Author: Didier Kryn Date: To: dng Subject: Re: [DNG] Handling out of memory situations
Le 19/07/2024 à 11:29, Andrzej Peszynski a écrit : > oom seems to be useful for tuning servers, for analysis, etc. - but as
> integral part of systemd, on a production machine - it is like 5yo kid
> with bazooka.
> System stability and SW safety are in big concern with this thing. No?
Oom-killer is not a tuning tool; it is an emergency measure. The
situation where the kernel launches it is similar to when init exits: it
is a situation of panic. If you can do something smart, just do it
before, because the only alternative is a power-cycle. It's like the
airbags of your car: better not run into the situation where they are
usefull, but don't remove them.