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Date:      Wed, 03 Sep 2003 01:14:46 -0700
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        Dirk Meyer <dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: swapon vs savecore dilemma
Message-ID:  <3F55A2F6.210517BF@mindspring.com>
References:  <20030901165035.D58395@carver.gumbysoft.com> <3F53E2CA.9020101@freebsd.org> <3F53FD88.1050005@telia.com> <RnVxQfIjf6@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org>

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Dirk Meyer wrote:
> > > Wouldn't fsck -> mount -> savecore -> swapon be a more appropriate order?
> 
> Terry Lambert schrieb:,
> > If you had small enough disks, large enough RAM, or could limit
> > the number of CG bitmaps you had to simultaneously examine, then
> > yes.  Otherwise, no.
> 
> Can't we get a knob in /etc/rc.conf to choses that per system?
> 
> kind regards Dirk

See Doug Barton's posting under the "Subject:" line of:

	savecore "check for a dump" patch for review

Which provides a better solution than a blind knob.

-- Terry



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