This isn't really a debian-specific question, but this is my favorite linux list by far.
By default most linux distributions request and almost require that the user setup a swap partition. What is the advantage of swapping to a partition rather than swapping to a file? In my machine I have a /swap directory. As needed I can create files in this directory using dd as per the mkswap manpage and then swap on that. This is obviously more flexible, and since it's the same drive either way, the only possible performance hit would be if the kernel made a distinction. I've been thinking of setting up a background task to watch `free` to see if I need more or less swapspace and automatically add or remove it as necessary. Since I have 64M of ram this hasn't been a big priority, just something I thought would be fun. Thoughts? Robert de Forest sysadmin for got.net -- Cogito, ergo sum. - I think, therefore I am. Cogito, ergo doleo. - I think, therefore I am depressed. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
