NetBSD Problem Report #12451
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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:33:04 -0600 (CST)
From: thorpej@zembu.com
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To: gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org
Subject: UVM always overcommits
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>Number: 12451
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: UVM always overcommits
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: chs
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Mar 22 05:34:00 +0000 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified: Tue Sep 04 19:43:14 +0000 2001
>Originator: Jason R. Thorpe
>Release: Pick one -- all of 'em have it
>Organization:
Zembu Labs, Inc.
>Environment:
System: NetBSD dr-evil 1.5S NetBSD 1.5S (DR-EVIL) #103: Tue Mar 20 17:40:25 CST 2001 thorpej@dr-evil:/u1/netbsd/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/DR-EVIL i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
NetBSD's VM system overcommits. Always. It is not possible
to change this behavior.
>How-To-Repeat:
Too obvious to repeat here.
>Fix:
Left as an exercise for the reader. When the problem is fixed,
the default should be "no overcommit".
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
Responsible-Changed-From-To: kern-bug-people->chs
Responsible-Changed-By: fair
Responsible-Changed-When: Wed Mar 21 22:54:41 PST 2001
Responsible-Changed-Why:
Chuck Silvers is our UVM expert.
>Unformatted:
(Contact us)
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