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The kernel's default behaviour is to obstruct the allocation of high virtual address as it handles memory overcommit in a heuristic manner. Setting the parameter as OVERCOMMIT_ALWAYS, ensures kernel isn't susceptible to the availability of a platform's physical memory when denying a memory allocation request. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230323060121.1175830-4-chaitanyas.prakash@arm.com Signed-off-by: Chaitanya S Prakash <chaitanyas.prakash@arm.com> Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>