Compilation using make -j freezes the system (discuss.tchncs.de)

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Hi, I am building the Linux kernel, with the following make command to enable multi core compilation: make -j. This ends up freezing the system and eventually some applications get killed (I am using KDE). If I pass an argument to -j, then system compiles normally. However, full multi-core compilation is enabled when no argument is specified.

I am on Debian stable, kernel 6.1.0-13-amd64. Is there a way make system do full multi-core compilation without freezing the system?

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[-] jayaura@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago

Interesting.. wasn't aware of the unlimited jobs. thanks for the detailed explanation! :)

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