Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 18:01:28 -0600 (CST) From: Christopher Palmer <cpalmer@jig.ordway.org> To: Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@rahul.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Out of Swap Space hangs system Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9903241800370.2536-100000@jig.ordway.org> In-Reply-To: <199903232317.AA25480@waltz.rahul.net>
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On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Rahul Dhesi wrote:
> >By all means provide an algorithm to solve it, if it concerns
> >you. I think you'll find it's non-trivial.
>
> Here's one possible algorithm, in pseudo-perl:
>
> for $pid (@all_active_pids) {
> $critical_system_process{$pid} && next;
> &kill($pid);
> &got_enough_swap() && last;
> }
That's a workaround, not a solution. Limiting the amount of virtual
memory users are alotted is an already-implemented workaround.
Christopher Palmer
Assistant Systems Administrator, Ordway Music Theatre
cpalmer@jig.ordway.org
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