On 13/05/2016 16:51, Michal Hocko wrote: > The default should cover the most use cases. If you can prove that the > vast majority of embedded systems are different and would _benefit_ from > a different default I wouldn't be opposed to change the default there.
It seems important to point out that Sebastian's patch does NOT change the default behavior. It merely creates a knob allowing one to override the default via Kconfig. +choice + prompt "Overcommit Mode" + default OVERCOMMIT_GUESS + depends on EXPERT Regards.

