Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:11:01 -0400 | From | David Tomaschik <> | Subject | Kernel Slowdown without Swap Space? |
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It has frequently reported in a number of sources that running a Linux system without any swap slows the kernel down. While I understand that the overall system may run better with swap (unused space can be swapped out to allow more cache), is there any reason a significant performance hit would be seen when running without swap? I currently do so on my netbook (to reduce write cycles to the SSD). So is the "need" for swap urban legend, or is there a good case for it, aside from caching performance?
Thanks, --DT
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