proc.5: Improve discussion of /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_ratio

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2014-05-30 16:59:03 +02:00
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@ -3861,6 +3861,10 @@ is the size of the physical memory, and r is the contents of the file
.IR /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_ratio .
.TP
.I /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_ratio
.IR /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_ratio " (since Linux 2.6.0)"
This writable file defines a percentage by which memory
can be overcommitted.
The default value in the file is 50.
See the description of
.IR /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory .
.TP