Re: Big trouble with memory !!

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com>
Cc: Hervé Piedvache <herve(at)elma(dot)fr>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Big trouble with memory !!
Date: 2005-04-06 16:57:18
Message-ID: 28243.1112806638@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com> writes:
> You might want to try vm.overcommit_memory=1. You don't appear to be the
> only one suffering from an over-zealous oom-killer.

> http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0501.2/1295.html

Hmm, in particular Andrea Arcangeli implies here
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0501.2/1358.html
that there are some pretty serious bugs in this area in 2.6.10.

So the answer is you need a different kernel version.

regards, tom lane

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