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Re:The Linux kernel's inability to gracefully handle low mem... by ailideex on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @12:44AM (#20622206)
You provide limited information but it is not clear the scenario you explain is a bug. If too much memory is locked into resident memory with mlock then this sounds like the expected and correct behavior.
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Re:The Linux kernel's inability to gracefully handle low mem... by hobbes78 on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @10:41AM (#20625564)
Then I prefer the unexpected and incorrect behaviour of Windows, which freezes the offending application and continues to be responsive, allowing me to kill it if I wish to do so...
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