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Re:We do not use foreign keys (2016) by NullPrefix on Friday November 08, 2019 @05:57PM (#21487797)
On Unix it won't. You can overcommit memory and only get into trouble when you actually try to page it. But not at malloc time.
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Re:We do not use foreign keys (2016) by patrickthebold on Friday November 08, 2019 @07:40PM (#21488564)
Iirc that's configurable.
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