Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 18:49:30 -0800 From: Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@rahul.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Out of Swap Space hangs system Message-ID: <199903250249.AA16939@waltz.rahul.net> References: <freebsd-questions.Pine.BSF.4.10.9903241800370.2536-100000@jig.ordway.org>
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Christopher Palmer <cpalmer@jig.ordway.org> writes:
>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.
I don't mind if you call it a 'workaround'.
I only claim that it an 'algorithm'. And it achieves the objective of
breaking deadlock and preventing the system from hanging or panicking.
--
Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@spams.r.us.com>
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