Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:25:25 +1200 | From | Nigel Cunningham <> | Subject | Re: Fix SWSUSP & !SWAP |
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On Thu, 2003-04-24 at 08:36, Marc Giger wrote: > Ok! I see the advantages / disadvantages of each version. But what > happens if the memory AND swap space are full and nothing can't be > freed? When I watch the memory and swap consumption on my laptop, I > think it's the most time the case...
If you're getting yourself in that situation, you should be increasing your swap space (and memory if possible) anyway.
> Another question: > Is it a big problem to save the memory in a separate file on the file > system, and save somewhere the pointer to it (as example in swap. Also > we could set a flag in swap so that we now that the last shutdown was > a hybernation). One Problem will be, that we don't know the filesystem > type on resume...(We could save the module in swap...) > All that is just theoretical. It's only a idea.
I guess the simplest answer is would it be worth the pain? Since disk space is cheap, it just requires a little forethought when installing Linux, to ensure enough swap is allocated. I certainly understand that using a file rather than swap makes adjusting the amount of space available easier, but as you rightly acknowledge, it does complicate things a fair bit more.
Regards,
Nigel -- Nigel Cunningham 495 St Georges Road South, Hastings 4201, New Zealand
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