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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