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Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 02:08:01 -0300 (BRST)
From: Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br>
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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,

Rik
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