From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Feb 6 08:23:22 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id IAA21714 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 08:23:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from tfs.com (tfs.com [140.145.250.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA21707 for ; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 08:23:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from critter.tfs.com by tfs.com (smail3.1.28.1) with SMTP id m0tjqAe-0003vsC; Tue, 6 Feb 96 08:23 PST Received: from localhost.tfs.com (localhost.tfs.com [127.0.0.1]) by critter.tfs.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id QAA01433; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 16:21:57 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: critter.tfs.com: Host localhost.tfs.com didn't use HELO protocol To: jlrobins@zappa.cs.uncc.edu (James Robinson) cc: Duncan.Barclay@pa-consulting.com (Duncan Barclay), freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Swap adding daemon In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 06 Feb 1996 10:40:27 EST." <9602061540.AA13100@zappa.cs.uncc.edu> Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 16:21:56 +0100 Message-ID: <1431.823620116@critter.tfs.com> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk > > I am going to write a daemon to keep an eye on the ammount of swap used > > and add extra to the system using the vn driver. if a threshold is crossed. > > I ensivige this to be useful to people with home machines which are reboote d > > most days and dont always need loads of swap space. The swap files > > created would be deleted on the next reboot by rc or as part of the daemon > > configuration. Be sure to make sufficient slots for swap-devs in the kernel. The default is 4. > Good idea! And if the ability comes to unswap from a device, then it could > do that too! Sortof of an amd for swap. Don't hold your breath for this. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.