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In message <Pine.LNX.3.95q.970223132425.792A-100000@azuth.vol.it>, Riccardo Fac chetti writes: > Now the idea. > Why not have an (I called) "adaptive" or if you prefer (I don't :) > "dynamic" swap file, managed in kernel space, that can grow and shrink > when memory is needed and/or released by someone ? [ snip ] You just described the swapping used by OS/2 and NeXTSTEP. No doubt others use the same technique. It is slower than a fixed swap partition on a raw device. Some people still prefer it. It will not solve the ``problem'' with overcommit. | ||||||||||||
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