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Date:      Wed, 20 Aug 2003 15:59:41 +0100 (BST)
From:      Richard Tobin <richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk>
To:        <chael@southgate.ph.inter.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: RAM increase + swap
Message-ID:  <200308201459.PAA29848@rhymer.cogsci.ed.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To: chael@southgate.ph.inter.net's message of Wed, 20 Aug 2003 15:57:11 %2B0800

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> If I put in additional 256MB RAM module ontop my already 256MB
> system, don't I need to increase the /swap partition size?

No.  In fact you will need less swap space now.

The 2xRAM rule-of-thumb makes very little sense.

-- Richard



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