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Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 16:54:33 -0400
From: "David L. Parsley" <parsley@linuxjedi.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] swap_state.c thinko
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To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>, Andrea Arcangeli <andrea@suse.de>, Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>, Ben LaHaise <bcrl@redhat.com>, Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br>, Richard Jerrrell <jerrell@missioncriticallinux.com>, Stephen Tweedie <sct@redhat.com>, arjanv@redhat.com, linux-mm@kvack.org
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Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Alan Cox wrote:
> >
> > Given that strict address space management is not that hard would you
> > accept patches to allow optional non-overcommit in 2.5
> 
> I really doubt anybody wants to use a truly non-overcommit system.

Eh, how about embedded developers.  Like, say, Transmeta. ;-)  Things
get real ugly when my X terminal runs out of RAM - I gotta think it
would be better for mallocs to just fail in userspace.

regards,
	David

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David L. Parsley
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Roanoke College
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