I looked into this, and actually, it seems like maybe you can? https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/proc_pid_oom_score_adj...

So, in actuality, I think your assertion just taught us all something, because despite knowing that the OOM killer and that the Magic SysRq key[1] exists, I didn't know you could configure this as an input!

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key

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rwmj 5 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm aware of it, but it's awkward to use in practice. You have to track down all the FF processes, each time you run it, and adjust all their scores.

	▲	nick__m 39 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You could launch it as a systemd user target with OOMScoreAdjust=500 in the service section; weird and unconventional but wrapped in .desktop file it doesn't appear to be unwieldy.
	▲	bellowsgulch 26 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Ah. Yes, that is awkward. Well, nonetheless, you taught me a new feature. Thanks!
	▲	jitl 30 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		sounds like a job for a program
	▲	loeg 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Maybe firefox could self-adjust, as a policy?