RE: Fix SWSUSP & !SWAP

Grover, Andrew
2003-04-23T23:35:52Z

> From: Martin J. Bligh [mailto:mbligh@aracnet.com]
> Can't you just create a pre-reserved separate swsusp area on
> disk the size
> of RAM (maybe a partition rather than a file to make things
> easier), and
> then you know you're safe (basically what Marc was
> suggesting, except pre-allocated)? Or does that make me the
> prince of all evil? ;-)
>
> However much swap space you allocate, it can always all be
> used, so that seems futile ...

This is what Other OSes do, and I believe this is the correct path.
Using swap for swsusp is a clever hack but not a 100% solution.

-- Andy