Over-committing memory is normal practice. This is the way the virtual memory subsystem in the kernel works.
The feisty and gutsy kernels should behave no differently to the vanilla kernel (we don't and can't change the behaviour in our kernels). ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- High load and extremely unresponsive system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/102498 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs