Finding which process was killed by Linux OOM killer [closed]
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Why is Linux called a monolithic kernel?
I read that Linux is a monolithic kernel. Does monolithic kernel mean compiling and linking the complete kernel code into an executable? If … Read more
Increasing the maximum number of TCP/IP connections in Linux
I am programming a server and it seems like my number of connections is being limited since my bandwidth isn’t being saturated even … Read more
How is the Linux kernel tested ?
How do the Linux kernel developers test their code locally and after they have it committed? Do they use some kind of unit … Read more
What is the theoretical maximum number of open TCP connections that a modern Linux box can have
Assuming infinite performance from hardware, can a Linux box support >65536 open TCP connections? I understand that the number of ephemeral ports (<65536) … Read more
Is bool a native C type?
I’ve noticed that the Linux kernel code uses bool, but I thought that bool was a C++ type. Is bool a standard C … Read more
How do the likely/unlikely macros in the Linux kernel work and what is their benefit?
I’ve been digging through some parts of the Linux kernel, and found calls like this: if (unlikely(fd < 0)) { /* Do something … Read more
What is “:-!!” in C code?
I bumped into this strange macro code in /usr/include/linux/kernel.h: /* Force a compilation error if condition is true, but also produce a result … Read more