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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/mm/overcommit-accounting.rst | 3 |
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst index 45ba1f4dc004..c59889de122b 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst @@ -742,8 +742,8 @@ overcommit_memory This value contains a flag that enables memory overcommitment. -When this flag is 0, the kernel attempts to estimate the amount -of free memory left when userspace requests more memory. +When this flag is 0, the kernel compares the userspace memory request +size against total memory plus swap and rejects obvious overcommits. When this flag is 1, the kernel pretends there is always enough memory until it actually runs out. diff --git a/Documentation/mm/overcommit-accounting.rst b/Documentation/mm/overcommit-accounting.rst index a4895d6fc1c2..e2263477f6d5 100644 --- a/Documentation/mm/overcommit-accounting.rst +++ b/Documentation/mm/overcommit-accounting.rst @@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ The Linux kernel supports the following overcommit handling modes Heuristic overcommit handling. Obvious overcommits of address space are refused. Used for a typical system. It ensures a seriously wild allocation fails while allowing overcommit to - reduce swap usage. root is allowed to allocate slightly more - memory in this mode. This is the default. + reduce swap usage. This is the default. 1 Always overcommit. Appropriate for some scientific |