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From: Jonathan Sturges <jonathan@cc.odu.edu>
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Subject: Can Linux/FreeBSD share swap?
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Hi,
I was wondering if Linux (RedHat 4.0, kernel 2.0.25) and FreeBSD (2.1.6
or 2.2) could share a swap partition.  I want to run both OSes, but I'm 
not swimming in disk space, and it seems silly to allocate 2 separate 
swap partitions, one for each OS.

>From what I've seen so far, this doesn't look easy.  FreeBSD understands
ext2fs, so I was thinking maybe a swap file on an ext2fs partition,
rather than a dedicated swap partition, might be the "common ground"
that both can access.  I haven't tried this yet, however.

Any insights here?  Please respond to me directly, as I'm not subscribed 
to this list currently.

thanks for any help,
Jonathan
jonathan@cc.odu.edu