Module memory_limiter

Utilities to limit memory usage.

In the context of this module, “memory” refers to the sum of physical memory and swap space . Other parts of the code usually don’t include swap space when talking about “memory”.

Structs

Limiter 🔒

A handle to a running memory limiter task.

LimiterConfig 🔒

Configuration for an memory limiter task.

LimiterMetrics 🔒

LimiterTask 🔒

A task that enforces configured memory limits.

ProcStatus

Helper for reading and parsing /proc/self/status on Linux.

Statics

LIMITER 🔒

A handle to the active memory limiter.

Functions

apply_limiter_config

Apply the given configuration to the active limiter.

start_limiter

Start the process-global memory limiter.