Re: RFC: Remove swap file support

Jeff Garzik
2001-07-12T13:55:00Z

Fabbione wrote:
> why you think people are still not using it????
> I still do on most of my systems...

> Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > Since you can make any file into a block device using loop,
> > is there any value to supporting swap files in 2.5?
> >
> > swap files seem like a special case that is no longer necessary...

Re-read my message. I do not say get rid of swap files, only swap file
code. You can use loop for swap files.

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