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Subject: Re: VM Vs Swap space
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 14:55:55 +0530
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To: Ankit Jain <ankitjain1580@yahoo.com>
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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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