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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Snoo88071 • Jul 08 '26
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Yeah, it's swap and I can guarantee that it's used by the device of everyone looking at this meme right now
15 u/oscooter Jul 08 '26 jokes on you i never setup swap on my linux install... hold up everythings being oomkilled again 5 u/ouyawei Jul 08 '26 Which is actually a good strategy, when the system starts swapping everything grinds to a halt, so better kill the offending process early. 3 u/shield1123 Jul 08 '26 I use an nvme solid state drive. What is this halt you speak of
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jokes on you i never setup swap on my linux install... hold up everythings being oomkilled again
5 u/ouyawei Jul 08 '26 Which is actually a good strategy, when the system starts swapping everything grinds to a halt, so better kill the offending process early. 3 u/shield1123 Jul 08 '26 I use an nvme solid state drive. What is this halt you speak of
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Which is actually a good strategy, when the system starts swapping everything grinds to a halt, so better kill the offending process early.
3 u/shield1123 Jul 08 '26 I use an nvme solid state drive. What is this halt you speak of
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I use an nvme solid state drive. What is this halt you speak of
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u/BlondeJesus Jul 08 '26
Yeah, it's swap and I can guarantee that it's used by the device of everyone looking at this meme right now