Andrew Dunstan wrote: > I believe that the swap slot can be subsequently freed, though. In > theory your available virtual memory should be (almost) RAM+swap. In > practice, Linux can run too close to that limit, (or way over it if you > turn the checks off). But restricting the maximum possible pages to > RAM/2 + swap should normally be fine. IANAKH, though. > > Also note that the truly bad thing about the OOM killer is that it can > affect a process that is not making any new memory demands at all.
How does the OOM killer kill processes, kill -9 or kill -1 and wait? -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
