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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To: Yar Tikhiy <yar@comp.chem.msu.su>
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On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 03:00:39PM +0000, Yar Tikhiy wrote:

>  Perhaps md(4) shouldn't over-commit in malloc mode?  It will waste
>  precious physical memory, but malloc mode is supposed to.

Use -o reserve, per the manpage.

Kris

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