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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 15:32:49 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Szabolcs Szakacsits <szaka@f-secure.com>
Subject: Re: suspend processes at load (was Re: a simple OOM ...)
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On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Jonathan Morton wrote:

> Well, OK, let's look at a commercial UNIX known for stability at high load:
> Solaris.  How does Solaris handle thrashing?

Just as 2.2 and earlier kernels did [but not 2.4], keeps processes
running. Moreover the default is non-overcommiting memory handling.
There are also nice performance tuning guides.

	Szaka

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