Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 16 Mar 2001 02:08:01 -0300 (BRST) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: Is swap == 2 * RAM a permanent thing? |
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On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Andrzej Krzysztofowicz wrote: > "Rik van Riel wrote:" > > total usage == maximum(swap, ram) > > Does it mean that having swap<RAM you only lose some disk space ?
If you actually "rely" on swap, yes.
If you usually don't swap but want to have it for "overflow" in some situations, or if only a few things end up on swap, then it's actually useful.
regards,
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