Re: VM Vs Swap space

chuck gelm
2004-10-07T10:41:38Z

Ankit Jain wrote:

>how will u differentiate virtual memory and swap area
>
>thanks
>
>ankit
>
>
Virtual memory is swap area in use.

Regards, Chuck

> --- chuck gelm <chuck@gelm.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Ankit Jain wrote:
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>>
>>
>>>hi
>>>
>>>if somebody can tell me that is this correct?
>>>
>>>(1)can i say that swap area created by linux is
>>>
>>>
>>nothign
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>>>but virtual memory. (2)is it correct to use the
>>>
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>>term
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>>>interchangeably
>>>
>>>thanks
>>>
>>>ankit
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>(1) A swap file or swap partition can be used as
>>virtual memory.
>>(2) I am not sure. Why one would wish to use 'swap
>>area'
>>interchangeably with 'virtual memory'.
>>:-|
>>Chuck
>>
>>