On Mon, 24 May 2010 02:57:30 -0700 Hugh Dickins <hughd@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 2:26 AM, Tharindu Rukshan Bamunuarachchi > <btharindu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > thankx a lot Hugh ... I will try this out ... (bit harder patch > > already patched SLES kernel :-p ) .... > > If patch conflicts are a problem, you really only need to put in the > two-liner patch to mm/mmap.c: Alan was seeking perfection in > the rest of the patch, but you can get away without it. > > > > > BTW, what does Alan means by "strict overcommit" ? > > Ah, that phrase, yes, it's a nonsense, but many of us do say it by mistake. > Alan meant to say "strict no-overcommit". No I always meant to say 'strict overcommit'. It avoids excess negatives and "no noovercommit" discussions. I guess 'strict overcommit control' would have been clearer 8) Alan -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>