| | Linux: How to Use RAM as Swap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) |
 | | However, using part of memory as swap space seems to allow the computer to run more smoothly, and since the virtual memory system is written expecting swap, and is optimised for it, why not just try it and see what happens. |
 | | You've reduced swap access time (compared to a HDD based swap), but as swap only gets used when memory starts to run out, you wouldn't be swapping much anyway with the increased memory. |
 | | So if swap is always being used and memory is not too expense then setting a side memory as a swap space solves the latency issue with using hard drives as swap spaces (especially when Mozilla or OOo is being swapped back in after not being used for hours). |
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