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- From: bjl@loki.research.ptt.nl (Ben Lippolt)
- Subject: Re: Swap files (was: Re: .97 kernel and root disk/probs with swapping)
- Message-ID: <bjl.715375741@freyr>
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- References: <1992Aug31.194716.16232@klaava.Helsinki.FI> <bjl.715328078@freyr> <1992Sep1.083154.5064@klaava.Helsinki.FI> <1992Sep1.153412.18136@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 19:29:01 GMT
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- torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds) writes:
- >In article <1992Sep1.083154.5064@klaava.Helsinki.FI> torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds) writes:
- >>In article <bjl.715328078@freyr> B.J.Lippolt@research.ptt.nl writes:
- >>>
- >>>On the subject of swapping.
- >>>
- >>>Would it be possible to implement a scheme (a la SunOS) where you can
- >>>'add' swap files to the swap space?
- >>
- >>It wouldn't be too hard: right now swap-map numbers are 31-bit entities,
- >[ explanation on how to implement it deleted ]
-
- >Ok, don't implement this: I already did it, and the (minor, as promised)
- >changes will be in the next patch.
-
- > Linus
-
- This is one of the things I like about Linux. Before you can blink with
- your eyes a suggestion like this is already turned into code! Compare
- this to any commercial Unix where you report a bug (or ask for a feature)
- and you have to wait at least half a year to see if they want to consider
- it at all.
-
- Nice work, Linus!
-
-
- Ben Lippolt.
-