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probe::vm.oom_kill
Name
probe::vm.oom_kill — Fires when a thread is selected for termination by the OOM killer
Synopsis
vm.oom_kill
Values
name- name of the probe point
task- the task being killed
Context
The process that tried to consume excessive memory, and thus triggered the OOM.

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