1 Dec
2017
1 Dec
'17
15:47
On 01/12/17 20:06, L A Walsh wrote:
Wol's lists wrote:
Try running a *vanilla* early 2.4 series kernel with swap == ram. As soon as the system even *touches* swap IT WILL CRASH.
We are in the 4.x series, what does an early bug have to do with this issue?
It WAS NOT a bug. It was a deliberate decision by Linus, and it was explicitly pointed out in the release notes. Which means it has EVERYTHING to do with issue, in that the Unix swap algorithm requires twice ram to function efficiently. And when Linus *deliberately* removed the optimisation, it suddenly needed twice RAM in order to function AT ALL. Cheers, Wol -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org