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Re: deleting swap files

Subject: Re: deleting swap files
From: Mark Weaver <email@hidden>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 17:21:19 -0400

Yeah you are probably right, but I just can't see Apples current setup handling a heavy load. MaximumLinux.org runs on a 350Mhz PII with 128MB of RAM, and at times of extreme load it will have 120MB to 170MB in swap and that server just runs Apache for the site. The disk thrashes really bad but the system never crashes.

I do agree that it would be nice if they gave you the option to use a separate swap partition or disk. Maybe have an advanced mode or something in the installer.

On Sunday, June 24, 2001, at 02:55 PM, Andre John Mas wrote:

I think that the current approach is used because Apple figured it would
be easier for your average user. What would be handy is an option in the
hostconfig file, or elsewhere, whereby you could set specify a real swap
disk. Maybe something like 'SWAPDISK=-YES-' and the system would try
looking for a swap disk, either by label or by type, and in case of problems
default to the current approach.

Andre

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Mark Weaver
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