Re: New patch: Swap fix plus patch for >128MB swap partitions

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
9 Jul 1998 23:22:35 GMT

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Followup to: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980709161315.30242C-100000@lo-pc3035a>
By author: Alex Buell <alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk>
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>
> On Thu, 9 Jul 1998, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote:
>
> > This patch obsoletes linux-patches ticket PR#218. It implements large
> > swap partitions and fixes the 7-bit limit in the kernel's internal swap
> > map as before. The only difference from the last version is that it now
> > keeps the first 1k of the swap signature page unused, in line with
> > ext2fs, to allow space for boot/partitioning information.
>
> What are the maximum limits for Swap II? (I suggest we refer to the old
> 128MB swap partition as Swap I, and the new one as Swap II to differ
> between the two) Does it means I can stick in my old 420MB hard disk and
> use it as a 100% swap device? Radical.
>

Actually, the current would be Swap III and the new one Swap IV...

-hpa

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