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Subject: Re: MySQL and default memory limits (mysqld: Out of memory)
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Chuck Swiger wrote:
> 512MB is more than enough for almost all processes to run just fine, 
> and is only really inappropriate for the case where you've got 1-plus 
> GB of physical RAM and want to dedicate the system to a single large 
> task, or perhaps a single-digit number of processes if you've got 
> several GB of physical RAM.
>

Such as a database server. I just think it would be nicer if this limit 
was dynamically set, based on your configuration. Just like MAXUSERS was 
a kernel variable, it is now dynamically set based on your resources.