From: kernel kernel <unix.hacker@gmail.com>
To: Ankit Jain <ankitjain1580@yahoo.com>
Cc: chuck@gelm.net, newbie <linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: VM Vs Swap space
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 14:55:55 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <104ee7a5041007022541759421@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20041007091515.73785.qmail@web52904.mail.yahoo.com>
Virtual Memory is a policy. Swap Area is a artifact, u use to
implement this policy
Hope makes sense
On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:15:15 +0100 (BST), Ankit Jain
<ankitjain1580@yahoo.com> wrote:
> how will u differentiate virtual memory and swap area
>
> thanks
>
> ankit
> --- chuck gelm <chuck@gelm.net> wrote:
> > Ankit Jain wrote:
> >
> > >hi
> > >
> > >if somebody can tell me that is this correct?
> > >
> > >(1)can i say that swap area created by linux is
> > nothign
> > >but virtual memory. (2)is it correct to use the
> > term
> > >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
> >
> >
> >
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-10-07 9:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-10-06 8:52 VM Vs Swap space Ankit Jain
2004-10-07 1:57 ` chuck gelm
2004-10-07 6:01 ` kernel kernel
2004-10-07 9:15 ` Ankit Jain
2004-10-07 9:25 ` kernel kernel [this message]
2004-10-07 9:37 ` Ankit Jain
2004-10-07 10:31 ` chuck gelm
2004-10-07 16:05 ` Pratik Solanki
2004-10-07 16:07 ` Pratik Solanki
2004-10-08 3:29 ` kernel kernel
2004-10-07 10:41 ` chuck gelm
2004-10-07 16:09 ` Pratik Solanki
[not found] ` <20041007172157.63553.qmail@web52908.mail.yahoo.com>
2004-10-07 18:49 ` Pratik Solanki
2004-10-07 22:13 ` chuck gelm
2004-10-08 2:49 ` Jim Nelson
2004-10-08 15:25 ` Pratik Solanki
[not found] <9cb08bfa04100708182c097689@mail.gmail.com>
[not found] ` <20041007160656.32450.qmail@web52904.mail.yahoo.com>
2004-10-07 16:13 ` Pratik Solanki
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