Links list - 2022-06-25

Published Saturday, Jun 25, 2022 - 375 words, 2 minutes

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Hello, and welcome to a new edition of Links lists!

Coding Link to heading

Kubernetes and the OOM killer Link to heading

A couple of links related to my latest post, on the Kubernetes OOM killer.

How to Troubleshoot Kubernetes OOM and CPU Throttle – Sysdig

Managing Kubernetes OOM can be a challenge. In this article, we will help you to detect common issues related to the resource usage and set fair quotas.

Carlos Arilla, Sysdig

How to Fix OOMKilled Kubernetes Error (Exit Code 137) | Komodor

OOMKilled (exit code 137) occur when K8s pods are killed because they use more memory than their limits. Learn how to resolve the error.

Komodor

Converting floats to integer Link to heading

A deep dive about converting floats to integer in the fastest way possible. Integeresting read, especially if you aren’t familiar about how floats work.

Converting Integers to Floats Using Hyperfocus

A few years ago, due to some random chain of events, I ended up implementing a conversion from 128 bit integers to 64 bit floats. This would’ve turned out to be a complete waste of time, except that my final version is faster than the builtin conversion of every compiler I tested. In this blog post,…

Mara Bos, m-ou.se

Why are there `/bin` and `/usr/bin`? Link to heading

If you ever wondered why there are both a /bin and /usr/bin, here’s an explanation. In short: historical accident, like many things in computing!

Understanding the Bin, Sbin, Usr/Bin , Usr/Sbin Split

busybox.net

Postgres and vacuum wraparound Link to heading

In my Postgres and MVCC post, I talked about how transaction ids work in Postgres, and the necessity of the vacuum process. Here are some more details about the process.