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proc_pid_oom_score
Section: File Formats (5)
Updated: 2024-05-02
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NAME
/proc/pid/oom_score - OOM-killer score
DESCRIPTION
- /proc/pid/oom_score (since Linux 2.6.11)
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This file displays the current score that the kernel gives to
this process for the purpose of selecting a process
for the OOM-killer.
A higher score means that the process is more likely to be
selected by the OOM-killer.
The basis for this score is the amount of memory used by the process,
with increases (+) or decreases (-) for factors including:
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whether the process is privileged (-).
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Before Linux 2.6.36
the following factors were also used in the calculation of oom_score:
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- •
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whether the process creates a lot of children using
fork(2)
(+);
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whether the process has been running a long time,
or has used a lot of CPU time (-);
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whether the process has a low nice value (i.e., > 0) (+); and
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whether the process is making direct hardware access (-).
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The
oom_score
also reflects the adjustment specified by the
oom_score_adj
or
oom_adj
setting for the process.
SEE ALSO
proc(5),
proc_pid_oom_score_adj(5)
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