<sect2 id="linux-memory-overcommit">
<title>Linux Memory Overcommit</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>memory overcommit</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>OOM</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>overcommit</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
<para>
In Linux 2.4 and later, the default virtual memory behavior is not
optimal for <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. Because of the
or placing an equivalent entry in <filename>/etc/sysctl.conf</>.
You might also wish to modify the related setting
<varname>vm.overcommit_ratio</>. For details see the kernel documentation
- file <filename>Documentation/vm/overcommit-accounting</>.
+ file <ulink url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/vm/overcommit-accounting"></ulink>.
</para>
<para>