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Re: deleting swap files

On Sun, Jun 24, 2001 at 02:14:11PM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote:
:
: On Sunday, June 24, 2001, at 01:47 PM, EnoJon wrote:
:
: > On this subject, why can't Darwin/Unix simply create a
: > swapfile/swapspace and leave it in place?

AFAIK, Darwin doesn't support a swap partition.

: > Dynamic swapfiles are a pain in every OS that uses them because it often
: > leads to the "fault" or GPF for Win users.
:
: Not only that but it also degrades performance when the swap file becomes
: fragmented with the rest of the file system after time. That's why it's
: best to create a separate partition just for swap.

Can Darwin's swapfiles be fragmented?


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Eugene Lee
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References: 
 >Re: deleting swap files (From: EnoJon <email@hidden>)
 >Re: deleting swap files (From: Mark Weaver <email@hidden>)



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