Re: Regarding the swap area

[Sunil Joshi <mail2joshi@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:15:51 +0530, ajith kumar
<aunnikrishnan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  K S Sandeep wrote:
> 
> >>Hi ,
> >we need swap space double that of ur RAM, so
> >>that one  half of the Swap we can write,and from the other half we can
> >>read back to the RAm. Its just like swapping two variable values, we
> >>need a third temporary variable. Here we can veiw swap as made up of 2
> >>variables of the size equivalent to that OF ur RAM.
> >
> >
> >>hope its clear now.
> >>sandeep
> >
> >
> Ajith wrote :-
> So if  the /swap size is more than 2 times the RAM size then
> the remaining in /swap partion which is more than 2 times the RAM is not
> used.
> 
> ie,
> 128 MB is the RAM size
> i made the /swap partion size as 300 MB
> so  in the 300 MB ,
> 128 MB is used as write
> 128 MB is used for read
> so toaly 256 MB is used as swap remaining 44 MB in /swap partion is unused.
> 
> Correct me if im wrong....
> 
> Ajith.
>

Hi Ajit
Swap is needed to support the Virtual Memory..I suggest you to go
through the VM
if any doubt reply back


 
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