diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a02bf99..4a03507 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Nohang is a highly configurable daemon for Linux which is able to correctly prev ## What is the problem? -OOM killer doesn't prevent OOM conditions. And OOM conditions may cause [freezes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_(computing)), [livelocks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadlock#Livelock), drop caches and killing multiple processes. +OOM killer doesn't prevent OOM conditions. And OOM conditions may cause [freezes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_(computing)), [livelocks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadlock#Livelock), drop caches and killing (via SIGKILL) multiple processes instead of terminating (via SIGTERM) one process. Here are the statements of some users: