Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2020 10:56:16 -0500 From: Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ask stupid questions and you'll get a stupid answers, was: Technological advantages over Linux Message-ID: <7290c25a-aaf3-b864-0ed8-ec9558777681@kicp.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <20200726165212.a0ac28ce104b9dfd009cc4c5@sohara.org> References: <CAEJNuHxC7i%2Bq7cq65=my6mJZDdiK4gpQsKjMU1nvsm=Ri4On%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> <ce61b5e9-b71c-e5b7-c64d-f79884c87435@watters.ws> <20200725152412.GJ92589@admin.sibptus.ru> <CAGBxaX=Ktr-pqtT8FU37ajkYonVLYT_WhSenn23Tj5b=i0d-8g@mail.gmail.com> <20200725162403.GA4721@admin.sibptus.ru> <CAGBxaXmBZcCWqAZFR9OSyRGrqGFU%2BqCAZ8CfOi=0oXAmf-2=tA@mail.gmail.com> <20200725182554.deffc63058a7c9f6d343ef06@sohara.org> <04df312d-9b2b-1873-2117-79a49e089bd9@kicp.uchicago.edu> <20200726063256.GA22924@admin.sibptus.ru> <20200726093909.ee5e14e643d31da4dad5c804@sohara.org> <20200726151835.GA35966@admin.sibptus.ru> <27ca8c6c-6b06-6ad4-7af0-2b88f51a3856@kicp.uchicago.edu> <20200726165212.a0ac28ce104b9dfd009cc4c5@sohara.org>
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On 7/26/20 10:52 AM, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > On Sun, 26 Jul 2020 10:39:16 -0500 > Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> wrote: > >> My understanding of Linux OOM killer lies along same lines though my >> understanding is much more simplified: kill minimal number of processes >> to recover maximum amount of resources. > > Not always the right thing to do though. > >> Another speculative way to say >> it would be: process owning maximum amount of RAM that keeps allocating >> more RAM is first candidate. > > What a pity if that is the heavy weight analytic program that has a > run time of several hours/days and is the only thing that matters running > on the system. > And yes, I agreed with your sentiments (or judgement): killing a process is a bad thing always. Agreed before writing any of my comments. Valeri -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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