Re: Out of Memory

Rob Sargent wrote:
> > Christoph Moench-Tegeder wrote:
> > > ## Laurenz Albe (laurenz.albe@cybertec.at):
> > > 
> > > > vm.overcommit_memory = 2
> > > > vm_overcommit_ratio = 100
> > > > 
> > > > Linux commits (swap * overcommit_ratio * RAM / 100),
> > > 
> > >                      ^
> > >                      That should be a "+".
> > 
> > Yes; shame on me for careless typing, and thank you for the
> > correction.
> 
> Are there any parentheses needed in that formula?

No.  It is swap space plus a certain percentage of RAM.

I don't know how the Linux developers came up with that
weird formula.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe
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