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====== OOM Killer ====== | ====== OOM Killer ====== | ||
- | Description: | + | **General Information** |
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+ | The Linux OOM (Out Of Memory) Killer is a kernel function that will automatically kill off processes if there is memory contention on a system. | ||
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+ | **Checklist** | ||
+ | * Distros: All, except for RHEL based kernel information at the end. | ||
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===== OOM Function Details ===== | ===== OOM Function Details ===== |