Ken Elliott wrote:
>>>...it *is* possible to crash a Linux machine due to load.
>>>From what I understand, a Linux kernel that runs out of
>>>memory (and swap) melts down in a most unpleasant way.
>
>
> I didn't know that. If that's the case, an application with a memory leak
> would consume all available memory, if left running long enough.
>
> Is this Linux-specific, or do the BSD(s) suffer this as well? Anyone know?
>
Can't speak to BSD, but the aforementioned OOM Killer is the main
culprit in Linux.
Paul
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