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From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To: Dale Chulhan - Away <dchulhan@uwi.tt>
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Subject: Re: Swap Files vs Swap Partitions
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* Dale Chulhan - " Away   <dchulhan@uwi.tt> [000116 18:25] wrote:
> 
> looking for PROPER ( qualified ) answers to this question from a
> friend...
> 
> > In the context of *nix...what are the distinct pros 'n cons
> > re: swap partitions vs. swapfiles???? apart from the obvious:
> > the filesystem overheads,  I mean.

exactly that.  swap partitions are _much_ better than swapfiles,
note that some operating systems allow swapping to the free-space
on a filesystem, however once you get that far you are probably so
seriously hosed it's not worth the effort.

-Alfred


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