Post #1546535
2026-04-14 05:10 UTC
@regehr I think the main reason the OOM killer is wrong is that it's having to do its job with very little information or context, acting after the fact. What you're proposing is basically an application-aware version, which seems reasonable.
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@regehr@mastodon.social 2026-04-14 05:19
@cliffle yeah it’s just not possible to do that job well. when I used to teach OS I would sometimes ask the class what would happen if it killed the oldest process? and the newest? etc.