CONFIG_ANDROID_LOW_MEMORY_KILLER troubles

[Michael Trimarchi]

Dear Radek

Paul Fertser wrote:
> Radek Polak <psonek2 at seznam.cz> writes:
>   
>> we had quite big troubles with andy-tracking kernels that have
>> CONFIG_ANDROID_LOW_MEMORY_KILLER option enabled.
>>     
>
> I think since android folks need some custom tweaks to the kernel
> anyway, it wouldn't be much harm by disabling it. Moreover .31 that
> Lars is preparing most probably won't have any android-specific
> patches (at least in the beginning).
>   
I have just prepared the android patches for 2.6.31.
> I think Michael can give some details on this particular option and
> why it might be needed.
>   
The lowmemory killer is basically used on android and it's present in 
driver/staging/android/
in the mainlike kernel. I don't know why is activate by defualt in your 
configuration,
but I prepare a couple of patches.

Michael