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From: Ankit Jain <ankitjain1580@yahoo.com>
To: kernel kernel <unix.hacker@gmail.com>
Cc: newbie <linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: VM Vs Swap space
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:37:40 +0100 (BST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20041007093740.79630.qmail@web52904.mail.yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <104ee7a5041007022541759421@mail.gmail.com>

well if we dont have a swap area then shall i say my
system dosent have virtual memory

is this correct? because i feel even if this swap area
is not there then also virtual memory concept exists?

thanks

ankit 
--- kernel kernel <unix.hacker@gmail.com> wrote: 
> 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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  reply	other threads:[~2004-10-07  9:37 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
2004-10-07  9:37       ` Ankit Jain [this message]
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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