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From: Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@wpkg.org>
To: linux-btrfs <linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org>, hugo@carfax.org.uk
Subject: Re: Raid root filesystem?
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:05:11 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E1835E7.60901@wpkg.org> (raw)

>> It would be awesome to be able to just boot a btrfs raid without the
>> need for pesky partitions, as this would allow a system to be "grown"
>> later when space gets scarce...
>
>    You still need a partition for swap, of course.

With btrfs it's still true, unfortunately, as you can't swap to a file 
placed on btrfs.

Are there any middle-term plans to let swap to a file on btrfs (without 
the workarounds like loop devices etc.)?


-- 
Tomasz Chmielewski
http://wpkg.org


             reply	other threads:[~2011-07-09 11:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-07-09 11:05 Tomasz Chmielewski [this message]
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2011-07-09  4:45 Raid root filesystem? Evert Vorster
2011-07-09  8:45 ` Hugo Mills

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