] Mem-info:
[32663.252262] DMA per-cpu:
[32663.252264] cpu 0 hot: high 0, batch 1 used:0
[32663.252266] cpu 0 cold: high 0, batch 1 used:0
[32663.252267] DMA32 per-cpu:
[32663.252270] cpu 0 hot: high 186, batch 31 used:52
[32663.252272] cpu 0 cold: high 62, batch 15 used:61
[32663.252273] Normal per-cpu: empty
[32663.252275] HighMem per-cpu: empty
[32663.252278] Free pages:        7944kB (0kB HighMem)
[32663.252281] Active:236574 inactive:411 dirty:0 writeback:0 unstable:0 
free:1986 slab:7842 mapped:236198 pagetables:2268
[32663.252286] DMA free:4016kB min:44kB low:52kB high:64kB active:8116kB 
inactive:0kB present:12140kB pages_scanned:9383 all_unreclaimable? yes
[32663.252288] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 993 993 993
[32663.252294] DMA32 free:3928kB min:4008kB low:5008kB high:6012kB 
active:938180kB inactive:1644kB present:1017768kB pages_scanned:1110122 
all_unreclaimable? yes
[32663.252297] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0 0
[32663.252300] Normal free:0kB min:0kB low:0kB high:0kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[32663.252302] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0 0
[32663.252306] HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:128kB high:128kB active:0kB 
inactive:0kB present:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no
[32663.252309] lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0 0
[32663.252311] DMA: 0*4kB 0*8kB 1*16kB 1*32kB 0*64kB 1*128kB 1*256kB 1*512kB 
1*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 4016kB
[32663.252317] DMA32: 0*4kB 5*8kB 7*16kB 0*32kB 1*64kB 1*128kB 0*256kB 1*512kB 
1*1024kB 1*2048kB 0*4096kB = 3928kB
[32663.252324] Normal: empty
[32663.252325] HighMem: empty
[32663.252328] Swap cache: add 85318, delete 76238, find 101568/105564, race 
0+0
[32663.252330] Free swap  = 904488kB
[32663.252332] Total swap = 996020kB
[32663.252334] Free swap:       904488kB
[32663.258198] 262064 pages of RAM
[32663.258201] 5375 reserved pages
[32663.258203] 202019 pages shared
[32663.258204] 9080 pages swap cached

it is always the same:
makeopts with j2
kdepim or wesnoth in the works.

ALWAYS.

j1 solves it, once and for all. No oom, no problems.
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