Re: swap cache

Todd Graham Lewis (tlewis@mindspring.net)
Thu, 17 Dec 1998 10:38:24 -0500 (EST)


On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Prasun Kapoor wrote:

> Also a part of RAM is used as swap file. I am not sure if linux also
> supports such implementation.

Linux supports such easily enough; create a ramdisk, create a swapfile
on the ramdisk, and then activate it.

I do not understand the utility of this design.

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