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To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>
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Subject: Re: Swap overcommit (was Re: Replacement for grep(1) (part 2)) 
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:53:52 -0600
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>     In that scenario, the 512MB of swap I assigned to this machine would be
>     dangerously low.

With 13GB disks available for a couple of hundred bucks, my machines aren't
going to run out of swap space any time soon, even if I commit to disk.

All I want for Christmas is a knob to disable overcommit.

--lyndon


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