https://github.com/ac000/lemem

Simple utility to run a program while limiting the amount of memory it can use.
https://github.com/ac000/lemem

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Simple utility to run a program while limiting the amount of memory it can use.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ac000/lemem
• Owner: ac000
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2013-08-08T22:21:36.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-03-31T21:07:34.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-04-14T01:30:46.474Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: C
• Size: 23.4 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README
  • License: COPYING

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A simple utility to run a program while limiting the amount of memory it can

use using Linux's cgroups memory controller (CONFIG_MEMCG).

Usage is as simple as

    $ lemem [-l] [-s] -m  --  [args ...]

-m is for specifying the memory Limit in MiB. A softer limit is set at 95%

of the specified limit.

-s can optionally be passed to disable the use of swap for the process.

You can also optionally try to make lemem a process group leader via the -l

option.

It should be installed setuid root (4755) with owner:group root. It will drop

back to the users Real GID/UID before executing the specified program.

It is licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 2, see the COPYING

file.

NOTE: This is for cgroups V2. If you want a version that works with V1,

      checkout the 'cgroup_v1' tag.