phk malloc, was (Re: ptmalloc2)

Fri Feb 25 05:43:26 PST 2005

On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 12:02:49AM -0500, Gary Thorpe wrote:
> An overcommit know will prevent my init from getting killedd: I have 
> intentionally instigated an overcommit situation and I have seen that 
> this can happen. getty's and inetd can also stop leaving the box 
> isolated from the admin.

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, PROVIDE A PATCH FOR STRICT
MEMORY OVERCOMMIT. ALTERNATIVELY CONFIGURE YOUR SYSTEM LIKE
I ALREADY TOLD YOU TO AVOID OVERCOMMIT ENTIRELY. OTHERWISE
JUST SHUT UP.

Joerg

I apologize to all other readers of this list.