Another system with 4GB of memory (Lenovo Thinkpad W510):
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392338] ureadahead invoked oom-killer: gfp_mask=0xd0, order=0, oom_adj=0 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392342] ureadahead cpuset=/ mems_allowed=0 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392345] Pid: 474, comm: ureadahead Tainted: G W 2.6.32-22-generic-pae #36-Ubuntu Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392346] Call Trace: Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392352] [<c01d4d34>] oom_kill_process+0xa4/0x2b0 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392355] [<c01d53a9>] ? select_bad_process+0xa9/0xe0 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392357] [<c01d5431>] __out_of_memory+0x51/0xa0 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392359] [<c01d54d8>] out_of_memory+0x58/0xb0 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392361] [<c01d7d17>] __alloc_pages_slowpath+0x407/0x4a0 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392364] [<c01d7eea>] __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x13a/0x170 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392366] [<c01d7f3c>] __get_free_pages+0x1c/0x30 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392369] [<c01b5a5a>] ring_buffer_resize+0x18a/0x2a0 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392371] [<c01b7035>] tracing_resize_ring_buffer+0x25/0x80 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392374] [<c01bad92>] tracing_entries_write+0xe2/0x160 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392376] [<c01ba5a7>] ? trace_nowake_buffer_unlock_commit+0x37/0x50 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392379] [<c02fe3b4>] ? security_file_permission+0x14/0x20 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392383] [<c0211984>] ? rw_verify_area+0x64/0xe0 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392385] [<c0211aa2>] vfs_write+0xa2/0x1a0 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392387] [<c01bacb0>] ? tracing_entries_write+0x0/0x160 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392390] [<c02123c2>] sys_write+0x42/0x70 Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392392] [<c0109763>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28
Another system with 4GB of memory (Lenovo Thinkpad W510):
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392338] ureadahead invoked oom-killer: gfp_mask=0xd0, order=0, oom_adj=0 22-generic- pae #36-Ubuntu process+ 0xa4/0x2b0 bad_process+ 0xa9/0xe0 memory+ 0x51/0xa0 memory+ 0x58/0xb0 pages_slowpath+ 0x407/0x4a0 pages_nodemask+ 0x13a/0x170 pages+0x1c/ 0x30 resize+ 0x18a/0x2a0 resize_ ring_buffer+ 0x25/0x80 entries_ write+0xe2/ 0x160 buffer_ unlock_ commit+ 0x37/0x50 file_permission +0x14/0x20 area+0x64/ 0xe0 0xa2/0x1a0 entries_ write+0x0/ 0x160 do_call+ 0x12/0x28
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392342] ureadahead cpuset=/ mems_allowed=0
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392345] Pid: 474, comm: ureadahead Tainted: G W 2.6.32-
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392346] Call Trace:
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392352] [<c01d4d34>] oom_kill_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392355] [<c01d53a9>] ? select_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392357] [<c01d5431>] __out_of_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392359] [<c01d54d8>] out_of_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392361] [<c01d7d17>] __alloc_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392364] [<c01d7eea>] __alloc_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392366] [<c01d7f3c>] __get_free_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392369] [<c01b5a5a>] ring_buffer_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392371] [<c01b7035>] tracing_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392374] [<c01bad92>] tracing_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392376] [<c01ba5a7>] ? trace_nowake_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392379] [<c02fe3b4>] ? security_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392383] [<c0211984>] ? rw_verify_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392385] [<c0211aa2>] vfs_write+
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392387] [<c01bacb0>] ? tracing_
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392390] [<c02123c2>] sys_write+0x42/0x70
Jun 6 20:57:26 bigthink kernel: [ 4.392392] [<c0109763>] sysenter_