Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 00:01:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> To: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vn swapfiles deleted while in use Message-ID: <199906140701.AAA06746@apollo.backplane.com> References: <86vhcr3bav.fsf@detlev.UUCP>
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:What, to the reckoning of the resident populace, would happen if
:somebody were to rm a vnconfig'd swapfile while it was in use?
:
:Thanks,
:joelh
The system still has a reference to the file, even deleted,
so all you would be doing would be removing its directory
entry.
On the otherhand, if you *truncate* the file or unconfigure the
vn node, you will blow the system up when the system tries
to swap something in or out on that file.
-Matt
Matthew Dillon
<dillon@backplane.com>
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:Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org
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