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man8alexd
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PostgreSQL and the OOM killer: Why we use strict m...
OOM is better. If a program doesn't handle ENOMEM properly, then its state is unpredictable and can lead to data corruption.
IshKebab
33 days ago
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I don't think it's as simple as that. Killing a program can have unintended consequences too, e.g. corrupting files they were in the middle of writing.
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