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Re: pageable page tables

To: Joel Gallun <joel@tux.org>
Subject: Re: pageable page tables
From: Rik van Riel <H.H.vanRiel@fys.ruu.nl>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 14:07:00 +0100 (MET)
cc: linux-mm <linux-mm@kvack.org>, linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.971126091603.8295A-100000@gwyn.tux.org>
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Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org

On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Joel Gallun wrote:

> Wouldn't it be better to charge this against their ulimit? I'd rather not
> have the overhead of pageable page tables on a machine with no untrusted
> shell users (which I suspect is the majority of linux systems).

Then we would also need per-user accounting...
All-in-all however it's a very good idea.

(linux-kernel guys, would this break compatibility/POSIX or
whatever thing)

Rik.

ps: f-ups to linux-mm only.
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for something to hack...

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