On Fri, 29 Aug 2008, Craig James wrote:
Disable overcommitted memory. There is NO REASON to use it on any modern server-class computer, and MANY REASONS WHY IT IS A BAD IDEA.

As far as I can see, the main reason nowadays for overcommit is when a large process forks and then execs. Are there any other modern programs that allocate lots of RAM and never use it?

Matthew

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