Messages in this thread | | | From | Steffen Grunewald <> | Subject | Re: Static Swap | Date | Tue, 13 Apr 1999 11:57:48 +0200 (MET DST) |
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pramod@anaconda.ee.iitm.ernet.in: > > Hi everyone , > I wanted to know wether linux can instead of having a static > size swap have a dynamic size swap . That is if there is disk space > available that is there is no valid data , that could be used for swap .
There's the possibility to use swap files instead of swap partitions. It has been there for ages now. THe only problem is that you cannot free up swap space without re-booting (correct me if I'm wrong)
> Pramod . > > 00000000 00000000 77777777777777777
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