Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Apr 1999 06:01:58 -0400 | From | Brian Gerst <> | Subject | Re: Static Swap |
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pramod@anaconda.ee.iitm.ernet.in wrote: > > 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 . > Static swap also has a problem that when I increase my ram the swap also > has to be increased for faster performance but cant be done because the > partitions are all made . I want to know wether any attempts are being > made along this front . I am an enthusiastic programmer and would like to > contribute for the above . Please mail me as I am not a member of this > group . > > Pramod .
If you need more swap space you can always swap to a file instead of a partition. The priority can be set so that it uses the swap partition first, then the swap file(s) for better performance. IMHO, if you have unused space (non-partitioned) left on your hard disk, it is just being wasted.
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Brian Gerst
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