Re: [PATCH] strict VM overcommit for stock 2.4

Robert Love (rml@tech9.net)
18 Jul 2002 15:30:22 -0700


On Thu, 2002-07-18 at 15:24, Rik van Riel wrote:

> I see no reason to not merge this (useful) part. Not only
> is it useful on its own, it's also a necessary ingredient
> of whatever "complete solution" to control per-user resource
> limits.

I am glad we agree here - resource limits and strict overcommit are two
separate solutions to various problems. Some they solve individually,
others they solve together.

I may use one, the other, both, or neither. A clean abstract solution
allows this.

Robert Love

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