On 23/08/2024 19:38, Dale wrote:

Any ideas on how to limit Firefox memory usage?  Wouldn't mind if I
could use it for other programs too.

cgroups? Dunno how they work, but it's something they're supposed to do ...

Cheers,
Wol

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On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 07:42:05PM -0500, Dale wrote

I still use openrc.á I'll look around and see what I can find.á Now I
know what to look for.á Thing is, not sure I use cgroups either, unless
it is on by default.áá o_O

The bottom half of file /etc/rc.conf is devoted to cgroups settings.
Look for the line...
# LINUX CGROUPS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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On 24/08/2024 00:03, Matt Jolly wrote:

I use slices on HPC to limit users from monopolising interactive nodes,
and our batch jobs kill anything that exceeds requested memory (hope
that wasn't 100h into a job!). I do this on login with user slices but
the concept is the same.

I used something a bit like that on Pr1mos. I had a batch queue that ran
on maximum priority, if users wanted something done quick. But it had a wall-clock limit of 30 secs. I don't think it got used much, but it was
nice to know it was there so even if the machine was being hammered you
could slip small jobs in quickly.

Cheers,
Wol

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