Linux Improves OOM Killer Accuracy on Large-Core Systems
Originally Published 9 days ago — by Phoronix
A new patch is being developed for the Linux kernel to improve the accuracy of the out-of-memory (OOM) killer on large, many-core systems, addressing significant inaccuracies that affected memory monitoring and process termination decisions, with potential inclusion in the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 cycle.