On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 04:25:09PM +0100, Ralf Ertzinger wrote: > Hi. > > Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > NOTABUG > > > > You configured the kernel to not overcommit memory, so it won't. > > It makes sure that all the memory that was requested is available > > for programs to use, regardless of whether programs actually use it. > > How much memory does it take to clone() a bash? > $ ps -o size,vsz,rss,args SZ VSZ RSS COMMAND 1428 6244 2212 -bash About 1428MB, I guess. Not that it would be consumed, but that the kernel must guarantee to be available. Regards, Luciano Rocha -- 6/9
