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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Fri,  2 Nov 2012 12:29:08 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Kernel panic when allocating a huge memory
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On Fri Nov  2 12:24:44 EDT 2012, pavel.klinkovsky@gmail.com wrote:
> I prepared the very simple program sequentially allocating 1 MB blocks of memory.
> When it reached the end of RAM, the kernel panic occured.
>
> It really seems as a problem with swap. :(

this is well known, and solutions are available
even if you don't care to use them.

- erik