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You can turn this off with

# echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory

See also the kernel Documentation directory, files
vm/overcommit-accounting and sysctl/vm.txt.


Douglas A. Gwyn wrote:
>
> Speaking of such things:
>
> (1) Linux had/has a "feature" where the storage reserved by
> malloc/sbrk may be over-committed,