Re: Properly handle OOM death?

> On Mar 13, 2023, at 12:25 PM, Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com> wrote:
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> On 3/13/23 16:18, Israel Brewster wrote:
>>> Did you try setting "vm.overcommit_memory=2"?
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>> root(at)novarupta:~# sysctl -w vm.overcommit_memory=2
>> sysctl: setting key "vm.overcommit_memory", ignoring: Read-only file system
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>> I’m thinking I wound up with a container rather than a full VM after
>> all - and as such, the best solution may be to migrate to a full VM
>> with some swap space available to avoid the issue in the first place.
>> I’ll have to get in touch with the sys admin for that though.
>
> Hmm, well big +1 for having swap turned on, but I recommend setting "vm.overcommit_memory=2" even so.

Makes sense. Presumably with a full VM I won’t get the “Read-only file system” error when trying to do so.

Thanks!

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