Glossary: Operating System Basics
OOM killer
Also written: out of memory, Out of memory: Killed process
The Linux feature that ends the process using the most memory with KILL when RAM and swap both run out, so the rest of the machine survives.
Glossary: Operating System Basics
Also written: out of memory, Out of memory: Killed process
The Linux feature that ends the process using the most memory with KILL when RAM and swap both run out, so the rest of the machine survives.