Re: [BUG] 2.5.30 swaps with no swap device mounted!!

From: Pavel Machek (pavel@suse.cz)
Date: Wed Aug 28 2002 - 14:27:39 EST


Hi!

> > > It might be interesting to see what happens if you unplug the swap device
> > > after umounting.
> >
> > In the same way it might be interesting to see what happens if you put
> > cigarette into gasoline tank?
>
> Well, you never know what unregistering does. It might happen to be
> ignored for swap, once unregistered.

I guess it will crash and burn, I'd suggest at least unmounting all
filesystems prior to that test.
                                                                Pavel

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