Re: Can't find thread on Linux memory overcommit - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: Can't find thread on Linux memory overcommit
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Msg-id 200308210916.29790.josh@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: Can't find thread on Linux memory overcommit  (Jon Jensen <jon@endpoint.com>)
Responses Re: Can't find thread on Linux memory overcommit
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Guys,

> So there's no need to wonder whether that's a source of trouble for your
> PostgreSQL processes or not; just check the logs. I've had the OOM killer
> go after large Perl processes and X, but never (yet) PostgreSQL, I'm happy
> to say.

Well, sadly, the reason I posted is that I (apparently) had a client's 
database fatally corrupted by this problem.  

Downloading Alan Cox's patch now ....

-- 
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco


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