From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail203.messagelabs.com (mail203.messagelabs.com [216.82.254.243]) by kanga.kvack.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 84138600044 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:50:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by qyk9 with SMTP id 9so3381546qyk.14 for ; Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:50:08 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20100727134431.2F11.A69D9226@jp.fujitsu.com> References: <20100727134431.2F11.A69D9226@jp.fujitsu.com> From: dave b Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:49:48 +1000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: PROBLEM: oom killer and swap weirdness on 2.6.3* kernels Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org To: KOSAKI Motohiro Cc: David Rientjes , Hugh Dickins , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org List-ID: On 27 July 2010 14:46, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote: >> On 27 July 2010 08:12, David Rientjes wrote: >> > On Tue, 27 Jul 2010, dave b wrote: >> > >> >> Actually it turns out on 2.6.34.1 I can trigger this issue. What it >> >> really is, is that linux doesn't invoke the oom killer when it should >> >> and kill something off. This is *really* annoying. >> >> >> > >> > I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to, it's been two months and >> > you're using a new kernel and now you're saying that the oom killer isn't >> > being utilized when the original problem statement was that it was killing >> > things inappropriately? >> >> Sorry about the timespan :( >> Well actually it is the same issue. Originally the oom killer wasn't >> being invoked and now the problem is still it isn't invoked - it >> doesn't come and kill things - my desktop just sits :) >> I have since replaced the hard disk - which I thought could be the >> issue. I am thinking that because I have shared graphics not using KMS >> - with intel graphics - this may be the root of the cause. > > Do you mean the issue will be gone if disabling intel graphics? > if so, we need intel graphics driver folks help. sorry, linux-mm folks don't > know intel graphics detail. Well the only other system I have running the 2.6.34.1 kernel atm is an arm based system. I originally sent this to the kernel list and was told I should probably forward it to the mm list. It may be a general issue or it could just be specific :) -- "Not Hercules could have knock'd out his brains, for he had none." -- Shakespeare -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: email@kvack.org