Re: Linux Kernel Dump Summit 2005

Felix Oxley
2005-10-12T09:57:08Z

Thank you for helping a clueless newbie :-)

> Notice that suspend2 project actually introduced compression *for
> speed*. Doing it right means that it is faster to do it
> compressed.

I see!
Little benchmarks here: http://wiki.suspend2.net/BenchMarks
shows 15% speed _increase_ with compression.

> See Jamie Lokier's description how to *never* slow down.
Sorry, where is this?

So, if compression is a no-brainer then it is just necessary for the user to
select: no dump. partial dump or full dump suitable for there circumstances?
Can this be set from user-space?

regards,
Felix