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SubjectRe: can't cleanup /proc/swaps without rebooting ?
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007, Jacky Malcles wrote:
>
> is there a way, other than rebooting, to clean up /proc/swaps ?
>
> I'm in this situation (due to testing errors),
> # cat /proc/swaps
> Filename Type Size Used
> Priority
> /dev/sdc1 partition 2040064 0 -1
> /tmp/swaH4mvTI/swapfilenext\040(deleted) file 48960 0 -31
> /tmp/swa5TlBva/swapfilenext\040(deleted) file 49088 0 -118
> #
> #swapon -s
> Filename Type Size Used
> Priority
> /dev/sdc1 partition 2040064 0 -1
> /tmp/swaH4mvTI/swapfilenext\040(deleted) file 48960 0 -31
> /tmp/swa5TlBva/swapfilenext\040(deleted) file 49088 0 -118
> #

Good question. Sorry, I don't see another way than rebooting.
Next time you're testing, best keep a link to those swapfiles.
Not an answer to be proud of, but it looks like a better answer
would need a whole new syscall (or perhaps some /proc trickery).

Hugh
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