How to interpret an OOM killer message
Issue
This article will go line by line through a full OOM-killer message and explain what the information means. There are slight differences between the OOM-killer message across major RHEL versions that have been noted in the body of the Resolution section below.
For additional information about the OOM killer please see the following artciles:
- How to troubleshoot Out of memory (OOM) killer in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
- How does the OOM-Killer select a task to kill?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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