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| author | Anita Zhang <the.anitazha@gmail.com> | 2021-01-24 07:10:42 +0100 |
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| committer | Anita Zhang <the.anitazha@gmail.com> | 2021-01-24 10:59:03 +0100 |
| commit | 408a3bbd76326793ea5d1cf4e0a9444a4c252d86 (patch) | |
| tree | cf0878be9c40811a312514ca610eadbd1c8b87ac /man | |
| parent | oom: make memory pressure duration configurable through oomd.conf (diff) | |
| download | systemd-408a3bbd76326793ea5d1cf4e0a9444a4c252d86.tar.xz systemd-408a3bbd76326793ea5d1cf4e0a9444a4c252d86.zip | |
oom: make swap a soft requirement
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| -rw-r--r-- | man/systemd-oomd.service.xml | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd-oomd.service.xml b/man/systemd-oomd.service.xml index 9cb9c6076a..ebd2467ee2 100644 --- a/man/systemd-oomd.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd-oomd.service.xml @@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ <para>You will need a kernel compiled with PSI support. This is available in Linux 4.20 and above.</para> - <para>The system must also have swap enabled for <command>systemd-oomd</command> to function correctly. With swap - enabled, the system spends enough time swapping pages to let <command>systemd-oomd</command> react. + <para>It is highly recommended for the system to have swap enabled for <command>systemd-oomd</command> to function + optimally. With swap enabled, the system spends enough time swapping pages to let <command>systemd-oomd</command> react. Without swap, the system enters a livelocked state much more quickly and may prevent <command>systemd-oomd</command> from responding in a reasonable amount of time. See <ulink url="https://chrisdown.name/2018/01/02/in-defence-of-swap.html">"In defence of swap: common misconceptions"</ulink> |