From: dima <dolenin@parallels.com>
To: linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: swapfile on btrfs, temporary solution for wiki
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:36:45 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <526A3BAD.3010202@parallels.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGqmi74F9GurJL73qtU4JG+Fi4RbXE7tiaO1uEQqEY2ym278eA@mail.gmail.com>
On 10/25/2013 05:52 AM, Timofey Titovets wrote:
> Hello, i suggest temporary solution to use swap file under btrfs.
> I test it, and it work good.
>
> I invent simple the way, how create and using swap file, just see
> following sh code:
>
> swapfile=$(losetup -f) #free loop device
> truncate -s 8G /swap #create 8G sparse swap file
> losetup $swapfile /swap #mount file to loop
> mkswap $swapfile
> swapon $swapfile
>
> i just adding this to rc.local and this work good.
> May be, add it to btrfs Wiki as temporary solution to using swap file?
>
> Timofey
Hi,
Yes, Timofey, it does work. I tested the same over a year ago. And it
does say briefly about this option in wiki
https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ#Does_btrfs_support_swap_files.3F
"A workaround, albeit with poor performance, is to mount a swap file via
a loop device."
best
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-10-25 9:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-10-21 20:37 swapfile on btrfs, temporary solution for wiki Тимофей Титовец
2013-10-24 20:52 ` Timofey Titovets
2013-10-25 9:36 ` dima [this message]
2013-10-25 10:35 ` Roman Mamedov
2013-10-25 10:44 ` Hugo Mills
2013-10-26 9:28 ` karim.allah.ahmed
2013-10-26 9:30 ` karim.allah.ahmed
2013-10-26 11:50 ` Hugo Mills
2013-10-26 14:11 ` Duncan
2013-10-30 15:54 ` David Sterba
2013-10-30 20:11 ` Timofey Titovets
2013-10-30 20:12 ` Timofey Titovets
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