On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Balbir Singh <balbir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > There are applications that can/need to handle overcommit, just that we are not > aware of them fully. Immediately after our meeting, I was pointed to > http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Carrier_Grade_Linux/Requirements_Alpha1#AVL.4.1_VM_Strict_Over-Commit Thanks, that'll be interesting to take a look at. > >> So I think we'd be complicating some of the vm paths in mainline with >> a feature that isn't likely to get a lot of real use. >> > > I did disagree in the meeting Yes, but (my impression of) the overall feeling in the meeting was that it wasn't yet the right time to push it to mainline. > and there is also the use case of the feature > forming the infrastructure for other rlimit controllers. Agreed, but that's something for the future. Paul _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list Containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers