systemd-oomd issues on desktop

[Sebastien Bacher]

Le 10/06/2022 à 17:52, Julian Andres Klode a écrit :
> but I think the main
> problem is that there is no desktop integration telling the user
> why something was killed so they assume malfunction.
>
> If we had a popup after an oom event saying
>
>    The application firefox was closed to maintain system performance
>
> we'd have a lot less complaints.

I disagree with that. I think the main complain is that the users expect 
to be able to keep doing what they had started, especially when they had 
been doing the same type of work for a long time without experiencing 
any sluggishness.

It would probably better to be warning before facts than after, like 
when the system is getting close from the point displaying a 
notification, the same way than you get a low battery warning before 
having the laptop suspending.

Cheers,
Sebastien Bacher