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SubjectRe: Swap partition vs swap file
FromJeremy Nickurak <>
DateFri, 08 Jul 2005 09:35:58 -0600
On ven, 2005-07-08 at 03:22 +0200, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> No, it is creating files by appending just like any other file write. One
> could think about a call to create unfragmented files however since this is
> not always working best is to create those files young or defragment them
> before usage.

Except that this defeats one of the biggest advantages a swap file has
over a swap partition: the ability to easilly reconfigure the amount of
hd space reserved for swap.

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Jeremy Nickurak <atrus@lkml.spam.rifetech.com>
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