Re: New patch: Swap fix plus patch for >128MB swap partitions

Alex Buell (alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 9 Jul 1998 16:16:32 -0400 (EDT)


On Thu, 9 Jul 1998, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote:

> This patch obsoletes linux-patches ticket PR#218. It implements large
> swap partitions and fixes the 7-bit limit in the kernel's internal swap
> map as before. The only difference from the last version is that it now
> keeps the first 1k of the swap signature page unused, in line with
> ext2fs, to allow space for boot/partitioning information.

What are the maximum limits for Swap II? (I suggest we refer to the old
128MB swap partition as Swap I, and the new one as Swap II to differ
between the two) Does it means I can stick in my old 420MB hard disk and
use it as a 100% swap device? Radical.

Cheers,
Alex.

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