The short version
A Linux daemon that kills processes before severe out-of-memory lockups.
From the HackerLinks archive
earlyoom
A Linux daemon that kills processes before severe out-of-memory lockups.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-09-12
Last seen:2026-09-12
Times seen:1
Website:github.com
Why it caught our attention
A commenter directly recommended it for more aggressive out-of-memory handling.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-09-12
“I recommend using the earlyoom if you want more aggresive oom kill:”
negrel · recommendation
Direct HN comment
Stop making swap partitions—use swap files instead