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docs: mm: fix vm overcommit documentation for OVERCOMMIT_GUESS 

Commit 8c7829b04c "mm: fix false-positive OVERCOMMIT_GUESS failures"
changed the behavior of the default OVERCOMMIT_GUESS setting.
Reflect the change also in the Documentation, namely files:
    Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst
    Documentation/mm/overcommit-accounting.rst

Reported-by: Jozef Bacik <jobacik@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Vratislav Bendel <vbendel@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220829124638.63748-1-vbendel@redhat.com
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Vratislav Bendel 2022-08-29 14:46:38 +02:00 committed by Jonathan Corbet
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Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst
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@ -742,8 +742,8 @@ overcommit_memory
This value contains a flag that enables memory overcommitment.
When this flag is 0, the kernel attempts to estimate the amount
of free memory left when userspace requests more memory.
When this flag is 0, the kernel compares the userspace memory request
size against total memory plus swap and rejects obvious overcommits.
When this flag is 1, the kernel pretends there is always enough
memory until it actually runs out.

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Documentation/mm/overcommit-accounting.rst
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@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ The Linux kernel supports the following overcommit handling modes
Heuristic overcommit handling. Obvious overcommits of address
space are refused. Used for a typical system. It ensures a
seriously wild allocation fails while allowing overcommit to
reduce swap usage. root is allowed to allocate slightly more
memory in this mode. This is the default.
reduce swap usage. This is the default.
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Always overcommit. Appropriate for some scientific